A SMALL HUANGHUALI 'ORCHID' BRUSHPOT WITH POETIC INSCRIPTION QING DYNASTY, DAOGUANG PERIOD

of slightly waisted cylindrical form supported on a broad footring, deftly engraved around the exterior in a painterly style with a cluster of orchids wreathed by long slender leaves growing beside a shaped garden rock, inscribed on the reverse with a poetic inscription signed Xin'an and followed by the seal Yang, the well figured wood patinated to a warm chestnut brown colour

There is an old 7mm. chip outside the rim, a few typical dents and scratches around the rims edges and expected wear on the underside, but apart from this the brushpot is in good condition.
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The brushpot is probably made by Yang Xin’an, a renowned carver in Hangzhou during the Daoguang period.