A RARE INSCRIBED CYPRESS WOOD BRUSHPOT, BITONGXuantong seal mark and Fuchen zhi mark, early 20th century The vessel with numerous gnarled and hollowed 'eyes, the wood of amber-honey tone, the base incised with seal mark and maker's signature. 16.5cm (6 1/2in) diam. 二十世紀早期 柏木隨形筆筒 「宣統年造」、「輔臣製」款 Provenance: Adrian M. Joseph (d.2010), Hong Kong, 1978 Published and Illustrated: S.Marsh, Brushpots: A Collector's View , Hong Kong, 2020, pp.60-61 來源：Adrian M. Joseph (卒 2010)，香港，1978年 錄著： S.Marsh, 《Brushpots: A Collector's View》，香港，2020年，頁60-61 The present lot bears the seal of the Xuantong emperor (r.1909-1911), the last emperor of China, as well as a three-character inscription, Fuchen zhi ('made by Fuchen'). See a related burlwood brushpot, Qing dynasty, which was sold at Sotheby's Hong Kong, 30 November 2021, lot 585.