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A FINELY CARVED 'ELEGANT The present lot is remarkable for the thickness 筆筒取天然巨一節，筒式，外壁一周深浮雕
GATHERING IN THE WESTERN GARDEN' and large surface of the bamboo, allowing 「西園雅集圖」，崇山峻嶺、遠山近水之
BAMBOO BRUSHPOT, BITONG the artist to skilfully bring the landscape and 中，共雕有二十二餘人，或栖於亭中，或鬆
18th century figural scene to life utilising the depth of the 蔭下對弈，或竹林中漫步，小巧流水，馬夫
Of cylindrical form, meticulously carved in wood to create multi-layers, and building a 及車夫待客於岸邊，雖人小如豆，而形神刻
relief with a continuous scene depicting three-dimensional effect. 畫細膩皆備，筒身一邊刻「臣天章」寄託款
sixteen statesmen, literati and artists gathering 及「施」橢圓印。整器刀法細緻，歎為觀
at a mountain retreat, one group seated in the The deeply-carved scene depicting the 止。
pavilion with another three playing weiqi, two literatus' idealised lifestyle represents a mature
standing within a bamboo grove while several style of the Jiading school, which developed 清代初期，隨著國家政治局勢的穩定和江南
attendants and chariot waiting by a bridge, during the Kangxi period and further evolved 經濟的復甦，嘉定竹刻重獲發展，其市場不
signed with an apocryphal tian zhang mark, during the 18th century. 再局限於文人學士書齋雅玩，其受眾急劇擴
applied with a hardwood mouth rim and base 張，竹刻在此環境下獲得了廣泛的生存空
carved with three low feet. Compare with an early Qing dynasty carved 間。這一時期的竹雕手法多樣，造型題材豐
17cm (6 5/8in) high. bamboo brushpot, signed Yunjiao Shanren, 富，浮雕、鏤雕等技藝都發展到了歷史最高
carved with a similar landscape scene of 水平。
HKD400,000 - 600,000 scholars gathering, illustrated in zhu yuan jiang
US$51,000 - 77,000 xin: ming qing jiading zhuke jingpin, Shanghai, 參看上海市嘉定博物館藏一件清早期雲焦山
2018, pp.198-199. 人款竹雕蘭亭雅集圖詩文筆筒，其雕刻工藝
清十八世紀 竹鏤雕「西園雅集圖」筆筒 及構圖佈局與本筆筒類似，見《竹緣匠心：
明清嘉定竹刻精品》，上海，2018年，頁
198-199。

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