Chinese Art including Selected Works of Art from the T.Y. Chao Family collects ion

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Lot 700
  • 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 collects or of ancient books and paintings. At one point in his career, he was in charge of acquisitions of works for the Imperial collects ion. His published works include Poetry collects ion in Jaolin ji.