Elegantly Carved Chinese bamboo brush pot
Updated September 20, 2026
This auction ended on September 27, 2026.
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| Lot number | 295 |
| Estimate | 600.00 - 700.00 USD |
| Auction | SEPTEMBER ANTIQUE AND ARTS AUCTION |
| Date | September 27, 2026 at 6:00 PM EDT |
| Auction house | Affinity Antique Auction |
| Location | Fresh Meadows, New York |
an elegantly carved Chinese bamboo brush pot (Bitong, ??), traditionally created as a functional and highly aesthetic scholar’s object for a calligrapher’s desk. Dimension: The front of the bitong is delicately carved in low relief, depicting a small wild songbird perched gracefully upon a thin, angular stem of bamboo. on the reverse side constitutes a seven-syllable regulated poem (Qiyan Lushi), written in an elegant running script (Xingshu).
