A RETICULATED IVORY ‘SCHOLARS’ BRUSH POT, BITONG, QING DYNASTY China, 18th-19th century. Of cylindrical form, superbly carved in different levels of relief with a continuous scene of scholars inside and outside of pavilions surrounded by bamboo and wutong trees, one scholar painting on a scroll with others inspecting, an old man fishing under a large tree with a boy beside him holding a giant fish, all against a finely pierced diaper-pattern ground.
Provenance: Langlade, Drouot, Paris, 12 October 2000, by repute (the invoice is lost). French private collection, acquired from the above. Condition: Very good condition with minor wear, natural age cracks, some nibbling, and minuscule losses here and there. Fine, naturally grown patina.
Weight: 232.9 g Dimensions: Height 11.3 cm, Diameter 8.7 cm
Auction result comparison: Compare with a closely related bitong, dated 18th-19th century, at Sotheby’s New York, in Fine Chinese Ceramics & Works of Art, on 11-12 September 2012, lot 202, sold for USD 8,125. Also compare with a related bitong, dated 18th century, at Christie’s Hong Kong, in Exceptional Chinese Works of Art from an Important European Collection, on 30 November 2011, lot 2902, sold for HKD 920,000.
This item contains ivory, rhinoceros horn, tortoise shell, and/or some types of tropical wood and is subject to CITES when exporting outside the EU. It is typically not possible to export such items outside of the EU, including to the UK. Therefore this item can only be shipped within the EU or picked up in our gallery in person.
拍賣結果比較:一件十八至十九世紀筆筒見紐約蘇富比Fine Chinese Ceramics & Works of Art拍場2012年9月11-12日 lot 202, 售價USD 8,125. 另一件相似的十 八世紀筆筒見香港佳士得Exceptional Chinese Works of Art from an Important European Collection拍場2011年11月30日 lot 2902, 售價HKD 920,000.