We are thrilled to be the one of the venue for the Paws in Wo X Cobo charity sale event on the 11th and 12th feb! Do mark your dairy, these animal figurines are adorable! The fund raised will help to keep the village dogs in Lai Chi Wo healthy!
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W35H85mm, China
No word is needed.
I know you want to bring me home.
W100xH100xD25mm, China
A figurine of a cute chubby girl holding her pekingese dog, she is no ordinary girl but A-Fu the giant child and what she is toying with is no pet dog but a fierce lion. She and her boy friend has been send to earth to protect us from beasts that has been threatening the villagers in ancient time. (It would seem that the human are a more a threat to the wild life today and they should turn around and offer them protection instead.)
Click here to see our other A Fu.
L80xW65xH25mm, Hong Kong
One day a rabbit boost on how fast he could run and laughed at the turtle being so slow. The turtle challenged him to a race, taking it as a joke the proud rabbit took on the challenge. The rabbit hopped off while the turtle slowly crawl, half way through the rabbit got bored and decided to take a nap. The dream was so sweet, the rabbit slept deeply while the turtle crawl passed him. When the bunny wakes up this was already dark, he ran as fast as he could to the finish line and there the turtle was waiting for him.
Happy Easter Bunny!
L400xD60xH170mm, China
This is a scene from the opera “Mu Gui Ying Takes Command”. The story was set in North Sung dynasty, the Yang were a family mighty warriors, up to the grand mother to the young grandson, fought loyally for their country with many of them killed in the war. On the day while the family was preparing for Yang Zongbao’s birthday came the bad news – Yang was killed in the field. The family decided to go for seek for his revenge, grandma She Sai Hua was reluctant to send away her grandson Yang Wenguang, for all the male in the family has died, her husband all all her 10 sons. Mu Gui Ying, the wife of Zongbao and mother of Wenguang tested her son to see if he is good enough to go to war and it turned out he is a good fighter, so the Mu Gui Ying took command and went to war with her son.
In the wood carving, on the right is Mu Gui Ying on the horse with Yang Wenguang on the horse on the left, the other female of the family were out to see them off.
W60xD40xH90mm, China
A little clay figurine dressed in red and holding a fish.
This toy embedded many of the wishes that the parents would want for their child.
On his vest is the word “shou” 壽 – longevity,
while the fish 魚 “yu” shares the same sound as 余 “yu” – plentiful.
In the old days, when life is harsh, staying alive and having enough to survive on is a hope for the future. These words of blessing are often found in wood block prints, pottery, embroidery, wood carvings and even the name for dishes.
W120xH410mm, China
At the hands of the master puppeteer, under the light a piece of leather would come to life so vividly that somethings even actor and actress can’t fill their place.
This shadow puppet is a female warrior, Dong Yue E, one of the warriors of the Yang family. The wife of the third son, she is known for her skill in archery and her arrow would never miss a thing.
W200xD330xH260mm, Hong Kong (NOT FOR SALE)
For Spikey‘s birthday, we have a paper mache Spike!
You can see more of spike in his own blog
http://spiketang.wordpress.com/
W140xD30xH270mm, China
This is a wood carving based on a scene from the romantic comedy “The Story of the Western Wing”. It has nothing to do with the White House but a play set in the Tang dynasty about a young couple pursuing with their love for each other without the consent of their parents. In the old days, marriage are arranged by the parents with the husband and wife to be never meeting each other before the day of the wedding. Love affairs outside of this arrangement are forbidden and are seen as dishonoring to the family name.
In the scene depicted, the chamber maid, Hong Niang, was caught assisting Cui Ying Ying, the daughter of the chief minister, in seeing the young scholar staying in the western wing of the house. The lady of the house interrogated Hong Niang with her daughter Cui Ying Ying hidding behind the screen. In the end the family consented an official marriage on the condition that the young scholar Zhang Sheng would come top in the national official examination (a very difficult task). Zhang Sheng passed the exam with flying colours, became the zhuang yuan, married Cui Ying Ying and lived happily ever after.
W40xL80xH110mm, China
This lion riding figue is Wei Chi Gong, a general of the Tang dynasty. Stories of his loyalty and bravery made it to the hearts of the people that he became a protector for the home, prints and figurines were made of him and his partner Qin Qiong.
Legends has it that in the Tang dynasty, the Dragon King had a bet with a fortune teller, this act violated the rules of the heaven and Jade Emperor ordered for the dragon’s execution. The Dragon King pledged with the Tang Emperor and the Emperor agreed to summon the executioner back to court so the dragon could be spare. Unfortunately, the Emperor doses off and missed the hour, the dragon was cut in half and died. The dragon was extremely upset that the promise was broken and its ghost haunted the imperial palace day and night. Wei Chi Gong and Qin Qiong, the two brave generals offered to stand guard at the door of the palace, the dragon ghost was kept at bay. The emperor felt guilty that the pair has to be on guard days and nights because of his own negligence and ordered prints and figurines to be made of the two so to spare them from their task. The fame of the two generals is so powerful that their imagery would be enough to scare away the haunted dragon, since then they were used to guard doors, gateways, bed in the household.
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