A BOXWOOD CARVING OF DOUBLE-LINKED RINGS QING DYNASTY, 18TH – 19TH CENTURY

carved as two linked rings carved from a single block of wood patinated to a honey-brown colour

Gerard Tsang and Hugh Moss, Arts from the Scholar's Studio, Fung Ping Shan Museum, University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, 1986, cat. no. 276.

The rings are in overall good condition with just some expected minor surface scratches and dents resulting from contact.
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This skilful carving of double-linked rings reflects Daoist ideas of the interconnection of everything.