Dia250xH450, China
This is a birdcage both for raising a bird at home and for “walking” the bird. The Chinese believed that even for home kept birds, they should be meeting with their birdy friends to share their songs. In the south, this gathering would happen daily at the teahouse, usually in the morning over dim sum where the owners should chat with their friends and the birds theirs.
There are also the attachment to go with it; bird feed bowl, bird feeding cage.
W150xH150xD100mm, China
Chinese root carving is a broad term for carving that includes root, bark, knots and bamboo roots. The essence of these type of carving focuses on the natural growth of the material as well as abnormal growth. Hence, the major part of the artwork is translation from nature and with a small enhancement in detail. This type of carving is really material based, the knot, the grain, colours, etc. This particular one is a bamboo root carving of a helmet and a surrendered monster.
Mountain Folkcraft 