QING DYNASTY, 18TH CENTURY
LENGTH: 11CM
The wristrest is carved in the form of a pine tree trunk with a scaly bark and
gnarled burls, worked in high relief and openwork to the front side with
entwined branches issuing clusters of pine needles. The concave reverse is
covered in a thin layer of lacquer and inscribed with an apocryphal Sansong
三松 mark. The bamboo is patinated to a warm brown tone.
The signature Sansong 三松 refers to Zhu Zhizheng 朱稚征, a celebrated
bamboo carver active during the first half of the 17th century. He established a
distinct style of sculptural high-relief bamboo carving which was widely emulated
in the late Ming and early Qing period.
| 清中期 | 竹雕蒼松紋臂擱 |
| 「三松」款 |
