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A LARGE CARVED BAMBOO ‘PINE TRUNK’
LIBATION CUP
17th century
The large vessel modelled as a pine trunk section,
carved in relief with gnarled pine branches and
protruding wood knots, the later hardwood stand
carved in openwork with lotus stems and leaves.
16cm (6 1/4in) long. (2).

£2,000 - 4,000
CNY18,000 - 36,000
Please note this Lot is to be sold at No Reserve.
本拍品不設底價

十七世紀 竹雕蟠松杯

Compare with a similar carved bamboo ‘pine trunk’
libation cup, Kangxi, in the Simon Kwan Collection
included in the exhibition, Ming and Qing Bamboo,
Hong Kong, 2000, pp.260-261, no.57. See also a
related bamboo ‘pine trunk’ cup, Qing dynasty, in
The Complete Collection of Treasures of the Palace
Museum: Small Refined Articles of the Study,
Shanghai, 2009, no.98.

A related carved bamboo ‘pine tree’ libation cup,
17th/18th century, was sold at Christie’s London,
10 May 2011, lot 17.

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A BAMBOO ‘PRUNUS’ LIBATION CUP
17th/18th century
Modelled as a trunk section, carved in openwork
relief with gnarled blossoming prunus branches.
12.2cm (4 7/8in) wide.
£1,000 - 1,500
CNY9,000 - 14,000
Please note this Lot is to be sold at No Reserve.
本拍品不設底價

十七/十八世紀 竹雕梅樁紋杯

Compare with a similar carved bamboo ‘prunus’
libation cup, Kangxi, in the Simon Kwan Collection
included in the exhibition, Ming and Qing Bamboo,
Hong Kong, 2000, pp.266-267, no.60. See another
example in the Shanghai Museum, published in
Literati Spirit: Art of Chinese Bamboo Carving,
Shanghai, 2012, no.008.

See a related bamboo ‘prunus tree-trunk’ cup, 18th 405
century, which was sold at Christie’s New York, 17-
18 March 2016, lot 1339.

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