A SIGNED AND DATED CARVED BAMBOO BRUSHPOT

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A SIGNED AND DATED CARVED BAMBOO BRUSHPOT
SIGNED YOU HE AND DATED DINGYAO YEAR, CORRESPONDING TO 1867

The sides well carved with a scene of a scholar accompanied by an attendant paying homage to an image of Xiwang Mu seen enveloped in the vaporous clouds overhead, the goddess shown seated in a palanquin beneath an umbrella and surrounded by her female attendants, all within a mountainous river landscape, the inscription incised on a rockface to one side
5 7/8in. (15cm.) high

Lot Essay

The inscription reads: "Fugui shoukao tu dingmao zhong qiu, You He". It may be translated as: "A picture of riches, honor and long life. The second month in autumn of the dingyao year (1867). You He". You He is also known as Li Qingliang