Lot 14^*

A FINE BURLWOOD BRUSHPOT, BITONG
18th century

The Marsh Collection: Art for the Literati

3 November 2022, 10:00 GMT

London, New Bond Street

Sold for £3,825 inc. premium

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A FINE BURLWOOD BRUSHPOT, BITONG

18th century
The cylindrical vessel smoothly carved revealing a lustrous surface with densely knotted grain and attractive 'eye figures', the wood of chocolate-brown tone, the base with pine plug in the centre. 13cm (5in) high.

Footnotes

清十八世紀癭木筆筒

Provenance: Thomas Navratil, Zurich
Sydney L. Moss Ltd., London, 12 November 1999

Published and Illustrated: Sydney L. Moss Ltd., Escape from the Dusty World: Chinese Paintings and Literati Works of Art, London, 1999, no.48
S.Marsh, Brushpots: A Collector's View, Hong Kong, 2020, pp.46-47

來源：Thomas Navratil, 蘇黎世
倫敦古董商 Sydney L. Moss Ltd.，1999年11月12日

錄著：Sydney L. Moss Ltd.，《Escape from the Dusty World: Chinese Paintings and Literati Works of Art》，倫敦，1999年，48號
S.Marsh, 《Brushpots: A Collector's View》，香港，2020年，頁46-47

The present lot has a delightful surface pattern, which is often as intriguing as swirling incense smoke. To the literati, such pieces spoke eloquently of the subtle human mind and expressed an understanding that good art is no slave to nature, but a full partner in man's pursuit of understanding. Compare with a similar burlwood brushpot, 17th/18th century, illustrated by G.Wu Bruce, The Best of the Best: The MQJ Collection of Ming Furniture, vol.2, Hong Kong, 2017, p.447.

Compare with a related burlwood brushpot, Qing dynasty, which was sold at Bonhams Hong Kong, 26 May 2013, lot 10. See also a related burlwood brushpot, 18th century, which was sold at Bonhams London, 13 May 2021, lot 22.

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