A SMALL BAMBOO 'FISHERMAN' BRUSHPOT QING DYNASTY, 18TH / 19TH CENTURY

of cylindrical form, deftly carved on the exterior with a continuous scene depicting a fisherman in a rural landscape set with large bamboo shoots, overhanging wutong trees and large rockwork, incised with a three column poem and signed zhu zhi you with seal, the bamboo patinated to a warm golden-brown colour, fitted on a wooden base of corresponding form resting on four short feet