Mirror Pair of Vintage Chinese Hong Kong Carved Wood Water Buffalo Figures Circa 1930

A mirror pair of hand-carved wood carvings of water buffalo with herd boys on their backs with custom wood stands.

The light weight wood has been deeply carved and stained a reddish color. The bases of the buffalo even have some carving. Glass eyes have been inserted into buffalo and boy. They are a mirror pair and face each other. Lightweight wood stands have been made to fit the carvings. These stands have been stained a black/brown color.

There is a red and white paper label on base of one of the buffalos that reads MADE IN HONGKONG No. 485 .

Each buffalo 5 ¾” (16.6 cm) long x 2 ¼” (5.7 cm) wide x 2 5/8” (6.7 cm) tall.

Stands measure 6 ¾” (17.1 cm) long x 3 1/8” (7.9 cm) wide x 5/8” (1.6 cm) tall.

Overall height on stand 3” (7.6 cm)

Weighs 1 lb 2.4 oz (520 g)

One of the boys has a crack across his body. The other boy has a crack that travels along the buffalo’s back. Both boys are missing one eye each.

A fun hands on folk art pair to add some age and substance to the home.