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    Posted 10 years ago

    Blanca
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    Hi,
    I found this lovely puppet a while ago, (two of them, thats why I thought it could be Foo dogs because they seem to appear in pairs. But I can not find any similar puppets. Its got very fine details on them, the face is like a ceramic,also the ears, same material. The feet have got a sort of brushes. . Anyone an idea how old the can be? and what country? Could it be Japanese?

    Thank you

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    1. kyratango kyratango, 10 years ago
      Typical Chinese New Year item, a model of the Lion used in Lion Dance :-)
      https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lion_dance
    2. Blanca Blanca, 10 years ago
      Thank you for comment. Do you have any idea when they started making such a puppets?
      These look pretty old, and the heads are very fragile, sort of ceamics/paper combination.
    3. kyratango kyratango, 10 years ago
      Thanks for the thanks :-)
      Sorry, I don't know how old these can be ...

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