Celebrating Asian Art

A huanghuali square table. China, Ming dynasty, 17th century. Huanghuali.

A bamboo figure of a gentleman seated, leaning against rockwork, he holds a sprig of lingzhi fungus in his right hand and there is a basket of the fungus beside him; a scythe is balanced against the rocks behind the gentleman. He wears a long robe, falling open to reveal his chest and belly, and a cloth cap; his bare feet protrude from the hems of the robe. His hair, moustache and beard are incised, and his features bear a happy expression. 
Qing dynasty, 17th–18th century
Height 10.2 cm / 4 in.

A rootwood brushpot using the natural form of the wood with a solid base and flat lip and the body retaining the natural knots and burrs, bearing an inscription and a seal of Jin Nong from the Qing dynasty, Qianlong reign (1736 - 1795), dated 1745.
H: 14 cm / 5 1/2 in
W: 13.7 cm / 5 3/8 in