Ivory pine plum brush holder

[Ivory carved plum brush holder]

Ivory carved plum brush holder, in the early Qing Dynasty, has a height of 15.1 cm, a diameter of 12.4 cm and a foot diameter of 13.5 cm
The pen holder is cut from a section of ivory and carved in the shape. The outer wall is carved in the shape of ancient trunk and twigs, and is covered with gall scars. Several pine branches are carved along the mouth and bottom edge. The pine needles are dense, such as bamboo hats and wheels. Then a plum blossom slanted out from the mouth to the body of the instrument, blooming on the branch, full of charm. The pine trunk is gloomy, and the plum branches are vigorous
The composition of the pen holder is only partial and vivid. The deep and reduced relief method is also used to show the tree gall and branches. The treatment of plum blossom is mainly to highlight the stamens by shoveling out the inclination of the petals, showing a three-dimensional effect, which is quite ingenious
The pen holder has no bottom and is equipped with a mahogany base



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