
Lot 122
Two zitan brushpots, bitong Qing Dynasty
1 December 2020, 15:30 HKT
Hong Kong, Six Pacific PlaceSold for HK$63,750 inc. premium
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Two zitan brushpots, bitong
Qing Dynasty
Each of cylindrical form carved with thick straight sides supported on a flat base with a central plug, the patina of a lustrous glossy dark-chocolate tone suffused with characteristic streaks. 16.5cm (6 1/2in); 15cm (5 7/8in) high. (2).
Each of cylindrical form carved with thick straight sides supported on a flat base with a central plug, the patina of a lustrous glossy dark-chocolate tone suffused with characteristic streaks. 16.5cm (6 1/2in); 15cm (5 7/8in) high. (2).
Footnotes
清 紫檀筆筒兩件
Provenance:
Ever Arts Gallery, Hong Kong
A Hong Kong private collection, acquired from the above on 7 July 2007
來源:
恆藝館,香港
香港私人收藏,於2007年7月7日從以上購得
Compare with a related zitan brushpot, bitong, Qing dynasty, which was sold at Bonhams Hong Kong, 26 May 2013, lot 9.
紫檀整木鏇製,用料精當厚實,身略修束,素面無飾,極雅。此類素面紫檀筆筒,用料豪奢,而不加修飾,乃明清文人雅士追求的沖淡雅緻,巧雕繁複的雕刻後鑲嵌作品不可比之。可比較一件清代紫檀素面筆筒,2013年5月26日售於香港邦瀚斯,拍品編號9。