Description
Description:
A Chinese six lobbed shark skin (shagreen) brush pot. Constructed from 6 pieces of wood, of the same size which are tightly assembled and then lacquered and covered in sharkskin. I occasionally (although rarely) have seen brush pots of this style in domestic Chinese auctions. However, I have yet to see one abroad. Perhaps few left China or perhaps these are rare enough items.
For similar brush pots of the same style see: Tianjin Hanya Auction 2010 Autumn Auction Lot 0446 & also Guangzhou Yintong Auctions Summer Art
Auction 2015 Lot 0355 (Chen Bingguang Calligraphy and Painting Special Session)
Period
Late Qing Dynasty (1636–1912)
Condition: Good condition. Minor scratches interior and bottom. The bottom of this pot has been cleaned and (may) have been given a coat of Urushi (Japanese term for lacquer).
Provenance: Japanese private collection.
Dimensions (cm): Length 16.5 x Width 16.5 x Height 15.5
Dimensions (inch): Length 6.5 x Width 6.5 x Height 6.1