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Carved Wood Rice Cake Molds
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Pre 1940 item# 788174 (stock# 10-57)
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Silk Road Gallery
(203) 208-0771
$150
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Handcarved wooden molds used in making rice cakes for Chinese celebrations at New Year and the first full moon conveyed a family's hopes for good fortune in the coming year. On this set of four, special wishes for abundance are expressed with carvings of fish, symbolizing plenty, regeneration and harmony. The rice cakes themselves, whether made with such special molds or just patted into round or oval shapes, carry a symbolic meaning of peace, harmony and the family circle. Also called moon ...click for details
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Chinese Filial Honor Folk Woodcut
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Pre 1980 item# 786953 (stock# 01-25)
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Silk Road Gallery
(203) 208-0771
$350
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Filial respect, a cornerstone of Chinese culture, is portrayed in this woodblock print from the Huxian painting community in Shaanxi Province. Although sometimes attributed solely to Confucian thought, filial piety has been of paramount importance within all belief systems in China and throughout most other Asian countries as well. There is charm and nostalgia in this glimpse back into China's not very distant past. The woodcut was produced in a rural painting cooperative that was one of abo ...click for details
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