A CHINESE BAMBOO CARVING OF DONGFANG SHUO

18TH CENTURY

Standing, wearing flowing robes and holding a fruiting peach stem in his right hand, his features and beard finely carved, the wood with a warm patina, 12.5cm.

Cf. I Yee and L Tam, Chinese Bamboo Carving, Part II, pp.284-5, no.95 for a related example; see also C Clunas, Chinese Carving, p.56, fig.61 for an example in the Victoria and Albert Museum.