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AN INSCRIBED ZITAN BRUSH POT
SIGNED WANG DUO (1592-1652) DATED TO DINGCHOU CYCLICAL YEAR CORRESPONDING
TO 1637 AND OF THE PERIOD
The cylindrical brush pot is carved with a short prose dedicated to Luo Yue and dated to
dingchou cyclical year, followed by a signature of Wang Duo. It is raised on three low feet
and fitted with a circular plug on the base.
5 in. (12.5 cm.) high, box
HK$150,000-200,000 US$20,000-26,000
Wang Duo (1592-1652) was an scholar-official, and artist active during the late Ming to the early
Qing dynasties. Although he began his career as a Minister of Rites for the Ming court, he is best
known for his ‘one line brush’ calligraphy, paintings, and poems.
明崇禎丁丑年（1637） 王鐸刻紫檀詩文筆筒
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