8083
A SOUP STONE CARVED CHINESE CABBAGE WITH CRABS
19TH CENTURY |
The pale yellow soup stone is carved just like a cabbage. The roots are circular, the leaves are wrapped in layers, the leaf veins are distinct, and the knife technique employed is concise, presenting a lifelike image. The cabbage is decorated with several crabs grazing on leaves, adding what can only be described as an exuberant vitality. The image of a cabbage generally illustrates an unblemished connotation. And, with the image of crabs, perhaps it works as an even more innocent heirloom to pass down harmonious and wonderful implications. |
Estimate
340,000 - 420,000 1,318,000 - 1,628,000 43,900 - 54,200
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