Very Finely Carved Antique Wooden Hand antique Chinese porcelain cricket box lovely pale purple glaze

lovely pale purple glaze

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feels like its been around forever too

possibly original to the piece and visible only when turned upside down

really all minor

Very Finely Carved Antique Wooden Hand antique Chinese porcelain cricket box lovely pale purple glazeTiny, but pretty exquisite I think, I'd guess from a very old Santos figure or similar. A great deal of care was invested in carving then painting it (showing now a mix of brownish red and gold) with beautifully tapering fingers, painted fingernails, and even fine lines carved into the palm of the hand. I also really love that the weight of hand itself is enough to outweigh the arm and post, so that it will rest with palm on the table, arm up. Quite a