Description: A carved bamboo 'scholars' brushpot Qing dynasty, 19th century
of cylindrical form, the sides carved in deep relief with a continuous scene of scholars and attendants variously occupied amongst rocks, trees, banana palms and bamboo groves, in a garden outside a pavilion terrace, some seated at painting tables, others carving an inscription on a rock face, signed
Mushan and a seal reading
Zhou, the inscription reading
shoulie bing zi qiu yu (hunting autumn of bingzi year)
15.5 cm high