KANGXI PERIOD (1662-1722)

Details

A FINELY CARVED BAMBOO 'IMMORTALS' BRUSH POT
KANGXI PERIOD (1662-1722)
6 3⁄8 in. (16.2 cm.) high

Provenance

Mr and Mrs Gerard Hawthorn, acquired in London in the 1970s
Sold at Christe’s Hong Kong, A Fine Collection of Chinese Bamboo Carvings from the Personal Collection of Mr and Mrs Gerard Hawthorn, 3 December 2008, lot 2336

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Lot Essay

The exterior is carved in shallow and high relief with a continuous mountainous landscape populated by groups of immortals. Shoulao is seated with He Xiangu, Lan Caihe and Li Tieguai, who points towards Zhang Guolao, shown riding a donkey along a winding path and holding his fish drums. The composition is skilfully conceived, with the rockwork unifying the scene into a continuous landscape. The carver employs a remarkable range of relief depths to create a strong sense of three-dimensionality, particularly in the delineation of the foreground and receding rockwork.

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