Guanyin & Bodhisattvas

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    Antique Carving of Guanyin with a Child, China (5301HEM ) SPECIAL PRICE $1,700

    Original price was: $2,250.00.Current price is: $1,912.50.
    Ht: 26”  W: 10.25” D: 7.5″ |CALL 213-568-3030 OR EMAIL [email protected] FOR SHIPPING COST

    This rare, sensitive and beautifully carved image probably depicts Guanyin the Bodhisattva of Compassion holding a young child’s hand glancing down with compassion and tenderness while he looks up for assurance and protection. This unique provincial Popular Religion carving depicts her as humble, engaging and modestly clad with a serene softness. It is similar to but different from Songzi Guanyin, the “Child-Giving Guanyin” to whom couples pray to become fertile and to bear a son.

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    Antique Crowned Guanyin with the Five Dhyani Wisdom Buddhas, China (16123BLEM) SPECIAL PRICE

    Original price was: $4,350.00.Current price is: $3,697.50.

    Ht: 27.5” W:13.5: D: 10.25” | CALL 213-568-3030 FOR SHIPPING QUOTE OR EMAIL US AT [email protected]

    This antique carving is a magnificent example of fine provincial Buddhist statues made by local artisans. This serene exquisitely carved Guanyin sits on a detached pedestal base in meditation. Made to be seen in the round, she wears a traditional three part garment with delicate incised leaves and leaf motifs on the front, back, and sleeves.  Her gentle, sweet face is soft and has a peaceful and calming half smile. Her high pointed crown depicts the Five Tantric Dhyani Buddhas, which which are rarely seen in provincial Guanyin images. .

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    Antique Guanyin Held Up by Demons, China (16208VRKE) SPECIAL PRICE

    Original price was: $5,200.00.Current price is: $4,420.00.
    H: 45″ W: 17.75″  D: 11.5″ |CALL 213-568-3030 OR EMAIL [email protected] FOR SHIPPING COST

    This outstanding rare Guanyin carving is a wonderful blend of Mahayana and Tantric (Tibetan) Buddhism and provincial Popular Religion folk traditions. Seated on a lotus above a hexagonal throne, right hand in abhaya protection mudra, her lobed crown is centered with  Amitabha Buddha inside an aureole. The four agonized creatures struggling to hold calm Guanyin on their shoulders is a Tantric symbol of  triumph of Buddhism over ignorance.  With admonitions about greed, aversion and ignorance it is a great metaphor for our times. 

     

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    Antique Guanyin in Meditation on a Tiered Lotus Throne (16959WRK) SPECIAL PRICE

    Original price was: $495.00.Current price is: $420.75.
    H: 9.5″  W:4.25″  D: 3.375″ | FREE SHIPPING WITHIN CONTINENTAL U.S.!

    This delicate Pure Land school Guanyin in meditation sits on a remarkable, intricate and unique throne. Held up by a lotus stem in the center and surrounded by 9 lotus stems and flowers around the outside, it rests on  a footed base. With fine details and faded gilt surface it creates an aura of serenity and peace.

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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 Guanyin on a Mythical Hǒu, China (16370LME) SPECIAL PRICE

    Original price was: $895.00.Current price is: $760.75.
    H: 9.5”  W: 2.25”  D: 6.5” | FREE SHIPPING within Continental U.S.!

    This remarkable figurine is Guanyin on her mythical  mount, the Hǒu, guardian master of the universe and model for righteousness and morality who symbolizes bringing forth peace and prosperity.The round orb in its mouth representing a pearl can be rubbed for good luck.  It is one of our most unique and favorite Buddhist statues, mounted on a frosted Acrylic stand.

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    ANTIQUE GUANYIN ON ELABORATE LOTUS THRONE, CHINA (19536BKE) $695 SPECIAL PRICE

    Original price was: $695.00.Current price is: $590.75.
    H: 14.5” W: 5.5” D: 4.25” | FREE SHIPPING within continental u.s.!

    Guanyin’s elegance, compassion and serenity are emphasized in this graceful antique provincial carving. Portrayed in meditation with flowing robes on a majestic three-tiered lotus throne she was designed for personal veneration in a home setting.

     

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    Antique Guanyin with Amitabha in Crown, China (16380B-LOK) SPECIAL PRICE

    Original price was: $1,300.00.Current price is: $1,105.00.
    H: 13.75”  W: 7”  D: 4.5” | FOR SHIPPING INFORMATION CONTACT US AT 213-568-3030 or email [email protected]

    This  delicately detailed Guanyin statue in meditation on a two-tiered backless throne has flowing braids, simple necklace, and voluminous robes indicating her regal status, while her pendulous ears, compassionate downcast eyes, serene contemplative expression, and calm smile symbolize her enlightened status. The image’s distinguishing feature is its deeply carved three-part diadem (crown) centered with a carved Amitabha Buddha on lotus throne surrounded by an aureole.

     

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    Antique Guanyin with Crown in Meditation, China (16467PRK) SPECIAL PRICE

    Original price was: $535.00.Current price is: $454.75.
    Ht: 10.5”  W: 5.5”  D: 4” | FREE SHIPPING in continental u.s.!

    Guanyin is portrayed in this gilt and lacquer carving seated on a lotus with her hands in the lap in meditation mudra  atop a decorative footed stand in elegantly draped robes. In this regal form, she wears a 5-lobe crown with a cross hatch design in the center while her hair rests atop her head in a bun encircled within the crown.

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    Antique Guanyin with Lobed Crown, China (16151LME) SPECIAL PRICE

    Original price was: $475.00.Current price is: $403.75.
    H: 11.625″ W: 5.325″ D: 4.25″  | FREE SHIPPING WITHN CONTINENTAL US!

    With a full face and downcast eyes, she is depicted in modest provincial style with symbols of her bodhisattva status: a 5-lobed diadem, hair in a chignon, braids draping down her shoulders, and a flowing robe. Her pendulous ears are a sign of wisdom, her ability to hear the cries of sentient beings, and her spiritual awakening. It is covered with gilt as a sign of her enlightened status.

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    Antique Guanyin with Lobed Crown, China (16744WHK) $395 SPECIAL PRICE

    Original price was: $395.00.Current price is: $335.75.
    H: 8.25″ W: 4.5″ D: 3″  | FREE SHIPPING within continental u.s.!

    The delicately carved antique Guanyin sits in dhyana (meditation) her head bent in serene peacefulness. The unusually large back cavity indicates it was consecrated by a Buddhist monk in an eye-opening ceremony and placed on a home altar.  Masterful yet simple, this provincial image brings quiet energy to its surroundings and imparts a sense of serenity and peace.

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    Antique Guanyin with Vase and Parrot, China (16246XLOK) $1450 SPECIAL PRICE

    Original price was: $1,450.00.Current price is: $1,232.50.
    H: 15.5″ W: 6″ D: 5.25″ | for shipping information CALL us at  213-568-3030 OR EMAIL VANISHINGARTS213@GMAIL/COM

    In this elegant and vibrant carving Guanyin sits in meditation. her beautiful, serene face elegantly carved in contemplation withbud-shaped lips softly set in a welcoming and benign sweet smile wearing a five-lobed crown. She sits on an open lotus with a vertical post at her sides; her sacred vial on her right and a parrot on the left. Antique carved i Guanyin statues with her symbols in this condition are quite wonderful and rare and impart a feeling of serenity to the environment around them.

     

     

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