Gorgeous Old Burl Root Stool, Presumed Chinese "Scholar's Stool" Herend from where it was torn

from where it was torn out of the sketchbook

This may be my very favorite sort of find: a resourceful solution to a very specific problem

and then two crosses on either side drawn over top

The beads are tiny and the beadwork very skillfully done

but otherwise they're perfectly in tact

Gorgeous Old Burl Root Stool, Presumed Chinese "Scholar's Stool" Herend from where it was tornThe dealer in my neck of the woods that I purchased this root burl stool from believed it to be antique Chinese and looking at some images of Chinese root wood "scholar's stools," I believe he is correct. I found find it a completely gorgeous, strikingly sculptural and dramatically gestural thing, with super smooth surface and wonderfully rich color, ranging from near black to rust orange. And it is a shape shifter, revealing different aspects across