QING DYNASTY, 18TH CENTURY
HEIGHT: 6CM
The bamboo root is carved in the round into the form of a pumpkin issuing from a leafy branch. The surface is well patinated to a warm brown colour.
SIMILAR EXAMPLE
Similar examples of bamboo root carvings of a water chestnut, tangerine and grape can be found in Bamboo Carving of China, New York, 1983, p. 107, Catalogue Numbers 48-50.
清十八世紀 竹根圓雕南瓜形擺件
