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Auction House:
Philips Auctions Australia
Number of lots recorded:80
Lots with images:80
Prices available:80
Category:
Brush Pot
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*** A large Chinese Huang-Hua-Li carved brush pot, 20th century, the heavily carved pot set with panels of Guanyin and sage in a garden, together with auspicious Chinese symbols. Height 32 cm. Diameter 28 cm ***
*** A Chinese carved zitan brush pot, circa 1860. Qing, the elegant plain body with waisted sides standing on flattened bracket feet. Height 17 cm. ***
*** A Chinese Hua-Li brush pot, qing Dynasty (1644-1912), the banded lip above a elegant body with natural ghost face patterns standing on flattened bracket feet, notes set with modern stopper. Height 25 cm ***
*** A large Chinese carved hardwood brush pot, cylindrical, the thick sides carved in relief with opposing fields within fretwork borders, one with a boy holding a fish, the other with flowering foliage, a third small field with a bat above a peach. Height 26… ***
*** A finely carved Chinese bamboo brush pot, late 19th century, set to the front with a view of a bamboo forest and figures on a river, the reverse is set with a carved Chinese poem. Height 15.5 cm. ***
*** A Chinese Huang-hua-li carved brush pot, the small pot set with carved panels depicting a deity among clouds and bats among peaches. Height 20 cm ***
*** A Chinese carved bamboo brush pot, qing Dynasty (1644-1912), the cylindrical body finely decorated carved images a village and its people among bamboo. Height 18 cm ***
*** A Chinese zitan brush pot. Utilising the natural contours and modulations of the timber, well carved in relief to one face with six elders or scholars in a rocky pine tree landscape; signed in seal and with characters to the lower base. Height diameter 14… ***
*** A Huang Hali wood brush pot of plain near straight-sided form with a vigorously figured wood grain in mid and dark tones, height 16.5 cm ***
*** A Chinese zitan brush pot. Utilising the natural contours and modulations of the timber, well carved in high relief to one face with a jovial bald male figure embracing the trunk with a dog of fo at his feet; signed with characters and dated 1978 within a… ***
*** A large Chinese zitan brushpot, circa1970s, the cylindrical pot decorated to panels with low relief scenes of wise old men with notable figures and phoenix and dragon, interspersed with vertical banners with script proclaiming both long life and happiness… ***
*** A Huang-Huali brush pot, 20th century, carved in one piece and modelled as a tree trunk, height 16.5 cm ***
*** A Chinese sang de boeuf glazed brush pot with rosewood stand, the cylindrical body decorated with reversed blue and white panels of figures in exterior landscapes. Height 18 cm. Diameter 18 cm ***
*** A Chinese carved bamboo brush pot, qing Dynasty (1644-1912), the cylindrical body finely decorated with carved images of river scenes and prunus trees. Height 18 cm ***
*** A carved zitan brush pot, early 20th century, the cylindrical body carved in a naturalistic form with faux knots. Height 16 cm ***
*** A carved zitan brush pot, qing Dynasty (1644-1912), the simple cylindrical body with newer stopper. Height 13 cm. Diameter 9.5 cm ***
*** A relief carved zitan brush pot cylindrical with a scalloped rim and continuously decorated with lotus flowers and buds, height 15 cm, diameter 12.5 cm ***
*** A large Chinese carved rosewood brush pot, 20th century, the substantial pot of cylindrical form, relief carved with two figural and floral panels with Chinese key borders, between a smaller panel with auspicious symbols, bat, clouds and peaches, with… ***
*** A good late Qing Dynasty black and gilt-lacquered brush pot, qing Dynasty (1644-1912), gilt-decorated throughout on a black ground with scenes of figures engaged in various activities on terraces and in gardens between floral bands at the rim and foot,… ***
*** A Chinese figured Huali brush pot, the plain cylindrical body with a beaded rim and moulded foot. Height 19.5 cm ***
*** A porcelain brush pot decorated with a snow scene, 20th century, the rectangular pot with cusped corners decorated mostly 'En grisaille' to all four panels with a snowy landscape and house scene depicted with restrained enamel colours, with delicate black… ***
*** A Chinese zitan brush pot, of unadorned near cylindrical form to show the fine grain of the timber and having a removable circular piece in the base. Height 21.5 cm. Diameter 20 cm ***
*** A Chinese carved wood brush pot. Possibly stained bamboo, roughly cylindrical, carved in deep relief with a continuous scene of Pu-tai with a pair of young attendants pulling a cart in a landscape. Height 14.5 cm. Width 11.5 cm. ***
*** A Chinese hardwood brush pot, cylindrical with a plug to the base, the exterior with incised columns of script. Height 18 cm. Diameter: 18.5 cm. ***
*** A hardwood brush pot, a near black close grain timber pot of straight-sided quatrefoil shape with a flattened rim and banded base, height 16 cm, length 15 cm, width 13.5 cm ***
*** A zitan brush pot, fashioned as a tree trunk with pits, hollows, with small carved and pierced growths of pine and bamboo and two naturalistic cicadas, the wood in dark chocolate with blonde tones. Height 20 cm ***
*** A Korean bronze brush pot, elliptical with thick hollow walls, the exterior cast in relief with a continuous mountainous river landscape with tortoises, deer, cranes, and other animals amidst lotus trees and bamboo, a cast seal and inscription to one side… ***
*** A Chinese polychrome-decorated brush washer, qing Dynasty (1644-1912), incised falangcai decoration, the floral-painted pink ground reserved with four roundels, each with a dragon. Height 12 cm. Diameter 19 cm ***
*** An unusual Chinese metal mounted rosewood brushpot, Qing Dynasty, probably 19th century, with good patination and well carved from a single piece of timber, the brushpot of squared tapering form with a folded metal rim, each facet with incised script;… ***
*** A carved agate brush washer, late Qing, early 20th century, the oval form two-handled brush washer with a lipped rim, the sides fluted with Mughal-style vertical ribs to the exterior, the short ends suspending loose-ring handles, relief carved to the… ***
*** A Chinese blue and white porcelain brushpot, Republic era, early 20th century, the cylindrical brushpot, decorated in the Kangxi manner with a continuous scene of scholars and notable figures and children in a fenced garden within a traditional rockwork,… ***
*** A Chinese zitan brushpot, well carved in relief and depicting lotus and a water garden. Height 15 cm ***
*** A Chinese well-figured hardwood brush pot, possibly huali, slightly-waisted cylindrical, unadorned. Height 19.5 cm. Diameter 17 cm. ***
*** A Chinese carved horn brush washer, of cupped leaf shape, the edges of the top and underside carved with chilongs and leaves. Height 3.5 cm. Length 11 cm. Width 10 cm ***
*** A Chinese zitan brush pot, of plain cylindrical form. Height 10 cm. Diameter 7 cm ***
*** A Chinese bamboo brush pot, 20th century the brush pot utilising the natural form and culm of the bamboo and further carved with bamboo stalks and foliage. Height 16.5 cm ***
*** Two large Chinese blue and white brush pots. People's Republic of China era, later 20th century, the near cylindrical pots each decorated in the Kangxi manner with continuous scenes of figures in traditional rocky mountain landscape settings populated… ***
*** A Chinese carved hardwood brush pot, cylindrical with thick sides, one side carved in relief with a field depicting a dragon and phoenixes around a flaming pearl, the opposing side with a large roundel with birds amidst flowering foliage, an impressed… ***
*** A Chinese carved rosewood brush pot, 20th century the brush pot carved in barbed-foliate section, the wood of rich deep brownish red colour, with relief decorations to the sides. Height 16.5 cm, length 14.5 cm, width 14.5 cm ***
*** A Chinese figured hardwood brush pot. Possibly huanghuali, slightly-waisted cylindrical with a flanged rim and foot, otherwise plain. Height 13.5 cm. Diameter 12 cm. ***
*** A large blue and white Chinese brushpot, 20th century, the cylindrical pot with continuous and varied figural narrative scenes set in a sublime and symbolic landscape with 'Friends of winter' foliage, bamboo, pine and plum blossom; bearing underglaze… ***
*** A Chinese carved jade brush washer, the light green stone carved as a circular bowl surrounded by flowering branches. Length 9 cm. ***
*** A Chinese porcelain brush pot, the straight sided pot with twelve facets decorated with an underglaze iron red and blue scene of figures in a landscape and watergarden setting, having an unsealed base and a central glazed circle bearing Ming (Yongle)… ***
*** A Chinese zitan brush pot, the slightly tapering pot in typical dark timber unembellished but for a ringed and flattened rim and a ringed base. Height 13 cm. Diameter 11 cm ***
*** A Chinese carved hardwood brush pot carved to simulate a piece of cut bamboo cane, one side with leafy bamboo and other twigs. Height 10.5 cm ***
*** A Chinese carved horn brush washer, 20th century retaining its natural shape, the single reservoir with two openings, the exterior carved with two chilongs length 27.5 cm ***
*** A Chinese zitan brush pot, 20th century, the brush pot (bitong) of near cylindrical form, unadorned to show the fine grain of the timber. Height 12.5 cm, diameter: 10.5 cm ***
*** An antique Oriental scholar's rock brush pot. Utilising the natural inflections of the pale timber and carved to depict a hollowed, gnarled and knotted trunk with provision for brushes, with intricate pierced carving to the sides of flowering prunus and… ***
*** A Chinese 'Wood grain' glazed porcelain brush pot, 20th century, the quatrefoil shaped stand raised on small feet, decorated with a striking red brown wood grain glaze further decorated with a gold and black dragon, green glazed to the interior, with a… ***
*** A hardwood brush pot, emulating a gnarled tree trunk, in dark heavy close grain wood, probably rosewood, height 17 cm ***
*** An antique Chinese figured hardwood brush pot, probably 19th century, slightly-waisted, pairs of incised lines to the rim and around the waist and one at the foot. Height 9 cm. Diameter 6 cm ***
*** A Chinese carved bamboo brush pot, cylindrical, carved in relief with a continuous scene of men gathering wood beneath trees in mountains. Height 15.5 cm. Diameter 11 cm ***
*** A Chinese bamboo brush pot, the rectangular brush pot with a shaped extended rim and base in hardwood and raised on small feet, each face relief carved with traditional landscape and pavilion settings and populated with small figures. Height 16.5 cm.… ***
*** A Chinese figured hardwood brush pot, plain cylindrical, unadorned. Height 15.5 cm. Diameter 14 cm. ***
*** A Chinese famille jaune brush pot, bearing Ch'ien Lung mark 1736-1795, the yellow body decorated with scrolling flowering vines set with reserves of birds among trees. Height 15 cm. Diameter 20 cm ***
*** A hardstone brush pot, the mottled dark stone pot of typical cylindrical form carved in high relief with three figures beneath a pine tree, height 15.5 cm ***
*** A Chinese double jade brush pot, contemporary, the conjoined pots in a celadon shade embellished with carved and pierced foliate and branch decorations and with two exultant miniature figures clasping the edges. Height 3 cm. Width 10 cm. Depth 7 cm ***
*** A Chinese Yixing stoneware brush washer possibly late Qing Dynasty (1644-1911) red-brown colour, circular on three feet, the bulging sides moulded with a wavy edge, incised with a twig design emanating from the underside, a small applied frog to one side,… ***
*** A bamboo brushpot with mother-of-pearl and bone, late Qing Dynasty (late 19th to early 20th century), the tall pot with the internode forming the base, finely relief carved with a scholar figure beneath a flowering prunus tree having applied… ***
*** A Chinese bamboo brush pot and wrist rest, probably late Qing, late 19th to early 20th century, the squared brush pot with an applied base having script to three faces, the wrist rest lightly engraved and inked with a gesticulating figure and script.… ***
*** A Chinese cylindrical brush pot, bearing Tao Kuang-mark (1821-1850), the white ground decorated with children playing in a garden with bats overhead. Height 11.5 cm. Diameter 7.5 cm ***
*** A Chinese porcelain brush pot, the large pot of waisted form handpainted with a mystical elder with a tiny person on top of his head before a steaming ding pot, in iron red colours with grey and black; script to reverse. Height 16 cm. Diameter 20.5 cm ***
*** A bamboo brush pot, utilising the natural shape and culm of the bamboo, with engraved and inked kakiemon style prunus decoration with script, various engraved seals, characters and prose to the reverse, height 15 cm ***
*** Two Chinese yellow ground brush pots, the cylindrical pots, one enamel decorated with auspicious bats, peaches and ruyi fungus in a rock and turbulent wave setting, the other with applied and sgraffito decoration in green and tan colours depicting two… ***
*** A Chinese jade double brushpot, the small pot in semi translucent celadon fashioned as a semi open lotus or bud with a monkey and vegetation to the sides. Height 3 cm. Length 9 cm. Width 7 cm ***
*** A carved and stained bamboo brush pot, cylindrical but slightly elliptical, the exterior pierced and carved in relief with fish, water foliage, lotus flowers and pods. Height 18.5 cm. Width 15 cm ***
*** A large Chinese blue and white brush pot, early 20th century, decorated to the exterior with sages in a exterior scene. Height 18 cm. Diameter 21 cm ***
*** A Chinese zitan brush pot, 20th century, the brush pot (bitong) of near cylindrical form, unadorned to show the fine grain of the timber. Height 11.5 cm, diameter: 10 cm ***
*** A Chinese carved horn brush washer, in the form a lotus leaf with two seeds pods to one side. Height 2.5 cm. Width 11.5 cm. Depth 8 cm. ***
*** A Chinese brush Washer. 20th century, the low sided form displays peach and bat symbols on a white ground to the exterior. Height 6 cm. Diameter 20 cm. ***
*** Three Chinese graduated Brushpots, 20th century decorated with transfer printed decorations on cream crackled glaze, two depicting women in garden setting and one of phoenix and dragon in a fiery sky, each bearing period marks to the underside. Height 23… ***
*** Three Chinese objects, a brush washer in grey white jade with brown inclusions; a tall yellow stone seal carved with a qiulong to its top, fitted in a box; and a blue and white decorated porcelain snuff bottle, length 11 cm, (seal) ***
*** A Chinese bamboo brush pot, of typical cylindrical form and raised on small tripod feet, the whole decorated with a continuous scene of cranes in an ancient pine landscape. Height 18.5 cm. Diameter 13.5 cm ***
*** A Chinese brushpot. Republic era, the low broad straight sided bowl with a continuous sublime mountainous and village scene populated with 'Three friends of winter' vegetation, pine, plum blossom and bamboo; seal underside. Height 6.5 cm. Diameter 16.5 cm ***
*** A Chinese yellow quatrefoil shaped brush pot, bearing Ch'ien Lung mark (1736-1795), the exterior decorated with incised images of figures beside a river the body standing on six bracket feet. Height 15.5 cm. ***
*** An Abalone shell veneer timber brush pot, a hexagonal pot raised on small feet, with inlaid abalone panels to each face, height 14.5 cm ***
*** A Chinese bamboo brushpot, with a slightly extended lip and base with petite feet, relief carved to the body with scholars in a pine landscape and a boating party on a lake. Height 16.5 cm. Diameter 14 cm ***
*** A small Chinese horn brushpot, the circular brush pot with an inverted rim, with a small carved dragon peeking over the edge. Diameter 7 cm. (irregular) ***
*** A carved timber brushpot, later Qing Dynasty, 19th century, the hexagonal pot, each facet well carved with scrolls, auspicious symbols and vases of flowers upon an extended stepped base with incised and low relief patterns; bearing a jian ding wax seal… ***
*** A famille rose brush pot, of domed near rectangular form with an inverted opening decorated in typical rose, blue and emerald shades with figures in continuous narrative scenes; an iron red seal underside. Height 5.5 cm. Width 10 cm. Depth 7.5 cm. ***