Gorgeous Old Burl Root Stool, Presumed Chinese "Scholar's Stool" Herend it doesn't look to me

it doesn't look to me like any wood lost

from where it was torn out of the sketchbook

The beads are tiny and the beadwork very skillfully done

with a little wear to the paint and a few small stains

Gorgeous Old Burl Root Stool, Presumed Chinese "Scholar's Stool" Herend it doesn't look to meThe 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