Lot Essay
The carver, Longshi is the designation of the Suzhou bamboo carver, Yang Xie (1781-1850), cf. Zhongguo meishujia renmming cidian, Shanghai renmin chubanshe, p. 1200.
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A CARVED AND INSCRIBED BAMBOO BRUSHPOT
QING DYNASTY, EARLY 19TH CENTURY
Deftly carved with two bunches of leafy cabbages growing from a verdant ground detailed with a butterfly and bees in flight, the reverse with an inscription describing the scene, followed by Longshi ke, Carved by Longshi, all raised on three integral bracket feet, the lustrous patina of a rich walnut brown tone, fine age cracks
6 in. (15.5. cm.) high, Japanese wood box
QING DYNASTY, EARLY 19TH CENTURY
Deftly carved with two bunches of leafy cabbages growing from a verdant ground detailed with a butterfly and bees in flight, the reverse with an inscription describing the scene, followed by Longshi ke, Carved by Longshi, all raised on three integral bracket feet, the lustrous patina of a rich walnut brown tone, fine age cracks
6 in. (15.5. cm.) high, Japanese wood box
Provenance
A Japanese private collection