Carved wood root carving of an auspicious deer and spirit fungus, 18th century, Qing dynasty

Carved wood root carving of an auspicious deer and spirit fungus, 18th century, Qing dynasty

• Image Number: K1G000240N000000000PAD
• Dynasty: Qing dynasty
• Category: Carvings
• Function: Furnisher
• Material: Plants/Wood/
• Description:
  This piece is spliced by multiple pieces of wood, with the head, ears, tail and limbs of deer carved in detail. The antlers are slightly carved from branches, and the trunk is spliced by multiple pieces of gall wood. The natural texture of the wood is used to show the texture of fur. The deer mouth holds wood carved ganoderma lucidum, and is spliced with gall wood and other wood to form a stone like wooden seat. The overall line is concise and dynamic, showing the light and flexible deer, which is swimming among the rocks.