Skip to content
Log in
Return to
1845 - Bamboo brushpot with Lao Zi on buffalo Qing
1
item
Item
of 1
Actions
Select
Share
Feedback
Bamboo brushpot with Lao Zi on buffalo Qing
This item is active and ready to use
Bamboo brushpot with Lao Zi on buffalo Qing
Bamboo brushpot with Lao Zi on buffalo Qing
Comments
(0)
Object details
Description
Production
Acquisition
Valuation
Manager ID
346
Title
Bamboo brushpot with Lao Zi on buffalo Qing dynasty, signed by Wu Zhifan and cyclically dated, probably 1672
Short title
Bamboo brushpot with Lao Zi on buffalo Qing
Record number
BATEA : 339
Simple name
brushpot
Classified name
bamboo; brushpot; figure; Wu Zhifan; Qing; wood; scholar's studio; signed; dated; China; buffalo; Laozi; Jiangsu; animal; inscription
Description
Description part summary
Nicely patinated bamboo brush pot decorated in low relief with figure of Laozi on a buffalo with inscription, signature of Wu Zhifan a native of Jiading, Jiangsu Province and a noted carver active in the Kangxi period and a cyclical date corresponding to 1682. He is generally regarded as the first to carve figures in low relief on an almost plain carved-away background as here making the design appear almost as high relief.
Description material
bamboo
Description condition
good
Description Colour
Aspect
Colour
body
brown
decoration
Add
Delete selected
Description length
Description height
16 cm
Description diameter
10.8 cm
Description width
Description depth
Description inscription
Description notes
Gallery location
Gallery 2
Production date
1682
Production period
Kangxi period
Previous transfer
Ownership
Exhibition
Reference
Other details
Original file details
Labels
Subjects
wood
>
bamboo
This item includes these files
Image
Links
Collections with this item
Other items like this
Public Items
