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The Property of a Gentleman 紳士藏品
lots 拍品編號 217 - 223
217Y
A rare ivory brushpot, bitong
16th/17th century
The tusk patinated to shades of light honey colour and carved in
low relief with a continuous depiction of branches of flowering leafy
prunus, with one bird perching amongst the branches and another
bird in flight, with delicate stalks of bamboo incised within the design.
14.6cm (5¾in) high
£10,000 - 15,000
HK$120,000 - 190,000 CNY98,000 - 150,000
十六/十七世紀 象牙雕花鳥紋筆筒
Provenance: a European private collection
來源：歐洲私人收藏
Compare a similar ivory brushpot, late Ming Dynasty, illustrated in The
Complete Collection of Treasures of the Palace Museum: Bamboo,
Wood, Ivory and Rhinoceros Horn, Hong Kong, 2002, pl.103.
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