Mid-20th Century Chinese Mixed-Media Figural Sculpture. A striking mid-20th century Chinese figural sculpture executed in mixed materials, depicting a stylized standing figure with a carved wood body, articulated wooden legs, and an expressive sculpted head, likely plaster or composition. The torso opens to reveal an interior compartment filled with vertically arranged cylindrical elements, decorated with incised motifs, suggesting symbolic or musical references. The figure is further enhanced with applied metal elements, including curling decorative forms at the sides, lending a dynamic, almost kinetic quality to the composition.
The sculpture is mounted on a carved wooden base bearing an inscribed or etched surface, likely the artist's notation or title. The overall aesthetic blends folk-art sensibility with modernist abstraction, characteristic of experimental Chinese sculptural work from the mid-20th century. Surface wear, patina, and age-related handling marks are consistent with period and construction.
Provenance: Clark's Auction, Oakland.
Estimated Value $200 - 300
Judaica
