Lot 266

LARGE CHINESE BLUE AND WHITE 'SEVEN SAGES' BRUSH POT
POSSIBLY TRANSITIONAL PERIOD






Auction: 15 May 2026 from 10:00 BST
Description
或爲過渡期 青花竹林七賢筆筒
of cylindrical form, finely painted with a continuous scene of the 'Seven Sages' in a bamboo grove with craggy rocks and plantain trees, engaged in various scholarly pursuits, including one playing the qin, another reading poetry, accompanied by attendants preparing an incense burner, between two incised bands
Dimensions
19cm diameter
Provenance
Private collection, London
倫敦私人收藏
Footnote
A comparable, important, extremely large blue and white ‘Seven Sages of the Bamboo Grove' Brushpot, dated to the Ming dynasty, Chongzhen period, previously in the Marsh collection, sold at Bonhams Hong Kong, 27 November 2024, lot 8.
參一近例明崇禎青花竹林七賢圖筆筒,與此品繪以近似畫片,前墨一閑收藏,於2024年11月27日售於香港邦翰斯,拍品8。





