This is a hanging mask of a pig face character from the Chinese classic novel "Journey to the West” whose quest was to collect Buddhist Scriptures. This mask was hand crafted and made from wood clay. It was then hand painted with five layers of varnish to achieve a glossy 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 ...
