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A FINELY INLAID ZITAN ‘DOUBLE- 明末清初 紫檀嵌寶瓜瓞綿綿筆筒
GOURDS’ BRUSHPOT
相似之紫檀嵌寶筆筒，可比較三明中期類例，
LATE MING – EARLY QING
DYNASTY 尺寸略大，為清宮舊藏，現仍存北京故宮博物
院，錄於《故宮博物院藏文物珍品全集：竹木
of slender cylindrical form with a lipped rim, 牙角雕刻》，香港，2001年，圖版235、236
finely inlaid with red aventurine, mother-of-pearl,
carnelian, malachite, soapstone, stained horn 及238。
and lacquer with a gnarled branch suspending
small leafy double-gourds and coiling tendrils,
the densely grained wood patinated to a deep
reddish-brown colour
9 cm, 3½ in.
HK$ 60,000-80,000
US$ 7,700-10,200

Related zitan brushpots of this type include
three larger examples, attributed to the mid-Qing
period, from the Qing Court collection, and still in
Beijing, illustrated in The Complete Collection of
Treasures of the Palace Museum. Bamboo, Wood,
Ivory and Rhinoceros Horn Carvings, Hong Kong,
2001, pls 235, 236 and 238.

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