A bamboo teapot-shaped water dropper Qing dynasty
566
A bamboo teapot-shaped water dropper
Qing dynasty
Finely worked to reveal the naturalistic grain, rising from a short foot to a compressed globular body, flanked by a handle and a spout on each side, all surmounted by a dome-shaped cover with a flattened knop.
9.3cm long. (2).
Sold for HK$ 250,000 inc. premium

Footnotes

  • 清 竹雕壺形硯滴

    硯滴作茶壺形，光素，壺腹飽滿、圓拱形蓋、圓鈕、直流把、耳形把、圈足，壺壁薄薄，上有小許竹斑，雕工嫻熟，整體清雅脫俗，為清文雅玩精緻用品。

    明清以來，以竹雕仙佛人物及文房用品最為普遍，以竹雕製茶壺形硯滴則為少數。

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Scholar's objects from private collections (lots 560-566)

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