A CHINESE BAMBOO 'POINTING THE RISING SUN' FIGURAL BRUSHPOT

清中期 竹雕通景“指日高升”人物高士圖筆筒
Of circular section resting on three short feet, finely carved to one side with a landscape with a scholar standing beneath a large pine tree, accompanied by two elderly figures and his attendant, pointing the rising sun in the sky, symbolizing a Chinese idiom implying the expectation of rising in rank in the near future. the surface with a lustrous patina and a warm golden-brown color. Mid-Qing Dynasty period, 18th century.

Height: 6 1/8 in (15.3 cm) Diameter: 4 1/8 in (10.2 cm)

Provenance: Christie's London, Asian Art, December 2005, Lot 119.

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