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Rare and charming carved attendant pair to flank deities on circular pedestals presenting boxed offerings with ribbons as wish for longevity.
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.
Rare single image of Kitchen God and wife, indicating their close/lasting relationship as family’s protectors. Detailed elaborate officials’ robes, headgear. Individually portrayed holding hu tablets like those held by high court officials or Taoist priests.
Red lacquered Ancestral Memorial Tablet with raised gold-gilded characters signifying the ancestor’s prosperity and high status These tablets are considered the home in which the ancestor’s spirit reside. The characters identify the ancestor, his two wives, and designates the tablet as a location where spirits are invited to reside and receive offerings from their descendants. Topped with a scalloped oval panel with the Three Stars Gods Fu, Lu and Shou on celestial clouds.
Wonderfully carved Nanhai Guanyin with ornate and beautiful diadem centered by elaborately framed Buddha Amitabha in meditation. Vibrant aura radiates spirituality, opulence, serenity and strength, as well as compassion and grace, making this a truly masterful piece of art.
Tibetan repoussé of Shakyamuni Buddha in Earth Witnessing mudra within a trefoil arch on a lotus base.
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.
Finely carved ancestor displaying status symbols: official’s attire and hat, horseshoe chair with feet on pedestal. Painted and lacquered front and back in red, traces of gilt, colors of “fu” as a wish for wealth, health and long life, aged from years of use into a great patina.
Masterfully crafted Taoist official with calm, sincere and expressive face with creases indicating his age and wisdom of his senior status. Holds ritual cup with the elixir of immortality, a wish for a long and happy afterlife. Mounted on an acrylic stand.
Masterful carving of Shen Nong, revered hero and reputed father of both Natural Medicine and Agriculture. Benevolent, sitting on cloud, leaves on shoulders. One of 3 sovereigns who contributed to well-being of humanity. Especially fitting for health care, pharmaceutical or agricultural professional or associated with tea.
Delicate white robed Guanyin in meditation on radiating lotus throne. Provincial humble, modest, relatable, yet beautiful matronly figure.
Antique bronze Nandi tribal or regional folk art piece with aged patina from use on a home altar. With incised decorative details, delineate sinuous body and graceful long horns it is based on a South Indian humpback cow.
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