清十八 / 十九世紀 竹透雕竹林七賢圖香筒

of cylindrical form, meticulously carved in high relief and openwork with a continuous scene depicting the Seven Scholars of the Bamboo Grove, one of them playing the zither (qin) surrounded by scholars, two of whom stand by his table while two others sit on the ground facing him, two further scholars converse nearby, the setting further decorated with three boys, including one sitting next to a small stove, the patina of a warm honey-brown colour, the top and bottom fitted with hardwood ends centred with an aperture

Gerard Hawthorn Ltd.，倫敦

《Oriental Works of Art》， Gerard Hawthorn，倫敦，2004年，編號95

另一件同以竹林七賢為題材的竹雕香筒，屬施天章刻，北京故宮博物院藏，見《故宮博物院藏文物珍品全集．竹木牙角雕刻》，香港，2002年，圖版56。