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Wed, Jan 11, 2023 12:00PM EST
Lot 25

Asian Wood Opera Puppet

Estimate: $200 - $400

Bid Increments

Price Bid Increment
$0 $25
$100 $50
$1,000 $100
$2,000 $200
$3,000 $250
$5,000 $500
$10,000 $1,000
$20,000 $2,000
$50,000 $5,000
$100,000 $10,000

Chinese/Taiwanese, 20th century, painted wood face and shoes, with long hair and an elaborate costume comprised of silken and cotton fabrics, sequins, ribbons, and fur trim, raised on later stand, 16 x 9-1/2 in.

Provenance: Private Collection, Asheville, North Carolina

Condition

cracks and loss to paint on face, fraying, loss, and pulling to fabric elements and hair, holes on top of head

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Private Collection, Asheville, North Carolina