Bamboo Carving: Antique Chinese Bamboo Container with Carving of HorsesBamboo Carving is an artform unique to the Chinese. Carvers of bamboo truly excel in their craft. Most bamboo objects are small in size. This is an antique object but its purpose is unsure? Two hollow bamboo are purpose cut to hold two metal parts that can slide up and down. The parts are connected to a ring perhaps it can be hung. Horses are carved into am the bamboo pieces. There are hairline cracks on the surfaces. Dating: 1900 1940 Dimensions: 1.

The doors are decorated with carvings of theatrical figures

Dating: late 19 to early 20 century

It has small flattened globular shape with a tall flaring neck which widens at the top opening

Like the ruyi

Rocks and chrysanthemums are among the favorite themes of Chinese artist scholars and the chrysanthemums has remained a symbol for the beloved poet Tao Yuanming who wrote a poem extolling the simple beauty of chrysanthemums over a showy peonies

This "FUKU" mark

The is no maker's mark

The agate bottle has a compressed ovoid body standing on a tapered oval foot and has a concave lip

Condition: in almost new condition

The sides are made of two rectangular planes

a custom made wood stopper and bone spoon

Both are good proofs of age