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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.

  • Sale! SOLD Antique Large Provincial Guanyin on Lotus, China (16211)

    SOLD Antique Large Provincial Guanyin on Lotus, China (16211)

    Original price was: $4,200.00.Current price is: $3,300.00.
    H: 31.75″  W: 11.25″   D: 6.5   |  CALL 213-568-3030 OR EMAIL [email protected] FOR SHIPPING.

    Large provincial Guanyin is natural and modest rather than idealized in relaxed lalitsana pose. Remarkable oversized crown centered with rustic Amitabha on a lotus with pointed aureole. This personalized depiction is a charming, innocent portrayal of a spiritual  subject.

  • SOLD Antique Nanhai Guanyin of the Southern Seas with Vial and Parrot, China (16059XCKE) $1195

    SOLD Antique Nanhai Guanyin of the Southern Seas with Vial and Parrot, China (16059XCKE) $1195

    $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…

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  • SOLD Antique Queen Mother of the West on Raised Pedestal, China (16206A-WACK)

    SOLD Antique Queen Mother of the West on Raised Pedestal, China (16206A-WACK)

    $1,375.00
    SOLD  |  H: 23.25″  W: 9.25″  D: 6.5″

    This Queen Mother of the West, the highest ranking female Taoist deity was probably displayed as a pair along a statue of Guanyin, the most significant Buddhism female (Guanyin on a Lotus Pedestal (16206B) highlighting the importance and similarity of these revered female images  Like the Guanyin, the Queen Mother’s delicately carved face has half closed eyes, serene composure mouth with a hint of a smile, which is more Buddhist than Taoist. Her headdress, centered by her iconic phoenix, rests under a hood extending to her shoulders and back. She wears a high collared three-layered Taoist robe, her hands covered by a ritual cloth.

  • SOLD Antique Silver Hued Guanyin in Meditation, China (16082XSKE)

    SOLD Antique Silver Hued Guanyin in Meditation, China (16082XSKE)

    $3,375.00

    This exquisite 18th-century statue of the Bodhisattva Guanyin is seated in serene meditation. She is a beautiful young woman, unpretentious yet elegant with smooth, gentle flowing lines that create an air of peaceful spirituality. Every strand of her hair and bun is carved with definition, and in perfect order. The original polychrome and lacquer finish has transformed into a glowing silver hue with a soft patina.

  • SOLD Bejeweled Wood Naga, Burma/Myanmar (11134B)

    SOLD Bejeweled Wood Naga, Burma/Myanmar (11134B)

    $1,133.00
    H: 32″  W: 20″  D: 7.5″  SHIPPING INFORMATION REQUIRED. CONTACT US AT 213-568-3030

    This exceptional naga was one of two that comprised a gong stand. Gongs were used in Burma for both ceremonial and musical purposes in religious, state, or secular settings. A protection figure, this naga is a superb carving elaborately decorated with gold lacquer and pigmentation. He opens his mouth wide bearing mother-of-pearl teeth and a curled blood red mouth and tongue to drive away malevolent spirits, also reinforced by the large glaring eyes circled in red. On first glance it is menacing, but its history as a protector of Buddha Shakyamuni make it prized as a fanciful, gleeful guardian. His scales are arched relief designs of mixed lacquer and ash and they are highlighted with inset cut mirrors and green sequin-like glass “jewels.” It is mounted on a museum quality stand and is in excellent condition for its age and use despite missing an ear.

  • SOLD Ming Buddha Shakyamuni with a Wan

    SOLD Ming Buddha Shakyamuni with a Wan

    $0.00
    Ht:31.5″  W: 20″  D: 15″ CALL 213-568-3030 FOR AVAILABILITY INFORMATION

    This rare magnificent image of Buddha Shakyamuni is represented in  meditation position called Ch’ien Pai Yi Hua-shen (the Hundred Billion Human Manifestations) in Chinese, the position the Buddha assume while seeking enlightenment under the Bodhi tree.  Thumbs touching at forming a triangle symbolizing the Three Jewels of Buddhism.

  • Sale! SOLD Vintage Demon Mask (Jauk), Bali (1301-16QBE)

    SOLD Vintage Demon Mask (Jauk), Bali (1301-16QBE)

    Original price was: $110.00.Current price is: $0.00.
    H: 7.625″ W: 6.125″ D: 3.375″ | FREE SHIPPING within continental u.s.

    Most jauk keras (strong, scary) masks of a giant are often red or orange to reinforce a volatile dance with jerky movements. This jauk manis (good, sweet) mask dance is a more controlled, regulated and enacted with more calm and human movements.

  • SOLD Vintage Earth Witnessing Buddha, Laos (3185A- ELO) $295

    SOLD Vintage Earth Witnessing Buddha, Laos (3185A- ELO) $295

    $295.00
    H: 9”  W: 4.25  D: 3.125” | FREE SHIPPING

    This mid 20th century Buddha Shakyamuni in Earth Witnessing position is carved in rural Lao style. Covered with gilt, the small rustic and simply carved image follows Lao artistic canons for depicting a Buddha: a curved hairline and high arched eyebrows that meet at the bridge of the nose, distinct hair curls, long ears, and a flame-shaped radiance emerging from his ushnisha. Its very large base is as tall and wide as the image, reflecting Laotian beliefs that a high pedestal reflects a deep respect for the Buddha. A base has been added for display purposes.  Authentic old Lao images, even small personal ones like this, are difficult to find.

  • SOLD Vintage Mask of a Demon Clown (Topeng Begul), Java (1201ZLE) $165

    SOLD Vintage Mask of a Demon Clown (Topeng Begul), Java (1201ZLE) $165

    $165.00

    Influenced by Islam for centuries, Javanese theater in Indonesia is stylized, didactic and full of central characters said to be cultural and historic icons of morality. Mask drama theater (Topeng Wayang) in Java is dominated by the conservative central Javanese palace courts (kraton) of Surakarta, Solo and Jogjakarta (Yogyakarta) which have long supported mask makers,…

  • SOLD! Antique Nanhai Guanyin of the South Sea Holding a Scroll, China 16420LKE

    SOLD! Antique Nanhai Guanyin of the South Sea Holding a Scroll, China 16420LKE

    $1,550.00

    This outstanding delicately antique carving is Nanhai Guanyin, the Bodhisattva of Compassion, seated on a rocky outcrop covered with a cloth, a reference to her home in a cave on the island of Putuo in the South China Sea. Other than the Buddha, she is the most revered deity in Mahayana Buddhism and one of…

  • Sale! Vintage Ancestor Mask, Featured in 1st Spiderman Movie, Indonesia (1203)

    Vintage Ancestor Mask, Featured in 1st Spiderman Movie, Indonesia (1203)

    Original price was: $1,750.00.Current price is: $1,350.00.
    H: 20.75″  W:  8″  |  CALL 213-568-3030 OR EMAIL [email protected] FOR SHIPPING

    Rare Timor ancestor mask for ritual offerings to honor the departed and provide space during village visits, repel evil spirits.  Featured in 2002 Spiderman movie in collection of the Green Goblin.

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