Page 28 - Wooley & Wallace June 2, 2020 Chinese Art

567 568

567
A CHINESE BAMBOO ‘RED CLIFF’ BRUSHPOT, BITONG
18 /19 CENTURY
TH
TH
Of cylindrical form, carved to one side with a scene from the tale of the
Red Cliff, depicting scholars sitting and drinking tea in a sampan as two men
row the boat under pine trees through a rocky landscape, with a slightly
concave rim, all raised on three short feet, 17cm.
£800-1,200
Provenance: from an English private collection, purchased in 1948.
568
A CHINESE BAMBOO ‘SCHOLARS’ BRUSHPOT, BITONG
20 CENTURY
TH
The cylindrical body carved in relief with a continuous scene of scholars and
their attendants playing the qin, drinking tea and practising calligraphy in a
rocky wooded landscape, 17.2cm.
£300-500

569
A CHINESE BAMBOO ‘LANDSCAPE’ VASE
PROBABLY LATE QING DYNASTY
The cylindrical body carved in shallow relief with pavilions and pagodas in a
mountainous landscape, with a mythical beast and a lotus flowerhead to the
waisted neck, 27.5cm.
£200-300

569

26 See paragraphs 4 & 5 of our conditions of business at the back of the catalogue for additional charges on the final hammer prices