…this delicate diorama is in excellent condition without any damage to the cork, a unique shape too! read more about cork carving below.

approx: 9.5” x 6” x 1.5”

Cork carving, also known as cork sculpture, is a traditional Chinese folk carving craft, as well as a national intangible cultural heritage of China.
It is mainly produced in Fujian, China. It is a “carving”, “painting” combination of handicrafts. The color tone is pure and simple, the carving is detailed, the image is realistic, and it is good at reproducing ancient Chinese pavilions and gardens, making people feel like they are in the real world. It is known as “silent poetry, three-dimensional painting” and “Oriental art treasures”.

More than 100 years ago, a flexible and lightweight wooden New Year’s card from Europe flowed into Fuzhou, and wood carver Wu Qiqi and others began to research and create the unique Fuzhou cork painting. After much searching, the craftsmen locked the material with cork oak, which originated from the Mediterranean coastal countries. The cork oak tree can be made of cork, with a soft texture, fine texture, soft tone and other characteristics.

However, the craftsmen cut the cork into thin slices with excellent skills, and carved out the flowers, trees, pavilions, etc. with Chinese aesthetic flavor in accordance with the composition and modeling of traditional Chinese paintings, and then pasted these elements in accordance with the landscape of Chinese gardens, creating a “silent poem, three-dimensional painting”. –Cork carving.

source: hzcork.com