SIGNED SHEN JIAN, QING DYNASTY, 17TH CENTURY

Shen Jian (Shen Liangzhi) was a notable late 17th century bamboo carver, and was the nephew to Shen Dasheng who was himself famous in the late Ming period. For a wrist rest carved by Shen Jian, see Ip Yee and Laurence C.S. Tam, Chinese Bamboo Carving Part I, Hong Kong Museum of Art, pp. 216-217.

The production of these intricately carved miniature landscapes began in the Ming dynasty and remains popular to the present day. Examples of 17th century and 20th century versions are illustrated in the same volume, see nos. 19, 197 and 198.