This hand-sculptured figurine of an ancient Chinese warrior carrying an olden days water carrier is made of cinnamon wood powder added with water to form a dough. This material is very flexible and can be rolled, pressed and shaped without falling apart. Then after drying, it has been hand-painted with a coating that gives a wood stain outlook.
Today, Albert Tay Guan Heng is the last joss stick craftsmen of Singapore. His business, Tay Guan Heng, was founded in the 1930s and is a family-run b ...
