Antique
Chinese Carving
Doctor's
Lady
Doubled
as Snuff Bottle
Early Republic, Circa: early 1900S'
H
3.75 in.(9.5cm), W 1.25 in.(3cm), D 1 in.(2.5cm)
Condition: very good! Antique
fine ivory carving of a doctor’s lady, a voluptuous female nude defined by a naturally
organic fullness of line. Sumptuously carved, this young woman in recline wears
two bracelets around her wrists a counter balance to her delicately bound feet.
Her countenance, deftly but simply carved, evokes the play of female mystery.
Her hair defined by fine striations and a loose whimsical chignon, nearly bursts
from its binding. This polished, dense crème-colored ivory at one time designed
as a snuff bottle with the opening in the lower left-hand foot used as a container.
The ivory is placed in a carved wooden, ebony-tone base and is in excellent condition.
(SD)
Private Collection
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