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PROPERTY FROM A DISTINGUISHED AMERICAN PRIVATE PROPERTY FROM A DISTINGUISHED AMERICAN PRIVATE
COLLECTION COLLECTION
A ‘ZITAN’ BRUSHPOT (BITONG) A RARE RECTANGULAR ‘ZITAN’ BOX AND
QING DYNASTY, 18TH CENTURY COVER
QING DYNASTY, 18TH CENTURY
elegantly carved with a cylindrical body and lipped mouth
rim, a rounded raised rib bordering the foot, the base well carved in low relief to the sides and cover with stylized
centered with a plug, the densely grained wood of a dark archaistic motifs of interlocking taotie masks and phoenix,
reddish-brown color with characteristic gold speckles an incised keyfret border encircling the base, the dark brown
Height 6¼ in., 15.9 cm wood covered with characteristic short golden streaks (2)
Length 8⅜ in., 21.2 cm
PROVENANCE
C.L. Ma Antiques, Hong Kong, 11th June 1987. PROVENANCE
P. C. Lu & Sons, Hong Kong, 26th September 1992.
◉ $ 6,000-8,000
◉ $ 15,000-25,000
清十八世紀 紫檀筆筒
清十八世紀 紫檀雕夔鳳紋長方蓋盒
來源
樂成行，香港，1987年6月11日 來源
魯氏父子有限公司，香港，1992年9月26日

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PROPERTY FROM A DISTINGUISHED AMERICAN PRIVATE
COLLECTION
A LARGE ‘ZITAN’ BRUSHPOT (BITONG)
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QING DYNASTY, 18TH CENTURY
the cylindrical brushpot with thick straight sides, the base
centered with a central plug, the dark brown wood covered
with characteristic short golden streaks
Diameter 8¼ in., 20.8 cm
PROVENANCE
C.L. Ma Antiques, Hong Kong, 17th September 1987.

◉ $ 8,000-12,000

清十八世紀 紫檀大筆筒
來源
樂成行，香港，1987年9月17日

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