{"product_id":"wandering-swordsman-statue","title":"Wandering Swordsman Statue","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe hat is hiding the face on purpose.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA wide woven bamboo douli, tilted down over the eyes, so all that shows is a mouth and a chin. That is not a modelling shortcut. \u003cstrong\u003eIt is the character.\u003c\/strong\u003e The wandering swordsman of Chinese story is the one nobody can name: the stranger who arrives, settles something, and is gone before morning. Hide the face and you have said all of that without saying any of it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe rest of the figure is a single gust of wind, stopped. The cloak is thrown out sideways and held there. The hair streams from under the hat. The robe presses back against the legs. \u003cstrong\u003eEverything is moving except the sword\u003c\/strong\u003e, which is held upright and completely still against the chest in both hands.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is the xia (俠), the knight errant, and the tradition is old and quite specific. Not a soldier and not a hero with a side. Someone with a skill and a private code, who turns up where the law does not reach. It is one of the most durable characters in Chinese storytelling and it has never needed a name.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFor a desk, a shelf or a bookcase.\u003c\/strong\u003e Twenty centimetres tall, standing on its own feet with no plinth, so it reads as a moment rather than a monument. Give it some clear space on one side: the cloak needs the room.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eLooking after it\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eUnglazed, so use a dry brush for dust rather than a wet cloth, and never soap, which the clay absorbs and keeps. Keep it out of direct sun. The cloak edge and the hat brim are the thin parts, so lift it by the body.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eSpecifications\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMaterial:\u003c\/strong\u003e Unglazed ceramic, two tone\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSize:\u003c\/strong\u003e 20.1 x 11.6 x 5.5cm \/ 7.9 x 4.6 x 2.2in\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFigure:\u003c\/strong\u003e Wandering swordsman in a bamboo hat, cloak caught in the wind\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFinish:\u003c\/strong\u003e Matte, grey and terracotta\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNote:\u003c\/strong\u003e Handmade, so colour and finish vary a little piece to piece\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Earth Tibet","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52563686162734,"sku":"14:200006151#1","price":83.24,"currency_code":"SGD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1000\/4807\/7102\/files\/wandering-swordsman-statue-6.webp?v=1788699378","url":"https:\/\/www.earthtibet.com\/products\/wandering-swordsman-statue","provider":"Earth Tibet","version":"1.0","type":"link"}