China Qing period Multi-layer Hollow Carved Wooden panel official Authentication

  

This is a very well-preserved, Chinese Qing Dynasty, red lacquer and gold hollow wood carving board with the official cultural heritage institution in China conducts authentication and affixes a lacquer seal impression. Chinese Chaozhou woodcarving is good at multi-level hollow three-dimensional design. The number of hollow carving levels depends on the thickness and thickness of the material. The carving skill depends on the level of the carving, ranging from two or three layers to six or seven layers.

It is necessary to hollow out a piece of wood so that the remaining layers of solid wood appear like a silky network. This technique is absolutely unique and can be called a masterpiece. After the wood carving is completed, the gold-plating process will be carried out to make the work more resplendent and shining, so it is also called gold lacquer wood carving. The themes of Chaozhou wood carvings can be said to be all-encompassing, from flowers, birds, insects, fish, fruits of the four seasons to folk.

There are all kinds of ancient myths and legends and ancient operas. This wood carving depicts magpies either standing on the treetops or flying between flower branches. The hollow-carved plum blossoms are in bloom and the buds decorate the branches.