A BAMBOO WRISTREST

QING DYNASTY. 18TH CENTURY

LENGTH: 25.9CM

The wrist rest is deeply carved with bamboo rising amidst pierced rockwork. A four-character inscription reading ‘hai shu ying ke‘ is carved to the left-hand side of the design.

SIMILAR EXAMPLE
A wristrest depicting bamboo amidst rocks with stylistically similar carving for the bamboo is illustrated in Treasures from the Scholar’s Studio, Kyoto, 1992, p. 168, Catalogue No. 149.

清中期竹刻石疎影刻臂擱