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A bamboo ‘Seven Sages of the Bamboo Grove’ tripod brushpot
353 Qing dynasty
An inscribed bamboo ‘cabbage’ cylindrical brushpot The exterior finely carved in relief with a continuous scene of seven
18th/19th century sages with their entourage amidst bamboo groves engaging in various
The exterior with one side carved with two cabbages growing amidst activities, two playing weiqi by the balustrades with another looking
younger shoots, and incised with a series of kaishu inscriptions. on, two writing and admiring calligraphy whilst two attendants
10.7cm high. boiling water and serving tea, two reading and in discussion with an
HK$20,000 - 40,000 attendant playfully climbing a stem of bamboo, all hidden away within
US$2,600 - 5,200 dense bamboo leaf-canopy, pine tress, shrubs and foliage issuing from
rockwork.
十八/十九世紀 竹雕白菜紋筆筒 14.7cm high.
HK$150,000 - 200,000
落款：「石嵓」 US$19,000 - 26,000

Compare also a similar bamboo brushpot with carved cabbage 清 竹雕竹林七賢筆筒
decoration in raised relief in the Palace Museum, Beijing, illustrated in
Small Refined articles of the Study. The Complete Collection of Treasures Compare also a similar bamboo brushpot also decorated with a carved
of the Palace Museum, Shanghai, 2009, p.23, no.15. scene featuring the Seven Sages of the Bamboo Grove in the Palace
Museum, Beijing, illustrated in Small Refined articles of the Study. The
Complete Collection of Treasures of the Palace Museum, Shanghai,
2009, pp.36-37, no.24.

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