Wrist rest decorated with an ear of corn and snail

Jin Xiya Chinese

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This wrist rest exemplifies the playfully unconventional approach of Jin Xiya, the finest bamboo artist active in twentieth-century China. Jin meticulously conveyed the textures of the corn stalk, leaves, and kernels by varying the density of striations, such as between the broad lines of a leaf and the denser lines of the sheaf. The artist also enlivened the composition by adding a snail climbing the stalk, and cleverly integrated the inscription by writing it on a leaf.

Wrist rest decorated with an ear of corn and snail, Jin Xiya (Chinese, 1890–1979), Bamboo carved in relief, China

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Wrist rest decorated with an ear of corn and snail, Jin Xiya (Chinese, 1890–1979), Bamboo carved in relief, China
Wrist rest decorated with an ear of corn and snail, Jin Xiya (Chinese, 1890–1979), Bamboo carved in relief, China

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