A VERY RARE CARVED CINNABAR LACQUER '108 SHOU CHARACTERS' BRUSHPOT, BITONGQianlong
The cylindrical vessel crisply carved through layers of cinnabar lacquer around the exterior with continous rows of 108 shou characters in various styles of zhuanshu calligraphy, all on a diaper-pattern ground, the mouth rim with a key-fret border. 9.8cm (3 7/8in) high.Footnotes清乾隆 剔紅「壽」字紋筆筒
Provenance: Priestley & Ferraro Chinese Art Ltd., London, 1 February 2013
來源：倫敦古董商Priestley & Ferraro Chinese Art Ltd.，2013年2月1日
The present brushpot with continuous rows of 108 Shou ('longevity') characters in different forms of seal script, was probably made as a birthday gift. The number of characters is highly significant as it tallies with the number of beads in a Buddhist rosary. The present lot is thus laden with auspicious and religious meaning. A Buddhist rosary has 108 beads because there are said to be a total of 108 energy lines or chakras converging to the heart. One of them, sushumna, leads to the crown chakra, and is believed to lead to the path of self-realisation. The number 108 is also significant for other reasons. The Temple of Heaven in Beijing has 108 pillars in the base, and the first King of the Zhou dynasty called on 108 Gods to help his troops in his attack on the Shang dynasty.
The various styles of zhuanshu or seal script calligraphy is also entirely keeping with scholarly and artistic trends of the time. The Qing emperors endorsed Han learning and scholarship, encouraging scholars to study ancient texts carefully and meticulously. This movement, known as the 'searching for evidence' movement (kaozheng 考證), reached its height in the Qianlong era. Numerous dictionaries were published and the new philology sparked a fascination for artistic archaism, with the ancient seal script calligraphy becoming in vogue.
See for example, a carved cinnabar lacquer screen with similar 'shou' characters, Qianlong, illustrated in The Creation of Natural Immensity and Grandeur: The Yang Ming Shan Fang Collection of Lacquer from Song, Yuan, Ming and Qing Dynasties, Beijing, 2020, no.66.
Compare with a related Imperially inscribed cinnabar lacquer carved brushpot, Qianlong seal mark and of the period, which was sold at Bonhams London, 2 November 2021, lot 66.
A VERY RARE CARVED CINNABAR LACQUER '108 SHOU CHARACTERS' BRUSHPOT, BITONGQianlong
The cylindrical vessel crisply carved through layers of cinnabar lacquer around the exterior with continous rows of 108 shou characters in various styles of zhuanshu calligraphy, all on a diaper-pattern ground, the mouth rim with a key-fret border. 9.8cm (3 7/8in) high.Footnotes清乾隆 剔紅「壽」字紋筆筒
Provenance: Priestley & Ferraro Chinese Art Ltd., London, 1 February 2013
來源：倫敦古董商Priestley & Ferraro Chinese Art Ltd.，2013年2月1日
The present brushpot with continuous rows of 108 Shou ('longevity') characters in different forms of seal script, was probably made as a birthday gift. The number of characters is highly significant as it tallies with the number of beads in a Buddhist rosary. The present lot is thus laden with auspicious and religious meaning. A Buddhist rosary has 108 beads because there are said to be a total of 108 energy lines or chakras converging to the heart. One of them, sushumna, leads to the crown chakra, and is believed to lead to the path of self-realisation. The number 108 is also significant for other reasons. The Temple of Heaven in Beijing has 108 pillars in the base, and the first King of the Zhou dynasty called on 108 Gods to help his troops in his attack on the Shang dynasty.
The various styles of zhuanshu or seal script calligraphy is also entirely keeping with scholarly and artistic trends of the time. The Qing emperors endorsed Han learning and scholarship, encouraging scholars to study ancient texts carefully and meticulously. This movement, known as the 'searching for evidence' movement (kaozheng 考證), reached its height in the Qianlong era. Numerous dictionaries were published and the new philology sparked a fascination for artistic archaism, with the ancient seal script calligraphy becoming in vogue.
See for example, a carved cinnabar lacquer screen with similar 'shou' characters, Qianlong, illustrated in The Creation of Natural Immensity and Grandeur: The Yang Ming Shan Fang Collection of Lacquer from Song, Yuan, Ming and Qing Dynasties, Beijing, 2020, no.66.
Compare with a related Imperially inscribed cinnabar lacquer carved brushpot, Qianlong seal mark and of the period, which was sold at Bonhams London, 2 November 2021, lot 66.
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