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212 *
A FINE CINNABAR LACQUER CARVED SQUARE BRUSHPOT,
BITONG
Qianlong
With canted corners, each side meticulously carved in medium relief
with a mountainous landscape with pavilions, trees and gnarled
rockwork, the sky with a wan-character diaper pattern, the interior and
base lacquered black, with wood stand.
12.5cm (5in) high. (2).
£3,000 - 5,000
CNY27,000 - 45,000
清乾隆 剔紅山水人物紋方形筆筒

Provenance: René Jaquerod, Pully-Lausanne, Switzerland
Mrs Gret Hasler (1895-1971), Winterthur, Switzerland, acquired from
the above in 1945, and thence by descent

來源：瑞士皮伊-洛桑René Jaquerod
瑞士溫特圖爾Gret Hasler夫人（1895-1971）舊藏，1945年購自上
者，並由後人保存迄今

The subject matter of the present lot exhibits the fascination of the
Chinese scholarly class with the Daoist ideal of retirement from public
service to dwell in the mountains and contemplate nature. As such
it would have provided a means of brief escape and relaxation from
his Confucian duties for the scholar-official whose desk it adorned.
Compare with a related but larger square cinnabar lacquer brushpot,
carved with scholars in landscapes on each side, mid Qing dynasty, 212
from the Qing Court Collection, illustrated in The Complete Collection
of Treasures of the Palace Museum: Lacquer Wares of the Qing
Dynasty, Shenzhen, 2006, p.62, no.42.

A related cinnabar lacquer brushpot, Qianlong mark and period, was
sold at Bonhams Hong Kong, 14 March 2016, lot 8144; another
related cinnabar lacquer brushpot, Qianlong, was sold at Sotheby’s
Hong Kong, 8 April 2010, lot 1931.

213 *
TWO PALE GREEN JADE SQUARE SEALS
18th/19th century
One square seal carved on top with a mythical qilin standing ready to
pounce with large eyes and pricked ears, the seal face carved with the
inscription Bin Wu zhi zhang (‘Seal of Bin Wu’), the other seal carved
with a mythical beast atop the tall square plinth, coiled with powerful
arms and legs, the seal face reading ‘He shen dang chun’ (‘Pleasant
Spring’), both the stones of even pale green tone.
The smaller, 3.4cm (1 3/8in) high; the larger, 3.8cm (1 1/2in) high. (2).

£2,000 - 3,000
CNY18,000 - 27,000
十八/十九世紀 青白玉雕獸鈕印 一組兩件

Provenance: Couchoud Collection, Paris, prior to 1941
(the smaller seal) 213
Jaquerod, 1941 (smaller); Summer 1937 (larger)
Mrs Gret Hasler (1895-1971), Winterthur, Switzerland, acquired from
the above in 1941 and 1937 respectively, and thence by descent

來源：1941年前，巴黎Couchoud舊藏（較小者）
古董商Jaquerod，1941年（較小者）；1937年夏（較大者）
瑞士溫特圖爾Gret Hasler（1895-1971）夫人舊藏，分別於1941年及
1937年購自上者，並由後人保存迄今

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