Just found this 16 inch tall Kwan Yin Blanc de Chine (Guanyin, Quan Yin, or Kwan-Yin) for 7 bucks.Normally I don't 'kiss n tell' prices,but IMHO...
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Glad I could help. If you can get a few rabid antique Japanese image collectors competing-that could be damn good !
Or as my amigo would say-'Don't go noodlin' about with it mate til ya find out it aint the Holy Grail':cool::)
Your pics are always top notch. Can you do one closeup of the pic,then ones just devoted to the box form.markings,etc ?
I still dream of those fifty-cent finds from the 60's & 70's-it was all so fresh then !
I can't find any boxes for sale online (w/ antique Japanese decoupaged photos)-might be quite rare ?....or I didn't punch in the right Googlie !
Ditto re Mirana said.Here's an article about the Asian Restoration Dept at the British Museum-...
Good ID on that view Bulldog.Re: Japanese photographs-A bit of Taisho,but esp Meiji albumens,tintypes and earlier go for a premium-heaven knows...
Gorgeous piece-and even though damaged, you got it for a good price ! By the way,speaking of 'trash'-can you give me the address of that dumpster...
Lovely boxes Bulldogs-love antique lacquer. PS- @charlie cheswick ,never seen an antique Japanese (albumen ?) photo box,did you discover what...
Agree Ghopp- The Cthulhu Mythos added a real sense of cosmic mystery to Sabbath. I wish they would have kept that in their art.
I like it too-classic WC,clean clear hand-not overworked. Re: 8 pounds capsizing the old boat ? When I see something these days hits my soul-I'll...
Hah ! (Sir) Norman Wisdom-blimey,there's another classic English comic I'd never heard of Charlie. After 'Withnail & I', gotta give him a...
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