The Dr Grice Collection Of Chinese Bamboo And Scholars’ Objects - 10th November 2026

Lot 11

λ A CHINESE CARVED BAMBOO 'MOUNTAIN' BRUSHREST, BISHAN

Estimate £800 - £1,200

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Description

λ A CHINESE CARVED BAMBOO 'MOUNTAIN' BRUSHREST, BISHAN
17TH/18TH CENTURY

Intricately carved in the round with three standing and two seated figures beneath a large overhanging wutong tree before a tall irregular rocky outcrop, the scene surrounded by smaller rocks, together with a zitan stand, 9cm across. (2)

Provenance: from the collection of Dr John William Hawksley Grice OBE (1891–1976) and thence by descent.

For a related bamboo mountain carving with a sage in the Shanghai Museum, see Literati Spirit: Art of Chinese Bamboo Carving, Shanghai, 2012, p.106, no.043.

十七/十八世紀 竹雕鬆下高士紋筆山
來源：John William Hawksley Grice 醫生(1891–1976)收藏，之後由家人繼承。