6th May, 2026 11:00
Live Sale: Chinese and Japanese Works of Art 2026
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A CHINESE CARVED AND INSCRIBED BAMBOO BRUSHPOT, BITONG, QING DYNASTY 18/19TH CENTURY
the cylindrical body carved around the exterior with a continuous scene depicting a seated sage dressed in long robes beneath a wutong tree, two scholars standing below a pine tree and a scholar in a pavilion being tended by his female servant, inscribed Xi shan yi xing wu zhi fan, 17cm high
Provenance: Bonham's London, 6 November 2008, lot 144.
一件中国雕铭竹制笔筒，清代十八/十九世纪
Sold for £1,100
the cylindrical body carved around the exterior with a continuous scene depicting a seated sage dressed in long robes beneath a wutong tree, two scholars standing below a pine tree and a scholar in a pavilion being tended by his female servant, inscribed Xi shan yi xing wu zhi fan, 17cm high
Provenance: Bonham's London, 6 November 2008, lot 144.
Auction: Live Sale: Chinese and Japanese Works of Art 2026, 6th May, 2026
Highlights of Olympia Auctions' Chinese and Japanese works of art sale include an Imperially inscribed jade mountain from an Italian Noble family, a superb cloisonne enamel 'Egret' vase by the studio of Namikawa Sosuke from the property of an English Gentleman and a private Scottish Collection of Chinese works of art including bamboo carvings and jades. Other British private collections include Chinese snuff bottles predominantly collected in the first half of the 20th Century, and a collection of Japanese Satsuma ceramics including a large and impressive koro and cover.
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