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50 A ‘ZITAN’ BURLWOOD
BRUSHPOT
㶭 䳓 QING DYNASTY, KANGXI PERIOD
㨨 the cylindrical body with thick straight sides, the base with a
䅁ġġġ 䫮 central plug, the wood with a lively surface of rich amber hues
䫺 and darker brown tones within and around the burled knots, the
grain tight and ß ecked with characteristic short golden streaks
Height 7⅜ in., 18.8 cm
PROVENANCE Ը๕
Eastern PaciÞ c Co., Hong Kong, 28th April 1986. 㜙㲘⓮埴炻楁㷗炻IJĺĹķ⸜ĵ㚰ijĹ㖍
Collection of Florence (1920-2018) and Herbert (1917-2016)
ἃ伭ΐ㕗ġĩIJĺijıĮijıIJĹĪġ⍲崓ỗ䈡ġĩIJĺIJĸĮijıIJķĪɀ
Irving, no. 996.
㫸暚ằ⃟㓞啷炻䶐嘇ĺĺķ
$ 30,000-50,000
CHINESE ART FROM THE METROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF ART: THE FLORENCE AND HERBERT IRVING GIFT 121
