17TH CENTURY
LENGTH: 10.5CM
The bamboo root is carved in the form of a dramatic rocky landscape with a water buffalo in the middle of a levelled plane. The buffalo stands under a densely carved pine tree growing alongside a large overhanging pierced rock. The bamboo is patinated to a deep caramel colour and raised on a hongmu stand.
PROVENANCE:
Edward T Chow Collection
EXHIBITED:
One Man’s Taste: Treasures from the Lakeside Pavilion 14 October 1988 – 15 January 1989, Collections Baur, Geneva
LITERATURE:
One Man’s Taste: Treasures from the Lakeside Pavilion 14 October 1988 – 15 January 1989, Collections Baur, Geneva, p. 29, Catalogue No. W.11.
清十七世紀 竹根山子筆架
