Description
Chinese soapstone carving of exceptional quality upon a hardwood base. The carving featuring a mountain with green foliage throughout with a central depiction of a Deity and Child bearing a rucksack below a staircase up the mountain. The soapstone carved with flowing lines and perfectly positioned colour inclusions with reds to the centre. Foliage surmounts the rock carving with a partially erect fence to the rear. The Deity offering advice to the child on his journey ahead while the child smiles back at the Deity. The hardwood base of beautiful detail with pierced carving throughout.
Notes | Soapstone is a talc-schist, which is a type of metamorphic rock. It is composed largely of the magnesium rich mineral talc. It is produced in the zones where tectonic plates are sub-ducted, changing rocks by heat and pressure, with influx of fluids, but without melting. It has been a medium for carving for thousands of years.
Measurements | 22cm High x 19cm Wide x 5.5cm Deep inc. Base – 19.5cm High x 18cm Wide x 4cm Deep without base (8.66 x 7.5 x 2.17 Inc. Base – 7.7 x 7 x 1.6 without base, Inches)
Condition | Excellent overall with one small loss to the Deities index finger
