Grace Wu Bruce - Chinese Furniture & Works of Art

 

Brush Washer Carved with Scene Inspired by Du Mu’s Poem
Gu Jue
Bamboo (root‑stem section)
Kangxi period (1662‑1722), 17th century
Height
6.2 cm
(2 7/16")
Width
8 cm
(3 1/8")
 


Incense Box with Cloud Scroll Motif  
Huanghuali wood
Ming dynasty (1368‑1644)

Diameter 8.5 cm (3 3/8")
Height 4 cm (1 9/16")
   

 

 

 

 
 

Inkstone and Covers with Dragon, Phoenix and Sectioned-Bamboo Design

  
 
Duan stone with huanghuali wood covers
Kangxi (1662‑1722) or Yongzheng (1723‑35) period
           
 
Length
16.5 cm
(6 1/2")
11.5 cm
Width
(4 1/2")
 
Depth
2.5 cm
(1") (excluding box)
           
             


Inkstone/Inkrest
Zitan wood
Qing dynasty (1644-1912)

Width 10.2 cm (4")
Depth 9 cm (3 9/16")
Height 1.9 cm

(3/4")

 

 

 
 

Root Sculpture with six words inscriptions and signed Juantang Jushi

  
 
Seal mark: Bashi Weizu
Qianlong (1787)
           
Width
(15")
38.1 cm
Depth
17.8 cm
(7")
 
Height
59.7 cm
(23 1/2")
           
             


Lingbi Scholar’s Rock on Hongmu Stand  

Qing Dynasty (1644-1912)
Published in Classical Chinese Rocks (Ren 193)

David Ren, Classical Chinese Rocks, SDX Joint Publishing Compamy, Benjing, 2002

Width 19 cm (7 1/2")
Depth 11.5 cm (4 1/2")
Height 24.5 cm

(9 5/8”)

 

 

 
 

Reed‑shaped Ruyi Sceptre

  
 
Boxwood
Qianlong period (1736‑95)
       
 
Length
32 cm
(12 5/8")
4 cm
Width
(1 9/16")
 
       
         


Carved Hexagonal Incense Box
Zitan wood
17th / 18th Century

Width 7.9cm (3 1/8”)
Depth 7.6 cm (3")
Height 4.2 cm

(1 5/8”)

 

 

 
 

Chaoshou Inkstone with Inscription by Wu Dacheng

  
 
Duan stone
Signed Kezhai in regular script at the lower left
Inscribed between the Tongzhi (1862‑74) and Guangxu (1875‑1908) periods, before 1902
Length
(8 13/16")
22.4 cm
Width
14 cm
(5 1/2")
 
Height
7.7 cm
(3 1/16")
         
             
 

Rule‑shaped Iron Paperweight with
Gilt‑Bronze Knob and Inlay Design		  

Wanli (1573‑1620) to Tianqi (1621‑27) period

Length 17 cm (6 11/16")
Width 1.3 cm (1/2")
   

 

 

 

 
 

Wuyujue Ink Rest

  
 
Bronze
Jiajing (1522‑66) to Wanli (1573‑1620) period
           
 
Length
8.8 cm
(3 1/2")
7 cm
Width
(2 3/4")
 
Depth
3.2 cm
(1 1/4 ")
           
             


Wrist Rest Carved with Goose and Calligraphy
Chen Hongshou
Bamboo
Signed Hongshou dunshou in cursive script on the front and two‑character signature Hongshou
in running script on the back Chongzhen (1628‑44) or Shunzhi(1644‑61) period

Length 27 cm (10 5/8")
Width 6.5 cm (2 9/16")
   

 

 

 

 
 

Illustrated here are examples of works of art pieces we have SOLD. Please do visit our galleries to view the current collection. We will not be responding to enquiries regarding works of art by correspondence or telephone but would welcome very much your visit to our galleries.