Two bamboo 'pine and figures' brushrests Qing dynasty

each modeled in the round of a boy atop an ox or water buffalo under the canopy of a tall pine tree, one of honey-brown color, the pine tree rendered in an openwork style, the cow's eyes picked out in black, 18th century; the other of dark-brown color and deep patina, set against a cliff with a smaller tree by its side, 19th century; together with a small study of a turtle and crane underneath a paulownia tree, of dark-brown color, 19th century (3)

19th c. brushrest: Gift of Tina and Michael Chow.

All in good condition.
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The motif of a young boy with an ox or water buffalo probably represents the spring ox and driver, whereby the ox, representing spring and fertility, is beaten by the driver to stimulate the germination and growth for the newly planted crops.