A CHINESE PIERCED BAMBOO 'SHANG SHAN SI HAO' BRUSHPOT, BITONG

A CHINESE PIERCED BAMBOO 'SHANG SHAN SI HAO' BRUSHPOT, BITONG
17TH/18TH CENTURY

Of cylindrical form, depicting a group of four elders huddled under a pine tree, approached by a figure on horseback, 15.2cm.

Provenance: from the collection of Dr John William Hawksley Grice OBE (1891–1976) and thence by descent.

Shang Shan Si Hao refers to the Four Elders of Shang Mountain, famous recluses during the early Western Han dynasty who withdrew from society to avoid political conflict.

十七/十八世紀 竹雕商山四皓筆筒
來源：John William Hawksley Grice 醫生(1891–1976)收藏，之後由家人繼承。