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Description: | Soapstone is a rock that very suitable for carving because it contains high levels of talc, which make it relatively soft. This Chinese soapstone carving depicts a woman leaning against a ledge or tree stump. She is wearing long, flowing robes and holds a Ju Yi sceptre, an object given by the Emperor or high-ranking Imperial mandarins to favoured individuals. The figure is mounted on a carved wooden stand and was made during the Qing Dynasty.
A mottled soapstone carving of a seated woman holding a Juyi sceptre, leaning on a ledge/tree stump. In long flowing robes. | License: | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/uk/ | Publisher: | Wolverhampton Arts and Museums Service | Rights holder: | Wolverhampton Arts and Museums Service | Subjects: | Culture Chairs Asian art Decorative arts Women Chinese Decorative Art Carving China | Temporal: | 1644 - 1911
Stuarts (1603 - 1714)
Georgian (1714-1837)
Victorian (1837-1901)
20th century (1900-1999) | Source: | Black Country History | Identifier: | http://www.blackcountryhistory.org/colle... | Go to resource |
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