A BURLWOOD ‘TREE TRUNK’ BRUSH POT, BITONG, QING China, 1644-1912. Of attractive form and proportions, the wood with several natural crevices and knots, left undecorated in appreciation of the fine pattern of the wood.

Provenance: Estate of Sear Hang Hwie Pao (1937-2009). Two old collector’s labels to base. Pao was one of Canada’s leading dealers of Chinese porcelain and works of art. His antique store, Pao & Moltke Ltd., owned together with his wife Mrs. von Moltke, who descended from a German and Danish noble family, was a fixture in Toronto’s trendy Yorkville area from the 1980s to early 2000s.
Condition: Good condition with old wear and weathering, occasional light scratches and small nicks, and some minor natural age cracks.

Weight: 328.9 g
Dimensions: Height 14.5 cm

清代癭木筆筒
中國，1644-1912年。天然木料帶有一些自然的縫隙的癭木，未經修飾就可以欣賞木材的精美花紋。

來源：Sear Hang Hwie Pao (1937-2009)遺產。Pao是加拿大中國瓷器和藝術品的主要經銷商之一。他的古董店Pao＆Moltke Ltd.是他與妻子von Moltke夫人成立，後者是德國和丹麥貴族的後裔。從1980年代到2000年代初期，他們的古董店曾是多倫多時尚Yorkville地區不可缺少的部分。
品相：狀況良好，有舊磨損和風化，偶爾有輕微的划痕和小刻痕，還有一些較小的自然裂縫。

重量：328.9 克
尺寸：高14.5 厘米