Mammoth ivory carving Riverside scene at Qingming

This whole mammoth ivory artwork's size around diamter 14cm*length 288cm. Ivory carving art is divided into four categories: Figures, animals, flowers and plants, and sceneries. The history of ivory carving craftsmanship in China is long and it is well received by people for thousands of years. Mammoth was extinct 10,000 years ago and most of them are frozen in the ice layer of Siberia. Ivory is a rare in the world. With precious raw materials and wonderful craftsmanship, the mammoth ivory artware has extremely high appreciation and collection values. Ivory has appeared in the Buddhist sutras for many times and it also has a lofty and holy status in Buddhism. Therefore, ivory always symbolizes the evil spirit-exorcising and good fortune-collecting as well as house-guarding. When reflecting into the ivory art, the ivory carving article on the theme of Buddhism certainly becomes a popular holy evil spirit-exorcising mascot. As ivory carving is exquisite, durable and precious and can be compared with gem jade ball, it is noted as an "organic gemstone" and has always been well received by domestic and foreign collectors.