Spiritual

  • Sale! SOLD Antique Sawankhalok Stoneware Lidded Bowl (3169) Thailand

    SOLD Antique Sawankhalok Stoneware Lidded Bowl (3169) Thailand

    Original price was: $325.00.Current price is: $295.00.
    Ht. 4.75 Dia 5.25″ | SOLD

    Produced in Thai kilns in the 14th to 15th centuries, Sawankhalok glazed stoneware lidded bowls were distributed through southeast Asia along with a variety of larger and smaller items. Lidded bowls like this were used to store many things, especially spices, powders and cosmetics, betel nut chewing materials, and medicine. This bowl rests on a thick foot, has a lid with a brown lotus bud handle and covered with decorative panels of underglaze brown crosshatch and vegetal scrolls.

  • 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 Antique Taoist Fertility Goddess Niangniang, China (17005)

    SOLD Antique Taoist Fertility Goddess Niangniang, China (17005)

    $6,500.00
    H: 43″  W:  15″   D:  9.75  |  SOLD

    This large rare vibrant carving is the Taoist Deity of fertility Niangniang  (“The Maiden Who Brings Children”) is often confused with Songzi Guanyin. Represented as an empress like figure, she glances serenely at 3 diminutive children, 2 males and a female extending their arms for protection. Stunning and peaceful, it is covered with gold highlights with intricate details.

  • Sale! SOLD Antique Zhenwu, The Taoist "Perfected Warrior," China (16097)

    SOLD Antique Zhenwu, The Taoist “Perfected Warrior,” China (16097)

    Original price was: $595.00.Current price is: $395.00.
    H: 12″    W:5.6 ” D:4″    |  FREE SHIPPING WITHIN CONTINENTAL U.S.!

    Zhenwu, the True Warrior, Perfected Warrior or Northern Emperor was one of the most popular TaoistDeities in the Ming and Qing dynasties known as protector of the state and the imperial family. His feet here rest on a pedestal over a turtle with a lifted head and a snake curled around his shell. Among the many interpretations this  represent beings over whom he presided including both celestial officers under his command, [and] former demons that were conquered by him. This is a fascinating carving symbolizes trusted strength. and power.

  • SOLD Antique/Vintage Hammered Iron Gong on Stand, Democratic Republic of the Congo (3893BKR)

    SOLD Antique/Vintage Hammered Iron Gong on Stand, Democratic Republic of the Congo (3893BKR)

    $395.00
    H: 21″  W: 8″ D: 4.75″ | FOR SHIPPING INFORMATION CONTACT US AT 213-568-3030

    This traditional African hammered iron gong is elegantly shaped like a flaring bell. Heat riveted, a forging process joining two metal pieces together, it was made by Congolese tribal people. Made with 5 parallel lines of 5 decorative round bulges on both sides, it was often held using a raffia handle and beaten using sticks covered with rubber at its end. Originally a ritual instrument, they were also beaten to call members of special restricted societies to meetings and were a symbol of wealth, prestige, and influence.

  • Sale! SOLD Antique/Vintage Small Rug w/Double Dorje China (3372)

    SOLD Antique/Vintage Small Rug w/Double Dorje China (3372)

    Original price was: $375.00.Current price is: $285.00.
    25″ Square

    This vibrant carpet can be used as aid for meditation to sit on or hung on a wall.

  • 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.

  • Sale! SOLD Brick Tile of 2 Wéiqí Board Game Players (3346BKE) China

    SOLD Brick Tile of 2 Wéiqí Board Game Players (3346BKE) China

    Original price was: $495.00.Current price is: $395.00.

    H: 11” W: 9.5” D: 2” | SOLD

    As part of the The Song dynasty cultural expansion, government and public buildings and tombs were built with interior walls decorated with earthenware unglazed mold-made brick tiles. This fanciful vibrant tile with a scalloped frame portrays two people playing a board game called wéiqí which originated in China over 2500 years ago. It is the world’s oldest and most complex board game still played.

  • 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.

  • SOLD Porcelain Immortal, Chinese Republic, China (17042)

    SOLD Porcelain Immortal, Chinese Republic, China (17042)

    $295.00
    H: 12” W: 4.5” D: 3” | FREE SHIPPING WITHIN CONTINENTAL U.S.

    This elegant Chinese Republic Period porcelain is the Taoist immortal Han Xiangzi carrying his auspicious flute dressed in a beautiful blue robe with wide black borders, fine internal decorations and a decorative yellow floral undergarment. On the bottom is the kiln seal. As the patron saint of musicians and florists, it is a great gift for someone who enjoys these pursuits.

  • Sale! SOLD Song Dynasty Tile of a Mythical Winged Pixiu (4018) China

    SOLD Song Dynasty Tile of a Mythical Winged Pixiu (4018) China

    Original price was: $485.00.Current price is: $395.00.

    The Song dynasty (960–1279) is considered the most culturally brilliant era in later imperial Chinese history. A massive expansion during this dynasty produced government, public and religious buildings and tombs with walls decorated with earthenware unglazed mold-made brick tiles. Some were purely decorative and others were wishes for happiness and comfort in the  deceased’s  afterlife…

  • Sale! SOLD Song Dynasty Tile of Woman Ascending to Heaven, China (3348BLK) $445

    SOLD Song Dynasty Tile of Woman Ascending to Heaven, China (3348BLK) $445

    Original price was: $445.00.Current price is: $325.00.

    Chinese funerary tiles, as forms of mingqi  adorned tomb as early as the Han dynasty depicting everyday scenes, entertainment, mythical beasts, folklore,  history, literature and poetry. A Han stone tomb relief rubbing in Stories from China’s Past (p. 173) labeled “Ascending to Heaven in Deer Chariot” is reflective of this Song brick-tile. During the Song…

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