Wu Zhifan’s brush holder for playing chess with bamboo carving

[Wu Zhifan’s brush holder for playing chess with bamboo carving]

Wu Zhifan’s brush holder for playing chess with bamboo carving, clear, 15.2 cm high, 10.5 cm caliber
The pen holder is barrel type and bears three short feet. On one side of the outer wall, there are carved pines. Between the stone walls and beside the stream, two people play chess. On the other side, in the cave behind the pine forest, there was a little boy with a fan in front of the stove to cook tea. The fire was burning, and the little boy looked back and peeped. Several tables in the inner room are equipped with food boxes, plates, pots, etc. The rock on one side of the mountain stream is engraved with the running script of the inscription “Wu Zhifan made in the summer of the Wuwu Festival”
This device is carved with the technique of “thin ground embossing”. The so-called thin embossing is a kind of shallow relief technology, which can see subtle fluctuations in the gap of hair. Wu Zhifan, a bamboo carver, is the most famous representative figure. History has said that his “thin Yangwen is the most exquisite”


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