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Chinese Antique 19th C Qing Relief Decorated Bamboo Bitong Brush Pot Inscribed

£140.00 + postage

Gorgeous antique Chinese bamboo brush pot with a relief carved scene based on verses from the poem by the Ming Dynasty poet Gao Qi inscribed on either side:

山中高士卧 林下美人来
A hermit lies in the mountains; a beauty comes beneath the trees.

Nice little scholar’s object.

In great antique condition with typical minor age-related tension lines. Please enlarge and study all provided photos as they form part of the description.

Height: 13 cm
Diameter: 8.5 cm

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Gorgeous antique Chinese bamboo brush pot with a relief carved scene based on verses from the poem by the Ming Dynasty poet Gao Qi inscribed on either side:

山中高士卧 林下美人来
A hermit lies in the mountains; a beauty comes beneath the trees.

Nice little scholar’s object.

In great antique condition with typical minor age-related tension lines. Please enlarge and study all provided photos as they form part of the description.

Height: 13 cm
Diameter: 8.5 cm

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