A SUPERBLY CARVED BAMBOO 'PRUNUS' INKREST QING DYNASTY, 18TH CENTURY
delicately rendered on one side in shallow relief with blossoming prunus branches clambering over a curled section of a gnarled tree bark, the reverse echoing the prunus motif and skilfully detailed in openwork with gnarled branches bearing prunus blooms, the bamboo is well patinated to a deep caramel colour, wood stand
7.8 cm, 3 in.
Provenance:
Maria Kiang Chinese Art Ltd., Hong Kong.
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delicately rendered on one side in shallow relief with blossoming prunus branches clambering over a curled section of a gnarled tree bark, the reverse echoing the prunus motif and skilfully detailed in openwork with gnarled branches bearing prunus blooms, the bamboo is well patinated to a deep caramel colour, wood stand
7.8 cm, 3 in.
Provenance:
Maria Kiang Chinese Art Ltd., Hong Kong.
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