California Asian Art Auction California Asian Art Auction
 Mar. 07, 2021  Mar. 07, 2021

 Lot # 6431 
A CHINESE BURLWOOD BRUSHPOT    清 黃花梨隨型筆海


  • Dimension: Height: 9 1/2 in (24.1 cm) Diameter: 10 5/8 in (27.0 cm)
  • Estimate From: $1500
  • Estimate To: $2500

Of cylindrical form, the exterior of the thick walls covered overall with protruding knots and burls, the wood richly patinated.


此件筆筒以黃花梨制,形器較大,平沿平底,厚壁。外壁癭結累累,高低起伏,疏密得體,仿若奇木渾然天成,頗具天然意趣。筆筒腹底挖臍,為防止天氣冷暖交替時筆筒開裂、變形而特製。其質堅實厚重,歷經歲月,包漿瑩潤。此器有自然天成之趣,置於幾案,實用之餘,如同置老樹槎根於案頭,宛若將自然之韻融入書齋,有古樸清雅之韻,體現主人追求自然返璞的天成之境。明清之際,文人崇尚天然之趣,喜以自然形象製作文房器,於簡約中彰顯雅興,並蔚為一時風尚。