Illustrating a mythical meeting of the Confucian poet Tao Yuanming(365-427), the Daoist Lu Xiujing (406-477) and the Buddhist recluseHuiyuan (334-427) engaged in congenial conversation as theycross a stone bridge over a water course surrounded by rocks andvegetation; the cylindrical bamboo section deeply undercut andpolished to a soft luster, the soft wood collar and base finished inreddish brown lacquer.6 7/8in (17.5cm) high