It has beads in it that rattle when you shake it?? is it for good luck?? Can anyone translate the bottom words for me??
I love it, I'm thinking of it as good luck!! We certainly can all use some. I'll shake it a little each day..
@komokwa. I have a picture my mom had had on the wall since I was little. She always said her dad told her it was very valuable to him. Could have been sentiment. Do you by chance know anything about this picture?? I took a very close up pic is made of wood..
Laura....your excitement is infectious .....but for us to help , u need to stay within a framework that works here.. Unless it's a grouping...like the " to polish silver " , it's best to have one item per thread , so members can hone in on it with the best information.. Please re-post this painting..( not picture) in the art forum to get the best eyes on it ! Then tell us how big it is.....and show a photo of the back , please. I do not recognize the artist , and it doesn't look like much to me.....but others...with more honed skills may see what I don't ! Your Grandfather may have had memories to go with it ..... With no date on it.........it's hard to place it. " it's wood '....do you mean painted on a board...as opposed to canvass ?? Again...posting this under TRIBAL....along with the Asian figure.....in a couple of days it'll get lost.........and sometimes the proper information can take days or weeks to show up... Thank you for your understanding....
Your figure is Shou, the Chinese God of longevity. He is probably one of a set of three, Fu, Lu, and Shou, the auspicious three star Gods. Calling members @JayBee or @Couch Potato Wannabe for translation help. Remains of the manufacturing process. They are not meant to be there. Are you sure it is bronze? Not clay/ceramic? It looks like Yixing or Zisha pottery to me. If it is ceramic, please don't shake it anymore. Which isn't tribal, but then most things that end up on the Tribal forum aren't.
I just didn't want to take up too many threads. I was good with just a few people giving me their thoughts. I did think the little Chinese man was wood but, when I got up this morning, you're right.. when I tap on him, he's ceramic. So I can see where you might think it belongs with ceramics. I think of ceramics and China and such. I'll get the hang of these different groups and when to do a new thread. I'm just appreciative of the conversations
There is other work by C. Maher floating around the internet. Here's one. https://www.etsy.com/listing/119338...how_sold_out_detail=1&ref=nla_listing_details Debora
Laura, Please include back of painting as I’ve included above when posting, artists often used the same boards and there is information on dates materials were used etc that helps us to help you.
That's what it looked like to me. Yixing pottery, also known as Zisha. Please don't shake him anymore, and he will grant you a long life.
Ok.. no more shaking zisha. I saw you had tagged members but I missed their response.. got it now.. thankyou
I'd love to translate the text on the bottom for you, but I can't see it clearly enough. Could you try a photo with better lighting to hopefully show off the text better and sharper? A bit of background on the being depicted by the statue: "The star of Shou (壽), Shouxing 寿星, is α Carinae (Canopus), the star of the south pole in Chinese astronomy, and is believed to control the life spans of mortals. According to legend, he was carried in his mother's womb for ten years before being born, and was already an old man when delivered. He is recognized by his high, domed forehead and the peach which he carries as a symbol of immortality. The longevity god is usually shown smiling and friendly, and he may sometimes be carrying a gourd filled with the elixir of life. He is sometimes conflated with Laozi and corresponding gods of Taoist theology. Other symbols in Chinese iconography that represent longevity include pine trees, cranes, spotted deer, special collectors' stones (shòushí 寿石), peaches, and tortoises.[5] These are often depicted in small groupings to emphasize the central, symbolic meaning of the picture (for example, cranes standing amongst pine trees)."
