A bamboo root prunus waterpot
Qing Dynasty, 18th Century
H: 5.2cm (excluding base)
Provenance: A Taiwanese private collection
清代 竹根雕梅花型水洗
十八世紀
高. 5.2公分（連底座）
The waterpot is carved from bamboo root in the form of a flowering prunus bud, each petal curled inward in high relief. The base consists of a coiled network of blossoming prunus branches.
The bamboo root is deeply patinated to a dark caramel colour.