Lost Wax Brass Money Box - Ca 100 yrs old Gifts Approx size including the stand

Approx size including the stand

and wood carvers are held in high esteem

Meiji Period - Late 19thC

Intricately Carved Camphor & Catalpa - Wood Panel From Zheijiang - 19th Century These panels are very highly regarded in China

colour and carvings may vary slightly from the images shown

Lost Wax Brass Money Box - Ca 100 yrs old Gifts Approx size including the standA Lost Wax Brass Money Box Circa 100yrs old from Orissa This casting was created using the lost wax technique. Beeswax is mixed with a little oil and kneaded well to soften it. The figure is sculpted from this wax mixture, fashioning all the minute details. When finished the entire figure is then coated with clay made from termite hills to create the mould. The mould is then dried and fired in an oven with cow dung cakes. The wax model melts leaving