TEST ITEM - A fine Chinese bamboo brush washer carved as a magnolia flower, 18th/19th century

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Auction Start: 17/09/19 00:00:00 UTC
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TEST ITEM - A fine Chinese bamboo brush washer carved as a magnolia flower, 18th/19th century

A fine Chinese bamboo brush washer carved as a magnolia flower, 18th/19th century

木雕玉兰花形笔洗, 18/19世纪

 

carved in the round, the main body formed of overlapping magnolia petals finely carved creating the hollowed bowl with a narrow petal shaped opening, one side carved with a magnolia tree with two flowering branches stretching around the shoulder of the brush washer

 

For an example of a brush washer showing similar treatment to the carved petals see Bonhams Hong Kong, 29 May 2008, lot 631

 

笔洗以玉兰花瓣交叠为形, 洗身一侧刻有玉兰花枝盘绕, 花蕊点缀其中。笔洗刻工柔美细致, 能见玉兰花瓣厚润饱满之美

 

类似刻法的一件笔洗能见于2008年5月29日香港宝龙拍卖 (Lot 631)

Size: 12cm diameter, 6cm high
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Condition: Some wear to the base and to some of the extremities with a few minor chips and dents, one side with an area of old restoration where there was an age crack and some over-painting in the same area and to the base
Estimate: £800 – 1200

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