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  • Sale! Antique Fu Lion Pair with Plum Blossom on Lucite, China #16477BKE

    Antique Fu Lion Pair with Plum Blossom on Lucite, China #16477BKE

    Original price was: $395.00.Current price is: $295.00.
    Ht: 5″. W:  4″. D: 2.5″ |  FREE SHIPPING WITHIN CONTINENTAL U.S.!

    This pair of red and gold antique  carvings were likely part of a woman’s bed frame to bless and protect its occupants.  The lions hold  spherical 5-leaf plums as a wish for the 5 blessings and for passing civilian official exams Mounted on a frosted acrylic base.

  • Sale! Antique Guanyin with Lobed Crown, China #16151LME

    Antique Guanyin with Lobed Crown, China #16151LME

    Original price was: $475.00.Current price is: $300.00.
    H: 11.6 ”    W: 5.3 ”    D: 4.25 ”    |  FREE SHIPPING WITHIN CONTINENTAL U.S.!

    This provincial Guanyin made for a home altar sits in anjali mudra. Portrayed as a humble, approachable figure, she wears a 5-lobed diadem, hair in a chignon, braids draping down her shoulders, and a modest robe. She sits on a unique footed lotus throne of stacked lotuses, the Buddhist symbol of purity, flowering of the mind, and freedom from the world’s darkness.

  • Sale! Antique Shiwan Offering Bowl, Peaches and Lotuses, Shiwan, China  #19330

    Antique Shiwan Offering Bowl, Peaches and Lotuses, Shiwan, China #19330

    Original price was: $450.00.Current price is: $295.00.
    Ht: 5.5”  Dia: 6” |  FREE SHIPPING WITHIN CONTINENTAL U.S.!

    Shiwan stoneware fruit offerings were placed on the altar during the Ming to substitute for or augment fresh offerings. The three peaches and lotuses on a footed bowl are auspicious Chinese symbols associated with springtime, fertility and a long healthy life for many generations.

  • Sale! Antique Stoneware Fruit Offering, Shiwan, China #19330

    Antique Stoneware Fruit Offering, Shiwan, China #19330

    Original price was: $375.00.Current price is: $295.00.
    H: 8.75″  DIA: 6.75 ” | FREE SHIPPING WITHIN CONTINENTAL U.S.!

    This delicate and vibrant Qing dynasty Shiwan stoneware glazed sculpture represents fresh fruit that symbolizes life and new beginnings would have been placed on a temple or home altar to represent and/or augment plates of stacked fresh fruit. Fresh fruit symbolizes life and new beginnings. These offerings are still made to honor the family’s ancestors, communicate with deities and bring prosperity, good luck and health to the home and would be an auspicious and decorative addition to any home settings where family members past and present are  honored.

  • Gilded Carved Wood Guandi, the God of War and Justice, China,(16326BEM) Special Price

    Gilded Carved Wood Guandi, the God of War and Justice, China,(16326BEM) Special Price

    $375.00
    H:  8.25″    W: 5.5″    D: 4″    |  FREE SHIPPING WITHIN CONTINENTAL U.S.!

    Guandi, the God of War and Justice and Protector of China and its citizens was a Chinese model of loyalty, virtue and morality and was depicted in Temples and home shrines throughout China. This antique figurine was probably part of a larger carving. He wears military maille, black gloves with a carved taotie which is a warning against gluttony and is covered in gold as a sign of power.  The  open back confirms it was consecrated by a Taoist priest. Mounted on a frosted acrylic stand.

  • Sale! Nanhai Guanyin of the South Sea Atop a Fish, China #16376TSK

    Nanhai Guanyin of the South Sea Atop a Fish, China #16376TSK

    Original price was: $695.00.Current price is: $550.00.
    H: 10″  W: 5.5″  D: 4.5″  | CALL 213-568-3030 OR EMAIL [email protected] FOR SHIPPING.

    As a protector of the sea Guanyin sits above a fish – represented as an emerging head and tail which symbolizes her power to help sentient beings safely sail through the sea of suffering which divides the mortal world and the Western Paradise to which Pure Land Buddhism devotees are brought upon their death. In this rare 18th century carving, the lotus on the base represents purity and the stem symbolizes Buddhist teachings which give rise to purity of mind.

  • Sale! Vintage Carved Ibeji with Necklace, Africa, Nigeria Yoruba #1964)

    Vintage Carved Ibeji with Necklace, Africa, Nigeria Yoruba #1964)

    Original price was: $475.00.Current price is: $325.00.
    H: 9.625″  W: 3″  D: 3″ | FREE SHIPPING WITHIN CONTINENTAL U.S.!

    This vintage Ibeji  portrays a simple yet strong elegance with his characteristic large conical head, long curved neck and elaborately striated hairstyle. His extremely large round bulging eyes under heavy lids, flaring nose, full lips, and large flat ears reflect the Yoruba idealized form of beauty and exemplify being a correct and upstanding example of tribal values. His prominent genitalia and buttocks and his sturdy vertical stance on wide feet, thick legs and strong rounded shoulders and arms symbolize his strength and fertility. He wears a necklace with traditional Yoruba blue and multi colored beadwork. This vintage statue is finely carved with a smooth patina.

  • Vintage Ibeji with High Round Hat, Nigeria, Yoruba (1965BHA) SPECIAL PRICE

    Vintage Ibeji with High Round Hat, Nigeria, Yoruba (1965BHA) SPECIAL PRICE

    $385.00

    Ibeji carvings from Nigeria are idealized folk art conforming to Yoruba artistic and cultural conventions without closely reflecting human likenesses. Symmetrical and restrained with oversized elongated heads where one’s spirit, intelligence and the seat of divine power lie, they often have detailed linear coiffures that can be a third or more of the figure’s body…

  • Sale! Vintage Shell Ear Covers Buffalo Design, India #1640EKE

    Vintage Shell Ear Covers Buffalo Design, India #1640EKE

    Original price was: $250.00.Current price is: $195.00.
    H: 5.25″    W:3.75 ”    D: 2 ”    |  FREE SHIPPING WITHIN CONTINENTAL U.S.

    Made by the Naga, a collection of tribal ethnic groups in India with a similar culture including a headhunting tradition in its past, conch shell ear covers are worn by men and attached to pierced ears through a hole in the shell. They are usually decorated stippled abstract images of curved buffalo horns with the buffalo’s neck and head inside the V-shaped horns. Mounted on a lucite base, they are an interesting example of unique cultural art,.

  • Sale! Vintage Shell Ear Cover, Human Figure, India 1639A-GKE

    Vintage Shell Ear Cover, Human Figure, India 1639A-GKE

    Original price was: $225.00.Current price is: $195.00.
    H: 4.6″    W:2.5 ”    D: 2.12 ”    |  FREE SHIPPING WITHIN CONTINENTAL U.S.!

    Made by the Naga, a collection of tribal ethnic groups in India with a similar culture including a headhunting tradition in its past, conch shell ear covers are worn by men and attached to pierced ears through a hole in the shell. They are often decorated stippled abstract images of  standing human figures with raised arms and hands and spread fingers Mounted on a lucite base, they are an interesting example of unique cultural art,.

  • Sale! Vintage Shell Ear Cover, Male Figure, India #1639B-GKE

    Vintage Shell Ear Cover, Male Figure, India #1639B-GKE

    Original price was: $225.00.Current price is: $195.00.
    H: 4.6″    W:2.5 ”    D: 2.12 ”    |  FREE SHIPPING WITHIN CONTINENTAL U.S.!

    Made by the Naga, a collection of tribal ethnic groups in India with a similar culture including a headhunting tradition in its past, conch shell ear covers are worn by men and attached to pierced ears through a hole in the shell. They are often decorated stippled abstract images of  standing human figures with raised arms and hands and spread fingers Mounted on a lucite base, they are an interesting example of unique cultural art,.

  • Sale! Vintage Small Rug with 4 Bats, China H: 26"

    Vintage Small Rug with 4 Bats, China H: 26″

    Original price was: $375.00.Current price is: $315.00.
    H: 26″ W:  26″ |  FREE SHIPPING IN CONTINENTAL US!

    Made from wool and natural dyes this small vibrant vintage carpet square can be used for meditation, an accent piece or hung on a wall. The center has 4 stylized bats, the ultimate symbol of good luck, blessings, happiness and riches.

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