A SUPERBLY CARVED BAMBOO 'RIVERSCAPE' BRUSHPOT BY ZHANG XIHUANG, 17TH CENTURY the cylindrical brushpot constructed resting on three short feet, skilfully carved in the liuqing technique around the exterior with a painterly mountainous riverscape set with pavilions, courtyards and a bridge, further arboured with lush verdant wutong and pine trees, the idyllic village scene accentuated with figures engaged in various activities, including one rendered looking out from a pavilion, others portrayed conversing, holding various items, such as books, another group depicted seated on a boat with an attendant preparing tea, inscribed in semi-cursive script with a poem, followed by the characters Xihuang of Zhang Xihuang, and one seal reading Xihuang, all lightly carved through the paler ochre skin to the rich honey-brown body beneath, the surface with a lustrous patina 10.6 cm, 4 1/8 in.
A SUPERBLY CARVED BAMBOO 'RIVERSCAPE' BRUSHPOT BY ZHANG XIHUANG, 17TH CENTURY the cylindrical brushpot constructed resting on three short feet, skilfully carved in the liuqing technique around the exterior with a painterly mountainous riverscape set with pavilions, courtyards and a bridge, further arboured with lush verdant wutong and pine trees, the idyllic village scene accentuated with figures engaged in various activities, including one rendered looking out from a pavilion, others portrayed conversing, holding various items, such as books, another group depicted seated on a boat with an attendant preparing tea, inscribed in semi-cursive script with a poem, followed by the characters Xihuang of Zhang Xihuang, and one seal reading Xihuang, all lightly carved through the paler ochre skin to the rich honey-brown body beneath, the surface with a lustrous patina 10.6 cm, 4 1/8 in.
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