Lot 204 , A Chinese bamboo-root ‘scholars’ brushpot, bitong, 19th century, age cracks

A Chinese bamboo-root ‘scholars’ brushpot, bitong, 19th century, carved in high relief and openwork with scholars amid pavilions and trees and below rocky outcrops, the rim carved with clouds, 17.5cm high, age cracks
£400-600

Condition:
Overall with a rather dull matted finish, rubbed in places down to a pale tone, a natural split in the foot rim to one side and two small holes drilled opposite each other on the inside of the rim suggesting some sort of mount at one point, internally with concentric rings and small nicks and losses, externally looks good but no doubt one or two small losses, old cracks starting to run up from the foot rim.

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