A HONGMU SCROLL WEIGHT

18TH CENTURY

Details
A HONGMU SCROLL WEIGHT
18th Century
Of rectangular shape, formed from a single piece of wood with an attractive golden hue, each side showing a different pattern of the grain
¾in. (2cm.) high, 14in. (35.5cm.) long
Literature
Robert P. Piccus, ed., Wood From the Scholar's Table, Chinese Hardwood Carvings and Scholar's Articles, Hong Kong, 1984, pp. 86-87 where it is published as a huanghuali rule