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THE PROPERTY OF AN IMPORTANT AMERICAN COLLECTOR
~1249
A RELIEF-CARVED BAMBOO BRUSH POT
18TH CENTURY
The sides are carved in high relief with a continuous scene of three scholars and an attendant carrying
books, two of the scholars standing with the attendant beneath a pine tree while the third scholar
holds a staf as he walks ahead towards the large rock face that divides the scene. The brush pot has
later-added hongmu mounts.
5Ω in. (14 cm.) high
$4,000-6,000

PROVENANCE
Private collection, Germany.
Nagel Auktionen, Stuttgart, ‘From the Scholar’s Studio, 88 Objects for Use and Inspiration’,
6 June 2005, lot 223.
Private collection, America, 2005-2013.
Nicholas Grindley, London, June 2014.
LITERATURE
N. Grindley, June 2014, London, no. 4.
The carving may represent a scene taken from Su Shi’s (Su Dongpo) two compositions about
his journeys to the Red Clif, commonly referred to as ‘The Former Ode to the Red Clif’ and
‘The Latter Ode to the Red Clif’.
清十八世紀 竹雕人物故事圖筆筒

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