Spiritual

  • Sale! Ming/Qing Buddha as an Infant on a Lion, China. H:9"

    Ming/Qing Buddha as an Infant on a Lion, China. H:9″

    Original price was: $850.00.Current price is: $495.00.
    H: 9″  W: 3.625″  D: 3.5″ | FREE SHIPPING IN CONTINENTAL U.S.!

    This rare Ming provincially carved infant Buddha holds a monk’s begging bowl as he points to the heavens and stands on a lion’s head, symbolizing the Shakya clan and the lion’s roar of Buddhism. Given its small size, it was probably on a home altar.

  • Sale! Ming/Qing Carving of Guanyin with a Child, China,  H: 26"

    Ming/Qing Carving of Guanyin with a Child, China, H: 26″

    Original price was: $2,250.00.Current price is: $1,700.00.
    Ht: 26”  W: 10.25” D: 7.5″ |CALL 213-568-3030 OR EMAIL [email protected] FOR SHIPPING

    Rare provincial image of Guanyin tenderly holding a young child’s hand similar to  Songzi  “Child-Giving Guanyin”. Consecrated  with vibrant gilt and red surface in front and back.

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  • Sale! Nanhai Guanyin of the South Sea Atop a Fish, China #16376TSK

    Nanhai Guanyin of the South Sea Atop a Fish, China #16376TSK

    Original price was: $695.00.Current price is: $550.00.
    H: 10″  W: 5.5″  D: 4.5″  | CALL 213-568-3030 OR EMAIL [email protected] FOR SHIPPING.

    As a protector of the sea Guanyin sits above a fish – represented as an emerging head and tail which symbolizes her power to help sentient beings safely sail through the sea of suffering which divides the mortal world and the Western Paradise to which Pure Land Buddhism devotees are brought upon their death. In this rare 18th century carving, the lotus on the base represents purity and the stem symbolizes Buddhist teachings which give rise to purity of mind.

  • Sale! Rare Antique Carving of Guanyin on a Deified Ox, China #16287LMK

    Rare Antique Carving of Guanyin on a Deified Ox, China #16287LMK

    Original price was: $885.00.Current price is: $650.00.
    H: 10.25″ W: 7.5″ D: 3.75″ | FREE SHIPPING WITHIN CONTINENTAL U.S.!

    This extraordinary rare and delicately rendered rural carving is a female bodhisattva possibly Guanyin seated on a lotus throne atop an ox. Beautifully highlighted in vibrant gold and adorned with intricate designs on the lotus petals and ox’s saddle coverings, this statue shows how the concept of a bodhisattva was adapted to the deification of  “draft animals” (beasts of burden) who were integral to rural daily and agricultural activities in Chinese Popular Religion, Buddhism and Taoism beliefs.

  • Sale! Rare Antique Guanyin with Crown with Five Dhyani Buddhas, #16557 China

    Rare Antique Guanyin with Crown with Five Dhyani Buddhas, #16557 China

    Original price was: $695.00.Current price is: $425.00.
    Ht: 9.5″  W: 4.5″  D: 3.75″ FREE SHIPPING in Continental U.S.!

    Rare provincial home altar consecrated gender neutral Guanyin is in meditation on lotus throne wearing five-lobed crown symbolically representing the 5 Dyhani Buddhas in the Vajrayana Tantric tradition.

  • Rare Antique Hand Carved “Wooden Fish” Cadence Drum, China (16801BSK)

    Rare Antique Hand Carved “Wooden Fish” Cadence Drum, China (16801BSK)

    $875.00

    This rare and beautiful cadence drum was used in a Chinese temple to help monks and chanters  think about the meaning of the texts they recite. Carved fish scales and two fish heads embrace a pearl carved on the handle to symbolize unanimity and accord. The fish pair is similar to the popular pair of…

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  • Sale! Rare Antique Saint Joseph Statue with Christ Child, India #9518BMEL

    Rare Antique Saint Joseph Statue with Christ Child, India #9518BMEL

    Original price was: $4,800.00.Current price is: $3,300.00.
    H: 29.5″    W:7.75″     D:5.25″    |  CALL 213-568-3030 OR EMAIL [email protected] FOR SHIPPING.

    This rare magnificent carving of Joseph with the Christ child from Kerala reflects a blend of Portuguese and European traditions with the indigenous traditions of South India. Joseph stands in an altered European contrapposto pose, light-skinned, blue-eyed,  with western features. As the earthly father and  patron saint of workers, he wears a modest burnt-umber shawl.  Exquisitely carved, he is the embodiment of simple spirituality.

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  • Sale! Rare Antique Yixing Teapot with Scene from Peking Opera, China #1148BKE

    Rare Antique Yixing Teapot with Scene from Peking Opera, China #1148BKE

    Original price was: $975.00.Current price is: $695.00.
    H: 6”  W: 8.5”  D: 6.125” | FREE SHIPPING IN CONTINENTAL U.S.!

    Yixing stoneware teapots are praised as the best in the world for tea infusion. This gorgeous, extremely rare antique teapot with tight-fitting lid and elegant spout is finely decorated with a brown wash and hand applied bright painted enamel designs designs of a scene from the Peking opera Romance of Three Kingdoms. The  floral images are a wish for a long and healthy life, perfect metaphors for those sharing a fresh pot of tea with those they love. Kiln seals are impressed in the body, bottom and lid.

  • Sale! Rare Large Ming Buddha on Elaborate Lotus Throne, China, H: 40" (17008)

    Rare Large Ming Buddha on Elaborate Lotus Throne, China, H: 40″ (17008)

    Original price was: $7,900.00.Current price is: $5,900.00.
    H: 40″ | W: 31.75″ |  CALL 213-568-3030 OR EMAIL [email protected] FOR SHIPPING.

    With a benevolent expression, this rare large Ming Buddha sits on lotus pedestal signifying his purity and enlightenment. Originally placed in a Mahayana Buddhism spiritual setting, this important and brilliantly carved image is calming, inspiring  and imparts a feeling of serenity to his surroundings.

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  • Sale! Rare Ming Infant Buddha, China, H:17"

    Rare Ming Infant Buddha, China, H:17″

    Original price was: $650.00.Current price is: $550.00.
    H: 17” W: 5” D: 5” | For Shipping CONTACT call 213-568-3030 or email [email protected]

    This rare Ming/Qing wood Buddha as an infant is probably more striking than the original piece.  A piece for lovers of wood,  its erosion shows the random miracle of chance. Highlighted on a frosted acrylic base.

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  • Rare Vintage Balinese Sweet Jauk Mask, Lombok (1320ZAR) SPECIAL PRICE

    Rare Vintage Balinese Sweet Jauk Mask, Lombok (1320ZAR) SPECIAL PRICE

    $395.00

    Balinese carvings and masks are ethnic folk art and a blend of Hinduism and its initial animism. Most masks made in Bali are from pulai wood that rarely cracks and is easier to carve. As it is not native to Lombok, carvers there use a variety of woods some of which were dense with others light….

  • Sale! SOLD  Antique Guanyin on  a Mythical Hǒu, China,

    SOLD Antique Guanyin on a Mythical Hǒu, China,

    Original price was: $895.00.Current price is: $625.00.
    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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