Lot 1127. A lacquered rootwood scroll pot, 17th-18th century; 11 ¼ in. (28.6 cm.) diam. Estimate USD 8,000 - USD 12,000. Price realised USD 6,250. © Christie's Image Ltd 2016

The scroll pot is carved from a large section of hollowed elm root with large gnarled protrusions, and has an inset base of elm, all covered in a rich red lacquer.

Provenance: James Tigerman Gallery, Chicago.

Literature: S. Little, Spirit Stones of China, the Ian and Susan Wilson Collection of Chinese Stones, Paintings, and Related Scholars' Objects, Chicago, 1999, no. 60.

Christie's. The Ian and Susan Wilson Collection of Scholar's Objects, New York, 17 march 2016