Wooden Candle Stands
W40xD60xH200mm, China This is a pair of wooden candle stand that would have been mounted on a metal or wooden base, the candle would be fixed on top of the wooden stick. Traditional Chinese candles...
View ArticleDragon and Lion Rider – Uncle Saint
W100xD70xH180mm, Macau The courageous looking figurine, riding on a tiger on the right and stepping on a dragon on the left is in fact an ancestral saint of the fisherman of Hong Kong. For the...
View ArticleJade Huang Necklace
DIA165mm, China This necklace featured a piece of antique jade huang. Jade huang is a form used for jade pieces dated all the way back to the Neolithic Age, some 8000 years ago. The arch shaped form...
View ArticleBodhisattva Manjusri on Lion
L460xD180xH650mm, China This antique lacquer figurine is that of the Bodhisattva Manjusri (文殊菩薩). Bodhisattva Manjusri and Maitreya are the often depicted with the Gautama Buddha with Manjusri on the...
View ArticleDragon Necklace
DIA140mm, China It would be hard to guess what is the black metal badge behind the dragon. …. A bronze mirror! This mirror is unfortunately not polished, so you will not be able to turn it over to...
View ArticleTao Tie Necklace
DIA140mm, China The creature of the pendant is known as a “Tao Tie”, in mythical legend he is fifth son of the dragon. The Tao Tie has the face of a goat and the body of a man, he has eyes under his...
View ArticleMiao Patchwork
W820xL130mm, China This is a section of a patchwork from the Miao tribe. I find the creatures on the patchwork processing a lot charm, as this is handmade even if they are the same kind, are...
View ArticleFestive Embroidery
W1070xH1180mm, China A wall hanger embroidery, use for festivities such as birthday for the elders or for new born babies. The embroidery is full of well wishes; Blossom of the Four Season Flowers –...
View ArticleDragon Necklace
W220xH300mm, Hong Kong Dragon is a symbol for the Chinese emperor. It is believed that a long long time ago, the emperor he asked for a cauldron to be made as a record of his achievement. Ceremony...
View ArticleGolden Wood Carving – Double Dragon and Pearl
L350xD25xH130, China This golden wood carving used to be center pediment of an ornamental object, perhaps on small shrine in a temple. On the carving, there are 2 dragons chasing after a pearl....
View ArticleWood Block Print – Fish to Dragon Transformation
W570xH430mm, China Dragons are supreme mythical creatures, even the Emperor are symbolised by the dragon. It is believed that when the carp fish can jump through the narrow section, known as the...
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