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

A CHINESE BAMBOO ‘SHANG SHAN SI HAO' BRUSHPOT, BITONG
18TH/19TH CENTURY

The cylindrical body deeply carved with three elders playing weiqi and a fourth crossing a bridge with an attendant, all surrounded by pine trees, huts and rocky outcrops, raised on three short feet, with an indistinct signature to the base 17cm.

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, the famous recluses during the early Western Han dynasty who withdrew from society to avoid political conflict.

十八/十九世紀 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。