A BAMBOO 'SCHOLAR' WRISTREST, QING DYNASTY

A BAMBOO 'SCHOLAR' WRISTREST

QING DYNASTY

清 竹雕秋樹讀書圖臂擱

carved in low relief with a scholar in loose robes reading beneath a tree with leaves sparsely covering the tall branches, the ground strewn with further leaves and grass, inscribed in stylized script Qiushu dushu tu, the bamboo patinated to a golden brown tone

題識：

秋樹讀書圖

Length 6 in., 15.2 cm