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$395.00
H: 17″ W: 14″ D: 4.5″ | CALL 213-568-3030 OR EMAIL [email protected] FOR SHIPPING COST
As part of Burmese animistic and shamanistic beliefs hand built oxcarts were decorated with figurehead prows of mythical beings to guide the owner. Using their spiritual and magical powers they bestow good fortune and ward off malevolent spirits. The legendary figure here is probably a nat – a deified spirits of the deceased believed to have magical and protective powers seen on non religious items and in Buddhist temples, pagodas, home shrines, other spiritual structures throughout Burma.
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$475.00 Original price was: $475.00.$325.00Current price is: $325.00.
H: 5.625″ W: 27.875″ D: 9.75″ | FOR SHIPPING INFORMATION CONTACT US AT 213-568-3030 OR EMAIL [email protected]
This exceptionally crafted and beautiful footed confection mould was most probably a marriage gift from a wealthy family to the newlyweds as seen its symbolisms. It is elaborated and ornately decorated in vibrant reds and gilt with auspicious symbols for fidelity, fertility and happiness with lotuses and pods filled with seeds, bats, paired fish and intertwined vines representing a life pair, having sons, and other marriage wishes.
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$450.00 Original price was: $450.00.$315.00Current price is: $315.00.
H: 23″ W: 10″ D: 5.5″ | CALL 213-568-3030 OR EMAIL [email protected] FOR SHIPPING
This wonderful teak carving may be an indigenous Burmese Nat placed atop a large fleur-de-lis shield reflecting British influence. Wearing a local native sarong (longyi) with an attractive border drawn up between his legs, a decorative pointed collar covers his chest and shoulders, his headgear is pointed at each side, the eyes are mother of pearl, and the red-painted lips are what remains of what was likely a fully painted carving.
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$695.00 Original price was: $695.00.$550.00Current price is: $550.00.
Ht: 12.5″ W: 10″ D: 9.5″ | CALL 213-568-3030 OR EMAIL [email protected] FOR SHIPPING COST
Made in the Meiji era (1868-1912),this hand crafted antique Japanese cast iron tetsubin teapot has an unusual decorative handle and curved spout and has a beautiful relief design of galloping horses. Horses have been revered creatures in Japanese culture that embody grace, power and nobility. The knob on the lid probably represents a lotus, the Buddhist symbol of purity and enlightenment. As with all antiques, these pieces are purely decorative for display purposes only.
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$4,500.00 Original price was: $4,500.00.$2,900.00Current price is: $2,900.00.
H: 32″ W: 9″ D: 8″ | CALL 213-568-3030 OR EMAIL [email protected] FOR SHIPPING
Lu Donghin the most celebrated of the 8 Chinese Immortals. This woderful antique carving depicts him with a hair whisk that he rides on the clouds (symbolically on his chest) and a two-edged sword to cut through greed, lust and sorrow. Carving like this were found in Taoist temples and grottoes are dedicated to him on China’s sacred mountains. He is associated with medicine and the elixir of life and has power over evil spirits.
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$1,550.00
The Queen Mother of the West (Xiwangmu) is one of the most significant female Taoist-deities and one of the Great Chinese Goddesses with a huge syncretic cult following within Taoism, Popular Folk Religion and Buddhism. With immeasurable powers she controls life and creation, death and destruction and the ability to determine every living being’s lifespan….
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$1,450.00
The top design on this stoneware garden stool is a simplified open narcissus with a white and yellow center; it is a symbol of good fortune and prosperity. Below are intertwined double lozenges, followed on the lowest register of by white octagonal shapes and ending with a low orange-yellow rectangle pierced in the center. A…
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$395.00 Original price was: $395.00.$325.00Current price is: $325.00.
H: 16″ W: 13″ D: 1″ | | CALL 213-568-3030 OR EMAIL [email protected] FOR SHIPPING
This vibrant glass painting of Krishna along with the Peacock (3983MCE) were inset in an antique Indian wood cabinet or chest. One of the most popular Hindu deities, he is beautifully depicted serenading his adoring gopis with his engaging flute.
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$495.00
H: 9.5″ W: 4.25″ D: 3.3″ | FREE SHIPPING WITHIN CONTINENTAL U.S.!
Guanyin sits on an elaborate lotus throne held up by 9 lotuses, 8 with long stem and 1 with flat leaves. Only enlightened beings sit on a lotus, the Buddhist symbol of purity and the potential for all beings to achieve enlightenment and a 5-lobed crown reflecting her stature as Buddhist royalty,
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$1,495.00 Original price was: $1,495.00.$1,330.00Current price is: $1,330.00.
H: 33.5″ W: 33″ D: 10″ | call 213-568-3030 or email [email protected] for shipping
Vibrant provincial Guanyin with high crown centered with Amitabha Buddha surrounded by swirling florals. The indentation for urna (third eye) on forehead would have held a cut glass. This humble approachable Guanyin was placed in a home or community shrine.
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$585.00 Original price was: $585.00.$395.00Current price is: $395.00.
H: 9″ W: 18.5″ D:5.8″ | CALL 213-568-3030 OR EMAIL VANISHINGARTS213@GMAIL.COM FOR SHIPPING.
As a wish for a prosperity, health, and many sons, this small table probably was in a young couple’s bedroom. Guanyin sits on a hǒu holding lotuses in the right panel and the left has rats with melons as fertility symbols. Perfect for a personal home altar or wedding gift.
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$3,250.00 Original price was: $3,250.00.$2,200.00Current price is: $2,200.00.
H: 31.5″ W: 16.25″ D: 10.5″ | CALL 213-568-3030 OR EMAIL [email protected] FOR SHIPPING.
Rare, antique Mazu portrayed as a sanctioned goddess revered in coastal China and Taiwan. Wears Empress headdress with a phoenix, Vibrant robes with shinning inset glass jewels to be seen at sea by sailors needing assistance. Authentic images are rare in the market
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