- 700
AN INSCRIBED HARDWOOD BRUSHPOT 17TH CENTURY
Estimate
150,000 - 200,000 HKD
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Description
- wood
modelled as a trunk, the exterior with craggy edges and protrusions, one side carved with a square seal mark reading Jiaolin miwan ('Plaything of the Plantain Grove'), patinated to a dark reddish-brown colour
Catalogue Note
Liang Qingbiao (1620-1691), hao Jiaolin, was a senior minister and a famous collector of ancient books and paintings. At one point in his career, he was in charge of acquisitions of works for the Imperial Collection. His published works include Poetry Collection in Jaolin ji.