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$315.00 Original price was: $315.00.$275.00Current price is: $275.00.
H: 9 ” W: 3.625″ D: 3.5 ” | FREE SHIPPING WITHIN CONTINENTAL U.S.!
This ancestor figure of a huntsman in the round is unique, standing on a domed pedestal, facing half right holding a flint lock, wearing a hunting coat, a two-level hat, traditional under- and outer-garment, and thick boots. As the noted scholar on Chinese wood carvings stated, a similar figure like this “unusual and extraordinary ancestral image of a huntsman with a flintlock gun, was the only ancestral image in his vast collection which “depicts the calling of the deceased.”
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$725.00 Original price was: $725.00.$495.00Current price is: $495.00.
H: 15.125” W: 6” D: 5” | FREE SHIPPING within Continental U.S.
Rare provincial carving of Guanyin in lalitsana clasping a rosary on a mythical Hǒu that symbolizes righteousness, morality and ushers in peace and prosperity. Small yet powerful, consecrated and mounted on Acrylic base.
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$250.00 Original price was: $250.00.$165.00Current price is: $165.00.
H: 7.5″ W: 5.75 D: 2.5″ | FREE SHIPPING WITHIN CONTINENTAL U.S.
Copper alloy repoussé votive plaque of Vishnu surrounded with head and body aureoles. Symbols of his power as Universe’s Protector include a conch shell, his crown and lotus leaves symbolizing purity, truth, and unfolding of creation.
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$650.00 Original price was: $650.00.$325.00Current price is: $325.00.
H: 7.25” W: 4.625” D: 3.5” | FREE SHIPPING WITHIN CONTINENTAL U.S.
Finely carved ancestor displaying status symbols: official’s attire and hat, horseshoe chair with feet on pedestal Masterfully carved and lacquered and is painted on front and back in red with traces of gilt – all propitious colors of “fu” as a wish for wealth, health, good fortune, long life and long life – that has faded over it years of use into a great patina.
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$450.00 Original price was: $450.00.$295.00Current price is: $295.00.
Ht: 5.5” Dia: 6” | FREE SHIPPING WITHIN CONTINENTAL U.S.
Shiwan stoneware peaches and lotuses on footed bowl auspicious symbols associated with springtime, fertility, long healthy life for many generations and therefore are propitious gifts for birthdays, especially for the elderly.
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$375.00 Original price was: $375.00.$295.00Current price is: $295.00.
H: 8.75″ DIA: 6.75 ” | FREE SHIPPING WITHIN CONTINENTAL U.S.!
Shiwan stoneware glazed sculptures of fruit symbolizing life and new beginnings to place on temple or home altar. They augment plates of fresh stacked fresh fruit to honor ancestors. These pears symbolize long life.
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$595.00 Original price was: $595.00.$495.00Current price is: $495.00.
H: 8.675″ Dia: 4.5″ | Free SHIPPING WITHIN CONTINENTAL U.S.
Delicate White Robed Guanyin in meditation on radiating lotus throne. Provincial humble, modest, relatable, yet beautiful matronly figure.
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$2,650.00 Original price was: $2,650.00.$1,975.00Current price is: $1,975.00.
H: 14.5” W: 8.25” D: 5” | CALL 213-568-3030 OR EMAIL [email protected] FOR SHIPPING.
This beautiful provincial Songzi Guanyin is modest, compassionate and humble with lotus leaf crown, unadorned robe and pedestal with simple leaves. The “child giving Guanyin holding her baby resembling the infant Buddha was probably on a home altar of wealthy couple desiring a (male) baby.
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$195.00
H: 4.5″ Dia: 3.25″ | FREE SHIPPING WITHIN CONTINENTAL U.S.!
This hand carved antique stone flu lion is a fun loving benevolent creature as seen in his open mouth with sharp teeth in a fanciful grin with a curled tongue, mischievously twinkling eyes under bushy eyebrows and a compressed rotund body with a very small tail. This is not your refined portrait of an elegant protective beast, it’s just a friendly pet hanging out . He probably lived in the garden of a provincial fun-loving family and is looking for a similar environment where people like old wonderful pieces to remind them not to take themselves too seriously.
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$295.00
Taoist images were represented as scholars, sages, heroes, deities, officials and priests. When these images are taken out of context they are very difficult to identify so we describe them in generic terms as a Taoist Officials, Priests or Deities. We identify this image an Official since he holds a hu-tablet associated with officials and…
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$240.00
Taoist images were represented as scholars, sages, heroes, deities, officials and priests. When these images are taken out of context they are difficult to identify so we describe them in generic terms. Seated on a backless chair wearing long flowing officials-robes with deep folds, we use the terms officials/priests for this image, since he his…
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$450.00 Original price was: $450.00.$395.00Current price is: $395.00.
Ht: 9″ W: 5″ D: 3.5″ | FREE SHIPPING WITHIN CONTINENTAL U.S.!
During the Ming and Qing dynasties small images of Taoist officials and priests were often shown holding a cup of the elixir of life to place on home altars along with ancestor figures, house gods and other religious images to bring blessings (fu) to the household. By commissioning figures like this artful carving, families honored their ancestors and met their filial piety duties. Mounted on an acrylic stand.
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