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$195.00
Ht: 10.625″ W: 3.375″ D: 2.5″|FREE SHIPPING WITHIN CONTINENTAL U.S. !
This elegant antique heddle-pulley carved from a single piece of Burmese teak is topped by a hamsa, a goose-like bird and a sacred Buddhist symbol of wisdom. Auspicious symbolic animal images are believed protect the weaver, assure quality weaving, and pleases the gods and spirits. It is wonderfully weathered from time and use with minor losses with a fine patina. Mounted on a black wood base, this heddle pulley pairs well with item number 11298A.
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$975.00
H: 13″ W: 5″ D: 4.8″ | FREE SHIPPING WITHIN CONTINENTAL U.S.
Provincial carving of Zhenwu the Perfected Warrior, one of the most popular Taoist deities in the Ming/Qing dynasties, iconically shown standing on a snake and turtle, symbolizing those over whom he presides.
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$395.00
Ht; 13.75” W: 8” D: 4.25” | Free SHIPPING WITHIN CONTINENTAL U.S.
Rare mask used in Noh Opera performances depicting Zhīxiàn – a popular figure of a wise, benevolent judge who resolved local disputes and was likely used in rituals to ask the gods for blessings, health, and long life. Signs of authentic wear from dance theater performances.
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$350.00
H: 7.5″ W: 5.5″ D: 3.875″ | Free SHIPPING WITHIN CONTINENTAL U.S.
This animated mask of a jokester folk character (topeng bondres) provides comic relief, entertainment, and social commentary in serious theatrical dance dramas. An asymmetrical caricature, its open jaw allows actors to tell jokes and interact with the audience. Collected in Bali in the 1970’s, it has authentic signs of use in performances and was said to be made in Sebatu in the 1920s-1940s.
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$350.00
H: 6.75″ W: 5.75″D: 3.75″ | Free SHIPPING WITHIN CONTINENTAL U.S.
This authentic danced topeng bondres Balinese mask is a clownish character in both mask dances and traditional historical topeng dramas. With an exaggerated smile and grotesque features, it provides comic relief. Carved by same artisan as1212B, they make great as a pair.
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$295.00
H: 8.5″ W: 4″ D: 2.75″ | FREE SHIPPING WITHIN CONTINENTAL U.S.!
Antique Chinese puppets were often made in several parts with removable heads. This early 20th century puppet head represents a young, refined, or virtuous female role in traditional Chinese opera.with delicately painted features and animal hair braided down the back.
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$595.00
H: 13.75″ W: 3″. D: 3.75″ | CALL 213-568-3030 OR EMAIL [email protected] FOR SHIPPING.
This rare vintage Balinese mask of Jatayu was used in Ramayana performances. He is the Hindu vehicle of Vishnu, one of the principal Hindu Gods triad. On a museum quality stand.
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Sale!
$625.00 Original price was: $625.00.$425.00Current price is: $425.00.
H: 8.25″ W: 3.125″ D: 2.25″ | FREE SHIPPING!
This Kitchen God and his Wife is posed as streamlined virtual mirror-images and fashioned with a general quality relying on paint rather than deep carving for details. They sit on backless chairs on a plinth, with simplified gold officials’ robes with long color sashes, and well-carved black and gilt head gear. The wife’s face is smooth, generalized and the male face has a more deeply carved surface and painted highlights.
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$350.00
Ht: 8″ W: 6″ D: 4.125″ | Free SHIPPING WITHIN CONTINENTAL U.S.
Masterfully carved authentic antique mask of powerful Monkey King Subali from the Ramayana with exaggerated simian characteristics made to present his power. Wear from use in Balinese drama theater presentations.
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$325.00
H: 16.5″ W: 10.5″ D: 2.25″ CALL 213-568-3030 OR EMAIL [email protected] FOR SHIPPING QUOTE
This finely detailed hardwood mold was used to make sweetmeats confections, perhaps mooncakes for the Chinese Autumn Moon Festival. It is covered with deeply carved propitious symbols for marital harmony, sons and successful endeavors: a four clawed dragon for fertility, two ducks symbolizing marital bliss and harmony, one atop a carp for conjugal bliss and achieving noble rank and a boat with a sail for making all this easy sailing. This would be a great accessory or gift (especially for weddings) to spice up any kitchen.
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$375.00
H: 9.125″ W: 6″ D: 3.25″ | Free SHIPPING WITHIN CONTINENTAL U.S.
This authentic blackened elongated anthropomorphic oval ritual mask is strongly associated with animist traditions of the West Timor Atoni people. Its simple geometric features, broad face, and animal hide are distinctive Antoni minimalist carving traditions.
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$195.00
H: 7.5″ W: 5″ D: 3.75″ | Free SHIPPING WITHIN CONTINENTAL U.S.
This very masterful and unusual Jauk mask carved by the Balinese community on Lombok has a sweet smile and moustache and eyebrows of animal hide and hair. The dancer wear gloves with very long fingernails moving his hands back and forth to generate anxiety in onlookers.
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