Auction 159 Asian Art

89

A carved and inscribed bamboo brush pot, bitong


Estimate

400 - 600


Session

8 May 2026


Description

China, Qing Dynasty, 19th century

Of cylindrical form, with dark patina

Carved in relief depicting a mountainous landscape with pavilions amidst pine trees, rocks, figures and a bridge over a stream

With an incised calligraphic inscription in two vertical columns, bearing a poetic couplet evoking a mountain landscape and a solitary traveller

(signs of use)



竹雕山水人物纹笔筒,圆筒形,深色包浆,浮雕山峦松林、楼阁小桥及人物,并刻行书诗文两行。中国,清代,十九世纪。

Height: 13 cm



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