Quatre porte-encens en bambou sculpté Dynastie Qing, XVIIIE-XIXE siècle

l'un entièrement ajouré représentant une scène animée et les trois autres sculptés d'un côté en haut-relief de lettrés évoluant dans un paysage montagneux (4)

From left to right : 1st one : two age cracks (3 and 2cm) starting from the bottom and extending vertically through the front side of the brushpot (visible on the catalogue illustration), otherwise good condition and nice age patina. 2nd one : The incense holder is in very good overall condition with the exception of two straight age cracks starting from the rim and extending vertically through the body, one above the main figure (2cm long), the other one above the pines and rocks (1cm) ; a small crackle to the wood to the rim.3rd one : Very good overall condition with the exception of a small vertical age crack to the front in the pines and two vertical small age cracks to the middle of the back to the upper part and to the lower part, very nice age patina to the bamboo. 4th one : three small vertical age cracks to the scene and three other smaller ones to the back otherwise good overall condition and very nice age patina.
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