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  • SOLD Antique Carved Guanyin on Lotus Pedestal, China

    SOLD Antique Carved Guanyin on Lotus Pedestal, China

    $1,375.00
    SOLD  H: 23.25″  W: 9.25″  D: 6.25″

    This Guanyin image was probably one of a pair of images along with the Taoist Queen Mother of the West (16206A-WACK) placed together on a community, local temple or home altar.  Created by the same local artisan, they are provincial rather than imperial style having a humble, unadorned and simple rendering, seated on backless thrones, hands covered by a ritual cloth, uncharacteristic of Guanyin but common for Taoist goddesses. Both wear layered robes and a high pointed crown – the Queen Mother’s centered by a phoenix and Guanyin’s by a flower surrounded by symbolic aureole of radiating light. Both have soft blissful smiles with eyes cast slightly downwards to engage their devotees. Initially covered in bright polychrome colors, there are traces of surviving red, yellow, green, brown and black.

  • SOLD Antique Dhokra Brass Bowl, India (9500B)

    SOLD Antique Dhokra Brass Bowl, India (9500B)

    $125.00
    H: 4.25” Dia: 4” | FREE SHIPPING IN CONTINENTAL U.S.

    Dhorka brass lost wax method grain and rice measuring bowl. One-of-a-kind intricately decorated with horizontal and triangular striations. Bowls were symbol of Hindu goddess Lakshmi  placed on home altars for puja.

  • SOLD Antique Garden Stool with Framed Panels, China (16779)

    SOLD Antique Garden Stool with Framed Panels, China (16779)

    $900.00

    This stoneware glazed garden stool was used by a wealthy family reflected in its complex designs, auspicious symbols and its use of so much cobalt blue, a highly prized and expensive mineral paint color normally used sparingly. The pierced side to side circles running through the inside from side to side and the pierced design…

  • SOLD Antique Guanyin with Lobed Crown, China (16151)

    SOLD Antique Guanyin with Lobed Crown, China (16151)

    $475.00
    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 humble, approachable, she wears a 5-lobed diadem, hair in a chignon with braids and modest robe seated on a waisted lotus throne with stacked lotuses.

  • SOLD Antique Hindu Garuda Prayer Bell, India (9545)

    SOLD Antique Hindu Garuda Prayer Bell, India (9545)

    $295.00
    H: 10”  Dia: 3.75” | FREE SHIPPING within Continental U.S.

    Hindu prayer bell used in a temple or home altar for daily puja rituals. Topped by a pair of Garudas and sheltered by Nagas who are natural enemies, but when represented together symbolize peace and serenity of the prayer bell sounds.

  • SOLD Antique Lacquer and Gilt Pair of Fu Lions, China (16556)

    SOLD Antique Lacquer and Gilt Pair of Fu Lions, China (16556)

    $395.00
    H: 5.75″  W: 3.25″  D: 2.75″ | SOLD

    Each of this whimsical gold and red-burgundy lacquered pair of male fu lions sits erect on a high pedestal heads thrown back with flaring ears,  bulging eyes, decorative stylized manes and a small bushy tail. Their spirituality is displayed by the pair silently emitting the blessed mantra “aum”: the open mouthed lion forming an “au,” and the other completing it with a closed mouth to form “mmm.” The workmanship on these pieces is masterful, although rustic and provincial, and they are rare with their Buddhist symbolism and because most pairs of  fu lions pairs were lost during China’s modernization.

  • SOLD Antique Lacquered Wood Pair Fu Lions, China (16735)

    SOLD Antique Lacquered Wood Pair Fu Lions, China (16735)

    $595.00

    Whimsical carvings of fu lions were the most popular mythical animals in Chinese homes, especially during the Ming and Qing dynasties, as free standing statues, designs on furniture, architectural elements and functional pieces in private homes or gardens or on a home altar to bring fu and the blessings to the home.  This incredibly cute…

  • SOLD Antique Latticework Cupboard Door, Auspicious Symbols, China (10506)

    SOLD Antique Latticework Cupboard Door, Auspicious Symbols, China (10506)

    $495.00
    H: 37″ W: 16″  |  CALL 213-568-3030 OR EMAIL [email protected] FOR SHIPPING.

    Fine open-lattice fret work cupboard door with auspicious symbols of blessings associated with a fulfilling life:  longevity, wealth/ prosperity, health/peace of mind and love of virtue/high moral standards as well as a happy marriage. .

  • SOLD Antique Moon Cake Confection Mold, China (1150LEM)

    SOLD Antique Moon Cake Confection Mold, China (1150LEM)

    $850.00

    The Mid Autumn Moon Festival, also called the Mooncake Festival, is the 2nd most important holiday after the Chinese New Year, celebrated when the full moon is at its brightest point on the 15th day of the 8th month of the lunar calendar. It is a time for multi-generational gatherings when families dine together in harmony,…

  • SOLD Antique Nanhai Guanyin of the Southern Seas with Vial and Parrot, China (16059XCKE)

    SOLD Antique Nanhai Guanyin of the Southern Seas with Vial and Parrot, China (16059XCKE)

    $1,195.00

    One of the most popular Mahayana Pure Land Buddhism depictions of Guanyin, especially during the Ming and Qing dynasties, is Nanhai Guanyin shown here symbolically on a stylized rocky outcrop at her cave at Putuo in meditation (dhyana), legs in padmasana under her robes, flanked by twisted columns one topped by a vial placed on…

  • SOLD Antique Pair of Stone Fu Lions, China (17044)

    SOLD Antique Pair of Stone Fu Lions, China (17044)

    $695.00
    H: 8” W: 5.5” D: 3.25” | SOLD

    This is a really great pair of stone small fu lions with lots of character, humor, and detailed carving. Each of these very joyous creatures has open mouthed smiling faces with radiant eyebrows and tufts below their chins, scalloped manes and bushy tails. Carved from one piece of a blackish hard stone they could easily withstand additional wear of the elements in a garden. Pairs of fu lions like this belong in the home of people who appreciate spirituality and wish for happiness and fortune along with a touch of wit and whimsy.

  • Sale! SOLD Antique Queen Mother of the West on Horse and Elixir Bowl, China (16297)

    SOLD Antique Queen Mother of the West on Horse and Elixir Bowl, China (16297)

    Original price was: $3,750.00.Current price is: $2,900.00.

    The syncretic Queen Mother of the West is revered as one of the most significant of the female Taoist deities with a large Buddhist and Popular Religion following. She was the first female deity to both have “attained the Tao” and be represented in Chinese art. Her immeasurable powers include her complete control over life…

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