17th century Naturalistically carved in the form of a section of a gnarled prunus tree trunk, with blossoming branches, box. 14.5cm (5 3/4in) wide. (2).Footnotes十七世紀 竹雕梅樁杯 Provenance: Offered at Christie's Hong Kong, 29 May 2019, lot 2956. 來源: 佳士得香港，2019年5月29日，拍品編號2956（上拍） Compare with a similar carved bamboo 'prunus' libation cup, Kangxi, in the Simon Kwan Collection included in the exhibition, Ming and Qing Bamboo, Hong Kong, 2000, pp.266-267, no.60. See another example in the Shanghai Museum, published in Literati Spirit: Art of Chinese Bamboo Carving, Shanghai, 2012, no.008. 仿犀角竹杯，隨形而雕，杯身以深刻、鏤雕等手法飾數枝梅花，梅枝蜿蜒虬曲，枝幹蒼勁有力，枝上梅花綻放，刀工凌厲，藏鋒細膩，剛柔並濟，頗有文人風趣。參看香港沐文堂藏一件類似的清康熙竹雕梅樁杯，著錄於關善明，《虛心傲節：明清竹刻史話》，香港，2000年，頁266-267，編號60。另見上海博物館藏一例，著錄於《竹鏤文心：竹刻珍品特展》，上海，2012年，編號008。