Boxwood Figure of Zhao Yun with Infant and Spear
You must be a subscriber, and be logged in to view price and dealer details.
Subscribe Now to view actual auction price for this item
When you subscribe, you have the option of setting the currency in which to display prices to $Au, $US, $NZ or Stg.
- Boxwood - Boxwood is a hard, yellow coloured, close grained timber. In the 19th century it was often used for inlays, especially stringing, because of its contrasting colour to the darker timbers of the carcase. Stringing is the inlay of a narrow strip of veneer of a lighter colour, such as boxwood along or close to the edges of an object that has been veneered in a darker timber such as mahogany.
Because of its fine grain and resistnce to splitting or chipping it has also been used for treen, turnings, carvings and other small wooden items, such as chess pieces.
This item has been included into following indexes:
Visually similar items
Chinese bronze Guandi figure. The Chinese God of war, with halberd in hand, in full battle dress ornately decorated with dragons, with seal to the back, height 147 cm
French bronze figure group, depicting a lady standing on some steps with two swans below her, signed G. Omerth (George Omerth 1895-1925), height 23 cm
A large Tibetan bronze white Tara with jewelled neckline and earrings, the stem of a lotus flower held between her thumb and fourth finger representing protection, standing and positioned on a double lotus base. Height 89 cm. Provenance: Private Collection
A spelter female figure, later 19th century, with mark of Ansonia clock Company, the American made figure of a seated country girl in a laced bodice with bare feet, seated upon a plinth and holding a string instrument; mounted upon a timber base and with m