Old Mother

Housed in Hangzhou Arts and Crafts Museum, this peach pit sculpture illustrates, based on the application of openwork and freestanding carving, a scene that reminds every viewer of his/her own mother. A mother with two children are portrayed, with the mother carrying the younger child who still cannot walk carried on her back, and feeding the elder one with a spoon. The crops lying on the ground and the clothes hang in the courtyard indicate this is a countryside scene.