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A GROUP OF THREE CARVED BAMBOO A CARVED BAMBOO ‘PRUNUS CUP’ A CARVED BAMBOO BRUSHPOT
BRUSH POTS 17th/18th century Late Qing Dynasty
19th century Carved in the form of a gnarled trunk issuing Deeply carved with a continuous scene of
Comprising: a reticulated pot carved in low blossoming prunus branches, the trunk gentlemen scholars assembled in a landscape
relief with scholars in a garden conversing carved to simulate tree knots. of plantain, pine and rockwork, before a
over wine; a smaller pot with a cabbage, with 8cm (3.1/8in) high. dignitary seated on a raised platform, flanked
a five-line inscription, signed; and a narrow by attendants, the bamboo skin carved
pot with a scholar sage and two attendants £1,500 - 2,000 to simulate rockwork and swirling clouds,
in a pine forest. The largest: 14cm (5 1/2in) CNY13,000 - 18,000 hongmu base and rim mount. 17.7cm (7in)
wide (3). HK$16,000 - 22,000 high.

£1,000 - 1,500 £1,500 - 2,000
CNY8,800 - 13,000 CNY13,000 - 18,000
HK$11,000 - 16,000 HK$16,000 - 22,000

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