A CHINESE CARVED ZITAN BRUSHPOT, BITONG

A CHINESE CARVED ZITAN BRUSHPOT, BITONG
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Naturalistically worked as a tree trunk, dated to the jiazi year and signed Chu ke, the exterior with irregular raised nodes and organic contours, the wood of a dark brown hue, 16.2cm.

Cf. The Complete Collection of Treasures of the Palace Museum: Bamboo, Wood, Ivory and Rhinoceros Horn Carvings, vol.44, p.56, no.51, for a slightly smaller zitan brushpot in the Palace Museum, Beijing.