CHINESE BAMBOO-ROOT CARVING OF POMEGRANATE GROUP
QING DYNASTY, 18TH-19TH CENTURY
£1,071
Auction: 08 November 2024 from 10:00 GMT
Description
清 竹根雕並蒂石榴擺件
realistically and finely rendered with two gradual fruits borne on branches with the end issuing leaves, the larger fruit's skin burst revealing the seeds
Dimensions
12.9cm wide; 59g
Provenance
Private Scottish collection, Edinburgh
蘇格蘭私人收藏,愛丁堡
Footnote
A highly comparable finely carved bamboo 'double pomegranate' group, 18th century, was sold at Bonhams Hong Kong, 29 May 2018, lot 6. Also see a similar carved bamboo pomegranate group in the Suzhou Museum, dated to the Qing dynasty, online catalogue: https://www.szmuseum.com/Collection/List/gyp?page=30