Decorative ornament

Large Vintage Chinese Hand-Carved Wood Sculpture - Sleeping Girl on Watermelon - 39 cm

An oversized, beautifully detailed vintage Chinese polychrome wood carving depicting a sleeping child (girl) resting peacefully on a large green watermelon/melon.
In Chinese folklore, these "Good Luck" sleeping children are traditional symbols of abundance, wealth, and domestic harmony.

Carved from a single solid block of wood (likely camphor or teak), this piece features a serene facial expression, finely incised lines detailing the hair buns (niutou style), and a traditional Dudou apron with an intricately carved bow on the back.
The base is left unfinished, clearly showcasing the authentic, raw wood grain and hand-carved tool marks, confirming this is not a resin reproduction.

Given its impressive size of nearly 40 cm, this is a scarce mid-to-large-scale version, making it a highly desirable statement piece for collectors of Asian art and oriental interior design.

DETAILS & SPECIFICATIONS:
- Object: Folk Art Wood Carving / Figurine
- Subject: Sleeping Child / Good Luck Girl on Melon
- Period: Second half of the 20th Century (circa 1970s–1980s)
- Provenance/Origin: China
- Material: Solid Polychrome Wood
- Technique: Entirely hand-carved and hand-painted
- Length: 39 cm (Oversized variant)
- Condition: Very Good vintage condition. No major structural cracks or splits. Beautiful aged patina with minor organic wear on the edges from handling and natural aging lines on the bottom wood base, which only enhances its authentic character (please see all close-up photos for details).

The product will be professionally packed and sent safely to your address by local post.
The pictures of the product are made with the highest possible resolution, precisely to capture possible small defects (small scratches, stains, defect), the pictures are part of the product description.