Saturday, September 24, 2011
In spite of the age, the colors remain striking and bright. Her garment is red, gold, green, blue and yellow. Naturally, there are some surface losses but nothing of real concern at all. The carving is likely mid 19th Century and it has earned every single blemish. The look and feel of the real thing cannot be accurately duplicated in Asia and sold at those appalling “big box” stores that have blighted our nation and devastated our economy, but don’t get me started on that.
