Lot 3647. An inscribed bamboo brushpot, Qing dynasty, 18th century; 18.5 cm., 7 1/4 in. Estimate 70,000 — 90,000 HKD. Lot sold 87,500 HKD. Photo: Sotheby's

of oval section with thick walls, the dense golden-grained sides shallowly carved with a poetic inscription, written vertically in 'running script' extending halfway around the vessel, one side left uncarved, the middle encircled by a raised node above a further node around the foot.

Sotheby's. Contemporary Literati — A Gathering, Hong Kong, 07 april 2014