Painted circular wood carving
29 August 2019
Description

This circular wood carving is 31’ in diameter and 2” deep. The painted carving appears to be a depiction of a heavenly garden. It is made from 4 boards pressed together. As you can see, there is a crack in the middle of the piece and someone had tried to use glue to repair it. We acquired this piece in an antique store in Shanghai, but I’d love to

Provenance

No known provenance. I’m interested to know an approximate age, value, and what this piece might have been used for.

Acquired from
Gallery/Dealer
For sale
Maybe
Answered within 10 days
By Trey
Sep 08, 21:04 UTC
Fair Market Value
$800 - $1,000 USD
Insurance Value $0 USD
What does this mean?

Thank you for contacting Mearto with your appraisal inquiry. Based on the photographs the item being appraised is a Chinese circular wood wall plaque with relief carving, approximately 31" in diameter with a thickness of approximately 2". The piece features four-panel construction with a significant amateur glue repair to a split in the center of the piece running from edge to edge. Conclusive determination of its age and origin is indeterminate, but is estimated at late Qing dynasty, likely 19th century. The piece appears to have been constructed for a decorative rather than functional purpose, and it depicts various pagodas and structures with red and yellow roofs and arched doorways among nature symbols including parrots, plum blossoms, and waves - all widely used and important symbols in Chinese art. Based on carved wood plaques in this era sold at auction, a pre-auction estimate of its Fair Market Value would be $800 to $1000.

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