A CHINESE BAMBOO LIUQING 'FISHERMAN' WRIST REST

A CHINESE BAMBOO LIUQING 'FISHERMAN' WRIST REST
QING DYNASTY

Carved with a seated fisherman holding a rod beneath rockwork and a pine tree, inscribed with a two line poem and two indistinct seal marks, 20.9cm.

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

Literature: J H W Grice, “Chinese Bamboo Carvings”, Country Life, 6th May 1954, pp. 1402-1404.

清 竹雕留青寒江孤釣紋臂擱
銘文：垂竿樂自如。
來源：John William Hawksley Grice 醫生(1891–1976)收藏，之後由家人繼承。
出版：J H W Grice, “Chinese Bamboo Carvings”, Country Life, 1954年5月6日, pp. 1402-1404.