I’m a little late in posting my Valentine’s Day blog, but Valentine’s items are appropriate for wedding, anniversary and engagement gifts through the year.
The first 4 items I posted on last year’s Valentine’s blog – Jan., 2013 are still available, but the large Javanese marriage couple was sold to a museum in South Korea. A similar marriage couple is still available #124 in the Statues section. Another suitable gift could be the following wood panel from Bali. #74
Marriage couples are a very popular theme in Java. The statues below are definitely of the folk art variety. – #128
The following marriage couple puppets are from Java. #147, 148
These Javanese puppets are characters from the Hindu epics. #153, 154
The Javanese puppets below are both men so could be suitable for a gay couple. In java, men wear hats and women don’t. #159,160
This small inexpensive marriage couple is from Java, also. #586
Another small unusual Javanese marriage couple. #587
There are still plenty of beautifully carved marble boxes from Vietnam. #296,297
Happy Valentine’s Day!
Donna Davidson
This heart shaped box made out of colored palm leaves from Lombok would make a very unusual, appropriate Valentine’s gift for either a man or a woman. [Item #307]
Do you frequently send flowers to your beloved on Valentine’s Day just because it is the easiest? They are very nice for a few days, but then they are gone. Why not give her [him] a marble box with beautifully carved flowers which will last much longer and be a great deal more useful in the long run? Items #298, #299 below would make wonderful permanent Valentine’s gifts. Items #294, 295, 296, 300, 301 have lovely flower patterns, also.
Representations of marriage couples are extremely important in Java and are often found in Javanese homes. Item #124 below is just such a traditional marriage couple. All the marriage couples on my website are from Java and are hand carved and hand painted wood. Take a look at #125, 126,127, 128. Items #129, 586, 587, 588, 589 are smaller carvings. All the marriage couples are suitable gifts for for Valentine’s Day, engagements, weddings, and anniversaries.
Happy Valentine’s Day!