bamboo

  Lot 3328. A Carved Bamboo Figure of Liu Hai, Late Ming Dynasty. H 8.2cm. Sold for HKD 144,000 (Estimate HKD 120,000 - 180,000). © Poly Auction Hong Kong Limited 2022 Provenance: 1. Collection of Mr. Van Houtte, Brussels, Belgium, 19922. Collection of the Duchamp family, Paris, France Note: This ornament is skillfully carved from rounded bamboo roots, the overall colour of which is reddish-brown, and depicts Liu Hai leaping on a golden toad. The golden toad... [Lire la suite]

Lot 3327. A Carved Seated Bamboo Figure of Dongfang Shuo, Ming Dynasty (1368-1644). H 14.5cm. Sold for HKD 264,000 (Estimate HKD 200,000 - 280,000). © Poly Auction Hong Kong Limited 2022 Provenance: 1. Collection of Mr. Van Houtte, Brussels, Belgium, 19922. Collection of the Duchamp family, Paris, France Note: This ornament is carved in the round from bamboo roots, with a naturalistic red skin. With a full forehead and a long beard that reaches his chest, Dongfang... [Lire la suite]

Lot 75. Two inscribed bamboo brushpots, 19th century, signed Zhiyan and Zhishan; 14cm (1/2in) high. Sold for HK$277,500 (Estimate HKD20,000 - 30,000 / US$2,600 - 3,900). © Bonhams 2001-2021 Of cylindrical form, the mouth and foot rim mounted with hardwood, the body carved with a cabbage and inscribed by Zhishan in the spring of the year of Jihai, 13cm (5 1/8in) high; of cylindrical form, the body incised with rocks and bamboos and inscription by Zhiyan. Provenance: Acquired from China Curios Centre,... [Lire la suite]

  Lot 45. A carved bamboo chrysanthemum-form scepter, China, 18th century; 15 in. (38.1 cm.) long. Price Realised USD 9,375 (Estimate USD 3,000 - USD 5,000). © Christie's Images Ltd 2021 Provenance: Sotheby's Hong Kong, 27-28 April 1993, lot 316.Judith Rutherford, Sydney, Australia, 2004. Christie's. Asia! New York, 14 Sept - 28 Sept 2021

Lot 227. A Chinese carved bamboo brush holder, Qing Dynasty. H: 6 1/8 in. Sold for $20,160 (Estimated at $3,000 - $5,000). © FREEMAN’S 2021  The brush pot well-carved with three drunken sages riding a horse, buffalo, and deer with the assistance of attendants in a landscape with rocky mountains, pine and other trees. Property from a private collection, Bucks County, Pennsylvania. FREEMAN’S. Asian Arts. October 14, 2021

Lot 54. A Chinese carved bamboo ruyi scepter, 18th-19th century. L: 12 1/4 in. Sold for $11,340 (Estimated at $2,000 - $3,000). © FREEMAN’S 2021  Naturalistically carved and undercut as entwined gnarled leafy branches of "Buddha's-hand" finger citron, symbolizing abundance, the head in the form of several finger citron, with characteristic whorls and pitting, the bamboo of rich brown color with smooth patina. FREEMAN’S. Asian Arts. October 14, 2021

Lot 5075. A gilt-silver bamboo 'phoenix' box and cover, Song dynasty (960-1279); 33.2 by 20.8 by 10 cm. Estimate: 3,000 - 5,000 HKD. Lot sold: 60,480 HKD. Courtesy Sotheby's. Sotheby's. Chinese Online, including a Private Hong Kong Collection, Hong Kong, 2 July 2021

Lot 583. A bamboo 'pine and cranes' libation cup, 17th-18th century; 12cm (4 3/4in) long. Estimate £1,000 - £1,500. Sold for £ £ 12,112 (€ 14,083). © Bonhams 2001-2021. Of naturalistic form, modelled as a knotted trunk section, carved in openwork with two cranes perched on gnarled branches. Note: See a similar bamboo 'pine trunk' libation cup, Kangxi, illustrated by S.Kwan, Ming and Qing Bamboo, Hong Kong, 2000, no.58, where it is noted that 'the shape of the cups that followed the style... [Lire la suite]

Lot 8826. A carved bamboo ‘Flute music to enchant the phoenix’ brush pot, Kangxi period (1662-1722); 63⁄8 in. (16.1 cm.) high, box. Estimate: HKD 400,000 - HKD 600,000 (EUR 40,920 - EUR 61,380). Price Realised: HKD 500,000. © Christie's Images Ltd 2020.  Property from from the Tanglongge Collection. Christie's. Cultivating Delight: Collecting Chinese Art, 1 - 15 July 2020

Lot 8822. A bamboo carving of a finger citron, Qing dynasty (1644-1911); 4 1⁄4 in. (11 cm.) long, box. Estimate: HKD 30,000 - HKD 50,000 (EUR 3,069 - EUR 5,115). Price Realised: HKD 37,500. © Christie's Images Ltd 2020.  Property from from the Tanglongge Collection. Christie's. Cultivating Delight: Collecting Chinese Art, 1 - 15 July 2020