Page 186 - Bonhams May 8-9 2017 London Fine Asian Art

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A CARVED BAMBOO BRUSH POT
18th/19th century
Finely carved in high relief and openwork with a scene featuring
scholars conversing under a pine tree in a rocky landscape, the
surface of the vessel with a deep patina. 15.5cm (6 1/8in) high

£1,500 - 2,000
CNY13,000 - 17,000 HK$15,000 - 20,000

505

506
A BAMBOO ‘EIGHTEEN LUOHANS’ BRUSHPOT
Late Qing Dynasty
The exterior well carved in relief with the Eighteen Arhats and their
attributes in a mountainous landscape. 14.5cm (5 3/4in) high

£1,000 - 1,500
CNY8,700 - 13,000 HK$9,800 - 15,000

506

507 507
184 | BONHAMS A SMALL BAMBOO ‘RED CLIFFS’ BRUSHPOT, BITONG
18th century
Crisply carved in high relief with three scholars in a boating party while
a further two attendants guide the boat below craggy pine-strewn
cliffs, the reverse left plain showing a patina of reddish brown tone.
12cm (4 3/4in) high

£1,500 - 2,000
CNY13,000 - 17,000 HK$15,000 - 20,000

Provenance
Spink & Son Ltd., London, circa 1980s (label)

Compare with a related brushpot carved with a scene of Su Dongpo
cruising under the Red Cliffs, late 18th century, illustrated by Ip Yee
and L.Tam, Chinese Bamboo Carving, Part I, Hong Kong, 1978,
pp.288-289.

For details of the charges payable in addition to the final Hammer Price of each Lot
please refer to paragraphs 7 & 8 of the Notice to Bidders at the back of the catalogue.