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A CHINESE LARGE AND VERY FINE BAMBOO CARVED BRUSH POT, ZHONGQIAN MARK, QING DYNASTY (1644 - 1911)
Of bamboo form with a rich brown patina, the sides deeply carved in high relief with Su Shi and his companions on a moonlit boat journey at the Red Cliff, surrounded by soaring cliffs, ancient pines and turbulent waves. The rocky face bears an inscription of a Qianlong imperial poem, with the signature Zhongqian zhi.
Pu Zhongqian, active in the late Ming to early Qing period, was among the most celebrated bamboo carvers of his time. Admired by literati and nobles, and praised in works such as Zhang Dai's Tao'an mengyi, his carvings display extraordinary skill and depth. This brush pot exemplifies his mastery of high relief and openwork, creating a vivid and dramatic scene of enduring literary resonance.
For bamboo brush pots also decorated with Night Excursion to the Red Cliff scene, in the Shanghai Museum is illustrated in Literati Spirit. Art of Chinese Bamboo Carving, Shanghai, 2001, p. 43 & 46, no. 11 & 13.
清 「仲謙製」款 竹雕「赤壁夜遊」筆筒
筆筒呈竹節形，色澤深棕，側面高浮雕蘇軾與友人赤壁夜遊場景，環繞峭壁、古松與波濤。岩面刻乾隆御製詩，署「仲謙製」。仲謙即蒲仲謙，明末清初著名竹雕家，作品深受文人雅士推崇。
相似的例子，請參閱上海博物館藏“竹雕赤壁夜遊圖筆筒”，《竹鏤文心·竹刻珍品特集》P43、46，No.11、13。
源流：
日本京都學者私人收藏。
19cm high; 18.6cm diameter
Sold for $9,000
Lot 259
Of bamboo form with a rich brown patina, the sides deeply carved in high relief with Su Shi and his companions on a moonlit boat journey at the Red Cliff, surrounded by soaring cliffs, ancient pines and turbulent waves. The rocky face bears an inscription of a Qianlong imperial poem, with the signature Zhongqian zhi.
Pu Zhongqian, active in the late Ming to early Qing period, was among the most celebrated bamboo carvers of his time. Admired by literati and nobles, and praised in works such as Zhang Dai's Tao'an mengyi, his carvings display extraordinary skill and depth. This brush pot exemplifies his mastery of high relief and openwork, creating a vivid and dramatic scene of enduring literary resonance.
For bamboo brush pots also decorated with Night Excursion to the Red Cliff scene, in the Shanghai Museum is illustrated in Literati Spirit. Art of Chinese Bamboo Carving, Shanghai, 2001, p. 43 & 46, no. 11 & 13.
清 「仲謙製」款 竹雕「赤壁夜遊」筆筒
筆筒呈竹節形，色澤深棕，側面高浮雕蘇軾與友人赤壁夜遊場景，環繞峭壁、古松與波濤。岩面刻乾隆御製詩，署「仲謙製」。仲謙即蒲仲謙，明末清初著名竹雕家，作品深受文人雅士推崇。
相似的例子，請參閱上海博物館藏“竹雕赤壁夜遊圖筆筒”，《竹鏤文心·竹刻珍品特集》P43、46，No.11、13。
源流：
日本京都學者私人收藏。
19cm high; 18.6cm diameter
Estimate $9,000 - $15,000
It's overall in good condition, the brush pot has been stuck on its fitted hongmu base.
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