Gorgeous Old Burl Root Stool, Presumed Chinese "Scholar's Stool" pportrait The whole tin was painted

The whole tin was painted a sort of brown-gray that is really lovely

but not evident when looking at it

with nice aging to the paint

Bright and crisp with a coat of varnish over the paint which gives shine to the surface

Gorgeous Old Burl Root Stool, Presumed Chinese "Scholar's Stool" pportrait The whole tin was paintedThe 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