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<p>[QUOTE="Herons, post: 3702532, member: 18078"]I picked this up from a fellow down the road who had been cleaning up an old antique shop and all he could tell me about it was that he thought it was "old" - which I agree with. It is a wooden statue, measuring about 19" in height. </p><p><br /></p><p>I have since learned from another forum that it is Chinese and a statue of Guanyin from Buddism - probably about 100 years old. Can anyone tell me any more about it and whether you agree it is 100 years old or perhaps a bit older </p><p>and whether it is of any value - other than I quite like it - and perhaps whether it is a religious artifact, or piece meant for tourists? I cannot find any identifying marks on it.</p><p><br /></p><p>The "paint" is very delicate - you can see it has flaked off in some areas. It would seem she was holding something in her hand fairly recently, as it appears to be a fresh break - unfortunately the seller could not find the broken piece. Thanks in advance!</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]311988[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]311989[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]311990[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]311991[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]311992[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]311993[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]311994[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]311995[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Herons, post: 3702532, member: 18078"]I picked this up from a fellow down the road who had been cleaning up an old antique shop and all he could tell me about it was that he thought it was "old" - which I agree with. It is a wooden statue, measuring about 19" in height. I have since learned from another forum that it is Chinese and a statue of Guanyin from Buddism - probably about 100 years old. Can anyone tell me any more about it and whether you agree it is 100 years old or perhaps a bit older and whether it is of any value - other than I quite like it - and perhaps whether it is a religious artifact, or piece meant for tourists? I cannot find any identifying marks on it. The "paint" is very delicate - you can see it has flaked off in some areas. It would seem she was holding something in her hand fairly recently, as it appears to be a fresh break - unfortunately the seller could not find the broken piece. Thanks in advance! [ATTACH=full]311988[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]311989[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]311990[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]311991[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]311992[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]311993[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]311994[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]311995[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]
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