AN IRON-RED AND SEPIA ‘LANDSCAPE AND POEM’ BRUSHPOT, BITONG, GUANGXU MARK AND PERIODChina, 1875-1908. Of rectangular form with straight sides, painted in iron-red to the wider sides with mountain landscapes, one side depicting two pavilions nestled amid rocks and trees, the reverse with a scholar walking along a river towards a pavilion. The shorter sides each with a poem describing mountain landscapes and three seal marks. The recessed base with an iron-red six-character markda Qing Guangxu nianzhi and of the period.Inscriptions: One poem describes a spring landscape with trees covered in red blossoms amid mountains, green meadows, and travelers, titled ‘three poems on spring excursions in Fengle pavilion’, written by Ouyang Xiu, a Song period historian and poet. The second poem outlines a scenery with mountains and misty lakes and rivers.Provenance: French trade.Condition: Very good condition with minor wear, light surface scratches, and minuscule nibbling.Weight: 418.2 gDimensions: Height 12.1 cmOuyang Xiu (1007-1072) was a Chinese historian, calligrapher, epigrapher, essayist, poet, and politician of the Song dynasty. He was a renowned writer among his contemporaries and is considered the central figure of the Eight Masters of the Tang and Song period. He revived the Classical Prose Movement and promoted it in imperial examinations, paving the way for future masters like Su Shi and Su Zhe.光緒款及年代礬紅彩山水詩文筆筒中國，1875-1908年。筆筒造型方正，四方倭角，施釉明潤。外壁兩面分別畫礬紅彩山水，整幅畫面佈局自然，畫面為古木遒勁詩味濃郁又意境深邃的繪畫風格。遠近分明，空間清晰，合乎自然。畫作意境寂寥空闊，思古幽情，亦不乏人欣賞。士大夫在此清幽雅逸之永恆天地閒適自在任意逍遙。題識書法恣意奔放。底足紅彩“大清光緒年製”。款識：1）帝峰入雲樓碧霄，江湖煙？足風凌。風日晴和景色好，秀水青山分外嬌。2）紅樹青山日欲斜，長郊草色綠無涯。游人不管春將老，來往亭前踏落花。