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Subject:Antique Wood Stick w/ Engraved Caligraphy
Posted By: Eric Tipton Sun, Nov 24, 2019 IP: 141.126.251.172

Hello all,

I recently picked this up from a collector's estate, and I would love to know more about it. It has an old red wax seal but I don't know where it is from... did other countries use the wax seal method or just China? The writing doesn't look Chinese to me but I don't know. Can anyone read or tell me what language it is? Or what it might be used for? I also have 4 other interesting wood pieces, some with wax seals as well, but they look more African than anything.

Thanks!







Subject:Re: Antique Wood Stick w/ Engraved Caligraphy
Posted By: Eric Tipton Tue, Nov 26, 2019

Hmm, no one's seen one like it before?

Subject:Re: Antique Wood Stick w/ Engraved Caligraphy
Posted By: Ian Tue, Nov 26, 2019

Hi Eric,

These are Tibetan woodcut blocks for printing pages from texts. (The photos are upside down; and of course the characters are backwards to print the right way). I can see some mantras.

best
Ian

Subject:Re: Antique Wood Stick w/ Engraved Caligraphy
Posted By: Eric Tipton Tue, Nov 26, 2019

Thank you so very much lan. Makes total sense now.

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Subject:Re: Antique Wood Stick w/ Engraved Caligraphy
Posted By: Eric Tipton Tue, Nov 26, 2019

lam, how about this one? Is this Tibetan as well? I can see it being a woodblock for printing as well but it's much different with animals and shapes instead of writing. I also got three early carved wood sticks, with no engravings, just fancy carved handles, and remnants of some other wax seal on one. What could they be? Any ideas?







Subject:Re: Antique Wood Stick w/ Engraved Caligraphy
Posted By: Ian Tue, Nov 26, 2019

The two sticks with engraved figures are "zanpar", used for creating figures out of dough:
see this page:
http://www.ethnoantiques.com/wordpress/?cat=28
and the thin sticks are sticks for beating on a shaman's drum try this link:
http://www.ethnoantiques.com/wordpress/?cat=64
The wax seals look like Nepal seals indicating they were originally collected in Nepal.

Ian

Subject:Re: Antique Wood Stick w/ Engraved Caligraphy
Posted By: Eric Tipton Tue, Nov 26, 2019

Very neat! Ian you have been such a great help. Truly appreciate it, have a great week.


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