Title: Antique Hand Carved Chinese laughing Mask
Shipping: $29.00
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Period: Unassigned
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Condition: Very Good
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Item ID: 84
Antique Hand Carved Chinese laughing Mask Early 19th century Chinese; Wooden hand carved theater mask In a dark natural patina with carved out eyes, with red human hair. Southwest China; Sichuan China. The design and the position of the eyes and mouths give the feeling of a real strong presence. It is likely that this mask has never been repainted and shows it original brown and black patina with important areas exhibiting natural patina of use, which is rather unusual for chinese mask. it shows obvious signs of long use and great age likely around 150 y old, very good carving work and very good condition. sizes are : height : 10 inches and wide: 7 inches
