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THE PROPERTY OF A LADY 女士藏品
Lots 102 - 103
102* Y Ф
A RARE HUANGHUALI, IVORY AND MOTHER-OF-PEARL Provenance: H.G.Beasley (1881-1939), acquired on 5 October 1925,
EMBELLISHED BRUSH POT, BITONG and thence by descent
18th century
The cylindrical brush pot intricately inlaid with stained ivory, mother- 來源： H.G.Beasley先生(1881-1939)收藏，購於1925年10月5日
of-pearl and hardstone pieces, depicting magpies and grasshoppers ；並由後人保存迄今
perched on leafy gnarled branches and floral sprays beside rocky
outcrops, beneath flying butterflies. The present lot encapsulates the skill of Qing craftsmen in inlaying a
14.3cm (5 5/8in) high. complex variety of semi-precious coloured stones on a rich huanghuali
timber. Compare with a related hardstone inlaid zitan brush pot, mid-
£10,000 - 15,000 Qing dynasty, illustrated in The Complete Collection of Treasures in
the Palace Museum: Bamboo, Wood, Ivory and Rhinoceros Horn
CNY89,000 - 130,000
Carvings, Hong Kong, 2002, p.291, pl.236.

十八世紀 黃花梨嵌百寶花石圖筆筒 A related hardstone and mother-of-pearl-inlaid huanghuali brush pot,
16th/17th century, was sold at Christie’s Hong Kong on 2 December
2015, lot 3472.

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