Carved Brown Stone Landscape with Scholar and Attendant
Name/Title
Carved Brown Stone Landscape with Scholar and AttendantEntry/Object ID
SC0704Description
Chinese carved ornamental stone landscape of upright rounded form, worked in relief with a bearded scholar or sage beneath a gnarled pine accompanied by a smaller attendant figure, with mountainous forms and a celestial disc amid clouds above. Carved from variegated ochre-brown, cream and gray stone, the natural color variations are selectively incorporated into the figures, tree and landscape details. The reverse is predominantly polished and minimally decorated.Type of Sculpture
Free StandingArtwork Details
Medium
Appears to be Soapstone or Shoushan stoneCategory
Chinese carved stone
Made/Created
Artist
Maker presently unidentifiedTime Period
20th CenturyEthnography
Cultural Region
Continent
AsiaCulture/Tribe
Chinese