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9/2/2020 Important Chinese Art | Sotheby's

Impo rtant Chinese Art
New York |23 Sep 2020 | 09:00 AM EDT

Lot 738

A BAMBOO 'SCHOLAR' WRISTREST, QING DYNASTY
Estimate: 8,000 - 12,000 USD

A BAMBOO 'SCHOLAR' WRISTREST
QING DYNASTY
清 竹雕秋樹讀書圖臂擱

carved in low relief with a scholar in loose robes reading beneath a tree with leaves sparsely covering the tall branches, the ground
strewn with further leaves and grass, inscribed in stylized script Qiushu dushu tu, the bamboo patinated to a golden brown tone

題識：
秋樹讀書圖

Length 6 in., 15.2 cm

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