California Asian Art Auction California Asian Art Auction
 September 11, 2022 9:30AM PDT  September 11, 2022 9:30AM PDT

 Lot # 6507 
A CHINESE INSCRIBED BAMBOO VENEER BOX AND COVER    清 文竹貼黃蓮紋刻詩文蓋盒


  • Dimension: Height: 1 1/4 in (3.2 cm) Length: 4 7/8 in (12.4 cm)
  • Estimate From: $600
  • Estimate To: $900

Of lobed form, the cover is finely carved in low relief with a quadrilobed medallion constituted of archaistic scrolls within key fret border, the base inscribed with a poem in running script. Qing Dynasty period.


竹黃作為一門獨立的竹雕刻藝術,始於清初而盛於乾、嘉時期。所謂竹黃,即竹之內皮,淺黃色,色澤光潤,又有“文竹”、“貼黃”、“翻黃”等稱。它是以大型的南竹為材料,將新鮮的竹黃片,經過水煮、晾乾、壓平等工序,然後貼到各種形狀的器物上。本拍品即以竹黃雕製而成,有取竹樹氣節清高之意,型作海棠,以子母口相合。通身貼竹簧,色澤光潤,清淡幽雅。蓋鈕沿邊繪“迴紋”一周,內繪“纏枝紋”“花卉紋”,紋飾清晰,排列規矩,刻畫細緻,工藝精製,細緻入微。