Lot Essay
The cyclical date reads ding wei year, corresponding to 1787 or 1847, and the signature reads Qi Shan
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TWO BAMBOO SCHOLAR'S ARTICLES
18TH CENTURY
One a libation cup well carved as a pine tree stump, the gnarled branches carved in high relief around the sides, lined in copper; the other a wrist rest carved in low relief with the moonlight boating excursion described in "Ode to the Red Cliff", and incised with a lengthy dated inscription and seal--4 and 7 3/4 in. (10.2 and 19.7cm.) long (2)
18TH CENTURY
One a libation cup well carved as a pine tree stump, the gnarled branches carved in high relief around the sides, lined in copper; the other a wrist rest carved in low relief with the moonlight boating excursion described in "Ode to the Red Cliff", and incised with a lengthy dated inscription and seal--4 and 7 3/4 in. (10.2 and 19.7cm.) long (2)