Gorgeous Old Burl Root Stool, Presumed Chinese "Scholar's Stool" Herend Looking at this now

Looking at this now

including with real hair (I'm not quite sure of what variety

from where it was torn out of the sketchbook

This is another I dug from the same box as the Carver's Chair bookmark I just listed

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

Gorgeous Old Burl Root Stool, Presumed Chinese "Scholar's Stool" Herend Looking at this nowThe 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