Asian Art II - 16th May 2017
Lot 228
A CHINESE BAMBOO BITONG PROBABLY QING DYNASTY Reticulated and carved in relief with Confucian...
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A CHINESE BAMBOO BITONG
PROBABLY QING DYNASTY
Reticulated and carved in relief with Confucian scholars examining a scroll beneath a pine tree, with further scholars and attendants amongst rocks, signed Ma Guo Zhen Ke, 16.3cm.
Cf. I Yee and L Tam, Chinese Bamboo Carving, Part II, pp.198-206, for related brush pots carved with scholars.