A CHINESE CARVED BAMBOO 'SCHOLAR AND CRANE' BRUSHPOT, BITONG

A CHINESE CARVED BAMBOO 'SCHOLAR AND CRANE' BRUSHPOT, BITONG
17TH/18TH CENTURY

The cylindrical brushpot carved in relief with a scene of a scholar and two acolytes in a rocky landscape, one holding a box, the other gesturing towards a crane in flight above a gnarled pine tree, with a hardwood rim and stand, 13.7cm overall.

Cf. Spink, Bamboo and Wood Carvings of China and the East, p.11 and R Soame Jenyns, Chinese Art, p.262, pl.197 for a related brushpot depicting a similar scene. See also Sotheby's New York, 15th September 2010, lot 355 for another comparable example.

十七/十八世紀 竹雕松下高士圖筆筒