Bamboo brush-holder depicting a human figure, Qing dynasty (1644-1911)

Bamboo brush-holder depicting a human figure, Qing dynasty (1644-1911)

• Image Number: K1G000011N000000000PAB
• Dynasty: Qing dynasty
• Category: Carvings
• Function: Containers, stationery and games
• Material: Plants/Bamboo/
• Description:
  The pen pot is carved from a section of bamboo, with a flat bottom and three short feet. A squatting figure is carved on the surface of the bamboo tube. This character wears beard and grins. The other side of the bamboo tube is engraved: “Go to a place where the water is poor, and sit and watch the clouds rise.”. The whole piece is carved with thin field Yang script technique.