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AN INSCRIBED BAMBOO ROOT WATER POT
QING DYNASTY, 19TH CENTURY
The circular bamboo root is worked into a flattened water pot with an oval aperture near
the centre surrounded by an incised six-character inscription in seal script followed by the
signature Lifu, and the artist’s seal.
4 æ in. (11.8 cm.) wide
HK$150,000-250,000 US$20,000-32,000

Zhang Lifu, hailing from Anhui province, was a calligrapher and carver active
during the Daoguang and Xianfeng periods. He was especially known for carving
inscriptions after archaic scripts.

᪺ڊ̐ˡ☹ ཰⒥૳ᢎⒿᙀ㢰㢎ྌ᥆˦

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ᆌ⛁ഏ卿໫ᇯᫀ⥂՞卿᳖ջ㙣ݏǮ়㎒՞ǯ႙㦔ߴ卿ݳ㘻ᝧᯧ卿⛛㫌ה৅ԮℒݰӬᡟǯ

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