A SMALL INSCRIBED BAMBOO 'FIGURES IN LANDSCAPE' BRUSHPOT QING DYNASTY, 19TH CENTURY

of slender cylindrical form with a concave base, the exterior finely carved in relief with a continuous tranquil waterscape depicting figures by a pavilion surrounded by overhanging rockwork and trees, incised with a poetic inscription, signed Zhu Xi, the bamboo patinated to a warm brown colour

This brushpot is in good condition but does have a (4cm) vertical split to the lower section that runs through the foot. There are also three small dark stains/burn marks adjacent to this. There is also a (2.3cm) split running from the rim and a couple of minor nicks to the rim.
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A larger bamboo brushpot carved with a related scene is illustrated in Ip Yee and Laurence C.S. Tam, Chinese Bamboo Carving.Part I, Hong Kong, 1978, pl. 81.