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: I’ve spent almost a year now researching him, his family, his enemies (who turned allies), his horse, his motivations, his mental state, his death, his art, his monuments and homes… and a lot more.
Complex, intriguing, fascinating . . . with many…
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- Item Number: S-2026
- Provenance/Origin: Greece
- Composition: Casting Stone
- Dimensions: 9.5" tall x 5" wide x 6" deep
- Weight: 4.25 pounds
- Price: $ 96.00 USD
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The Monkey King – aka Sun Wukong – is a legendary warrior best known as the esotericstuff.com character in the 16th Century novel, “Journey to the West”. But this warrior’s reputation predates this novel where stories and adaptations can be traced all the way back to the Song…
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- Item Number: S-6541
- Provenance/Origin: Hand carved in Linyi (in Shandong Province) China. Circa 2000
- Composition: Boxwood
- Dimensions: 9.25" tall x 3" wide x 2" deep (statue WITHOUT headgear)
- Weight: 1 pound with box
- Price: $ 165.00 USD
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is a type of helmet worn by ancient Japanese warriors,
samurai . . . who basically ruled Japan for over 600 years. Yes, they protected warriors but there was a psychological factor: power and might. The higher the Samurai rank the more…
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- Item Number: O-4446
- Provenance/Origin: Vintage. 1940s. Brought back by US Officer shortly after WWII
- Composition: Bronze
- Dimensions: 8.5" tall X 9"at widest X 6.25" deep
- Weight: 3.25 pounds with cushion
- Price: $ 225.00 USD
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There are about 60,000 Salampasu people who live east of the Kasai River (bordering the DRC and Angola). History reveals that they are viewed with terror by adjacent tribes (e.g. Chokwe and Lunda). The Salampasu are governed by territorial leaders who, in turn, supervise village chiefs.…
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- Item Number: M-8640
- Provenance/Origin: Salampasu tribe. DNC. Angola. Circa 1970s - 1980s
- Composition: Wood, copper, cord
- Dimensions: 15" tall X 8" wide x 10" deep
- Weight: 1.5 pounds
- Price: $ 365.00 USD
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This is indeed a special Warrior / Guardian Head. It is a typical image used at the entrances of Chinese temple compounds. Well carved with a fierce expression and detailed features. Alabaster stone. On a museum mount. Certainly one of a kind and in perfect…
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- Item Number: S-6514
- Provenance/Origin: China. Circa 18th Century
- Composition: Alabaster stone on museum mount
- Dimensions: Head + Base: 17" tall. Head: 11" tall x 7" at widest. Base: 8" x 8" x 5" tall
- Weight: Head: 14.75 pounds. Base: 11.25 pounds
- Price: $ 3,620.00 USD
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Detail: As a goddess, Durga’s feminine power contains the energies of the gods. She holds – in her many arms – weapons from various gods. Durga was created as a warrior goddess to fight demons (namely Mahisha). She rides on her Dawon (lion or tiger). …
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- Item Number: S-3598
- Provenance/Origin: India. Mid-1900's
- Composition: Bronze
- Dimensions: 11" tall x 10" at widest
- Weight: 7 pounds
- Price: $265.00 USD
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Detail: Oni are creatures from Japanese folklore. Depictions vary but they are commonly represented as creatures with long hair, fangs and two horns but with a humanoid body and red tiger-skin loincloths. Some villages hold yearly ceremonies to drive away oni. On the other hand, some…
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- Item Number: S-1613
- Provenance/Origin: Japan. Purchased in an antique market in the 1950's. Originally cast mid- to late-1800's
- Composition: Bronze
- Dimensions: 11.5" tall x 7" wide
- Weight: 6.25 pounds
- Price: $325.00 USD
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Detail: This is a “Warrior Fortune God” that was meant to bring good fortune to the rural population in China. Normally found in village temples, this was one of two types of fortune gods. The other is a scholar. This particular statue is from the Shanxi Province…
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- Item Number: S-1425
- Provenance/Origin: China. Shanxi Province. Circa late 1800's or early 1900's
- Composition: Wood
- Dimensions: 10.5" tall
- Weight: 1 pound
- Price: $190.00 USD
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Detail: Seven feet in length, this spear comes from a Maasai tribe in Kenya. Hand created by a young Maasai warrior for his rights-of-passage into adulthood. Acquired from a tribesman back in the early 1970’s by our Capetown agent, it was shipped to me in the late 1990’s.
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- Item Number: W-6774
- Provenance/Origin: Kenya Maasai tribesman. Likely used during the 1960's.
- Composition: Metal and wood.
- Dimensions: 85.5" long. Metal spike end: 29.5"; Metal spearhead end: 30.5"
- Weight: 2 pounds
- Price: $140.00 USD
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Detail: From the Fujian Province in China. An operatic statue in red, green and blue lacquers with gold leaf designs. In our Tingjiang collector’s family for 4 generations. For the
Serious Collector.
- Item Number: S-0106
- Provenance/Origin: China, Fujian Province. Private Collection.
- Composition: Wood
- Dimensions: 16" tall x 7.5" wide
- Weight: 2.7 pounds
- Price: $650.00 USD
