Antique
Chinese Ivory Carving
Doctor's
Lady
Reclining
Nude Holding Flower
Early Republic, Circa: early 1900S'
H
10.5in.(26.5cm), W 2.2.5in.(5.5cm), D 1.5 in.(3.5cm)
Condition: excellent! Antique
fine carving of a nude in fine quality ivory; unblemished, dense and well marked
with striations and Schreger lines, rich color of cream to gold, smooth unctuous
surface polished to a high hand finish. Depicting a reclining nude holding a peony,
a flower associated with feminine beauty, spring and love. Engraving and sumi
for the hair and the pupils of the eyes; otherwise an uncolored expanse of voluptuous
surfaces. The young woman wears a slight smile, a necklace, two freely moving
bracelets and tiny shoes on her lotus (bound) feet. Wooden base.
Sold
to Private Collection
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