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$885.00 Original price was: $885.00.$752.25Current price is: $752.25.
H: 14.25” W: 7.125” D: 4.875” | CALL 213-568-3030 FOR SHIPPING
To pay homage and respect to one’s ancestors, Chinese rural families commissioned images to honor and protect family members, and in some instances, their domestic and farm animals as seen in this exceptional, fine and rare carving. Intricately carved from one piece of wood, it depicts a Taoist official holding a hu tablet on top above the “Spring Ox” accompanied by the “Herd Box”, who together perform an ancient agricultural rituals at the end of each winter to wake the earth up so that spring can arrive.
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$695.00 Original price was: $695.00.$590.75Current price is: $590.75.
H: 16.25: W: 5.875” D: 3.5” | FOR SHIPPING INFORMATION CONTACT US AT 213-568-3030
This fine woodcarving is Chou Ts’ang, the aide-de-camp and attendant to Guandi, the most revered and well-known military hero in Chinese history and the Taoist God of War. As an attendant his hands held together and eyes down cast in respect and legs firmly planted on the ground. His protective military clothing and heavy boots presented in detail and the high red and black pedestal with painted gold florals make him a key figure even though the figure of Guandi he attends would have been much larger and important.
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$435.00 Original price was: $435.00.$369.75Current price is: $369.75.
H: 15.5″. W: 5.5″. D: 4.24″ | FREE SHIPPING WITHIN CONTINENTAL U.S.!
Attendants like this often accompanied Taoist figures on home altars, along with other deities and spiritual images. They frequently presented offerings to them which, when tied with ribbons, symbolized “ longevity for generations”. This 18-19th century carving may have accompanied a significant deity as the statue was covered in gilt and lacquer, some which has naturally darkened from age and from years of incense, age and use.
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$850.00 Original price was: $850.00.$790.00Current price is: $790.00.
H: 7.5″ W: 2.875″ D: 2″ | FREE SHIPPING WITHIN CONTINENTAL U.S.!
This pair is VA’s most unique and finely crafted Kitchen God couple. Wearing beautifully carved robes, clasping Hu tablets, they have approachable features and subtly smiling lips. The painted character on the base of each is a wish for “happiness.” These exceptional consecrated and rare pieces are in excellent condition with a fine patina. Kitchen Gods radiate warmth, especially when placed near the stove and are unique house warming or wedding gifts and add positive chi and enhance feng-shui in any home.
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$345.00 Original price was: $345.00.$293.25Current price is: $293.25.
Ht: 6.5” W: 2.5” D: 4” | SHIPPING FREE WITHIN CONTINENTAL U.S.!
This masterful small carving with gilt is Leigong, the Chinese God of Thunder seated on a mythical hou. whose celestial scarf floats behind him. An important protective guardian, he was one of many prominent symbolic sentinels guarding the occupant of a highly detailed carved Chinese bed to keep away untoward influences and spirits. Finely carved, it is mounted on a frosted acrylic base and is one of a pair with Guanti God of Justice on a Hou (16325).
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$775.00 Original price was: $775.00.$658.75Current price is: $658.75.
H: 12.125” W: 6.125” D: 4.125” | FREE SHIPPING within Continental u.s.!
This vibrant and finely carved wood statue is the old good-natured Earth God Tudi Gong once found in most rural communities throughout China. He is a kind and benevolent god as seen by his good natured features, believed to live in and help residents of small villages, especially for issues relating to agriculture or wealth. As an administrator he sits on a horseshoe chair wearing officials clothes and carries a tael, a gold bar that symbolizes a wish for wealth. With his sweet and unpretentious demeanor, he looks like someone you just like to hang out with. Once in every village and most homes, these charming images have, like all Taoist deity images, become scarce.
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$1,550.00 Original price was: $1,550.00.$1,317.50Current price is: $1,317.50.
H: 17.25” W: 8” D: 6” | FOR SHIPPING quote CALL 213-568-3030 or email [email protected]
This extremely fine Queen Mother of the West wears her ornate headdress centered by her iconic phoenix representing the sun and her authority. She is the patron deity of women, a divine teacher and is closely associated with the cultivation of virtue and immortality. On her holy birthday devotees, especially women, gather in temples for celebration rituals.
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$745.00 Original price was: $745.00.$675.00Current price is: $675.00.
H: 10.25” W: 4.75” D: 3.625” | FREE SHIPPING WITHin Continental U.S.!
This beautifully carved God of Wealth (Caishen) is portrayed as are all Taoist deities as an authoritative figure, right hand firmly placed on his knee and left hand holding a tael. His outer robe has decorative borders down the front and carved coins at the shoulders, stomach, and an undergarment is gathered with a floral designed tasseled cord. His well-defined face with incised wrinkles and long beard has a benevolent expression with rounded cheeks and an open mouth, topped by an elaborate official’s hat with ribbon-like extensions. Very fittingly, it is painted with red and gold both associated with wealth.
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$1,750.00 Original price was: $1,750.00.$1,487.50Current price is: $1,487.50.
H: 21” W: 11.5” D: 8” | FOR a SHIPPING quote call us at 213-568-3030 or email [email protected]
This vibrant image represents the “Heavenly Empress” Mazu wearing a red-tiered outer robe topped with a black scalloped collar bordered with gold and carved in graceful folds. Three ornamental flowers painted on her stomach might reflect the Popular Religion myth that when Mazu’s mother was pregnant, she prayed for a daughter as she already had six sons. In a dream Guanyin gave her a flower blossom to wear, and the next day Mazu was born.
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$425.00 Original price was: $425.00.$375.00Current price is: $375.00.
H: 9” W: 6.525” D: 2.5 | FREE SHIPPING WITHIN CONTINENTAL U.S.
This home devotional image, finely carved in the round, represents Mazu, the most revered Taoist female deity in coastal areas in mainland China, Taiwan and Vietnam. She sits in a traditional deity pose, hands covered by a ritual cloth with a space to hold a hu tablet on a plain armless high back chair. She is a provincial matronly figure, eyes calmly cast down and dressed in humble attire with characteristically small feet, a hanging red sash, and a modest hat with a flat phoenix.
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$395.00 Original price was: $395.00.$335.75Current price is: $335.75.
H: 12.5” W: 4.875” D: 3.375” | FREE SHIPPING!
Finely carved from one piece of dense hardwood, this Queen Mother of the West image sits in a traditional pose on a backless throne with a large iconic phoenix on her hat and wearing in a graceful robe with two fingers of her right-hand holding a long sleeve that covers her left hand – common in Taoist deity images. It was brightly painted as seen by her red garments under a lacquered cover that naturally darkened over time from incense and candle offerings. Her carved facial features with pursed lips depict a caring, authoritative matronly figure.
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$3,250.00 Original price was: $3,250.00.$2,762.50Current price is: $2,762.50.
H: 31.5” W: 16..5” D: 10.5” | | CALL 213-568-3030 OR EMAIL [email protected] FOR SHIPPING
This vibrant large antique statue is Mazu, Protectress of the Seas, reputedly the most important sea goddess of Asia. A significant Taoist deity, she is also venerated in Buddhism, Folk/Popular Religion and Confucianism. Designated the Eternal Mother and the Empress of Heaven she wears a phoenix headdress, elaborate regal robes with gilt appliqué, raised curvilinear designs, glass and mirror insets and intense hues of red, blue, green and yellow to allow those at sea needing aid to see her. She is the patron goddess of Taiwan and included in the UNESCO unintelligible cultural heritage list .
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