How many Shades of Gray can you tape a banana with? That's not a real banana. Resin I think. There's a second edition, brass.
A cicada I think. The Chinese use the cicada as an amulet for good luck and to symbolize a pure life and lofty ideals. It's also associated with...
Chinese, from the writing, and the characters on the side aren't clear, but at the very bottom there is the character for "wine" (้ ) --- I think...
Site opens ok for me, but from the way it looks, I wouldn't trust anything coming from there. Unless I missed something. It's a total mess and...
Thanks everyone for the feedback! Much appreciated! :happy:
Yup... it's been kicked around quite a bit. At some point when they left India (where they lived for a while) someone even suggested they throw...
Thanks, and for that pointer. I'll check them out. My friends know this is not going to bring in any serious cash. I don't even think they want to...
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Puzzled!
I have one of these, wood carved, then mold made, then resin cast. There are other variations too.
Look at eBay and Etsy (below is one example. There's more.) Still being made. Bought a couple last year. [ATTACH]
First of all, I apologize if what I said came across wrong. Second, I was not attacking you, why on earth would I do that? I was just expressing...
Might be just a matter of taste, but I have to disagree on this one: It's a very poor job at all levels. Poor execution, poor composition, poor...
We all been there! A year or so back found a set of bone carvings I really wanted. Not cheap, and needed to sort my finances. Bargained it about...
Yes, it could definy be a brush holder.
Chinese. Made in the year of Xuan De of the Ming Dinasty (Da Ming Xuan De Nian Zhi.)
Stamp/seal reads Qian Long Nian Zhi, i.e, made in the year of Qian Long. Not sure if it isn't just another copy. Given the fact it's worn out...
Sadly, far, far too often! Learned that if I like it, and can afford it, there's no place for going back for second looks. It will be gone by...
I've been collecting since I was born! Still have my first teddy bear and rubber rabbits... That's what drives my Wife nuts! "More stuff? You...
All Chinese marks. They state when each piece was (supposedly) made. Lots of modern copies with marks that do not match the age of the piece that...
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