A Carved Bamboo Brushpot Qing Dynasty, 17th / 18th Century

of cylindrical form and resting on a three-footed concave base, carved around the exterior with a continuous scene depicting several figures by a flowing stream, including a lady looking serenely at a child playing by the stream and a scholar standing beneath a large pine tree amidst rockwork, the bamboo patinated to a warm reddish-brown tone