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清 紫檀玉蘭式筆筒
Provenance: Bonhams London, 9 November 2017, lot 106
來源: 倫敦邦瀚斯,2017年11月9日,拍品編號106
Since ancient times, the magnolia has been regarded as a symbol of purity and elegance. Scholars often used it as a form of self-encouragement. Compare with a similar but smaller zitan brushpot, by Wen Fu, late Ming dynasty, illustrated in The Complete Collection of Treasures of the Palace Museum: Bamboo, Wood, Ivory and Rhinoceros Horn Carvings, Hong Kong, 2002, no.23. See a related hongmu magnolia-shaped brushpot, Yongzheng period, in the Palace Museum, Beijing (acc.no.新00197026).
See also a similar zitan brushpot, 18th century, which was sold at Sotheby's Hong Kong, 8 April 2011, lot 3328.