The brush pot carved in boxwood to imitate bamboo, finely carved with people and horses amongst pine trees and houses, amidst a rocky landscape. The wood of a warm amber tone.
This small brush pot from the late Ming, early Qing dynasty is an excellent example of the taste for scholar’s objects executed in imitation of a different material in this period.
28. A rare bamboo-imitation boxwood brush pot (17th century)
Description
Dimensions: 9cm high
Provenance:
Sakamoto Goro, Tokyo
The brush pot carved in boxwood to imitate bamboo, finely carved with people and horses amongst pine trees and houses, amidst a rocky landscape. The wood of a warm amber tone.
This small brush pot from the late Ming, early Qing dynasty is an excellent example of the taste for scholar’s objects executed in imitation of a different material in this period.
£8,000
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