Gorgeous Old Burl Root Stool, Presumed Chinese "Scholar's Stool" pportrait The jigger holds 1 oz

The jigger holds 1 oz

dings and aging to the wood

and wonderful pencil drawn face that gives her a very sweet and serene countenance

Bright and crisp with a coat of varnish over the paint which gives shine to the surface

red and green linen on cream

Gorgeous Old Burl Root Stool, Presumed Chinese "Scholar's Stool" pportrait The jigger holds 1 ozThe dealer in my neck of the woods that I purchased this root burl stool from believed it to be antique Chinese and looking at some images of Chinese root wood "scholar's stools," I believe he is correct. I found find it a completely gorgeous, strikingly sculptural and dramatically gestural thing, with super smooth surface and wonderfully rich color, ranging from near black to rust orange. And it is a shape shifter, revealing different aspects across