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Pua kumbu woven on cotton to represent chimeras, birds together with foliage and geometric design. Natural red, brown, white and blue colours. This pua kumbu is made of two parts stitched together. Sarawak (Eastern Malaysia), Iban peoples. Length: 228 cm. Width: 107 cm. Very good condition. Acquired in Singapore in 1978.

Statue of a Taoist deity --- maybe a judge in Hell --- in mandarin attire, sitting on a throne, his hands in praying posture. Lacquered and gilt wood. China, Qing dynasty, 18th century. Height: 20.2 cm. Old woodworm attacks (no more danger) lacquering and gilding partly flaked, otherwise very good condition.

Statue of Green Tara, wearing diadem, jewels and dhoti, sitting on a lotus throne, her right foot resting on a lotus, her hands in dharmacakra mudra. Bronze, fine age patina. Nepal, early 19th century. Height: 17.3 cm. Some abrasion due to age, otherwise very good condition.

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