Art Asiatique / Chine] Statuette en bois de buis finement sculpté (Boxwood) représentant un pêcheur - Boxwood wood with a very fine and soft grain, presented on an original dark wooden pedestal. - China - End of the Qing Dynasty – early 20th century (c. 1890–1920).

Art Asiatique / China] Finely carved boxwood wooden statuette representing an immortal fisherman (Jiang Ziya / Taoist sage) holding a fish – China, Qing Dynasty / Early 20th century – Original pierced wooden base.

Superb and expressive monoxylous wood sculpture in honey-golden patina of boxwood (Huangyangmu / Boxwood), depicting an old man or wise fisherman with a smiling, bearded face, barefoot, firmly holding a carp suspended by a thread in one hand and carrying his net on the back.

Subject: Fisherman or Taoist Immortal (evoking the traditional figure of Jiang Ziya or a fisherman bringing prosperity // the carp as a symbol of prosperity and perseverance).

Sculpture & Work: Remarkable sculpture quality in the fluid folds of the clothing, the facial expressions creased with laughter, the details of the beard, the net, and the fish scales.

Material: Boxwood with very fine and soft grain, presented on an original dark wooden, carved and pierced base (rootwood style).

Provenance / Origin: China.

Period: Late Qing Dynasty – early 20th century (ca. 1890–1920).

Dimensions & Weight:

Total Height: 19.3 cm

Weight: 180 g (with base)

Overall Condition: Excellent state of preservation.

Wood & Patina: Superb warm, well-polished patina of use. No major carving losses or transverse cracks to report.

Base: Original base perfectly fitted under the statuette’s feet.