17TH CENTURY
HEIGHT: 13.3CM
WEIGHT: 748G
The brushpot is of cylindrical form with a thick rolled lip and foot. The body is
cast in openwork depicting a pair of dragons writhing amongst swirling clouds,
one clutching a flaming pearl in its sharp claws and its head turned backward
towards another dragon striding below. The rim is encircled by a keyfret band
and the foot with further dragons striding amidst clouds and foaming waves.
The bronze is patinated to a dark chocolate tone.
A slightly larger brushpot, dated to the Jiajing period and decorated with a
carp leaping the dragon gate, was included in our 2011 Catalogue, pp. 46-47,
Catalogue No. 18.
Illustrated
Wenren Kongjian Volume 3 文人空間第叁期, Hangzhou, 2016, pp. 100-103.
| 十七世紀 銅鏤空雲龍戲珠紋筆筒 |
