A WELL-CARVED 'PRUNUS' WATERPOT

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A WELL-CARVED 'PRUNUS' WATERPOT
QING DYNASTY, 17TH/18TH CENTURY

The hollowed vessel finely carved as a section of a tree-trunk issuing a number of twisted boughs heavily laden with prunus buds and blossom resting on the rounded sides and rim of the waterpot, the flowers well detailed with overlapping petals opening to reveal the stamen
3 3/8 in. (8.5 cm.) wide

Provenance

Sotheby's Belgravia, 1970's

Lot Essay

Compare the present example with a similar waterpot from the Dr Ip Yee Collection included in the China House exhibition, Bamboo Carving of China, New York, 1983 and illustrated by Wang Shixiang and Wan-go Weng, Catalogue, no. 33.

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