Asian Art II - 14th November 2018
Lot 688
A CHINESE BAMBOO BITONG 19TH CENTURY Carved to one side with Su Shih and his friends in a...
Estimate £200 - £300
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Description
A CHINESE BAMBOO BITONG
19TH CENTURY
Carved to one side with Su Shih and his friends in a canopied boat cruising under the Red Cliff amongst rocks and pine trees, 17cm.
Cf. I Yee, L C S Tam, Chinese Bamboo Carving, pp.280-281, no.73 for a similar brushpot with the same scene but from the 18th century.