清十八世紀 黃楊木梅樹樁式筆筒

naturalistically carved from a single piece of boxwood, the vessel emulating the gnarled twists and grooves of a tree trunk issuing boughs of blossoming prunus flowers and buds, the wood with a smooth, warm honey brown patina

紐約J.J. Lally & Co.1986年，編號 1482
Robert H. Blumenfield 收藏
紐約佳士得2012年3月22日，編號1285

《Sumptuous Elegance: Art of the 18th Century Qing Dynasty》，洛杉磯郡美術館，洛杉磯，1992年3月17日至6月30日

There are two stems with a crack, one that has been consolidated and restored. There are some appropriate age related splits to the base and rim.
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Compare another boxwood (huangyangmu) brushpot in the form of an old prunus stump, illustrated in Gerard Tsang and Hugh Moss, Arts of the Scholar's Studio, Hong Kong, 1986, p. 98, cat. no. 59 and reproduced on the cover. See also a small boxwood brushpot illustrated in Paul Moss, Documentary Chinese Works of Art In Scholar's Taste, London, 1983, cat. no. 72. A slightly larger example dated to the 17th century sold in our Hong Kong rooms 4th April 2012 lot 3001 and  a wristrest with closely related carving  and dated to the 18th century was also sold in our Hong Kong rooms, 8th April 2011, lot 3316.