Lot 1124. A rare chenxiangmu brush pot carved with prunus, Late Ming dynasty, 17th century; 6 ¾ in. (17.1 cm.) diam. Estimate USD 30,000 - USD 50,000. Price realised USD 100,000. © Christie's Image Ltd 2016

The exterior of the brush pot is finely carved with prunus and bamboo amidst rocky outcrops, and is a rich nut-brown in color.

Provenance: Butterfield's, San Francisco, 17 November 1994, lot 3158.

Note: Two other similar chenxiangmu brush pots carved with prunus and bamboo are illustrated in Series of Exceptional Carvings - Selected Ming & Qing Wood Carvings, National Museum of History, Taipei, 2005, pp. 31 and 34-35.

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