A BAMBOO 'BIRD' PANEL AND TWO BAMBOO WRIST RESTS
19th century, the screen cyclically dated Dinghai year corresponding to 1886 and of the period
Comprising: two bamboo wrist rests of rectangular convex form, one carved with figures of the 'four noble occupations' including fishermen, woodcutter, farmer and scholar amidst a serene landscape featuring lakes, mountains, and pavilions, the second adorned with a mountainous landscape; a bamboo panel of rectangular shape, carved to one side with a peacock amidst flowering branches, rocks, and bamboo, the reverse with inscriptions in seal script.
The longest: 27.2cm (10 3/4in) (3).
Footnotes:
十九世紀 竹刻漁樵耕讀圖臂擱, 山水詩文臂擱及金文花鳥圖插屏 一組三件 「時丁亥暑月上浣，愛此君齋作于長沙」「隹亖月初吉正考父乍文王寳尊鼑，其萬年無疆子孫永寳用亯。君體純龢之德，秉仁義之操。」「青雲」「漁樵耕讀。子昂」「雨後晴光山更佳。欣如」

Some minor nicks to the extremities; general surface wear and age cracks; minor stains and discolouration to the surface.