A CARVED BAMBOO ‘SCHOLARS’ BRUSHPOT QING DYNASTY, 18TH – 19TH CENTURY

of slender cylindrical form, carved to the exterior with two conversing scholars sitting at a stone table, while another scholar stands behind, backed by a large screen, accompanied by two attendants, all within a garden setting detailed with scholar rocks and trees, the surface patinated to a reddish-brown colour, mounted with a wood rim and base