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A FINELY CARVED BAMBOO WRIST-REST
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A FINELY CARVED BAMBOO WRIST-REST
QING DYNASTY, 18TH/19TH CENTURY
Finely carved in the liu qing technique, reserving the skin of the bamboo, to depict Lan Caihe with basket of medicinal herbs dangling from a hoe over his shoulder, standing on a tree trunk raft in a fast flowing stream, inscribed with the signature Gu Xun
8 7/8 in. (22.5 cm.) long
QING DYNASTY, 18TH/19TH CENTURY
Finely carved in the liu qing technique, reserving the skin of the bamboo, to depict Lan Caihe with basket of medicinal herbs dangling from a hoe over his shoulder, standing on a tree trunk raft in a fast flowing stream, inscribed with the signature Gu Xun
8 7/8 in. (22.5 cm.) long
Provenance
A Japanese private collection