Carved Variegated Stone Frog and Snail Group
Name/Title
Carved Variegated Stone Frog and Snail GroupEntry/Object ID
SC2404Description
Chinese carved variegated ornamental stone group depicting a frog and snail among stylized vegetation. The snail is modeled with a prominent spiral shell and projecting body, while the broad-headed frog occupies the opposite side of the composition among rounded and curling plant-like forms. Incised vegetation and additional relief carving extend across the stone, and one end is elaborately worked with a recessed spiral motif surrounded by radiating carved lines. The stone ranges from pale gray-green and beige to warm brown, with natural veining and fissuring throughout.Type of Sculpture
Free StandingArtwork Details
Medium
Unknown softstoneSubject
Frog and snail among plant/rockwork formsCategory
Chinese carved stone
Made/Created
Artist
Maker presently unidentifiedTime Period
20th CenturyEthnography
Cultural Region
Continent
AsiaCulture/Tribe
Chinese