Carved boxwood brush pot with the “Elegant Gathering of the Western Garden” motif, early Qing dynasty, c. 17th century

Carved boxwood brush pot with the “Elegant Gathering of the Western Garden” motif, early Qing dynasty, c. 17th century

• Image Number: C1F000005N000000000PAF
• Dynasty: Qing dynasty
• Category: Studio implements
• Function: Stationery and stationery
• Material: Plants/wood/boxwood
• Description:
  The trunk of boxwood is made of wood. According to its natural form, it is carved in a landscape style composition to pass on the scene of 15 famous scholars in the Northern Song Dynasty, such as Su Shi, Huang Tingjian, Li Gonglin and Mi Fu, in the Western Garden Literary Conference of Emperor Shen, the son-in-law of the Emperor. Make good use of materials and ingenious design, so that the overall space is scattered and the level is clear; Deep and shallow carving of the natural scenery of the green shade of the stream and the mountain stone environment; Delicate carving of the carefree manner of the scribes talking about Zen, or talking about Taoism, or watching paintings, or painting, or inscribing on walls. Translate the classics of literati gathering that later generations yearn for from written description to three-dimensional sculpture, and embody the best harmony between man and nature in the garden landscape imitating nature.