A Large Burlwood and Huanghuali Scroll PotMING DYNASTY, 16TH CENTURY明 根雕大筆海the pot carved utilizing the natural contours of the burlwood trunk, the surface showing a dense network of irregular knots and rugged swirls, mounted at the rim with an undulating huanghuali lip, the whole risen above a similarly worked stand.  Height 16 x length 14 1/2 in., 41 x 37 cm.Property from the Collection of Bruce H. and Eleanor A. Knowles, Williamsburg, VirginiaAcquired from C.L. Ma Antiques, Hong Kong, April 8, 1990.