Asian Art I - 17th November 2015
Lot 177
A CHINESE BAMBOO BITONG BY XIAO GU QING DYNASTY Carved with pak choi emerging from the ground
Estimate £600 - £1,000 | Hammer £650
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Description
A CHINESE BAMBOO BITONG BY XIAO GU
QING DYNASTY
Carved with pak choi emerging from the ground, and with calligraphy including the kui mao date cipher and a poem to the reverse, 14cm.
Cf. Zhejiang Provincial Museum, Charm of Bamboo, p.55, no.13.3 for a comparable example.