Chinese Canton bone concentric puzzle ball and stand, early 20th Century, the ball exterior carved and pierced with dragons, the stand of turned and figural form on a circular base, The Canton Ball, also called "puzzle ball", "Chinese puzzle ball" is a masterpiece of creativity and beauty whose complexity is surprising. Its production reached its peak during the Ming and Qing dynasties. The design of Cantonese balls obeys three rules of perfection: YA (refinement), SI (extreme delicacy) and FAN (elaborate complexity). They are composed of several nested spheres separated from each other, so that each internal sphere moves freely one inside the other.
Measures 6 cm x 24 cm x 12 cm
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