Yongle Period Zitan Wood Kuanyin Buddha
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Period: Ming Dynasty, Yongle Period
Dimension: H. 40cm
Price: Not for Sale
A rare Yongle period zitan wood carved Kuanyin buddha.
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Bamboo Brush Pot by Wu Zhifan
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Period: Qing Dynasty - 17th Century
Dimension: H. 16.5cm D. 11cm
Price: Send Inquiry
By removing most of the background filed to different depths, the carver creates a subtle representation lfeft in shallow relief. On one side, a scholar sits down under a pine tree, on the other side, a poetry along with signature of 'Wu zhifan' were inscribed.
Wu zhifan is one of the best know names in the art of bamboo carving. He was a late seventeenth-century artist from the Jiading district of Jiangsu.
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Bamboo Brush Holder - Early Qing Dynasty
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Period: Qing Dynasty 17th Century
Dimension: H. 6.3" D 5"
Price: $6,000
The brushpot carrying the signature "made by Quan Lin" is fashioned from a single segment of bamboo and carved with pine tree surrounded by scholars in high relief. While the carving is done with confidence and great refinement, its powerful, curving forms and irregular surface display a refreshing spontaneity that seems almost organic.
During the Ming dynasty, bamboo carving was elevated to a specialty art form and the names of skilled carvers became well known.
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