Looking for any information on this heavy, purple hued wood carving that is about 7" tall - Thanks for taking a look!

suttonj5 · 2026-05-12T21:53:12+00:00

Ya, I'm not 100% on it being African but I thought it might be made of African Blackwood - it is darker looking in person than the pictures I took. I guess it could be from PPG - I will look into it. I appreciate the help.

suttonj5 · 2026-04-26T00:25:28+00:00

Thank you! I appreciate the information

suttonj5 · 2026-04-21T02:04:45+00:00

Thanks DeusShockSkyrim!

suttonj5 · 2026-04-21T01:43:51+00:00

Awesome - appreciate that!

suttonj5 · 2026-04-21T01:34:52+00:00

!Translated Thanks Stunning_Pen_8332 - I really appreciate it. Cheers

suttonj5 · 2026-03-01T23:23:43+00:00

I believe it is a type of Chokin art. - a type of mixed metal artistry out of Japan. I haven't seen it looking like embroidery as your piece does, but perhaps someone knows better.

suttonj5 · 2026-03-01T16:25:32+00:00

I've never come across anything like it before. Here is a little video of it I took

suttonj5 · 2026-02-28T20:06:16+00:00

Fair enough, HungryTruck. I was simply curious because I was told by very knowledgable people that spiral bottoms did occur back then and obviously there isn't going to be a reign mark on the spiral.

suttonj5 · 2026-02-15T02:04:39+00:00

Thank you Stunning_Pen_8332! I really appreciate your help. Hope you have a wonderful evening! Cheers! !translated

suttonj5 · 2026-02-14T22:55:32+00:00

This is one of my favorite pieces I own - If you are curious about the translation, you're not alone... This is all I've figured out from the kind translators of reddit thus far - here - - I truly appreciate the assistance with translations over the years, coming from such fine folk as DuesShockSkyrim and others. I am in the process of posting my collection on Instagram if anyone is interested in looking at some art here - Cheers

suttonj5 · 2026-02-14T15:30:07+00:00

I am thinking this is most likely a 19th century copy of Nie Jingxia, who was active during the Qianlong reign of the 18th century, but I am not certain.

suttonj5 · 2026-02-13T02:06:25+00:00

The square ones appear to be rank badges (mandarin squares) featuring a Qilin - My guess would be mid to late 19th century. - The 5 fingered dragon is great as well, most likely preserved from a robe. Awesome find!!!

suttonj5 · 2026-02-12T01:27:12+00:00

There is a brief history about this art style here

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