A SMALL CARVED BAMBOO 'PRUNUS' BRUSHPOTLi Ying, 1750 – 1900Skilfully carved inintaglio with mature branches of flowering prunus covering half the available surface, inscribed in running scriptFang Liuru jushi bifa ('Following the brush-style of Liuru jushi') and signed in regular script Li Ying, the bamboo patinated to a reddish-brown tone, fitted box.12.4cm (5in) high (2).Provenance: 1750 – 1900年 竹雕梅花紋筆筒「李英」款Provenance:Ever Arts, Hong Kong, April 2007來源:香港恆藝館，2007年4月Li Ying,zi Yuzuo,hao Yupu.Liuru jushi in the inscription refers to thehao of the painter Tang Yin (1470 - 1523).此竹雕筆筒上題「倣六如居士筆法」，落「李英」款。六如居士為明代畫家唐寅之號。