清中期 宮廷沉香隨型松梅筆海 Qing Dynasty period. The brush pot is carved naturalistically from a large segment of chengxiang wood, in high and low relief to produce the effect of depth and perspective, to depict gnarled prunus blossoms and pine branches to the body and mouth rim, the wood is of deep brown tone with characteristic aloeswood aroma, accompanied with original Japanese box. Length: 13 in (33.0 cm) Width: 3 3/4 in (9.5 cm) Provenance: Property from a Japanese American collection, Southern California. For a related aloeswood brushpot, please refer to Lot 2971, sold in Christie's Hong Kong on November 29 ,2017 , for HKD 812,500 沉香為名貴香料，是瑞香科植物分泌的樹脂類物質，需數十年乃至上百年才能形成。且多朽木細幹，大料極難得見。北京故宮博物院清宮舊藏中有尺寸相當的沉香木雕筆筒，可見其尊貴地位。此筆海以罕見之大塊上等沉香整挖雕琢而成，殊為珍稀色澤沉穆，包漿渾厚，整器隨木形而製，整體上窄下寬，通飾隨型松樹梅花紋，然器表似山岩高峻，松梅繁茂，虯枝錯落有致, 設計大膽，拋棄陳規，應為清中期宮廷器物，保存至今，十分難得。 來源：南加州日裔美國人家族舊藏 。有關此沉香筆筒的類似器物，請參見2971號拍品，於2017年11月29日在香港佳士得拍賣行以812,500港幣成交