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The finely carved ancestor figure in traditional Qing dynasty high neck Mandarin official’s long jacket with front buttons and official rattan woven headwear. The chair’s back slat was omitted as back carved cavity for consecration in an eye-opening ceremony
This civil official is in his “best dressed” form. to immortalize his status and importance on earth. Seated figures in the “belt-holding” gesture were considered persons of great achievement, high rank, imperial authority, and esteemed status. This high-quality commissioned statue was embellished with now faded gold leaf.
Idealized Mandarin civil or scholar official wearing official attire and black boots – symbol of superiority. The inscription reads “The Honorable/Excellent Official [surname] Fan.”
This exceptional official is one of the most significant ancestor figures in our collection. His attire, glass eyes and distinct facial features indicate a wise man of importance, a highr ankingfficial or deity, who commands respect. Cranes and clouds symbolize longevity, wisdom, good fortune and emphasize his high rank.
Mandarin ancestor official in court attire and hat official holding up his belt of office. Faded inscriptions on the back of the chair indicate it was consecrated. Mounted on Lucite stand.
Carved ancestor figure as an official sits on a backless chair with a decorative pedestal in official’s attire holding a long slender curved hu-tablet, all signs of his office and status. He is vibrantly painted in red, the color of fu, as a wish for prosperity and status.
This excellently carved ancestor civilian official with gilt highlights was commissioned to be place on a home altar for veneration and impress those who viewed it and to honor the venerated ancestor’s persistence, success, status and power.
Provincial carving with iconic phoenix headdress, hands in karana mudra to cast out demons, negative energy and purify spaces. Image was on home altar and consecrated with a sealed cover.
Unique and rare ancestor figure of a huntsman/soldier in the round standing on a domed pedestal, holding a matchlock musket wearing a warrior’s hat knee-length military jacket and military boots.
Sawankhalok elegant mangosteen shape stoneware lidded bowl with raised calyx, cream and brown glazes, incised floral and geometric designs to store spices, cosmetics, betel nuts and medicine.
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.
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