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9/2/2020 Important Chinese Art | Sotheby's

Impo rtant Chinese Art
New York |23 Sep 2020 | 09:00 AM EDT

Lot 633

A CARVED CINNABAR LACQUER 'FIGUR AL' BRUSHPOT, QING DYNASTY, QIANLONG PE RIOD
Estimate: 15,000 - 20,000 USD

A CARVED CINNABAR LACQUER 'FIGURAL' BRUSHPOT
QING DYNASTY, QIANLONG PERIOD
清乾隆 剔紅牧歸圖筆筒

of circular section tapering slightly toward the base, the bright cinnabar lacquer on the exterior carved in high relief with a scholar
sitting in the window of a studio accompanied by an attendant carrying books, the scholar's attention fixed on the idyllic landscape
of mountains, rivers, and lush vegetation, two boys approaching on a path, one on foot and the other riding a water buffalo and
playing the flute, followed by an attendant carrying a water bucket and another with a hoe, the surrounding land, water, and sky
textured with finely patterned grounds, the interior and base lacquered black

Height 4⅜ in., 11.1 cm

Provenance
Ralph M. Chait Galleries, New York.

來源
Ralph M. Chait Galleries，紐約

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