Lot 179 , A Chinese bamboo and hongmu ‘scholars’ brushpot, bitong, 18th century, 16.5cm high, 13.5cm wide at base

A Chinese bamboo and hongmu ‘scholars’ brushpot, bitong, 18th century, carved in high relief and openwork with the scene of scholars and attendants standing on a cliff amid bamboo and trees, a boat containing two figures and scholarly objects below them, hongmu mounted rim and base with three shaped feet, 16.5cm high, 13.5cm wide at base
£2,000-3,000

Condition:
Two age splits to the hongmu rim, numerous age splits to the bamboo on the upper third of the brushpot, one tiny wormhole near the rim. A few age splits to the lower third of the brush pot, the hongmu base loose but a good fit.

Sold for £1,900