Carved Chinese Panels with Hand-Painted Soapstone Relief
Item Details
Wood, Stone
A pair of carved Chinese wood panels with hand-painted soapstone relief. These pieces depict a simple landscape scattered with figures dressed in layered robes, their hair in elaborate rolls and twists. The figures, as well as parts of the landscape, are captured in incised and painted stone, while each of the panels feature a black ground highlighted in lines of gold tone paint. Neither of the panels have legible maker’s marks, and each has a sawtooth hanger to the verso for display.
Condition
- wear to edges and surfaces; craquelure to black ground paint; water spots to surface.
Dimensions
- measures one panel; inset image area measures 8" W x 23" H; both are equal in size.
Item #
18DCC049-053