A small Zitan brush pot


Of simple cylindrical section raised on four carefully finished feet; incised to the exterior to depict a few stalks of bamboo amid a rocky promontory, the short inscription perhaps alluding to the styles of Wang Yun (1227-1304), Xu Xi (886-975), and an unidentified Lu Tu, and bearing incised seals reading Xu Xi and [?] Lu; the wood of dark uniform color. 4 1/4in (10.8cm) high
|PurchasedSotheby's lot 367 10 October, 1987