清十八世紀 水晶雙清雅聚竹節式筆筒

the vessel of irregular cylindrical form and supported on a countersunk base, the exterior carved with horizontal ridges to simulate bamboo nodes, further carved in low relief with a continuous scene depicting three musicians seated around a table next to a tall overhanging prunus tree and jagged rockwork, one figure portrayed playing the qin, another playing the flute, the other playing a pipa

There are minor chips and bruises to the rims and fragile extremities, the most severe measuring 0.1 cm at the rim. Otherwise good condition.
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This finely carved brushpot, skilfully carved in rock crystal in imitation of bamboo, belongs to a series of rare miniature objects made from rock crystal for the scholar's table. A plain rock crystal brushpot of similar size, inscribed with a Qianlong yuyong mark, and illustrated by Gerard Tsang and Hugh Moss, Arts from the Scholar's Studio, Hong Kong, 1986, cat.no. 130, was sold in these rooms, 23rd October 2005, lot 107, from the Mary and George Bloch collection.