Two Autumn Fruits · Chestnut Branch

Branches hold the season; autumn fruit grows round. Two Autumn Fruits · Chestnut Branch uses natural brass. An open chestnut at the lower left reveals two nuts. Fine shallow husk marks meet a serrated leaf, balanced by the open upper right. The shared rounded ginkgo-fan silhouette, broad softly scalloped upper arc, gently rounded narrow lower end, continuous thin rim gathers the composition. Warm natural brass throughout is shaped by fine lines and shallow relief. A small oval nut at the upper right and two leaf veins at the lower left simplify the reverse. Black wrapping, ivory diamond windows and coordinated fittings connect the two faces. Each has its own balance of detail and open space, while sharing the material, palette and decorative language of Two Autumn Fruits.