Asian Art I - 12th November 2014
Lot 172
A large Chinese bamboo model of the Eight Immortals on a pleasure boat 19th century
Estimate £5,000 - £6,000
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Description
A large Chinese bamboo model of the Eight Immortals on a pleasure boat 19th century, carved with many figures grouped on the deck, some rowing with large oars, the canopy formed from a large gnarled pine tree with bats perching amongst the branches, a signature to the stern which reads Gu Jue zong yu, 39cm.
Provenance: formerly in a private European collection.