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antique hand carved asian mask rosewood female face empress. Wu Zetian? Mask
antique hand carved asian mask rosewood female face empress. Wu Zetian? Mask
antique hand carved asian mask rosewood female face empress. Wu Zetian? Mask
antique hand carved asian mask rosewood female face empress. Wu Zetian? Mask
antique hand carved asian mask rosewood female face empress. Wu Zetian? Mask
antique hand carved asian mask rosewood female face empress. Wu Zetian? Mask
antique hand carved asian mask rosewood female face empress. Wu Zetian? Mask
antique hand carved asian mask rosewood female face empress. Wu Zetian? Mask
antique hand carved asian mask rosewood female face empress. Wu Zetian? Mask
antique hand carved asian mask rosewood female face empress. Wu Zetian? Mask
antique hand carved asian mask rosewood female face empress. Wu Zetian? Mask
antique hand carved asian mask rosewood female face empress. Wu Zetian? Mask

antique hand carved asian mask rosewood female face empress. Wu Zetian? Mask

$ 31.67

Availability: 49 in stock
  • All returns accepted: ReturnsNotAccepted
  • Country/Region of Manufacture: China
  • Condition: Used
  • Handmade: Yes

    Description

    Research suggets, though not verified, that this might be the good/evil (take your pick) Chinese empress Wu Zetian who came to the Emperor's attention (for all the wrong reasons) and then showed her propensity to swim with sharks, and ruled China.She is rosewood, with bovine bone eyes, and the 2 birds in her headpiece also have the same type eyes, set in. 19th century. The detail of the carving and smoothness of the wood in the face is a polished contrast to the more rustic carved appearance of the headpiece, which shows a very accomplished sculptor's hand. When you see her, your eyes are immediately drawn to the face, then the area around it. The tunnel opening at the back makes it easy to hang.