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Chinese Garden Statue - Marble stone Tang Lady 2 Catalogue: Vintage Arts: Furnishings: Garden: Statuary: Pre 1940   item# 295216 (stock# S1193)  click for details 1930 Shanghai and More Tel: 1.510.748.9989 $189  This unusual marble stone statue is part of a pair of vintage garden statues. Tang lady is a popular form of garden statue art found in China. Tang dynasty images of a beautiful woman tend to be plump and wearing gracious ropes and pointy shoes. Their look, though tracing back to 900 AD is considered in the contemporary world as closer to the Japanese than Chinese, that, some say has to do with the influence China had with its neighboring country. Plumpness was associated with abundance and ha ...click for details

Chinese Garden Statue - Marble stone Tang Lady Catalogue: Vintage Arts: Furnishings: Garden: Statuary: Pre 1940   item# 295215 (stock# S1192)  click for details 1930 Shanghai and More Tel: 1.510.748.9989 $189  This unusual marble stone statue is part of a pair of vintage garden statues. Tang lady is a popular form of garden statue art found in China. Tang dynasty images of a beautiful woman tend to be plump and wearing gracious ropes and pointy shoes. Their look, though tracing back to 900 AD is considered in the contemporary world as closer to the Japanese than Chinese, that, some say has to do with the influence China had with its neighboring country. Plumpness was associated with abundance and ha ...click for details

Large Black Limestone Standing Stone Statue Catalogue: Vintage Arts: Furnishings: Garden: Statuary: Pre 1940   item# 294915 (stock# S1180)  click for details 1930 Shanghai and More Tel: 1.510.748.9989 $675 + delivery  This vintage standing stone statue weights 200 lbs and measures 9" by 8.5" by 36". Black limestone was used frequently in Chinese stone sculptures, they are sturdy and often used for outdoor garden landscapes. The Buddha is in Varada mudra, the fulfillment of all wishes; the gesture of Charity. He is holding a begging bowl, in the shape of lotus blossom, this is a sign of the Head of an order.

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