Gnarled Wood Scholar's Desk Ornament, Qing Dynasty



This is a beautiful scholar's art of an elegant natural gnarled wood desk ornament from Qing Dynasty. The large gnarled wood is fitted with a small bamboo peg without any artificial carving or surface treatment. The beautiful natural shape of this gnarled wood displays an avant-garde sculptural quality. It still retains its original fitted hardwood stand which is carved from a solid hardwood block into an elegant shape. A small Chinese Character of "Lee, as in Mr. Lee" is carved on the small bamboo peg, which is probably the maker's signature or collector's name. The wood surface has developed a superb patina typical of old wood surface from years of handling. This is a truely rare find with pure early Chinese literati's taste
Size: height (with the wood stand): 32cm; width: 23cm

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