Lalitsana

Meaning “royal ease” or the “royal position, lalitsana is a relaxed pose in Buddhist and Indian art used mainly for bodhisattvas, especially Guanyin. The figure is typically seated on a throne with the left leg tucked inwards and the right dangling so that it rests on the ground or on an object. It was one of the most depicted postures in the Tang dynasty but appears frequently in Ming and Qing images.

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    Antique Guanyin in Royal Ease (Lalitsana), China, (16910BOE) $515 SPECIAL PRICE

    Original price was: $525.00.Current price is: $446.25.
    Ht: 10.75″  W: 5.5″  D: 4.5″ | FREE SHIPPING in continental u.s.!

    This  lacquer woodcarving is a Guanyin manifestation called “white hooded,”  “white clad” or “white robed” Guanyin derived from the many paintings where she is clad in white. Although wood carvings usually portray her clothed in red, this finely carved version is covered in a lacquer coat that darkens naturally over time and darkens even more when honored on a home altar with daily prayers and offerings of smoky candles and burning incense.

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    Antique Songzi Guanyin, Bestower of Children, China (16311XOKE) $2650 SPECIAL PRICE

    Original price was: $2,650.00.Current price is: $2,252.50.
    H: 14.5”  W: 8.25”  D: 5” | FOR SHIPPING INFORMATION CONTACT US AT 213-568-3030

    This beautiful Guanyin is carved in the rural provincial tradition: a modest, compassionate and humble deity with a simple “crown” of lotus leaves and an unadorned robe with flowing sleeves extended to her plain pedestal lined with simple leaves. Her face is extremely empathetic with a slight smile as she tenderly grasping her child who resembles the infant Buddha. Given its size and elegance it was probably on a home altar of a well to do couple desirous of having a (male) baby.

     

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    Antique White Hooded Guanyin in Lalitsana (16533XLSE) SPECIAL PRICE

    Original price was: $1,185.00.Current price is: $1,007.25.
    H: 13.5 ”  W: 7.25″  D: 6 ”  | FREE SHIPPING WITHIN CONTINENTAL U.S.!

    This delicate carving of White Hooded is the personification of serenity and grace. Seated in lalitsana, the position of royal ease, her pedestal is held up in the back with three vertical supports that make her look as if she were a floating Bodhisattva. Originally placed on a home altar, her contemplative face exudes an aura of compassion and meditation.

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    SOLD ! White Hooded Nanhai Guanyin at Putuo Island, China, 18-19th Century (19207BSK) SPECIAL PRICE

    Original price was: $620.00.Current price is: $527.00.
    H: 10.5″ W: 5.625″ D: 5″ | FREE SHIPPING WITHIN CONTINENTAL U.S.!

    This charming Nanhai Guanyin sits serenely yet majestically in lalitsana in her cave on Putuo island holding the Lotus Sutra in which she is described. A green vase is at her side containing the tears of humanity, sometimes referred to as the divine nectar of life she uses to relieve suffering.  She is supported by three lotuses, Buddhist symbols of purity, spiritual awakening, and faithfulness. Originally placed on a home altar, it has an aura of calm and compassion that would enhance any meditative setting.

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