A Chinese painted applique silk collage on paper panel; Republic period (1912-1949); depicting a chrysanthemum plant growing in a pot resting on a rootwood stand, with pomegranates in a dish below, inscribed to the upper left and with a seal to the lower…
A Chinese rootwood brushpot; Qing Dynasty (1644-1912); of irregular form carved from a section of burl-wood, with remnant brown lacquer finish. 13 cm high, 16 cm diameter
A fine rootwood and hardwood miniature cabinet, Mid-Qing Dynasty, 18th-19th century the cabinet is finely carved with a ruyi fungus formed handle, each side is also decorated with ruyi fungus branches. The doors are carved in relief with floral scrolls,…
A Chinese rootwood scholar's walking stick, Ming-Earlqing Dynasty, 17th century the staff is in a natural form, very well patinated. Length 104.6 cm. Provenance: Knapton and Rasti, Hong Kong. Private Collection, Victoria, Australia
A Chinese lacquered rootwood stand, Qing Dynasty (1644-1912), 19th century, naturalistically formed from rootwood, with a brown lacquer finish. 17.5 cm high, 35 cm wide,
A Chinese rootwood incense stand, Qing Dynasty (1644-1912), 19th century, naturalistically formed from tree roots, with a pleasant patina. 62 cm high, 45 cm wide,
Chinese Rootwood brush pot, in Phoebe Zhennan, of cylindrical form, following the natural form, height 20 cm private collection Exeter, Southern Highlands
A Chinese rootwood figure of a sage, Qing Dynasty, the dynamic figure springing of from a gnarled rootwood branch representing a rock. The features of the figure sensitively carved and emerging from an amorphous root burl, 44 cm high
A fine rootwood brush pot, bitong, with a thin red lacquer layer on the interior, Qing Dynasty, 18th/19th century, the shape is enhanced by the natural irregularities and the nodes highlighted in a dark brown, the base of the bitong is closed by fitted…
A large white jade carved God of Longevity in a russet coloured Niche, the figure detailed & well delineated, the large boulder on a lacquered rootwood base, height 24, width 17 cm
A Chinese Rootwood brush pot, Bitong, Qing Dynasty, 18th/19th century, the gnarled wood is enhanced by the natural irregularities, the base of the bitong is closed by the node, acquired in Tianjian in early 1990s, height 20 cm
A large Chinese Rootwood brush holder, early Qing Dynasty, 18th-19th century, nicely hollowed in the centre, the knobbly exterior with a good patina, the concave base with a central plug, 18.2 cm high. Provenance: Sydney L. Moss, London, 27/7/1993 (dated…
A root wood carving in an Irregular form Echoing the shape of the natural twisted Roots, Meiji period [1868-1912], the sculpture has a rich patina & texture, used as a Kadai, display stand, shaped wood objects, henboku are appreciated in China & Japan.…
A Chinese carved root wood figure together with a carved marble inset stand, 19th century and later the figure modelled in natural form together with a later heavy carved stand with rouge marble inset the figure, 78 cm high, the stand, 60.5 cm high
Chinese rootwood table, carved following the natural shape of a tree trunk section, the frieze densely carved in relief with dragon and phoenix design. Height 65 cm
Large and impressive Chinese rootwood sculpture, 19th century, depicting the Immortal Li Tieguai holding his crutch in his left hand and a double gourd in his right hand, a bat flying out from the calabash, the Immortal flanked by two attendants each…