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拍品專文
'The Nine Elders of Xiangshan' refer to a group of Tang dynasty scholars, including the poet Bai Juyi (772-846), who often gathered in the Xiangshan mountains to drink wine and to discuss art and literature. The theme was popularly adopted by bamboo carvers of the Qing dynasty, with slight variations in the overall composition. Compare with two similar bamboo examples, the first is illustrated in The Complete Collection of Treasures of the Palace Museum - 44 - Bamboo, Wood, Ivory and Rhinoceros Horn Carvings, Hong Kong, 2002, p. 62, no. 56., the other one sold at Christie's Hong Kong, 30 May 2012, lot 4281. Another similar example carved in spinach green jade, dated to the Qianlong period, is illustrated in The Complete Collection of Treasures of the Palace Museum - 42 - Jadeware (III), Hong Kong, 1995, p. 209, no. 170.