Mid-Century Modern Chinese Deer in Native Fauna Bas-Relief Red and Gold Art, Framed

Description

A relief is a sculptural technique that gives the impression that the sculpted material has been raised above the background … more A relief is a sculptural technique that gives the impression that the sculpted material has been raised above the background plane.

Chinese reliefs have a diverse range of themes, depicting mythical, spiritual beings, as well as depictions images of people, such as the king and queen, princes, priests, courtiers, soldiers, servants, and commoners. These bas-relief sculptures have served as a reference for historians in the study of ancient Chinese civilizations.

The relief on this particular work is very thick and raised about 2" off the picture plane. As you can see the bamboo background has worn off quite a bit but that just adds to the character of this antique work.

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