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This is a gem of a brush pot..enjoy. Stunningly well done.
Peter
Hi, Peter.
Thank you for telling your forum and invites me here.
I am not a bamboo carving expert.
But i think this is more likely to be a new piece.
Two clues for consultation:
1. The black patina is not evenly and naturally distributed on the bamboo. And I have collected such blackened piece from deomastic market.
2. The carved Chinese words "you zhong hua ba jing" (on the right is one of the eight sceneries of China) seems irrelevant with the carved pattern. And the carving of these characters is generally "weak" in my opinion. I carve Chinese soapstone seals, by the way.
Again, i might be wrong, and wish to learn more from you.
Best!
Jiawei
Ok, by the way, as the seller claims it likely to be of Repulican period. My view that it is somehow "new" is close to that. What i mean is, it is not a Qing piece.
Cheers!
I collect Chinese wood carvings I have one piece of bamboo. It take lot year to get good Petina on bamboo it is nice peace. Here a link you can check out China online museum.com
Hello Jiawei,
Glad you've joined. On the brush pot, the carving overall is excellent, the inscriptions seem to be not of the same quality overall, I have been wondering if the inscription might be a later addition.
The pot itself though is superbly well carved and is not stylistically similar to any modern ones being made and sold that I've seen.
Deeply carved relief pieces were very popular during from the 17th to early 18th C., However, a lot of good things were done selectively during the early 20th C. as revival pieces beyond just porcelain.
Best Peter
Peter
@ Peter Thank you again, Mr. The carving is more similar to the group of so-called "Chuang Hui Period" (meaning to make some foreign exchange income) during the 60s and 70s of PRC. The carving is not bad. And i confess again i am no expert, so i consulted one friend who is expert on this. He said, "look at the base, and that is the real patina", so what happened to the patina on the surrounding body?
Best!
Over the years I've owned some very good early pots, the surfaces and patina are on the bases are often much lighter in colour and tone due to a lack of exposure to the air.
Here are a couple of examples. One is a good 19th C. example and the other a reticulated Wanli one. The base of the Wanli pot is much older looking, but despite its age, the colouration is still much lighter in tone than the rest of it.
Peter
Peter
Nice bamboo carving. It is easy to tell the age of a bamboo carving just by it’s weight. After hundred of years, moisture in bamboo evaporates, so bambo becomes unbelievable light. New ones are pretty heavy.
this rule applies to wood too.
Charles
Cj
@Peter Thanks for telling me that. I guess the patina tone difference is also due to some special treatment in production procedure as the surrounding surface is usually redder in tone.
Here is an example from the Palace Museum, Beijing collection: http://www.dpm.org.cn/collection/bamboo/230043.html?hl=竹刻
I am really into this carved bamboo, would like to collect it. Any tips on what to look for? The information you have provided Peter, about the deep carving is very helpful. I would imagine that at the end of the day looking for good honest wear and very fine carving is essential. It must be very hard to date if it was copied later on. Any more tips or advice on what to look for in earlier pieces would be much appreciated. Thanks.
Jiawei,
The pot from the NPM is a lovely low relief example, these were made in this style well into the republic period also. They do turn up from time to time. very nice color.!!! Love it.
hi Charles,
as was mentioned above, always check the weight relative to it's size. The Ming pot I posted was extremely light in the hand, almost like balsa wood. The Qing piece was of course thicker, but not as heavy as modern pieces wich have the weight in hand to that of a piece of Hardwood. Always check for wear, and do not be fooled by dried black in the interiors, which fakers add to brush pots. Also smell the pot, it should have a similar aroma to that of "old wood" if you know what I mean.
If you live near one of the big auction houses, go to previews with real ones and spend serious time touching, looking etc. It's invaluable.
Also, beware of Japanese pots, they turn up as well and are in general rather low quality. not hard to spot.
Best, Peter
Peter
That first one is a gem. Thanks for sharing.
It is what it is!
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