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719

A CARVED BAMBOO ‘LANDSCAPE’
CUP
QING DYNASTY, KANGXI PERIOD

carved around the exterior in varying depths
of relief with a continuous landscape scene,
depicting two scholars on horseback traveling
side by side on a narrow mountain path,
surrounded by craggy cli s with overhanging
trees and a stream running from the mountain
top to the base ending in a swirl, the surface
patinated to a warm brown color
Height 3½ in., 9 cm

LITERATURE

Wang Qinglu, Zhongguo mincang wenwu
jianshang congshu. Wenfang jiya [Private
collections in China. Treasures for the scholar’s
desk], Beijing, 2007, pl. 53.

$ 30,000-50,000

719 2007 戜峷᷃Ḏ
53
720
214 SOTHEBY’S 720

A CARVED BAMBOO-ROOT
‘FINGER CITRON’ LIBATION CUP
QING DYNASTY, 17TH / 18TH
CENTURY

nely carved and pierced in high relief around
the exterior with a large nger citron, borne
on a gnarled branch issuing leaves and further
attendant citrons, inscribed near the base with a
small seal enclosing a yu character, the surface
patinated to a warm reddish-brown color
Height 3½ in., 9 cm

$ 15,000-25,000