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Taiwan Early 20th Century Japanese Occupancy Period PAIWAN Aboriginal Tribe Wood Sculpture of Hunter
Origin : Taiwan Period & Style : Early 20th century, pre-1945 AD, Japanese occupancy period Material : Hard wood Size & Weight : H. 22 in. ( 56 cm ) Condition : Aging cracks due to age.
There are five incised Japanese letters on the rear of base, might be the artist name. Qing China was defeated in the First Sino-Japanese War (1894–95), and ceded Taiwan and the Pescadores to Japan in perpetuity in the Treaty of Shimonoseki. Japan's rule of Taiwan ended when it lost World War II and signed the Instrument of Surrender of Japan on August 15, 1945. The
Paiwan are an aboriginal tribe of Taiwan. They speak the
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