Antique Asian Wooden Relief, 1800s

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An antique, hand-carved wooden relief depicting a seated figure of a religious nature. The piece is executed in the deep-relief … Read more An antique, hand-carved wooden relief depicting a seated figure of a religious nature. The piece is executed in the deep-relief technique, with a richly detailed background and a decorative border.

The relief retains fragmentary, multicolored polychrome in shades of turquoise, bronze, and natural wood. The heavily worn surface, losses of polychrome, cracks, and traces of long-term use emphasize its authentic, antique character.

It likely served as part of a small altar, a shrine, or sacred furnishings, intended to be hung on a wall.

Date: circa 1850–1900
Origin: Asia, exact region unknown
Material: wood, polychrome
Dimensions: 24 × 17 cm
Technique: hand-carved, deep relief, polychrome
Condition: original antique condition, with numerous areas of wear and loss of polychrome, cracks, and signs of past use. See less