Chinese Qing Dynasty Carved Bamboo Brushpot
Antique Chinese, Qing dynasty carved bamboo brushpot. The naturalistic shape imitating a pine stump is carved in high relief with multiple figures in a landscape scene emulating "The Elegant Gathering at the Orchid Pavilion" (Lan Ting Ya Ji Tu.)
The vivid and intricate carving is worked in openwork and high relief and is executed in the round.
Qing Dynasty, Circa Late 18th Century
17.6 x 15 x 11.5 cm
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Provenance: Sotheby's, New York, September 1986, Sale 5490, Lot 289
See a smaller but similar published example:
Ip Yee and Laurance C.S. Tam, "Chinese Bamboo Carving - Part 1",
Hong Kong Museum of Art, 1978, Plate 76, pages 286-287
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