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

Lot 32

A SMALL CHINESE BAMBOO CARVING OF A FINGER CITRON

Estimate £800 - £1,200

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Description

A SMALL CHINESE BAMBOO CARVING OF A FINGER CITRON
17TH/ 18TH CENTURY

Naturalistically carved with a leafy stem and curling fingers, together with a carved wood 'melon fruit' stand, 9.2cm. (2)

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

See the British Museum, accession number 2004,0630.1.a-b, for a related bamboo carving of a finger citron, formerly from the Grice Collection.

十七/十八世紀 竹雕佛手擺件
來源：John William Hawksley Grice 醫生(1891–1976)收藏，之後由家人繼承。