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A good Chinese bamboo brush pot, bitong, Qing Dynasty,
with carved plum blossom to one side and a poem about The
Immortals of Mount Luofu, reading: ‘Swallowing his tears, pearls
of dew, residing at his hermit’s house on Solitary Hill! How many
times has the east wind blown without waking him? While to this
day, new colours, just like Immortal peach bloom!’, 13cm high x
8.4cm diameter

Provenance:
Private English Collection

The poem contrasts the ever-blossoming Plum tress which he
loved with the single life-span of the most famous poet of plum
blossoms, Lin Pu/Bu (967-1028) who resided on Solitary Hill, West
Lake, as a hermit.

Mount Luofu, a Toaist sacred mountain in Guangdong is also
famous for its plum blossom trees.

清 竹雕题诗文笔筒
拍品来源：英国私人收藏

£1,000-1,500

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A good Bamboo ‘Seven Sages’ brush vase, bitong, Qing Dynasty, deeply carved around the cylindrical exterior to depict a continuous scene of the
‘Seven Sages of the Bamboo Grove’ engaged in various leisurely pursuits including painting seated under the shade of pine trees, in conversation,
observing the landscape, and playing a game of weiqi, in a distant opening in a bamboo grove, the Sages are accompanied by young attendants, two
of whom are portrayed playfully climbing up bamboo trees, all in a rocky landscape setting, apocryphal inscription of Zhu Sansong, the mouth and
foot rims are mounted with hardwood, 16cm high x 14cm wide
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Provenance:
By repute purchased by the current owner in Hong Kong around 2010.

The ‘Seven Sages of the Bamboo Groove’ were a group of 3rd century scholars who rejected official duties in favour of rustic life, and often
gathered in a bamboo groove to drink wine and to discuss art and literature. The theme was popularly adopted by bamboo carvers of the 17th/18th
56 century, with slight variations in the overall composition.
A Chinese hardwood table stand, Qing Dynasty, perhaps Huanghuali, painted with silver lacquer with stylised flowers and rocks and a poem, 28cm
long x 4cm high x 15cm deep 清 朱三松款竹林七贤笔筒
拍品来源：巴斯私人收藏，现藏家于2010年左右购自香港
清 黄花梨错银书卷形座
£6,000-8,000
£600-800

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