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Gilt Copper Snuff Bottle, Tibet, 19th C. Catalogue: Antiques: Regional Art: Pre 1900 item# 577633 (stock# 1-0332)
click for details		AfricAsia Primitive and Antiques (0033) 6.70.73.32.84 Euros 750
Unusual partly gilt copper snuff bottle, its body with a relief design of the eight Buddhist symbols and a central geometric design with coral and turquoise inlays on each side. Long neck with geometric design and coral and turquoise inlays. Partly gilt copper spoon and stopper. Two loops on each shoulder. A chain joins the loops to the stopper. Tibet, 19th century. Height: 3 7/8" (9,7 cm). Very good condition.

Theater Mask of an Ancient God, China, 18th C. Catalogue: Antiques: Regional Art: Pre 1800 item# 581833 (stock# 1-0337)
click for details		AfricAsia Primitive and Antiques (0033) 6.70.73.32.84 Euros 350
Theater mask representing the face of a Kaishan, "the god who opens the mountain", with small horns, protruding forehead, relief eyebrows, bulging eyes, big nose, cheeks in relief, open mouth showing tongue and fangs, protruding chin. Wood, with traces of polychrome pigments. China, 18th century, probably earlier. Height: 9 1/4" (23,5 cm). The mask is nicely mounted on a custom metal stand. Erosion all over, old repairs inside at eyes and nose level, otherwise good condition. Note ...click for details

Statue of the God of War, China, 18th C. Catalogue: Antiques: Regional Art: Pre 1800 item# 584121 (stock# 1-0341)
click for details		AfricAsia Primitive and Antiques (0033) 6.70.73.32.84 Euros 790
Statue of Guan Yu, the God of War, in military costume, standing in martial posture on an hexagonal base. Votive box at the back, lid and contents missing. Very fine carving, nice details. Wood, with remnants of the original lacquering and gilding. China, 18th century, maybe earlier. Height: 9 6/8" (24,8 cm). Right arm missing, otherwise good condition. Note: Guan Yu, the Chinese God of War, was formerly a hero, and was deified later.

Antique "Nuo" Theater Mask, China, 18th C. Catalogue: Antiques: Regional Art: Pre 1800 item# 586906 (stock# 1-0347)
click for details		AfricAsia Primitive and Antiques (0033) 6.70.73.32.84 Euros 300
Mask of a lady, wearing a formal cap, with a serene face. Wood, with remnants of superimposed pigments, fine patina. China, 18h century. Height: 9" (23 cm). The mask is nicely mounted on a custom metal stand. Obvious signs of use and age, very good condition. NOTE: although the characteristics are not entirely clear, this mask probably represents Xianfeng Xiaojie, (or "Miss Avant-Garde"), a sort of Chinese Joan of Arc, who in ancient times liberated her region from thugs.

Unusual Mask, Himalayan Region, 19th C. Catalogue: Antiques: Regional Art: Asian: Indian Subcontinent: Himalayas: Pre 1837 VR item# 589119 (stock# 1-0349)
click for details		AfricAsia Primitive and Antiques (0033) 6.70.73.32.84 Euros 500
Mask representing a fierce face, with slanted eyes, a wrinkled nose and an open mouth showing teeth. A circle in relief on its forehead may represent the third eye. Wood with very fine semi-glossy dark-brown patina. Himalayan Region, 19th century. Height: 9 1/2" (24 cm). The mask is nicely mounted on a custom metal stand which enhances its strange beauty. Age cracks, obvious signs of long use, otherwise very good condition. Note: this mask may be representing a Buddhist defender of the fait ...click for details

Statue of a Buddhist Holy Man, China, 18th C. Catalogue: Antiques: Regional Art: Pre 1800 item# 589412 (stock# 1-0352)
click for details		AfricAsia Primitive and Antiques (0033) 6.70.73.32.84 Euros 600
Statue of a "lohan" (Buddhist holy man) standing on a tall rounded base, his hands originally holding an implement (now gone). Votive box open at the back (lid missing). Wood, with large remnants of black and red lacquering, and gilding on face and hands. China, 18th century. Height: 18" (45 cm). Obvious signs of great age, otherwise very good condition.

Very Old "Nuo" Theater Mask 4, China, 18th C. Catalogue: Antiques: Regional Art: Asian: Chinese: Folk Art: Pre 1800 item# 589444 (stock# 1-0353)
click for details		AfricAsia Primitive and Antiques (0033) 6.70.73.32.84 Euros 500
Face mask carved in the shape of a smiling face wearing an official cap. This mask represents the face of Tudi, or Tudigong, the God of the Soil and of Cereals. Wood, with numerous superimposed layers of polychrome pigments. Chinese character on top of cap ("happiness"). Strands of animal hair were affixed into tiny holes under the cheeks and the chin, to suggest a moustache and a beard. China, 18th century. Height: 10 1/8" (25,5 cm). The mask is nicely mounted on a custom metal s ...click for details

Statue of a Lohan, China, Ming Dynasty Catalogue: Antiques: Regional Art: Asian: Chinese: Sculpture: Pre 1700 item# 589447 (stock# 1-0354)
click for details		AfricAsia Primitive and Antiques (0033) 6.70.73.32.84 SOLD
Statue of a lohan (Buddhist holy man), wearing monk's robes, in sitting posture. The statue was originally resting on an independent base, now gone. Wood, with traces of polychrome pigments. A tiny glass insert was originally put on each eye, but the one to the right is now missing. Two votive boxes at the back, the larger one open (lid missing). China, Ming Dynasty. Height: 11 1/2" (27 cm). The statue is nicely mounted on a custom metal stand. Very good condition despite its obvious ol ...click for details

Rare Antique Funeral Terracotta Vase, Philippines Catalogue: Antiques: Regional Art: Asian: Southeast Asian: Ceramics: Pre 1800 item# 589728 (stock# 1-0356)
click for details		AfricAsia Primitive and Antiques (0033) 6.70.73.32.84 Euros 450
Vase of flattened spheric shape, with a large flaring neck. Terracotta, fine patina. The vase bears a label from the National Museum of the Philippines in Manila, allowing it to be exported. This piece was found in the Philippines Archipelago, during an archeological digging in 1978. Dimensions: height: 5 1/2" (13,5 cm), diameter: 7" (17 cm). Very good condition despite its old age. A rare piece.

Lime Box 2, Tibet, 18th C. Catalogue: Antiques: Regional Art: Asian: Indian Subcontinent: Himalayas: Pre 1800 item# 589734 (stock# 1-0357)
click for details		AfricAsia Primitive and Antiques (0033) 6.70.73.32.84 Euros 250
Lime box of round shape, its lid with embossed decor of the Buddhist Wheel of the Law on top, foliage design under it, surmounting a series of dragons in clouds below, the whole on an elaborate tiny lotus decor. The sides of the lid are decorated with a geometric incised design of a cross and a kind of Greek key. The sides of the body of the box are also decorated with this cross and Greek key design. Beneath the box, an incised decor of Buddhist svastika and flowers. Two small loops for attachm ...click for details

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