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Subject:Wood carving
Posted By: veonica rendon Wed, Aug 31, 2016 IP: 172.112.112.219
I found this carving I don't know what is it.... the caftsmanship is outstanding please help







Subject:Re: Wood carving
Posted By: Bill H Thu, Sep 01, 2016
The Chinese would call this a "wood fish" or "fish gong" (muyu - 木魚), called mokugyo (杢魚) in Japan, which is used as a percussion instrument for Buddhist monks as they engage in chanting at their temples. Yours probably was carved to represent a dragon carp, which is a legendary fish that manages to take a heroic leap up and over a waterfall, and in doing so turns into a dragon.

Best regards,

Bill H.

Subject:Re: Wood carving
Posted By: geo. Thu, Sep 01, 2016
Are you sure that's wood? It looks more like resin to me.

Anyway, it's a bell, and I think Japanese, beyond that I dunno...

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