Mythical Animals

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

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

    $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,…

  • Antique/Vintage Bejeweled Wood Naga, Burma/Myanmar (11134B-KRK) SOLD

    Antique/Vintage Bejeweled Wood Naga, Burma/Myanmar (11134B-KRK) SOLD

    $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 Song Dynasty Tile of a Mythical Winged Pixiu, China

    SOLD Song Dynasty Tile of a Mythical Winged Pixiu, 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! Taoist Queen Mother of the West with a 3 Phoenix Headdress #16804BCK

    Taoist Queen Mother of the West with a 3 Phoenix Headdress #16804BCK

    Original price was: $625.00.Current price is: $395.00.
    H:     W:     D:    |  CALL 213-568-3030 OR EMAIL [email protected] FOR SHIPPING.

    Xiwangmu is the most important and first female deity in the Taoist pantheon, identified by a single phoenix in her headdress. This unique antique carving is a puppet head or an attachment to a larger figure where her headdress  has three phoenixes instead of her iconic single phoenix. Beautifully carved with a rich patina, it is mounted on a lucite stand.

  • Vintage Brass Buddha with Aureole, Nepal (30611LEM) $790

    Vintage Brass Buddha with Aureole, Nepal (30611LEM) $790

    $790.00

    This finely cast metalwork brass Shakyamuni Buddha reflects the conservative tradition of Nepalese sculpture which experienced few changes in proportion or decorative details over the past several hundred years. Originating stylistically from Gupta and later Pala Indian art, Nepalese artists created their unique style from the 6th-7th centuries that evolved to a distinctive physiognomy including…

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  • Sale! Vintage Heddle Pulley with a Mythical Animal (3303)

    Vintage Heddle Pulley with a Mythical Animal (3303)

    Original price was: $245.00.Current price is: $150.00.
    Ht: 12”  W: 4.125”  D: 3.25” | FREE SHIPPING WITHIN CONTINENTAL U.S.!

    Burmese heddle-pulleys are decorated with carvings of mythical or auspicious animals to provide protection and assure good quality weaving. A powerful ferocious Burmese Lion with open roaring mouth and thick main sits atop the pulley highlighting the area below where the weaving thread travels around the bobbin between the wood triangle pieces holding it. A fine folk art teak carving in excellent condition mounted on a a black wood base.

  • Vintage Rice Spoon with Bird Handle, Indonesia, Lombok (1229MAE) $115

    Vintage Rice Spoon with Bird Handle, Indonesia, Lombok (1229MAE) $115

    $115.00

    This vintage Indonesian rice paddle/spoon was crafted from local wood by a Lombok craftsman and is a fine example of the cultural art of the Sasak people who number three million and comprise about 80% of its population. As animism farmers for two millennia, they lived in houses surrounding religious compounds where they held religious…

  • Vintage Small Rangda Mask, Balinese from Lombok (1265GCE) SPECIAL PRICE

    Vintage Small Rangda Mask, Balinese from Lombok (1265GCE) SPECIAL PRICE

    $395.00

    This rare folk art Rangda mask was made on the island of Lombok, Indonesia by ethnic Balinese Hindu craftsman. Primarily Muslim, a Balinese Hindu minority ruled the island from 1750-1895 and Hindu temples (pura) have been centers for Balinese activities since the 17th century. Balinese girls are encouraged to “dance with their hands” and formal…

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