Asian Art Day One - 19th May 2010

Lot 338

A Rare Chinese Lapis Lazuli Brush Pot

Estimate £10,000 - £20,000 | Hammer £44000

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Description

A Rare Chinese Lapis Lazuli Brush Pot, Bitong Qing Dynasty, 18/19th century, with a turned wood stand, 11.2cm high, 9.2cm dia. (2) With a deeply carved cylindrical body depicting a continuous landscape scene with tiny figures, pagodas, pine and willow trees and with a bridge across a lake. Provenance A private collection in Monaco, purchased in Hong Kong in the 1980s for HKD 24,960.