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$495.00 Original price was: $495.00.$420.75Current price is: $420.75.
H: 30″ W: 29.5″ D: 2.125″ | CALL 213-568-3030 OR EMAIL [email protected] FOR SHIPPING COST
Striking colorful Indian beaded tapestries (torans) like this are placed in home doorways and thresholds and symbolize warmth, positivity, and protection. Especially popular in Gujrat they are used to attract Hindu goddess Lakshmi to bless the family and bring prosperity, fertility and birth of children. It is embellished with symbols that attract good spirits and ward off evil ones – a monkey, horse, peacocks and the Tree of Life.
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$375.00 Original price was: $375.00.$250.75Current price is: $250.75.
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Guandi, the God of War and Justice and Protector of China and its citizens was a Chinese model of loyalty, virtue and morality and was depicted in Temples and home shrines throughout China. This antique figurine was probably part of a larger carving. He wears military maille, black gloves with a carved taotie which is a warning against gluttony and is covered in gold as a sign of power. The open back confirms it was consecrated by a Taoist priest. Mounted on a frosted acrylic stand.
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$345.00 Original price was: $345.00.$293.25Current price is: $293.25.
Ht: 5.75” W: 2.5” D: 4” | SHIPPING FREE WITHIN CONTINENTAL U.S.
This finely carved and highly detailed carving of Guandi, the God of War and Justice is a decorative element in a bed framework of a wealthy family to protect them while they sleep. He became one of the most popular gods in China and in the 19th century the Emperor designated him Military Emperor and elevated him to the level of Confucius. In Mahayana Buddhism he is the Protector of the Dharma, with images placed in Buddhist temples. He sits on a mythical Hǒu who also protects them from evil and bad fortune. It is mounted on a lucite stand and ideally should b e displayed with Antique Thunder God Leigong on a Hou 16327.
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$485.00 Original price was: $485.00.$412.25Current price is: $412.25.
Ht: 4.675 W: 1″ D: 0.625″ | FREE SHIPPING IN CONTINENTAL U.S.!
This Han dynasty bronze belt hook is fashioned as a dragon with intense eyes. Dragons were ancient symbols of divine protection, symbolizing good fortune, high rank and power. The underside button-like extension affixes to a belt hole, the hook is positioned horizontally to attach to clothing. Belt hooks were used in life as status symbol and buried with the deceased for the afterlife. In very good condition, it has not been cleaned and has normal pitting and surface losses due to its two millennia-old burial in a humid tomb that has heavily oxidized over the years and, therefore, has beautiful verdigris deposits.
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$395.00 Original price was: $395.00.$335.75Current price is: $335.75.
Fu lions are auspicious mythical animals used as decorative motifs on accessories, furnishings, architectural structures and as free-standing inside and outdoor figures s. Carved red and gilt lacquered lions appeared…
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$875.00 Original price was: $875.00.$743.75Current price is: $743.75.
H: 12.5″ W: 5.25″ D: 3.375″ | EMAIL OR CALL 213-568-3030 FOR SHIPPING COST
Wood opera figures are rare and difficult to carve as they wear multicolor costumes with attached trappings and unique headgear and have complex painted faces providing viewers insight into their character. This is a simplified official and his wife with uniform coloring and a unifying lacquer coat seated on pedestals reflect the consummate carving skills in fashioning the many details reminiscent of opera costumes.
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$450.00 Original price was: $450.00.$382.50Current price is: $382.50.
H: 3″ W: 3.125″ D: 1.25″ | FREE SHIPPING WITHIN CONTINENTAL U.S.
Luristan nomads made sophisticated and imaginative bronzes prized in the ancient world for their inventive designs and fine craftsmanship. This Iron Age finely cast figurine depicting a long horned goat, a major source of food for survival has a detailed head with long antlers, tall thin legs, large eyes and a slightly curved body and is mounted on a Lucite base.
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$885.00 Original price was: $885.00.$752.25Current price is: $752.25.
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.
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$875.00 Original price was: $875.00.$743.75Current price is: $743.75.
H: 12” W:11.75” D: 9.5” | CALL 213-568-3030 FOR SHIPPING QUOTE OR EMAIL [email protected]
Cadence drums in the form of carved pairs of fish are used by monks and lay people in the Mahayana Buddhist tradition to create a cadence and chanting rhythm during rituals when reciting and memorizing sutras, mantras, and other Buddhist texts. This rare beautiful drum is held by its handle composed of a pair of fish surrounding a pearl symbolizing unity and harmony and struck on the side with a wood mallot. Wear on its rear side indicates years of use.
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$395.00 Original price was: $395.00.$335.75Current price is: $335.75.
H: 7.5” W: 5” D: 3.75” | FREE SHIPPING WITHIN CONTINENTAL U.S.!
This finely carved vintage jauk mask is the manis (sweet, softer) version of a jauk mask. It and the dance present the gentle traits of a giant having more normal human features and a smile, and its white color is usually symbolic of purity. Those colored red or orange represent one easy to anger. Collected in the 1970s in Lombok, this mask is rare as then Lombok the Balinese community usually did not sell their masks. It has a fine aged patina with expected hairline cracks and frayed eyebrows consistent with its age and use.
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$995.00 Original price was: $995.00.$845.75Current price is: $845.75.
H: 11” W: 9.5” D: 1.65” | FREE SHIPPING
This earthenware brick tile bordered with a deep scalloped frame depicts a vase with a bouquet of propitious flowers: a chrysanthemum and a peony wrapped with an elegant ribbon. Tiles like this were made to decorate the large numbers of buildings created during the prosperous Song dynasty and to adorn tombs. This elegant brick is in good condition for its age with expected chips and cracks, some restoration of background and a re-glued frame break on each side. It has earth adherents from its burial in a tomb.
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$395.00 Original price was: $395.00.$335.75Current price is: $335.75.
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This antique coconut grater is a very practical multi-use creation designed to cut, grate, shave, husk, and shred coconuts and large fruits and vegetables. Some were carved as crouching rabbits and others like this were realistic renderings of small mammals. Its decorative appeal includes lovely 6-petal flowers above its four legs and elegantly curved and metal piece extending ” W:from its mouth. With its warm and rustic feel, it would be a unique decorative addition to any kitchen and an interesting conversational piece.
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