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A CARVED IVORY BRUSH POT, BITONG Provenance: Harry Geoffrey Beasley (1881-1939), collection no.2016,
Late Ming Dynasty, 17th century acquired on 9 August 1919, and thence by descent
Carved to the exterior with a continuous scene, depicting a scholar
leaning on a low table at leisure under a pine tree, gazing upon a travelling 來源： Harry Geoffrey Beasley先生(1881-1939)收藏，藏品編號2016
dignitary holding a walking cane, all set amidst a garden landscape ，購於1919年8月9日，並由後人保存迄今
surrounded by rocky outcrops, the reverse with a further boy tending a
goose on a sampan, under drooping branches of a willow tree. Compare with a similar ivory brush pot, late Ming dynasty, illustrated
14.2cm (5 5/8in) high. in The Complete Collection of Treasures of the Palace Museum, Hong
Kong, 2002, p.111, no.101.
£2,000 - 3,000
CNY18,000 - 27,000
明末 十七世紀 牙雕高士山水圖筆筒
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