Fine Chinese Works of Art & Paintings - 24th May 2023
Lot 446
†A RARE CHINESE CARVED BAMBOO PERFUMIER
Estimate £4,000 - £6,000 | Hammer £7000
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Description
†A RARE CHINESE CARVED BAMBOO PERFUMIER
QING DYNASTY
Carved as a bottle gourd with a reticulated body issuing from a curved stalk and carved with an abundance of foliage and small gourds, 8.6cm.
Cf. I Yee and L Tam, Chinese Bamboo Carving, part 1, Hong Kong Museum of Art, pp.438-9, for a related bamboo box.
清 竹雕瓜瓞綿綿香珮