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PROPERTY FROM A PRIVATE ASIAN COLLECTION, PREDOMINANTLY ASSEMBLED
IN THE 1980S AND 1990S

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A SQUARE-FORM BAMBOO BRUSH POT
DATED 8TH YEAR OF QIANLONG, CORRESPONDING TO 1743

The brush pot is carved to the exterior with two cabbages spreading over two
sides and is applied with hardwood mounts to the mouth rim and base.
4√ in. (12.4 cm.) high

£5,000-8,000 $7,100-11,000
€6,300-10,000

PROVENANCE:

Property from a Private Asian Collection, predominantly acquired in the 1980s
and 1990s.

清乾隆八年(1743) 竹雕白菜紋方形筆筒

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A GROUP OF FIVE ZITAN AND BAMBOO SCHOLAR’S OBJECTS
19TH-20TH CENTURY

The group comprises a zitan brush rest deeply carved and pierced in the form

of intertwined fungus; a zitan wrist rest carved with an orchid spray; a zitan

wrist rest carved with prunus; a zitan wrist rest carved with mulberry leaves

and silk worms; and a bamboo wrist rest carved with pine.

The largest, 8æ in. (22.3 cm.) long (5)

£3,000-5,000 $4,300-7,000
€3,800-6,300

PROVENANCE:

248 Property from a Private Asian Collection, predominantly assembled in the
1980s and 1990s.

十九/二十世紀 紫檀及竹雕文房用品一組五件

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