Carved Bamboo Wrist-rest
with Bamboo Motif
Chung-yin-pan-shan
Ch'ing Dynasty (A.D. 1644-
1911)
Length:         14.8cm
Width:            4.4cm
     This piece is 
rectangular, with a curved 
back and divided into two 
vertical sections.  On the 
surface is carved in relief 
a spray of bamboo leaves 
and a poem in four-syllable 
verses, followed by the 
carver's mane (Chung-yin-
pan-shan) and two carved 
seal-impressions.