Lot 121. A huanghuali lobed brushpot, Late Ming-early Qing dynasty; diameter 16.1 cm., 6 1/4  in. Estimate 90,000 — 150,000 HKD. Lot Sold 1,875,000 HKD (215,542 EUR). Courtesy Sotheby's.

the slightly flared body divided into six lobes with a wide flat rim, all supported on a base extending slightly beyond the body in corresponding form, resting on three small feet, the wood with an attractive grain pattern, later inscribed to the base in ink with the characters Wu Dacheng and to the side, Wu Hufan zu, minguo shi'er nian ('ancestor of Wu Hufan, 12th year of the Republican Period', corresponding to 1923).

Exhibited: Grace Wu Bruce, Feast by a wine table reclining on a couch: The Dr. S. Y. Yip Collection of Classic Chinese Furniture III, Art Museum, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, 2007, cat. no. 52, pp. 156-157.

Note: "The classical lobe-shaped brushpot has a fantastic provenance, being once owned by the former scholar painter Wu Dacheng."

Wu Dacheng (1835-1902) was a well-known 19th century literati from Suzhou and his grandson, Wu Hufan (1894-1968) was a renowned painter of the 20th century.

Sotheby's. Ming Furniture – The Dr S Y Yip Collection, Hong Kong, 07 October 2015