A parcel-gilt bronze 'monkey' brushrest and a small bamboo root cup, 17th century 十七世紀 局部鎏金銅五峰筆擱 及 竹根雕盃一組兩件

A similar brushrest is in the Xiaogushan guan collection, illustrated in Rochers de lettrés: Itinéraires de l'Art en Chine, Musée des arts asiatiques Guimet, Paris, 2012, cat. no. 50. See also a related example, sold in our New York rooms, 17th/18th March 2015, lot 327.