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Japanese Carved Wood Temple Guard-19c browse these categories for related items... All Items: Antiques:Regional Art:Asian:Japanese:Sculpture: Pre 1900: item # 57706
El Alcazar 103 Calle San Jose San Juan, Puerto Rico 00901 Tel.787-723-1229 Fax.787-725-0248 Guest Book 2250.00 |
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| Carved Japanese temple guardian-mid 19th century-large 41 inches high -13 inches at widest point and has a base 9 inches by 7 inches---the story is that this piece was presented to US Army officer by members of a a Japanese village as gift during the occupation in WWII--that it was at one time attached to a building there can be no doubt--you can see the brass fittings on the back of the statue--the statue is about 140 yrs old and could be older--condition is good--couple cracks from drying--this handsome devil should scare the hell out of any demons lurking in your home | |||||||||||||
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