清竹雕竹林七贤竹下高士图笔筒

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竹雕清竹下高士图笔筒

参考：苏富比
CHINA / 5000 YEARS
November 25, 03:10 AM PST
PROPERTY FROM A HONG KONG PRIVATE COLLECTION
香港私人收藏
Lot 525 A carved bamboo ‘Seven Sages of the Bamboo Grove’ brushpot, Qing dynasty, 18th century
清十八世紀竹雕竹林七賢圖筆筒

Estimate 200,000 – 300,000 HKD
Lot Sold 252,000 HKD

Property from a Hong Kong private collection 香港私人收藏
A carved bamboo ‘Seven Sages of the Bamboo Grove’ brushpot,
Qing dynasty, 18th century
清十八世紀竹雕竹林七賢圖筆筒
d. 15.1 cm

Condition Report
The brushpot is in very good overall condition. There is only minute nibbling to the extremities and minor age cracks, especially to the lower edge, and a small insect hole to the inner base, all expected of its age and type.
整體品相良好。邊沿見輕細磕痕及舊裂，尤見於筆筒下邊，底內一處蛀孔，均屬正常。

Catalogue Note
竹林七賢為魏朝文人雅士，力厭當朝貪風，摒棄功名，受道學之啟，隱逸山林，以求清淨自適，全性保真。七賢高士，常集於竹林之下，吟詩作曲，縱情清談，酣嬉淋漓，擺脫羈絆，後世以喻淡泊仕人之風範，歲寒松柏之君子。

参考：嘉德
2018 秋季拍賣
觀古──瓷器珍玩工藝品
961 清早期 (Early Qing Dynasty)
竹雕高士圖筆筒

13.5 cm. （5 3/8 in.） high

筆筒呈直筒狀，以竹的中下部竹節製作而成。其周身以浮雕和陰綫刻手法，雕塑了一幅山水人物圖。整件器物雕工灑脫、洗練，器物有包漿，有古意和歷史感。筆筒雕刻竹林蒼松，叢林遠山，巨大的山石，密密的竹林下有一位高士寫書法，另兩人嘗酒談笑，顯文人隱士生活情趣。本品包漿豐腴，竹色古穆，綜合使用深淺浮雕、鏤雕和陰刻等技法于一身，爲明末清初竹刻之佳製。

估價 :HKD: 100,000 – 150,000
USD: 12,700 – 19,100

参考：保利
2014春季拍卖会
宫廷艺术与重要瓷器、玉器、工艺品
6341 清康熙竹雕竹林七贤笔筒

尺寸高12cm
估价 1,200,000-1,800,000

“顾宗玉”款

这件康熙竹雕竹林七贤笔筒，岁久年深，表面呈红褐色，包浆滋润，光泽如玉。刀工精湛，玲珑细腻，取天然竹节随形截成，筒身雕竹苞松茂，怪石嶙峋，七名高士或抚琴，或拈须，悠游于竹林之下，旁有两童子煮水烹茶，知为竹林七贤题材。竹林七贤是三国魏末七位名士的总称。即谯国嵇康、陈留阮籍和阮咸、河内山涛和向秀、沛国刘伶、琅琊王戎。魏晋易代之际，朝中斗争激烈，时局纷纭多故，七人标榜老庄，崇尚清谈，志趣相投，常集于竹林之下，肆意畅饮，为时人所推崇。晋孙盛《魏氏春秋》谓七人“相与友善，游于竹林，号为七贤”竹林之游约始于魏嘉平元年（249年），结束于魏嘉平四年。东晋戴逵有《竹林七贤论》。“竹林七贤”的清谈、任诞之风影响甚巨，南朝帝王墓中亦以竹林七贤谈玄饮酒图样为壁饰。此笔筒背面有“顾宗玉制”四字款。顾宗玉即清代竹刻大家顾钰。金元钰《竹人录》称其：“朱、沈相承，平淡天真，纯以韵胜；珏则刻露精深，细入毫发，一器必经二载始成，不袭前人窠臼而能独立门庭者。戏仿灵壁、英石，以沈檀香、黄杨木制为奇峰，真有山高月小、水落石出之致。缩临李昭道栈道图笔斗，老树危桥、悬崖绝涧，作数十层，转折望之，窈然而深，尤为其绝。后不戒于火，梁州之谷，留侯一炬，烬者半矣；维扬客犹以重值购归，殆中郎之焦尾乎。”从金元钰的记述中，可知顾钰遗作烧毁近半后，仍被扬州商人重金买走，珍贵可知。清人陆扶照曾评论：“顾宗玉刻笔筒，动经数月，玲珑太过，不耐久传。”故现存顾钰的竹刻作品仅有十件左右，有笔筒、笔洗、香筒、秘阁等，题材多取古人诗意或历史人物。苏州博物馆珍藏品藏有与这件康熙顾宗玉款竹雕竹林七贤笔筒相似的器物，可为参照。

参考：
台北京腾龙2022年秋季拍卖会
2022年12月25日
Lot 1022｜十八世纪竹雕竹林七贤笔筒「芝岩」款

高度：13 cm
参阅：Sotheby’s London, 12 June, 2003, Lot.12
估价：NT$1,200,000 – 2,000,000

竹雕笔筒取竹林七贤为题，因形造境，以浮雕之手法，随竹料之走势，刻出丛丛幽篁，山石错落之美感。七贤散落于竹林之间，或赏画品评，或静坐独思，姿态各异，画面空白处阴刻行书〈兰亭序〉片段：「此地有崇山峻岭，茂林修竹；又有清流激湍，映带左右，引以为流觞曲水，列坐其次。芝岩刻」。

参考：
西泠印社2012年秋季拍卖会
文房清玩·古玩杂件专场（12秋拍）
439清·竹雕竹林七贤笔筒

估价RMB: 80,000-100,000
成交价RMB: 92,000(含佣金)

说明：魏正始年间，嵇康、阮籍、山涛、向秀、刘伶、王戎及阮咸七人常聚在当时的山阳县竹林之下，肆意酣畅，世谓竹林七贤。他们大都“弃经典而尚老庄，蔑礼法而崇放达”，生活上不拘礼法，清静无为。此笔筒以此为材，以镂空透雕一片竹林，由远及近，在有限的空间中营造出茂林修竹的山野之趣。竹林七贤及其童子三五成群，有临案抚琴者，有席地聆听者，有观局对弈者等，各具神态。笔筒皮壳暗红，包浆厚老，可赏可玩。
QING DYNASTY A BAMBOO BRUSH POT WITH SCHOLAR PATTERNS
高：14.5cm 口径：13cm

参考：佳士得
9 12月 2020 | 網上拍賣 18740
中國藝術 ǀ 暨歐雲伉儷珍藏
拍品 166
美國華裔家族珍藏
清竹雕竹林七賢圖筆筒
QING DYNASTY (1644-1911)

成交價 USD 5,000
估價 USD 1,500 – USD 2,500

詳情
The brush pot is carved in high relief and undercut with ‘The Seven Sages of the Bamboo Grove’. The scholars and their attendants are shown at various pursuits, including two playing weiqi, two groups of scholars in conversation, and another crossing a stream.
61⁄4 in. (15.7 cm.) high

狀況報告
拍品的狀況可能存在極大差異，而由於其性質使然，拍品難以處於完美無瑕的狀態。拍品均以拍賣時的狀況出售。

We have sought to record the changes in the condition of this piece acquired after its initial manufacture.
-expected age cracks consistent with age and use
-a few small chips to the carved decoration, some of which have been lightly polished
– a minor shallow dent/scratch to the outer mouth rim

参考：佳士得
4 11月 2013 | 现场拍卖 1194
重要欧洲珍藏中国工艺精品
拍品 90 18世纪松下叙事图竹笔筒
A CARVED BAMBOO CYLINDRICAL BRUSH POT, BITONG
18TH CENTURY

成交价 GBP 20,000
估价 GBP 600 – GBP 800

A CARVED BAMBOO CYLINDRICAL BRUSH POT, BITONG
18TH CENTURY
The brush pot is finely carved around the exterior with two scholars and a monk seated under pine trees engaged in deep discussion, all dressed in long flowing robes, with a boy attendant to one side brewing tea, next to a river with a young boy asleep in a sampan.
6.3/8 in. (16.4 cm.) high

状况报告
We have sought to record changes in the condition of this piece acquired after its initial manufacture.
There are some age-related splits to the mouth rim, foot rim and base. There are four small chips to the mouth rim.

参考：佳士得
31 5月 2011 | 現場拍賣 2862
重要中國瓷器及工藝精品
拍品 3865
A FINELY CARVED BAMBOO BRUSHPOT
THE PROPERTY OF A HONG KONG GENTLEMAN
明末/清初竹雕松下讀書圖筆筒

成交價 HKD 800,000
估價 HKD 350,000 – HKD 450,000

細節
明末/清初　　竹雕松下讀書圖筆筒
筆筒邊刻「甲辰春三松作」，即1604年。朱稚征，號三松，明末嘉定派竹刻名匠，師承父、祖輩的技術，能寫擅畫，作品佈局嚴謹完整。
此器源自倫敦A.J. Speelman及Gerard Hawthorn。

來源
A&J Speelman, London
Gerard Hawthorn, London

狀況報告
-In good overall condition with the exception of a small loss to one of the edges of the pine branches
-Characteristic age cracks as can be expected

参考：佳士得
2 6月 2015| 現場拍賣 3435
奉文堂藏竹雕及家具
拍品 2828
A SUPERBLY CARVED BAMBOO ‘TIANTAI MOUNTAIN’ BRUSH POT, SCHOOL OF GU JUE
清康熙　　竹雕「劉阮入天台」筆筒
KANGXI PERIOD (1662-1722)

成交價 HKD 1,360,000
估價 HKD 500,000 – HKD 700,000

清康熙　　竹雕「劉阮入天台」筆筒
KANGXI PERIOD (1662-1722)

細節
採用浮雕技法，細膩刻畫「劉阮入天台」故事，圖中可見東漢人物劉晨及阮肇入天台山採藥，另一面兩仙女佇立石峭上觀望劉阮二人，沿途山石嶙峋，松樹糾結雄偉，構圖豐富，層次鮮明，雕工嫻熟利落，帶顧玨風格。「劉阮入天台」故事首載於唐代太平廣記，講述劉阮二人在天台山受兩仙女款待，半年後回家卻發現鄉間人面全非，山外已過六代光境。此筆筒與西雅圖藝術博物館所藏一件帶顧珏款的筆筒 (圖一) 風格非常相近，尤其是山石與樹木的刻法。

拍品專文
The current brush pot, though unsigned, displays spectacular craftsmanship with intricately rendered details and complex composition, and was undoubtedly the work of a master carver. The two men depicted on the brush pot are Liu Chen and Ruan Zhao, who, according to legend, encountered and married two female immortals in the Tiantai Mountain while collecting medicinal herbs. Six months later, they returned home, only to discover that six generations had passed while they were away. This story was first recorded in the Tang Dynasty in Taiping Guangji and was made popular in the Yuan dynasty with several versions of theatre plays.

Compare to a bamboo parfumier carved with the same subject-matter by the Ming dynasty master Zhu Ying, excavated in a tomb in Baoshan County in Shanghai. Despite sharing the same theme, the excavated parfumier depicts another scene in which the two protagonists are playing chess with one of the female immortals, while the other immortal stands underneath a gate inscribed with the characters ‘Tiantai’. The simpler and more fluid carving of this parfumier is markedly different from that of the current brush pot, which is notably more elaborate and layered. A rubbing of the excavated parfumier is illustrated in Ming Qing zhuke yishu, Taipei, 1999, pl. 11.
The current brush pot is stylistically very close to the example signed by Gu Jue in the Seattle Art Museum (fig.1), especially the distinct treatment of mountain rocks and trees.

参考：佳士得
2 6月 2015| 現場拍賣 3435
奉文堂藏竹雕及家具
拍品 2818
A RETICULATED BAMBOO BRUSH POT
清康熙　　竹透雕文會圖筆筒
KANGXI PERIOD (1662-1722)

成交價 HKD 300,000
估價 HKD 180,000 – HKD 220,000

清康熙　　竹透雕文會圖筆筒

狀況報告
We have sought to record changes in the condition of this piece acquired after its initial manufacture.
– In good overall condition with some expected minor age cracks and nicks.

参考：苏富比
Chinese Art
01 六月 2015 • 香港
3758
清康熙竹鏤雕仕女文會圖筆筒《宗玉製》款

估價 500,000 – 700,000 HKD

描述
《宗玉製》款
bamboo
16 公分，6 1/4 英寸
of cylindrical form supported on three short bracket feet, deeply and finely carved in a continuous scene with a lady reclining on a daybed and an elderly scholar, both seated outdoors at a table laid out with writing implements, two female attendants dressed in flowing robes standing behind them, with another attendant carrying books and an acolyte brewing tea, all set in a landscape of cavernous rocks and gnarled pine trees, signed Zongyu zhi, the bamboo patinated to a warm honey-brown colour

拍品資料及來源
This finely carved brushpot has been carved in the style of and bears the mark of the master carver Gu Jue (1662-1722), zi Zongyu, a native of Jiading, Jiangsu province, and one of the most prominent bamboo carvers active during the reign of the Kangxi Emperor. Renowned for his sculptural style that followed the tradition established by the Ming bamboo carver Zhu Sansong, he also excelled in very fine and detailed carvings of figures and landscapes within highly complex compositions that combined high relief with shallow carving, as seen on this piece. According to the Zhuren lu [Record of bamboo carvers], compiled during the Jiaqing reign (1796-1820), “His carving was carefully and skilfully done and even small details were recorded” (translated in the catalogue to the exhibition Ming and Qing Bamboo, Art Gallery, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, 2000, p. 65).
Brushpots signed Gu Jue include one carved with a landscape, from the Qing court collection and still in Beijing, illustrated in The Complete Collection of Treasures of the Palace Museum. Bamboo, Wood, Ivory and Rhinoceros Horn Carvings, Shanghai, 2007, pl. 39; another from the Eugene Fuller Memorial Collection in the Seattle Art Museum, Seattle, illustrated in Ip Yee and Laurence C.S. Tam, Chinese Bamboo Carving, vol. 1, Hong Kong, 1978, pl. 50; and a third from the Mary and George Bloch collection, sold in these rooms, 23rd October 2005, lot 5.

参考：苏富比
Chinese Art
01 六月 2015 • 香港
拍品 764
清十八 / 十九世紀嘉定竹鏤雕文會圖筆筒《范邠》款

估價 50,000 – 70,000 HKD
已售出 62,500 HKD

描述
《范邠》款
bamboo
14.5 公分，5 3/4 英寸
of cylindrical section and supported on three short feet, well carved and reticulated with a continuous scene depicting scholars engaged in various pursuits with attendants by their sides, one scholar serenely seated at a table practicing calligraphy, surrounded by several figures looking intently at him, two scholars conversing with each other, another holding a brush up against a jagged rockwork, the rural setting arboured with gnarled pine and wutong trees, incised with the two characters Fan Bin on one rock

参考：苏富比
Chinese Art
01 六月 2015 • 香港
拍品 628
清康熙竹雕竹林七賢圖筆筒《竹林七賢圖》《康熙丁未》款

估價 50,000 – 70,000 HKD
已售出 250,000 HKD

描述
《竹林七賢圖》《康熙丁未》款
bamboo
13.9 公分，5 1/2 英寸
of eliptic form, carved with a continuous scene depicting the Seven Scholars of the Bamboo Grove engage in various pursuits, playing the zither, gathered around a table over a game of chess, another sage sitting reclusively near two attendants preparing tea, incised with an inscription reading zhu lin qi xian tu (‘Seven Sages of the Bamboo Grove’), dated to the dingwei year of Kangxi (1677) and illegibly signed with seal, the bamboo of a warm brown colour, mounted with a wood rim and four-footed base

拍品資料及來源
This brushpot is carved with the favoured Seven Sages of the Bamboo Grove motif, a group of scholars of the Wei dynasty (220-265) who had renounced their official status and career in protest against corruption. They advocated freedom of individual beliefs which were inspired by Daoist philosophy. The seven sages, pictured gathered amidst a bamboo grove drinking, composing poetry and enjoying each other’s company, came to represent scholars disenchanted with official policies and are symbols of an incorruptible scholar. The popularity of the subject throughout Chinese history is reflected in its reproduction on a variety of media, such as porcelain, jade and paintings.

参考：苏富比
中國藝術珍品
07 十月 2015 • 香港
拍品 3738
清十八世紀初竹雕竹林七賢圖筆筒

估價 800,000 – 1,000,000 HKD

描述
bamboo
13.9 公分，5 1/2 英寸
the exterior finely carved in high relief with the ‘Seven Sages of the Bamboo Grove’ engaged in leisurely pursuits and attended by their acolytes, all within a rocky mountain valley filled with lush pine, paulownia, and bamboo trees and below swirling clouds, the bamboo of a honey-brown tone, with fitted hardwood rim and base with four short feet

拍品資料及來源
The present brushpot is especially fine for its deep and detailed naturalistic carving of the much favoured subject matter of the ‘Seven Sages of the Bamboo Grove’. Related examples of bamboo brushpots depicting this group of scholars can be found in Masterpieces of Chinese Writing Materials in the National Palace Museum, Taipei, 1971, pl. 25; and one in the collection of the Hong Kong Museum of Art, included in Ip Yee and Laurence Tam, Chinese Bamboo Carving, Part 1, Hong Kong, 1978, pl. 70. Compare also a brushpot published in The Complete Collection of Treasures of the Palace Museum. Bamboo, Wood, Ivory and Rhinoceros Horn Carvings, Shanghai, 2001, pl. 55; and another from the collection of Dr. Ip Yee sold in these rooms, 22nd November 1984, lot 858.

This brushpot is comparable with the finely carved bamboo brushpot, from the Mary and George Bloch collection and included in the exhibition The Chinese Scholar’s Desk, Ashmolean Museum, Oxford, 1979, cat.no. 11, sold in these rooms, 23rd October 2005, lot 8. The Mary and George Bloch brushpot bears the signature seal Yuan guan (Official Yuan) indicating that the brushpot was made for presentation to the Emperor.

The ‘Seven Sages of the Bamboo Grove’ were scholars and officials of the 3rd century A.D. who regularly met in a bamboo grove to drink wine, discuss arts and literature and enjoy unspoiled nature. By rejecting an official career they came to represent a social movement that advocated individual freedom, self-expression and the Daoist ideology of harmony with nature.

参考：苏富比
Important Chinese Art /
06 四月 2016 • 香港
Emperors’ Playthings – a Connoisseur’s collection /
拍品 3030
清十八世紀初竹雕赤璧圖筆筒

估價 400,000 – 600,000 HKD
已售出 500,000 HKD

描述
bamboo (Bambusoideae)
16 公分，6 1/4 英寸
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
拍品資料及來源
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。

参考：佳士得
1 12月 2015| 現場拍賣 3472
重要中國瓷器及工藝精品
拍品 3150
A SMALL RETICULATED BAMBOO ‘SEVEN SAGES’ BRUSH POT
清十八世紀竹雕竹林七賢筆筒

成交價HKD 237,500
估價 HKD 100,000 – HKD 150,000

細節
清十八世紀竹雕竹林七賢筆筒

狀況報告
謹請注意，所有拍品均按「現狀」拍賣，閣下或閣下的專業顧問應於拍賣前親自查看拍品以評鑑拍品之狀況。
– 整體品相良好，惟有些許輕微舊裂

参考：佳士得
2 6月 2015 | 現場拍賣 3435
奉文堂藏竹雕及家具
拍品 2815 清康熙　　劉源題字竹雕竹林七賢筆筒
A SUPERBLY CARVED BAMBOO ‘SEVEN SAGES’ BRUSH POT
SIGNED LIU YUAN, KANGXI PERIOD (1662-1722)

成交價 HKD 3,640,000
估價 HKD 1,200,000 – HKD 1,800,000

細節

圓筒形，下承三矮足。通體採用高浮雕及透雕技法，雕竹林七賢雅聚於溪邊竹林，或撫琴聽樂，或飲酒觀溪，旁有侍從伺候。另一面岩石上描金刻四言詩：山石蒼翠，清陰響泉，兩阮伯倫，浮白陶然，廣陵一曲，叔夜真傳，子期濬沖，會心在編，獨立特行，啟事巨源，淌洋自適，晉有七賢臣源謹識印：源源，亦即康熙朝刑部主事劉源 (圖一)。

清宮舊藏一件端石雙龍戲珠紋硯，硯側銘「康熙十八年五月恭製，小臣劉源」，鐫「源」印。其中「源」字印與本筆筒上之印如出一轍 (圖三)。此硯配有原裝紫檀木盒，蓋內有劉源隸書銘文 (圖四)，其字體與本拍品上之銘文非常相近，無疑出自同一人之手。該硯現藏北京故宮博物院，著錄於2005年香港出版故宮博物院藏文物珍品全集《文房四寶．紙硯》，圖版62號。

民國初《清史稿》卷505記：「劉源，字伴阮，河南祥符人，隸漢軍旗籍，康熙中，官刑部主事，供奉內廷…..時江西景德鎮開御窯，源呈瓷樣數百種。參古今之式，運以新意，備諸巧妙。於彩繪人物、山水、花鳥，尤各極其勝。」康熙劉廷璣《在園雜誌》卷一記：「刑部主事伴阮兄源…..其字怪僻，自言融匯諸家，獨成一體，殊有別緻，畫則揮灑數筆，生動酷肖……內廷製作，多出其手。太皇太后加徽號龍寶暨皇貴妃寶，余親見其撥蠟送禮部……..未幾卒於京……..近日所用之墨及磁器、木器、漆器仍遵其舊式，而總不知出自劉伴阮者。」爬梳現存的史料，可見劉源為天才橫溢的設計家，且工書畫，常為康熙朝內廷用的瓷器及各式工藝品繪畫紙或木樣。

北京故宮博物院仍保存著數幅劉源字畫，其中一幅為《墨竹圖》(圖二)。本拍品圖案佈局有序，人物神態生動傳神，除題字出自劉源本人外，整體設計亦非常有可能出自他手。

來源
倫敦Bluett & Sons 瑪麗及莊智博珍藏香港蘇富比，2005年10月21日，拍品8號

展覽
牛津大學阿什莫林博物館，《The Chinese Scholar’s Desk》， 1979年，圖錄圖版11號

狀況報告
– There are a few fine vertical age cracks extending from the foot, some have been stabilised, with a few other short and faint age cracks extending from the mouth.
– There is a break to the base of two bamboo stalks which have been stabilised.
-Otherwise in good condition.

拍品專文
The signature ‘Yuan’ on this brush pot very likely refers to the official Liu Yuan (fig. 1), who served as the Minister of Justice during the Kangxi period. The Qing Court Collection contains a Duan inkstone inscribed with the signature ‘Liu Yuan’ with a Kangxi date followed by the seal ‘Yuan’ (fig. 3). The seal on this inkstone compares favourably to the one carved on the current brush pot. Interestingly, the inkstone is contained in a zitan wood box which is carved on the cover with an inscription and the seal ‘Yuan’ (fig. 4). The calligraphic style on the wood box is almost identical to that of the inscription on the current brush pot, and was mostly likely written by the same hand. The resemblance of the seals and calligraphy found on the inkstone, wood box and the current brush pot is a strong indicator that they are related and refer to the Qing dynasty official Liu Yuan. The inkstone is now in the Palace Museum Collection and illustrated in The Four Treasures of the Study – Writing Paper and Inkstones, Hong Kong, 2005, pl. 62.

Liu Yuan was known to be an accomplished painter and calligrapher. Several of his paintings are now kept in the Beijing Palace Museum, such as (fig. 2). According to Qing shi gao, ‘Manuscript of Qing History’, published during the early Republic period, Liu Yuan devised several hundreds of design of Imperial porcelain pieces following the re-opening of the official kilns in Jingdezhen during the Kangxi period. According to another source Zaiyuan zazhi, written by Liu Tingji who was a contemporary of Liu Yuan, many of the scholar’s objects and works of art made for use in the Imperial household were in fact designed by Liu Yuan, including ink, lacquer, porcelain and wood carvings.

From the sources above, it is possible to deduce that Liu Yuan was an extremely talented ‘designer’, who was the mastermind behind many of the works of art made for the inner court. The current brush pot, which bears an inscription and seal of Liu Yuan, is also very likely to have been designed by him as reflected by the well-balanced composition and intricate rendition of the details.

参考：佳士得
29 5月 2012 | 現場拍賣 2915
重要中國瓷器及工藝精品
拍品 4281
A FINELY CARVED ‘SEVEN SAGES’ BAMBOO BRUSH POT
THE PROPERTY OF A EUROPEAN COLLECTOR
清十八世紀竹雕竹林七賢圖筆筒
QING DYNASTY, 18TH CENTURY

成交價HKD 2,180,000
估價HKD 1,200,000 – HKD 1,800,000

竹林七賢人物於林間茗茶、交談、賞景、對弈，以及侍從爬竹等活動，各人動態自然，雕匠經深入揣摩七賢的浪漫不羈形象，再活現於作品上。

魏末晉初，嵇康、阮籍、山濤、向秀、劉伶、王戎、阮咸是七個極富才情的文學家，雖然各人志趣不同，但互相之間卻非常友愛。他們在生活上不拘禮法，清靜無為，常聚首於竹林喝酒縱歌，獲稱為「竹林七賢」。當時正值魏晉亂世，身處其中的竹林七賢不肯與朝廷同流合污，又不屑於世道涼薄，於是做出清談、作怪、酒遁等叛逆行為。

明末清初時期竹林七賢成為很多文人的創作題材，常見於圖畫、瓷器、雕刻工藝。相同主題的竹雕筆筒，見北京故宮博物院藏品一件，載2002年北京出版《故宮雕刻珍萃》，圖版29號；德馨書屋舊藏一件，2005年5月30日於香港佳士得拍賣，拍品1291號；瑪麗及佐治伯樂舊藏一件，2005年10月23日於香港蘇富比拍賣，拍品8號；以及另一件2008年12月3日於香港佳士得拍賣，拍品2313號。

狀況報告
– Characteristic age cracks as can be expected.
– There are minute losses to the tips of the foliage and extremities.
– Otherwise in good overall condition.
– Superbly carved in deep relief.

拍品專文
The ‘Seven Sages of the Bamboo Groove’ were a group of 3rd century scholars who rejected official duties in favour of rustic life, and often gathered in a bamboo groove to drink wine and to discuss art and literature. The theme was popularly adopted by bamboo carvers of the 17th/18th century, with slight variations in the overall composition. Compare with four similar examples, the first from the Beijing Palace Museum Collection, illustrated in The Palace Museum Collection of Elite Carvings, Forbidden City Publishing House, 2002, no. 29; from the Dexinshuwu Collection, sold at Christie’s Hong Kong, 30 May 2005, lot 1291; in the Mary and George Bloch Collection, sold at Sotheby’s Hong Kong, 23 October 2005, lot 8; and an example sold at Christie’s Hong Kong, 3 December 2008, lot 2313.

参考：佳士得
28 5月 2019 | 现场拍卖 18336
浮生闲趣
拍品 2938 清十八世紀竹雕松下訪友圖筆筒
A CARVED BAMBOO ‘VISITING SCHOLAR’ BRUSH POT
PROPERTY FROM THE QUEK KIOK LEE COLLECTION
A CARVED BAMBOO ‘VISITING SCHOLAR’ BRUSH POT
QING DYNASTY, 18TH CENTURY

成交价HKD 118,750
估价HKD 80,000 – HKD 120,000

细节
A CARVED BAMBOO ‘VISITING SCHOLAR’ BRUSH POT
QING DYNASTY, 18TH CENTURY
The cylindrical brush pot stands on three shallow tab feet. It is delicately carved in low relief with a continuous scene, detailed with a scholar in his homestead welcoming the arrival of a visitor followed by his young attendant bearing baggage. Further detail is a finely decorated bamboo grove and tall pine trees growing from craggy mountains. The colour of the surface is of a deep reddish-brown tone.
6 in. (15.3 cm.) high

参考：中國嘉德(香港)國際拍賣有限公司
2021 春季拍賣
觀古II — 金石文房藝術
1039　　18世紀　竹雕書法詩文筆筒

13.8 cm. (5 3/8 in.) high

筆筒以整段竹節雕刻而成，呈直筒式，以竹節橫膜為底，口沿平削，下乘三矮足。竹節呈深褐色，包漿色澤均勻。周身以篆、隸、行、楷四體書為飾。其中篆書「宜子孫」、「澹泊明志、寧靜致遠」，隸文「清靜無為，專心經書，方其學問，乃不食終日。隸古」，「廣寒宮裡結前緣，慚愧諸君說少年，多少斷輪推老手，天香深處度羣仙。呂式古」；行書「身問俗濾少，機息道心生」，「國主爭雄翰墨場，奇珍羅列供文房」，「就中誰是司香尉，讀畫欣聯十幅吟」；楷書：「好鳥枝頭亦明友，落花水面皆文章，蹉跎莫譴韶光老，人生惟有讀書好。」金西厓《竹刻小言》謂：「世人每謂刻書易而刻畫難，實則刻書難於刻畫，何止倍蓗。刻畫稍有舛誤，尚可修補掩飾。刻書則必須全神貫注，不容有一刀走失也。」嘉定竹人陰刻文字，清前期所作者字體較大，清代中期日漸趨小。嘉定竹人中，精研書法篆刻有王幼芳者，傳世罕見。此件制者運刀如筆，所刻文風瀟灑自如，刀口快利而字底圓熟，氣韻不俗，形制簡練，彰顯文風書韻，謹嚴有法，格調高致。

來源：
中國嘉德（香港），2018年10月2日，《溯古凝瑛──美國私人珍藏中國古代藝術珍品》，拍品編號618
台灣藏家珍藏

估價 : HKD: 80,000 – 120,000 USD: 10,300 – 15,500
成交價: HKD: 94,400

参考：纽约大都会博物馆
清晚竹林七贤笔筒
Brush Holder with Seven Sages of the Bamboo Grove
late 18th century–early 19th century
China

On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 219

Object Details
Period:Qing dynasty (1644–1911)
Date:late 18th century–early 19th century
Culture:China
Medium:Bamboo
Dimensions:H. 4 1/4 in. (10.8 cm); Diam. 2 1/16 in. (5.2 cm)
Classification:Bamboo
Credit Line:Gift of Dr. Sherman Hsiu Huang Wu and Mrs. Julianne Wu, 2010
Accession Number:2010.478.3
Provenance
Dr. Sherman Hsiu Huang Wu and Mrs. Julianne L. Wu , Clearwater, FL (until 2010; donated to MMA)
Timeline of Art History
Timelines
Central and North Asia, 1600-1800 A.D.
Central and North Asia, 1800-1900 A.D.
China, 1600-1800 A.D.
China, 1800-1900 A.D.

参考：中贸圣佳2017秋季艺术品
拍卖会2499 清竹雕竹林七贤笔筒

拍品无款，根据其制作之手法、时代风格之貌当可判断为清代中期之作。器身纹饰当以透雕与浮雕之手法相互结合，描绘人物身处于竹林、松树、巨石与溪流之场景，高士松下对弈，童子攀竹嬉戏，藉由精细的透雕与浮雕之工序，将竹林与松柏安排得极为严谨，把峭壁之坚实、人物动作之刻画更是表现的淋漓尽致，造成丰富的视觉意象。

器身雕饰主题中的人物脸部或身形虽无明显的特征呈现，但从其人物为进行对弈、抚琴等活动，同时身处于竹林、松树、巨石与溪流之场景，当是描写竹林七贤之典故。竹雕笔筒因精巧细腻、特色鲜明，故为文房收藏者的宠儿之一，同时更因为明清文人在各层面的介入，让竹雕笔筒在审美情趣上更为提升，类似题材纷纷涌现。如《清玩雅集廿周年庆收藏展·珍玩》中收录之清竹林七贤图竹雕笔筒即是一例。
D: 13.4cm, H: 15.6cm

RMB: 180,000-250,000
成交价：￥—

拍卖时间：2017年12月20日
专场名称：曾谙——江南文人旧藏专场

参考：纽约大都会博物馆
清竹林七贤竹雕笔筒
Brush Holder with Seven Sages of the Bamboo Grove