清十七至十八世紀 竹根雕水仙擺件 《希喬刻》款

skilfully modelled in openwork as small clusters of narcissus buds and blossoms borne on long stems and surrounded by slender curling leaves, all supported on a base detailed with two lingzhi blooms on the underside borne on a stem further issuing a lingzhi bloom at the side, the reverse with a long meandering leaf incised with an inscription about narcissus blooms and signed Xiqiao, the bamboo patinated to a warm golden-brown colour

香港蘇富比1978年11月29日，編號405
Spink & Son Ltd.，倫敦

《Bamboo and Wood Carvings of China and the East》，Spink & Son Ltd.，倫敦，1979年，編號292
《Oriental Works of Art》，Oriental Art Gallery，倫敦，1992年，編號65

There is a minor break between the larger and smaller stems of lingzhi at the foot of the carving. Images of this are available upon request There are typical age cracks, and several small chips and bruises to the fragile extremities throughout.
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題識：水中仙子來何處，翠袖黃冠白玉英。希喬刻。

李希喬，字遷于，安徽人。工篆刻、擅雕竹。《清稗類鈔》中評其竹技與明末清初竹雕大家濮仲謙不相上下。此品竹根透雕水仙脫俗出塵，伴以靈芝，巧成「芝仙祝壽」之美喻。