The Robert H. Blumenfield Collection of Chinese Bamboo Carvings

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Lot 3041
  • 3041

A CARVED BAMBOO 'LADY AND THREE BOYS' INCENSE HOLDER QING DYNASTY, 18TH CENTURY

Estimate
300,000 - 500,000 HKD
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Description

  • bamboo (bambuseae)
of cylindrical form, carved in openwork with a continuous scene depicting three boys joyfully playing in a courtyard near a fence whilst an elegantly dressed lady looks on and sits at a table nearby, the setting with tall trees issuing gnarled branches bearing dense clusters of maple leaves, the bamboo smoothly patinated

Provenance

Gerard Hawthorn Ltd., London.

Exhibited

Oriental Works of Art, Gerard Hawthorn Ltd., London, June 2002, cat. no.83.

Catalogue Note

A closely related incense holder was sold in our New York rooms, 28th / 29th September 1989, lot 292.