Tooth carving figure pen holder

[Tooth Sculpture Figure Penholder]

Tooth Sculpture Figure Penholder, bright, 12.4 cm high, 7.5 cm maximum diameter at the mouth and 8.2 cm maximum diameter at the bottom
The pen holder is elliptical, with a slightly smaller mouth and a slightly larger bottom, and retains the original shape of ivory. The mouth edge is thicker, the bottom edge is thinner, and the tooth base is additionally equipped. The color of the surface is darker and seems to be dyed, but the ivory texture is more obvious and becomes a part of the decoration. On the front and back, there are two carved figures, one with bare feet, one with fishing rod and one with fishing basket, the other with commendatory clothes, and one with feather fan, sitting on the stone, with similar faces and looks, as if they were in different situations of publicity and seclusion for the same person, spliced into a picture with profound implications. The towering buildings surrounded by clouds and smoke add a dreamlike artistic conception
The carving technique is simple and simple, and the edge of the object image forms a three-dimensional sense by shoveling out the slope, which is quite characteristic of the times.

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