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Warrior Short Sword. Brass Scabbard.  Dragon.  Bhutan / Tibet

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    Strong, straight, single-edged blade with scabbard and hilt covered with brass finish with wire-wrapped grip.  Scrollwork and engraving with a rare five-toed dragon . . representing dignity and honor.   Commonly used during the 18th and 19th Centuries.   . . . a rarity for dragons… Continue reading

Castle Dragon Wall Sconce.  Up to 40 Watt Bulb.  Switch. COOOOL

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    Fun, fun, fun with or without Halloween around the corner.   Very detailed sculpted with designer resin . . . which is an elastomer based thermo plastic urethane type compound.   Yikes!   BUT,  the polymer does yield a highly detailed end product.  … Continue reading

Huge Natural Green Jade Chi-Lin Statue.  Sculpture.  Figure.  Qilin.  Kylin.  Feng Shui.  Nephrite.  Xiu.  Hand Carved.  Wood Base.  Xiuyan City. China

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    Skilled craftsmen created this highly detailed Chi-Lin (aka Dragon Horse) from a special category of Nephrite jade, also known as Xiu or Xiuyan jade.  Not quite as hard as other Nephrites, it was mined from Xiuyan City in LiaoNing Province in NE China.   Harder nephrite is… Continue reading

Older Hand Carved Dragon Head Censer.  Incense Burner.  Stone.  Haicheng. China.

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  Detailed footed stone censer in good condition. Some light design engraving/etching near the dragon handles   A small chip around rim on lid, otherwise is excellent condition.   Hand carved in a village near Haicheng (Liaoning Province) in the early- to mid- 1900s, this piece ended up in a… Continue reading

Metallic Bronze Finish Medieval Dragon Head.  Hand Painted in Resin. 

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    Ominous.  Metallic Bronze.  Horned.  Hand painted accents.  Great detail.  Very cool.   Stand not included . . .  but hey, it hangs on a wall.   Damaged and currently in restoration.

Brass / Bronze Dragon Cane Head.  China.

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  Just pull or saw off your old boring cane head and stick this elegant and cultural head on the end of the cane stick.   The mythological creature called a Dragon – the pattern of royal epithets in history – is believed to symbolize power, strength and fortune… Continue reading

Bronze and Copper Hanging Monastery Incense Burner.  Censer.  Hand Crafted.  Master Temple Quality.  Rare.  Tibet.  East Nepal.

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  I located another of these rare burners / censers!   I like this hefty hanging incense burners because of the composition and stunning detail.  Plus, this one was acquired from the same monastery as the other one by my trusted regional agent.  Fine workmanship around the lid,… Continue reading

Bronze Dragon Sculpture.  Lost Wax.  Fisher Original.  Spain.

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    European and Asian mythology portrays dragons in different forms.  European dragons are most often winged and Asian dragons have an abundance of scales and resemble large snakes.  The artist (Fisher) created a hybrid with a row of dorsal spines, wings, scales and the head of an… Continue reading

Large Kwan-yin Dehua Porcelain Statue.  Buddha.  Dragon.  Halo.  Fijian Province.  China.

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    Simply stunning.  A sizable piece at 17”.  Wonderful detail!   Acquired from a dealer in Dehua (Dehua xian), Fujian Province   There appears to be a crack on one of lotus blossoms near the base.  See photo 7.  Otherwise, it is in remarkable condition.… Continue reading

Magnificent and Large Antique Champlevé Enameled Bronze Censer / Incense Burner Vessel / Container.  China

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    Magnificent is a bit of an understatement for this stately vessel.  Acquired from a Chinese family estate in Connecticut, this piece dates to the mid-1880s.   The design of dragon handles and the foo / fu dog on top is stunning and quite rare.  Vented lid.… Continue reading
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