A VERY RARE BAMBOO ‘ LIUQING ’ BRUSH POT SIGNED BY ZHANG XIHUANG, QING DYNASTY, 17TH-18TH CENTURY The cylindrical brush pot is exquisitely carved using the outer skin of the bamboo as a shallow, cameo relief with a continuous scene of an elaborate, water-side country palace with three two-story buildings, one set on an island linked by two bridges, all against a mountainous landscape with pines, willow and other trees partially shrouded by mist. The other side is inscribed with a long running script, followed by the signature Zhang Xihuang, and two seals of the artist, Zhang Zonglue yin (seal of Zhang Zonglue) in negative seal script, and Xihuang in positive seal script. 4 1/8 in. (10.5 cm.) high, box Provenance The Sixue zhai Collection, Taiwan Sold at Sotheby’s Hong Kong, 25 November 1987, lot 487
A VERY RARE BAMBOO ‘ LIUQING ’ BRUSH POT SIGNED BY ZHANG XIHUANG, QING DYNASTY, 17TH-18TH CENTURY The cylindrical brush pot is exquisitely carved using the outer skin of the bamboo as a shallow, cameo relief with a continuous scene of an elaborate, water-side country palace with three two-story buildings, one set on an island linked by two bridges, all against a mountainous landscape with pines, willow and other trees partially shrouded by mist. The other side is inscribed with a long running script, followed by the signature Zhang Xihuang, and two seals of the artist, Zhang Zonglue yin (seal of Zhang Zonglue) in negative seal script, and Xihuang in positive seal script. 4 1/8 in. (10.5 cm.) high, box Provenance The Sixue zhai Collection, Taiwan Sold at Sotheby’s Hong Kong, 25 November 1987, lot 487
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