Wrist rest decorated with an ear of corn and snail

1925

Not on view

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.

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近代金西崖刻玉黍蝸牛竹臂擱
Title: Wrist rest decorated with an ear of corn and snail
Artist: Jin Xiya (Chinese, 1890–1979)
Date: 1925
Culture: China
Medium: Bamboo carved in relief
Dimensions: H. 11 3/8 in. (28.9 cm); W. 3 3/8 in. (8.6 cm); D. 1 in. (2.5 cm)
Classification: Bamboo
Credit Line: Florence and Herbert Irving Acquisitions Fund for Asian Art, 2020
Object Number: 2020.350
Rights and Reproduction: © Jin Xiya
Curatorial Department: Asian Art

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