Rotskulptur, sen Qingdynasti, 1800-tal.
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Föreställande en fiskande Sholau med uppassare och trana stående på en stor vackert formad rotformation. Höjd 147 cm. Bredd 60 cm. Kan nedmonteras för frakt.
Torrsprickor.
Proveniens
Property of a private Swedish Collector.
Purchased at Lempertz, 2002.
Litteratur
Rootcarvings has a long tradition in China. In the Qing Dynasty, a large Group of root carving artists emerged, due to the popularity of the subjekt, bringing the art to a higher level. Today, a lot of root carving treasures of the Qing Dynasty are kept in the Palace Museum and the Summer Palace of Beijing as well as in Yuyuan Garden of Shanghai
Övrig information
The sculpture has numerous openings within the contorted matrix of the roots which, combined with the visual evidence of the roots’ growth, creates a sense of urgent movement and vitality.