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THE PROPERTY OF AN ASIAN COLLECTOR
A CARVED BAMBOO ‘GATHERING OF THE WEST GARDEN’ BRUSH POT
KANGXI PERIOD (1662-1722)
Details
A CARVED BAMBOO ‘GATHERING OF THE WEST GARDEN’ BRUSH POT
KANGXI PERIOD (1662-1722)
The elliptical brush pot is carved in relief of varying depths to depict the Xiyuan yaji, ‘The Erudite Gathering in the West Garden’, with sixteen scholars engaged in various leisurely activities, including playing the ruan, reading, writing calligraphy, painting, and inscribing on rock, all within a landscape scene detailed with pine trees, plantains, bamboo, and flowing streams.
6 5/8 in. (16.8 cm.) high, box
KANGXI PERIOD (1662-1722)
The elliptical brush pot is carved in relief of varying depths to depict the Xiyuan yaji, ‘The Erudite Gathering in the West Garden’, with sixteen scholars engaged in various leisurely activities, including playing the ruan, reading, writing calligraphy, painting, and inscribing on rock, all within a landscape scene detailed with pine trees, plantains, bamboo, and flowing streams.
6 5/8 in. (16.8 cm.) high, box
Provenance
Sydney L. Moss Ltd., London, 1999
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Priscilla Kong