Title
Sample of Jichimu wood
Year/Period
Unknown
Region
China
Dimension
Object size: L:23.0 x W:5.0 x T:1.0
Accession No.
1997-02242
Collection of
Jichimu wood is also known as qizimu or chicken-wing wood as the grains in the cross-section of the wood seem to mimic the pattern of chicken wings. This type of wood is divided into old and new jichimu. The old wood has a crab-claw design with a purplish brown colour in between while the new jichimu is coarse in texture and is purlish black in colour.
