Chinese Fire Screen with Rabbit Motif
Product ID: A0304-204
$1,595.00
About this piece
A rabbit in a round window, carved in stone nearly five hundred years ago.
Carvers of Hebei Province, China, made this fire screen with a rabbit motif in stone, dated in the record to the 16th century. Small stone screens like this were commonly placed on a table or at a hearth as a decorative panel. A circular medallion on the front holds a rabbit in relief, its form worn but legible. The rectangular panel sits in a stepped, heavy base. The stone is a dark charcoal grey with a dull, weathered surface.
About 10 inches high and 15 wide. A small bit of masonry that works as a bookend with gravitas.
