Chinese Relief Plaque Depicting Toilet Paper Gods

Every household has its unsung deities. These finally got their panel.

This relief plaque depicting Toilet Paper Gods was custom carved in China for Primitive. It is contemporary, cut from elm wood in a centuries-old style. Panels like this one once decorated Chinese furniture and interiors with scenes of scholars at leisure, and the carvers here borrow that language with good humor. On a raised terrace a robed elder sits with a long scroll unspooling from a roll, while a second figure leans in to help. Banana leaves, bamboo and a garden rock fill the left side. Just under 20 inches wide.

Some conveniences deserve reverence. Ask anyone who has run out.