A FINE SMALL CARVED BAMBOO BRUSHPOT

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A FINE SMALL CARVED BAMBOO BRUSHPOT
QING DYNASTY, 17TH/18TH CENTURY

The small cylindrical brushpot is finely carved in high relief with seven sages in various leisurely pursuits, playing and listening to the qin, engaging in a game of chess under the shade of a pine tree, and seated in peaceful contemplation, attended by three servants, in an idyllic bamboo grove, the patina of an attractive honey-brown tone, minor age cracks
4 5/8 in. (11.8 cm.) high, box

拍品專文

The scene recalls the celebrated gathering of scholars, namely Shan Tao, Ruan Ji, Ji Kang, Xiang Xiu, Liu Ling, Ruan Xian, and Wang Rong, who were renowned for their literary pursuits. For a similar scene on a carved incense holder illustrated by S. Kwan, Ming and Qing Bamboo, Hong Kong, 2000, p. 346, no. 100. The quality of the carving of the present brushpot is comparable to a brushpot depicting a similar scene of the 'Western Garden', sold in these Rooms, 29 October 2001, lot 532.