OUR COLLECTION — ASIA — CHINA 257. LARGE STABLE NATIVITY
This Nativity scene was designed by a Chinese Christian man. The figures and stable are carved from camphor wood. This set has a two-story stable with a chimney. The stable measures 13 inches tall by 13 inches long by 6 inches deep. The standing shepherd and wise man measure 5.25 inches tall.
The set includes:
This item comes from the only Christian woodcarving workshop in China, located in China's Zhejiang province, an area famous for all types of wood carving.
The set includes:
- Joseph, Mary, and baby Jesus in a manger
- One flying angel
- Two highly carved trees
- One standing camel and two sitting camels
- Four sheep
- One water buffalo, which is a protective symbol in Chinese culture
- One donkey
- Three shepherds (two are kneeling)
- Three wise men (two are kneeling)
- One foot ladder into in the stable
- One star
This item comes from the only Christian woodcarving workshop in China, located in China's Zhejiang province, an area famous for all types of wood carving.