BAMBOO BRUSHPOT RED CLiFF

BAMBOO BRUSHPOT RED CLiFF
QING PERIOD 1644 to 1911

The colour of this brushpot is actually : TAN BROWN it appears lighter in colour in the images.

A superb well carved brushpot standing on three legs.
A continuous scene carved in high relief, scholars and attendants, boatmen steering the low sampan.
Overhanging pine branches, curling waves, rocky shoreline, the Red Cliffs.
Calligraphy, seal mark.
A very tactile brushpot.

Formerly the property of a Japanese collector - acquired over 40 years ago.

The Battle of Red Cliffs, also known as the Battle of Chibi, was a decisive naval battle in the winter of AD 208–209 at the end of the Han dynasty, about twelve years prior to the beginning of the Three Kingdoms period in Chinese history.
The battle was fought between the allied forces of the southern warlords Sun Quan, Liu Bei, and Liu Qi against the numerically-superior forces of the northern warlord Cao Cao. Liu Bei and Sun Quan frustrated Cao Cao's effort to conquer the land south of the Yangtze River and reunite the territory of the Eastern Han dynasty.
The allied victory at Red Cliffs ensured the survival of Liu Bei and Sun Quan, gave them control of the Yangtze, and provided a line of defence that was the basis for the later creation of the two southern states of Shu Han and Eastern Wu.
The battle has been called the largest naval battle in history in terms of the numbers involved.

Refer the large images for details & condition. Please note... depending on your computer monitor / phone / ipad etc. colour may vary to actual.

Condition: Very Good for age. A deep surface hairline NOT A SPLIT (refer base image ), hairlines commensurate with age.
Height about : 14.1 cm
Diameter about: 12.9 cm
Weight about: 347 grams
A$425