18TH CENTURY

Details

A CARVED IVORY BRUSH POT
18TH CENTURY
Well carved in low relief with pine, bamboo and prunus (The Three Friends of Winter) and inscribed with a poetic inscription referring to the decoration, followed by the signature, She Guo Guan, and two seals, Guan and yin
5½ in. (14 cm.) high

Provenance

Bonham's, London, 7 December 1990, Lot 16.

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Lot Essay

She Guo Guan was active during the Qianlong period, and was famous for his carving of orchids and bamboo.

The sensitive low-relief style of carving on this brush pot is similar to that found on one carved with magnolia and peony, dated late 16th/early 17th century included in the exhibition, Selected Ivory Carvings from the Sir Victor Sassoon Chinese Ivories Trust, Phillips, London, 9 - 20 November 1999, no. 7.

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