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<p>[QUOTE="gckimm, post: 9596474, member: 83519"]Hi:</p><p><br /></p><p>Could be one of the Buddhist guardians mentioned above. In Chinese they are called Generals Heng and Ha. However, it could also simply be the face of a Chinese demon. Traditionally, they look like this:</p><p>[ATTACH=full]465149[/ATTACH] </p><p>I think it is just a decorative item--although you might not consider it decorative!</p><p><br /></p><p>It looks like it is either Chinese or Japanese. I lean towards Chinese, especially because of the seal (which I cannot decipher but has to do with the artist, not the subject).</p><p><br /></p><p>Greg[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="gckimm, post: 9596474, member: 83519"]Hi: Could be one of the Buddhist guardians mentioned above. In Chinese they are called Generals Heng and Ha. However, it could also simply be the face of a Chinese demon. Traditionally, they look like this: [ATTACH=full]465149[/ATTACH] I think it is just a decorative item--although you might not consider it decorative! It looks like it is either Chinese or Japanese. I lean towards Chinese, especially because of the seal (which I cannot decipher but has to do with the artist, not the subject). Greg[/QUOTE]
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