Lot n° 218
Estimation :
600 - 800
EUR
Anonymous. Praying mantis resting on bamboo. - Lot 218
Anonymous. Praying mantis resting on bamboo.
Bige 臂擱, painter's wrist rest, engraved bamboo.
Signed Yuanlu, signature imitating that of the famous Ming period painter and calligrapher, Ni Yuanlu.
元璐（疑似).
Inscription: "Ten thousand trees under the setting sun, where could we avoid the praying mantis?"
夕陽千萬樹 何處避螳螂.
Verse inspired by the poem Hua Chan, Description of the cicada, by Tang poet Dai Shulun 戴叔伦 (732-789).
Dimensions: 21.5x7 cm.
Provenance: family collection acquired circa 1960.
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