A Chinese Rootwood brush pot, Bitong, Qing Dynasty, 18th/19th century, the gnarled wood is enhanced by the natural irregularities, the base of the bitong is closed by the node, acquired in Tianjian in early 1990s, height 20 cm
A Chinese lacquered rootwood stand, Qing Dynasty (1644-1912), 19th century, naturalistically formed from rootwood, with a brown lacquer finish. 17.5 cm high, 35 cm wide,
A root wood carving in an Irregular form Echoing the shape of the natural twisted Roots, Meiji period [1868-1912], the sculpture has a rich patina & texture, used as a Kadai, display stand, shaped wood objects, henboku are appreciated in China & Japan.…
Chinese Rootwood brush pot, in Phoebe Zhennan, of cylindrical form, following the natural form, height 20 cm private collection Exeter, Southern Highlands
A Chinese rootwood incense stand, Qing Dynasty (1644-1912), 19th century, naturalistically formed from tree roots, with a pleasant patina. 62 cm high, 45 cm wide,
A fine rootwood brush pot, bitong, with a thin red lacquer layer on the interior, Qing Dynasty, 18th/19th century, the shape is enhanced by the natural irregularities and the nodes highlighted in a dark brown, the base of the bitong is closed by fitted…
Chinese rootwood table, carved following the natural shape of a tree trunk section, the frieze densely carved in relief with dragon and phoenix design. Height 65 cm
A Chinese painted applique silk collage on paper panel; Republic period (1912-1949); depicting a chrysanthemum plant growing in a pot resting on a rootwood stand, with pomegranates in a dish below, inscribed to the upper left and with a seal to the lower…
A Chinese rootwood brushpot; Qing Dynasty (1644-1912); of irregular form carved from a section of burl-wood, with remnant brown lacquer finish. 13 cm high, 16 cm diameter
A large white jade carved God of Longevity in a russet coloured Niche, the figure detailed & well delineated, the large boulder on a lacquered rootwood base, height 24, width 17 cm
A Chinese rootwood scholar's walking stick, Ming-Earlqing Dynasty, 17th century the staff is in a natural form, very well patinated. Length 104.6 cm. Provenance: Knapton and Rasti, Hong Kong. Private Collection, Victoria, Australia
Large and impressive Chinese rootwood sculpture, 19th century, depicting the Immortal Li Tieguai holding his crutch in his left hand and a double gourd in his right hand, a bat flying out from the calabash, the Immortal flanked by two attendants each…
A Chinese rootwood figure of a sage, Qing Dynasty, the dynamic figure springing of from a gnarled rootwood branch representing a rock. The features of the figure sensitively carved and emerging from an amorphous root burl, 44 cm high
A fine rootwood and hardwood miniature cabinet, Mid-Qing Dynasty, 18th-19th century the cabinet is finely carved with a ruyi fungus formed handle, each side is also decorated with ruyi fungus branches. The doors are carved in relief with floral scrolls,…
A Chinese carved root wood figure together with a carved marble inset stand, 19th century and later the figure modelled in natural form together with a later heavy carved stand with rouge marble inset the figure, 78 cm high, the stand, 60.5 cm high
A large Chinese Rootwood brush holder, early Qing Dynasty, 18th-19th century, nicely hollowed in the centre, the knobbly exterior with a good patina, the concave base with a central plug, 18.2 cm high. Provenance: Sydney L. Moss, London, 27/7/1993 (dated…