A HUANGHUALI LOBED BRUSHPOT LATE MING / EARLY QING DYNASTY

the slightly flared body divided into six lobes with a wide flat rim, all supported on a base extending slightly beyond the body in corresponding form, resting on three small feet, the wood with an attractive grain pattern, later inscribed to the base in ink with the characters Wu Dacheng and to the side, Wu Hufan zu, minguo shi'er nian ('ancestor of Wu Hufan, 12th year of the Republican Period', corresponding to 1923)

Grace Wu Bruce, Feast by a wine table reclining on a couch: The Dr. S. Y. Yip Collection of Classic Chinese Furniture III, Art Museum, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, 2007, cat. no. 52, pp. 156-157.

Good condition, with just insignificant surface wear and minute chips to the rim. Photos of the inscription by Wu Hufan are available upon request.
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"The classical lobe-shaped brushpot has a fantastic provenance, being once owned by the former scholar painter Wu Dacheng."

Wu Dacheng (1835-1902) was a well-known 19th century literati from Suzhou and his grandson, Wu Hufan (1894-1968) was a renowned painter of the 20th century .