Republican-China Bamboo Ribs with Carved Still Life Painting Picture 1

Bonsai, arranged flowers in vases, fruits in season, eccentric rocks, crafts, antique and stationery are all favorite subjects for still life paintings by Chinese artists.
Mainly as a freehand category of the Chinese literati painting, the Chinese still life paintings usually combine freehand with fine brushwork, coupled with explaining poems, constituting a delight for both refined and popular tastes.
Among these bamboo ribs, the guards are embellished with carved still life paintings, one oval seal of “Bochang”, the artisan’s name, on one guard, and a square seal of “Bochang” on the other.