Asian Art I - 17th May 2016

Lot 340

A RARE CHINESE LACQUE BURGAUTE PORCELAIN BITONG KANGXI 1662-1722 The cylindrical body decorated...

Estimate £500 - £1,000 | Hammer £1300

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A RARE CHINESE LACQUE BURGAUTE PORCELAIN BITONG

KANGXI 1662-1722

The cylindrical body decorated to the exterior with black lacquer, inlaid with mother of pearl depicting a scholar in a bamboo grove, accompanied by an attendant carrying a qin, with the sun amidst clouds above, 12cm.

Cf. Christie's, 25th March 2010, lot 954 for a comparable bitong from the Victor Farmer collection.