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2956
A CARVED BAMBOO ‘PRUNUS
TREE TRUNK’ LIBATION CUP
EARLY QING DYNASTY, 17TH CENTURY
The large section of bamboo is well carved
and pierced in high relief as a gnarled
section of a prunus tree trunk, with a
flowering and budding branch at one side
which extends around the sides.
5 æ in. (14.5 cm.) wide, box
HK$120,000-180,000
US$16,000-23,000

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A NATURAL-FORM BAMBOO
ROOT SEAL
QING DYNASTY (1644-1911)
The square-section seal is finely carved to
the upper surface to highlight the natural
clustering of the bamboo roots. The seal
face is carved with an excerpt from Tao
Yuanming’s poem ‘Wu liu xiansheng zhuan’
(The Story of the Five Willow Gentleman)
in seal script.
2 ¬ x 2 ƒ in. (6.7 x 6.5 cm.), box
HK$80,000-150,000
US$11,000-19,000
A similar piece dated to the 18th
century was sold as part of the Robert
H. Blumenfield collection at Sotheby’s
Hong Kong, 7 April 2015, lot 3004.
2957

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