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    Posted 17 days ago

    kwqd
    (1198 items)

    This oval wooden Japanese box is about 7.5" long x 3.25"wide x 3.5" high. It is not marked but is hand carved and decorated. Similar boxes were sometimes marked under the lid. It is heavily painted and quite dirty. It weighs about 10 ounces so is a bit hefty. Not sure what kind of wood it is. It appears to be a representation of a Kabuki character, but I do not know the context. It was purchased directly from a Japanese seller of interesting stuff in Nagasaki, Japan. No idea of age or who or where. I may try to find a way to mount it so that it can be hung from a wall. The "spooky factor" is too great to put it away in storage.

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    Comments

    1. Newfld Newfld, 17 days ago
      Ultra cool kabuki head box, such an intriguing expression
    2. dav2no1 dav2no1, 16 days ago
      Great piece..
    3. apostata apostata, 14 days ago
      imo this is old sumi , you need an broker , this must be good
    4. kivatinitz kivatinitz, 13 days ago
      very interesting
    5. kwqd kwqd, 11 days ago
      Thanks for your comments, Jenni! Spooky eh?

      Thanks for your comment, dav2no1! Picking it up was a no brainer!

      Thanks for your comments and information, Waki! I don't sell from or insure my collection but good to know it might be special, so I will store it until I get a display cabinet to protect it.

      Thanks for your comment, kivatinitz!

      Thanks for the box luv, chen50, kivatinitz, Vynil33rpm, jscott0363, Bronmar, Kevin, rgrebov, PhilDMorris, Merrill33, fortapache, dav2no1, Leelani, JJansen,, Tilted, Reise, sherrilou, vcal and Jenni!
    6. kwqd kwqd, 3 days ago
      Thank you, DejaVu2!

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