- Fine Japanese carved lacquered and carved
wood figure of K?kai - born 27 July 774 – died 22 April 835- born Saeki no Mao, posthumously called Kobo Daishi "The Grand Master who Propagated the Dharma", was a Japanese...
[more like this] - TWO CHINESE CARVED WOODEN BUDDHIST FIGURES
Two Chinese carved wooden Buddhist figures comprising, a seated temple or votive statue wearing a Mandarin robe and crown, the back carved with two rectangular openings, the...
[more like this] - CHINESE CARVED PALE-GREEN JADEITE JADE
FOO DOGS, 20TH C.Pair of carved pale-green jadeite foo dogs, or Buddhist lions, on wooden stands. They are considered guardians and can often be found in front of temples...
[more like this] - STRIKING 19TH C. TEMPLE ALTAR BUDDHIST
DOUBLE FISH EMBL...19th century Chinese or Tibetan Buddhist temple altar with a double fish emblem. This striking wooden altar is carved in immense detail and lacquered and...
[more like this] - GROUP OF CHINESE BUDDHIST TEMPLE RUBBINGSGroup
of rubbings from Chinese Buddhist temples. Includes a four-part rubbing of a large calligraphic stone tablet from Qian's Tomb in Hangzhou a rubbing of a Qing Dynasty carving...
[more like this] - 8TH C. INDIAN PALA STONE RELIEF OF VISHNUSouth
Asia, India, region of Bengal, Pala Empire, ca. 8th to 12th centuries CE. A beautiful relief and openwork carved stone plaque depicting the Hindu deity Vishnu. The god stands...
[more like this] - 19TH C. BURMESE COCONUT SHELL HSUN OK
OFFERING BOWLSoutheast Asia, Burma (Myanmar), ca. late 19th century CE. This is a fantastic wooden offering bowl known as a "hsun ok" that is hand carved with three figures...
[more like this] - 19TH C. BURMESE MANDALAY MARBLE SEATED
BUDDHASoutheast Asia, Burma (modern-day Myanmar), Mandalay period, ca. 19th century CE. A sizable and splendid statue of a seated Buddha, expertly hand-carved from creamy...
[more like this] - 12TH C. KHMER SANDSTONE BRAHMA HEAD
(4 FACES)**First Time At Auction**
Southeast Asia, Cambodia, Khmer Empire, 12th to 13th century CE. A beautiful red sandstone sculpture of the deity, Brahma, carved to be...
[more like this] - FINE KHMER SANDSTONE SCULPTURE OF GODDESS
UMA**First Time At Auction**
Southeast Asia, Cambodia, Khmer Empire (Angkor culture), ca. 12th century CE. A skillfully carved, monumental stone statue of the goddess Uma,...
[more like this] - CHINESE SONG DYNASTY STONE BUDDHA HEAD**First
Time At Auction**
East Asia, China, Song Dynasty, ca. 960 to 1270 CE. A sensitively hand-carved stone Buddha head, a piece from a larger sculpture that perhaps resided in...
[more like this] - GANDHARA SCHIST LIDDED RELIQUARY W/
FLORAL MOTIF**First Time At Auction**
Central Asia, Pakistan / Afghanistan, Gandhara, ca. 2nd to 3rd century CE. A hand carved schist reliquary or casket jar, made from 2...
[more like this] - 2ND C. GANDHARAN SCHIST RELIQUARY STUPA
MODEL**First Time At Auction**
Central Asia, Pakistan / Afghanistan, ancient region of Gandhara, ca. 2nd to 3rd century CE. A model of a Buddhist stupa reliquary, finely...
[more like this] - LARGE CHINESE TANG SANDSTONE BUDDHIST
LOHAN HEADEast Asia, China, Tang Dynasty to Song Dynasty, ca. 618 to 1270 CE. A remarkable life-sized Lohan head hand-carved from a warm-gray sandstone. The bald head and...
[more like this] - CHINESE BUDDHIST TEMPLE GONG, CARVED
STANDOld Chinese hand-hammered gong -- presumed to be for Buddhist temple -- hanging by leather thong in ornate carved openwork wood stand. Gong measures 12-1/2" diameter...
[more like this] - CHINESE CARVED WOOD BUDDHIST TEMPLE
FIGUREChinese carved wood Buddhist figure, with remnants of gilt and polychrome pigment, seated in Dhyana (meditation) mudra, on an integral base, splits and wood loss, approx...
[more like this] - CHINESE CARVED STONE BUDDHIST STELE,
A STONE TEMPL a stone temple, courtyard or monastic compound shrine, featuring two standing relief-carved Buddha figures over a base with two seated lions facing a central...
[more like this] - CHINESE CARVED STONE BUDDHIST STELE,
A STONE TEMPL a stone temple, courtyard or monastic compound shrine, featuring two standing relief-carved Buddha figures over a base with two seated lions facing a central...
[more like this] - CHINESE STONE BUDDHIST LION HEAD FRAGMENT
Possibly Ming or older, China, temple guardian in deep relief carved limestone, padded cloth lined box, approx. 9"h x 8"w x 5"d (stone)...
[more like this] - CHINESE ALTAR TEMPLE SHRINE: Incredible
Japanese Buddhist family altar (Butsudan). This wooden piece is painted black with two outer folding doors that open to a set of screened latticework doors. Inside the sanctuary...
[more like this] - TWO PIECES OF ANCIENT CHINESE CARVED
STONE Two carved stone sculptures of a camel and horse. See Inaugural Exhibition: Vol. 2 Chinese Metalwares and Decorative Arts, 1993, from the Museum of East Asian Art in...
[more like this] - A Pair of Chinese Buddhist Temple Column
Panels ca. 19th Century Each carved from a solid piece of wood concave in shape depicting Chinese characters highlighted in gilt over black pigment ground; with seal signatures...
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