The bamboo brush pot is carved and pierced in openwork depicting a bustling landscape scene in which scholars and attendants are engaged in various leisurely pursuits; the bamboo box and cover are finely carved with six overlapping petals forming the shape of a mallow flower.
Brush pot: 5⅜ in. (13.5 cm.) high
Box: 4 in. (10 cm.) diam.

Brush pot: University Museum and Art Gallery of The University of Hong Kong, Enlightening Pursuits: Scholar’s Objects from the Mengdiexuan Collection, Hong Kong, 2006, no. 48
Box: University Museum and Art Gallery of The University of Hong Kong, Enlightening Pursuits: Scholar’s Objects from the Mengdiexuan Collection, Hong Kong, 2006, no. 64

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