An unusual bamboo 'qilong' group Qing dynasty, 18th century

whimsically carved in the form of two confronting qilong writhing around a flattened lingzhi fungus, one making the move to bite the other's tail, each with well-defined horns and pronounced spines, the wood of dark-brown color, Japanese wood box (2)

Selections from the Lutz Bamboo Collection, Denver Art Museum, Denver, 1979, cat.no. 51.
Mikimoto Exhibition, Tokyo, 1987, no. 31.

In good overall condition with minor age cracks to the bottom.
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