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A SMALL BAMBOO BRUSHPOT A BAMBOO ‘LIU HAI’ BRUSHPOT
Late Qing Dynasty 18th century
Carved with a fisherman in a sampan amongst swirling waters, Supported on three short feet, the Immortal leaning towards his
before riverbanks strewn with rocks, willow, bamboo and paulownia three-legged toad, with jovial expression, holding a coin in his left
trees, the reverse with a three-line inscription 其於古之，乃為相臣 hand, the rotund figure draped in loose, flowing robes, incised 乃恭刻
(Qi yu gu zhi, nai wei xiang chen) and signed 朱之友 (Zhuzhiyou), (carved by Naigong).
rosewood mounts. 14.5cm (5.3/4in) high. 13cm (5.1/8in) high.

£800 - 1,200 £2,000 - 3,000
HK$8,000 - 12,000 HK$20,000 - 30,000
CNY7,000 - 11,000 CNY18,000 - 26,000

Provenance 429
Sotheby’s Hong Kong, 24-25 November 2014, lot 1252 A BOXWOOD ‘GNARLED PRUNUS’ BRUSH REST
Qing Dynasty
427 Intricately carved as a twisted and gnarled trunk issuing prunus
blossom. 18.5cm (7.1/4in) long.
A RETICULATED BAMBOO BRUSHPOT
18th century
Carved in openwork relief with a gathering of gentlemen in a clearing, £1,000 - 1,500
seated beside rockwork supporting tea vessels and a planter of HK$10,000 - 15,000
lingzhi, a boy servant to one side, the reverse with a groom tending CNY8,800 - 13,000
horses, all amongst pine and rockwork, incised 周鍔 (Zhou e).
14cm (5.1/2in) high.
£1,500 - 2,000
HK$15,000 - 20,000
CNY13,000 - 18,000

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