清十八世紀初 竹雕赤璧圖筆筒

of cylindrical form resting on three short feet, the exterior well carved in varying levels of relief with a continuous figural landscape depicting Su Shi's first visit to the Red Cliff with his companions, the figures portrayed on a raft, two at the back steering the vessel towards the Red Cliff, three seated around a table in the centre of the deck, and another two attendants at the bow, the riverscape accentuated with a mountainous background and overhanging pine trees issuing from the cliffs, the patina of a slightly reddish-brown colour

The brushpot is in overall good condition, with the exception of a tiny stablised flake of approx. 0.5 cm to one foot. There are also several expected age cracks, minor stains, light dents and typical nicks to the fragile extremities, including the branches and the raft.
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可參考一相近竹雕赤壁圖筆筒，刊於《竹鏤文心：竹刻珍品特集》，上海博物館，上海，2001年，頁43，圖版11。此紋飾刻畫著名士大夫蘇軾（1032-1101）遊赤壁之景。另比一例，同以「赤壁賦」為題，並刻賦文一段，落鄧渭款，售於紐約佳士得2007年9月19日，編號33。亦見一例，為 Lutz 收藏，售於紐約蘇富比2008年3月18日，編號49。