近代 金西崖刻玉黍蝸牛竹臂擱|Wrist rest decorated with an ear of corn and snail

Jin Xiya

1925 · Bamboo carved in relief · Asian Art

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.

Artist

Jin Xiya

Date

1925

Medium

Bamboo carved in relief

Culture

China

Department

Asian Art

Credit line

Florence and Herbert Irving Acquisitions Fund for Asian Art, 2020