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A VERY FINE HUANGHUALI BRUSHPOT, BITONG
17th century
Of smooth cylindrical form, the finely grained wood with several
‘ghost eyes’ and peaks, with a rich, dark-chocolate brown patina.
18.3cm (7 1/4in) diam.

£10,000 - 15,000
CNY88,000 - 130,000

十七世紀 黃花梨大筆筒

Provenance: an English private collection, and thence by descent.
The collection was formed by the grandfather of the former owner
who was the Assistant Commissioner, Shanghai Municipal Police,
1919-1928. His father was a Protestant missionary in China. The family
returned to England shortly after the Second World War.

來源：英國私人收藏，並由後人保存迄今。本拍品前任藏家之祖父曾
於1919至1928年任上海公共租界工部局警務處副官，其父為一名新教
傳教士；第二次世界大戰爆發後，舉家回到英格蘭。

It is extremely rare to find a brushpot with pronounced grain, including
peaks and ‘ghost eyes’ covering the surface. See a huanghuali
brushpot, 17th/18th century, illustrated by M.Flacks, Custodians of the
Scholar’s Way: Chinese Scholar’s Objects in Precious Woods, London,
2014, p.132.

See a related huanghuali brushpot, 17th/18th century, which was sold
at Sotheby’s London, 11 November 2015, lot 6.

For details of the charges payable in addition to the final Hammer Price of each Lot
94 | BONHAMS please refer to paragraphs 7 & 8 of the Notice to Bidders at the back of the catalogue.