Asian Art I - 17th November 2015
Lot 167
A CHINESE BAMBOO CARVED LIBATION CUP 17TH/18TH CENTURY Carved in relief with a gnarled flowering...
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Description
A CHINESE BAMBOO CARVED LIBATION CUP
17TH/18TH CENTURY
Carved in relief with a gnarled flowering prunus branch emerging from the base and extending towards the flaring rim, 12.5cm dia.
Cf. I Yee and L Tam, Chinese Bamboo Carving, Part II, pp.254-5, no.69 for related examples; see also R Keverne, Bamboo and Wood Carvings of China and the East, p.53, no.195.