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A Chinese hardwood brushpot with applied metal, to the exterior…
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Auction Location:
Melbourne
Date:
17-Jun-2013
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Description:
A Chinese hardwood brushpot with applied metal, to the exterior in high relief of five oxen after the painting by Han Huang (723-787), the base and the interior applied with metal with studded accents to borders, incised four-character mark Jinxian Jushi to the base, 21.6 cm high. Han Huang (723-787), a chancellor during Tang dynasty, is survived by his famous painting, 'five oxen'. The image of the vivid oxen has graced many Chinese decorative art since the accession of the painting to the Chinese national collection. (723-787)
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Category:
Antiquities: Asian