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A RARE LARGE ZITAN BRUSH
KANGXI PERIOD, DATED CYCLICAL WUZI YEAR,
CORRESPONDING TO 1708 AND OF THE PERIOD
The zitan brush handle is formed by a dome-shaped
receptacle , with inscription reading Kangxi wuzi He
Zhuo qingwan’ (Wuzi year of Kangxi period, for He
Zhuo’s pure pleasure). This lot is accompanied by a
stone seal with the inscription quan xi tang.
4 1/16 in. (10.5 cm.) long., box (2)
HK$100,000-150,000 US$13,000-19,000
PROVENANCE
Ueda Sokyu (1899-1968)
He Zhuo (1661-1722), studio name Qizhan, is one of the ‘Four
masters of rubbing’ during the Kangxi period.
Ueda Sokyu (1899-1968), Japanese calligrapher, founder of
the Keiseikai society.
清康熙戊子年(1708)紫檀提筆
來源
上田桑鳩 (1899-1968)
款識:康熙戊子 何焯清玩
何焯(1661-1722),字屺瞻,號茶仙,為康熙年間的帖學
四大家之一。
上田桑鳩 (1899-1968),日本書法家,奎星會創始人。
本拍品連「泉溪堂」石印一枚。
seal face
印面
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