Lot 1101. A huanghuali brush pot, 18th century; 6 7/8 in. (17.5 cm.) diam. Estimate USD 15,000 - USD 20,000. Price realised USD 23,750. © Christie's Image Ltd 2016

The brush pot is of cylindrical form with an inward-sloping lip and a slightly convex base. The grain has a particularly pleasing pattern, with several 'ghost eyes', and the color is a deep honey-brown. 

Provenance: Nicholas Grindley, London.

Literature: N. Grindley, Nicholas Grindley, 'November 1998', no. 18.
S. Little, Spirit Stones of China, the Ian and Susan Wilson Collection of Chinese Stones, Paintings, and Related Scholars' Objects, Chicago, 1999, no. 55.