A CHINESE HARDWOOD-INLAID BRUSHPOT, BITONG. Qing Dynasty. The plain cylindrical body inlaid with mother-of-pearl, malachite and soapstone with the Laughing Buddha carrying a walking stick and standing on top of a large sack, 9.5cm H. Provenance: English private collection, acquired in China in the early 20th Century, thence by descent. 清 木雕嵌螺鈿和尚紋筆筒 來源：英國私人收藏，於20世紀早期購於中國，後傳承至現藏家。