Wrist rest decorated with bamboo

1929

Not on view

This wrist rest is an excellent example of bamboo carving by Jin Xiya (1890–1979), the finest bamboo artist active in twentieth-century China. It showcases Jin’s virtuosic command of traditional bamboo carving. His works incorporate compositions from designs contributed by his contemporary artists, such as Araki Jipo (Japanese, 1872–1944) on this piece. Jin’s works not only represent the highest achievement of bamboo carving in early twentieth century China, but they also preserve a microcosm of the literati world of that time, when members of the scholarly elite sought to sustain inherited traditions in the face of a rapidly modernizing world.

According to the archival list of Jin’s works (wrist rest #38), the bamboo carving was completed in the winter of 1929.

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Title: Wrist rest decorated with bamboo
Artist: Jin Xiya (Chinese, 1890–1979)
Period: Republic period (1912–49)
Date: 1929
Culture: China
Medium: Bamboo with intaglio carving
Dimensions: H. 10 in. (25.4 cm); W. 2 in. (5.1 cm); D. 3/4 in. (1.9 cm)
Classification: Bamboo
Credit Line: Florence and Herbert Irving Acquisitions Fund for Asian Art, 2020
Object Number: 2020.352
Rights and Reproduction: © Jin Xiya
Curatorial Department: Asian Art

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