A Five-Peak Mountain-Form Brush Rest and Stand, Bijia

18TH CENTURY

清中期銅行旅圖筆架
cast with a central peak situated between mountains of descending height, with molded figures in a landscape scene above cascading waves, all above a conforming hardwood stand carved in openwork with flower- and ruyi-heads.

Height 6 x width 9 1/2 in., 15.2 x 24 cm.

Property from a Private Chicago Collection

Acquired from The Jade Dragon, Ann Arbor, Michigan, April 30, 2002, inventory no. 16293.

Presenting in overall good stable condition, with some minor surfaces scratches, largely concentrated to the underside and verso. Some minor losses to cast elements that do not detract from the overall integrity of the work. The stand with a loss to the front, though stable.

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Chinese & Southeast Asian Works of Art

A Five-Peak Mountain-Form Brush Rest and Stand, Bijia

Chinese & Southeast Asian Works of Art

A Five-Peak Mountain-Form Brush Rest and Stand, Bijia

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