Two fine ivory brushpots, bitong16th/17th century|The first carved in relief with a bird and butterflies in a flowering garden of blossoming prunus, magnolia and lingzhi issuing from rockwork; the second carved with sinuous chilong encircling the body amongst jagged, pierced rockwork and lingzhi, wood stands.|13.7cm (5.3/8in) and 12.7cm (5in) high. (4).|Provenance|The first: compare a Ming ivory brushpot with birds amongst blossoming trees in the Ashmolean Museum, Victor Sassoon Ivories Trust, Accession no. LI1079.1. Also compare an ivory brushpot sold in our New Bond Street rooms, 7 November 2013, lot 217.