Asian Art II - 19th May 2011

Lot 740

A Chinese bamboo carving of a seated sage probably 19th century

Estimate £1,000 - £2,000 | Hammer £3200

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Description

A Chinese bamboo carving of a seated sage probably 19th century, wearing flowing robes and holding a basket of lingzhi and with a gourd and a staff at his back, 11.5cm. Cf. L Tam, Chinese Bamboo Carving Part I, Hong Kong Museum of Art, p. 380 for a related example.