A large Ming huanghuali brush pot holder in its original condition. Size: H. 18cm. Diameter. 19cm. Condition: No repairs. Some old chips around the top edges and bottom. See photos.
A nicely grained early Ching Dynasty huanghuali brushpot. Size: H. 14.5cm. Diameter. 13.7cm.
Condition: One small old repair on the outside upper rim. See photo.
A very rare and unusual root brush pot that is highly prized by the Qing Scholars. This is a very special type of root know in Chinese as "JinJinan" The pot has all the natural openings from the root. Age: Qing, early 18 century. Size: H. 29.3 cm. Diameter at the base. 19cm. Condition: No repairs to the root. An old repair on one leg of the base. One leg has been replaced. See photos.
A very unusual huanghuali brush pot with a natural grain design of a human figure. To me, it amazingly resembles the painting technique of the famous Norwegian artist "Edvard Munch" noted for his painting of the "Scream".
Age: 18th Century. Size: H. 15.1cm. Diameter. 13.5cm.
Condition. No repairs. Some small old chips around the rim.
A heavy huanghuali brush pot from the Ming Dynasty. Brush pots from the Ming period are much heavier and use more huanghuali then in the Qing Dynasty. Size: H. 17cm. Diameter. 16cm.
Condition: Minor old small repair on one side. See photo. Natural aging.
A rare Ming brushpot with beading around the top and beading around bottom with three legs. Age 17 century - Ming. Size:H. 15.5cm. Diameter: 16.3cm. Condition: Some old small repairs around the beading on the top and bottom. A dark natural spot on one side. Very good condition considering the age.
A round, domed ceramic container with paintings of "a hundred boys." The background is off-white with the paintings of the rotund little boys at play in cobalt blue. The surface is heavily crazed. Kangxi seal mark.
A cricket cage made of a long bodied gourd with ivory mounts to accommodate the ivory and tortoise shell lid. The surface of the gourd has a leathery look from age. The tortoise shell piece has intricate pierced carvings of the "Eight Taoist Symbols" amidst curling tendril patterns.
Period: Ching (19th Century)
