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PROPERTY FROM THE WATER, PINE AND STONE RETREAT
COLLECTION
2960
A VERY RARE BAMBOO ‘LIUQING’ BRUSH POT
SIGNED BY ZHANG XIHUANG, QING DYNASTY, 17TH-18TH CENTURY
The cylindrical brush pot is exquisitely carved using the outer skin
of the bamboo as a shallow, cameo relief with a continuous scene
of an elaborate, water-side country palace with three two-story
buildings, one set on an island linked by two bridges, all against a
mountainous landscape with pines, willow and other trees partially
shrouded by mist. The other side is inscribed with a long running
script, followed by the signature Zhang Xihuang, and two seals of
the artist, Zhang Zonglue yin (seal of Zhang Zonglue) in negative
seal script, and Xihuang in positive seal script.
4 ¿ in. (10.5 cm.) high, box
HK$4,000,000-6,000,000 US$520,000-770,000

PROVENANCE
The Sixue zhai Collection, Taiwan
Sold at Sotheby’s Hong Kong, 25 November 1987, lot 487

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