FINELY CARVED, INLAID MEIJI OKIMONOTOTEM Late 19th c., Japan, elaborate carving depicting Fujin, god of wind, standing below his bag of wind, together with Raijin, god of thunder, framed by four gilt tomoe...
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USN USS Barb WWII battle flag and ephemerato include the battle flag crafted by the crewmen of the U.S.S. Barb, it stands out as one of the more remarkable. Under Commander Eugene B. Fluckey, the Barb is credited...
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AFTER TAWARAYA SOTATSU, REPRODUCTIONFROM RAIJIN After Tawaraya Sotatsu (c. 1570 - c. 1640), reproduction from the folding screen of "Fujin and Raijin? (Wind and Thunder Gods), with gold leaf on textile, 12.25"h....
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2 AFRICAN FIGURAL ITEMS2 African woodenfigures- 1.) Akan Peoples, Ghana- Akua'ba figure- wood. Wooden female figures were once used to help women conceive and bear healthy children; 2.) Yoruba People, Nigeria and...
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A JAPANESE PATINATED SPELTER FIGUREOF THE DEMON GOD RA... OF THE DEMON GOD RAIJIN, MEIJI PERIOD (1868-1912), cast as a demonic half man half muscular beast with a horrifying open mouthed roaring expression...
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LIMOGES ENAMELED PLATE, ON COPPER, RENAISSANCESTYLE HA...Limoges Enameled Plate, on copper, Renaissance style having God of thunder cherub and nude on chariot in clouds. diameter: 9 5/8".
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20TH C. RUSSIAN ICON - LIFE OF PROPHETELIJAHEastern Europe, Russia, ca. 20th century CE. Finely rendered in egg tempera and gesso on wood, a breathtaking icon showing scenes from the life of the Prophet Elijah....
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20TH C. MEXICAN STEATITE TOTEM JAGUAR& TLALOC CARVING**First Time At Auction**
Latin America, Mexico, ca. early to mid-20th century CE. This is a highly stylized steatite carving of a totem pole featuring fierce...
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IMPOSING MAYA BASALT RELIEF CARVINGOF TLALOCPre-Columbian, Southern Mexico to Guatemala, Cotzumalguapa region, Maya culture, Late Classic Period, ca. 650 to 900 CE. A stunning and large basalt stone fragment,...
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TEOTIHUACAN POTTERY INCENSARIO OF RAINGOD TLALOC, TL'D...Pre-Columbian, Valley of Mexico, Teotihuacan, ca. 150 to 650 CE. A marvelous and massive theatre-type incensario featuring an ornately decorated lid with...
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CHINESE SHANG DYNASTY BRONZE GU / WINEVESSEL**First Time At Auction**
East Asia, China, Late Shang Dynasty, ca. 12th to 11th century BCE. A gorgeously preserved ritual wine vessel, known as a "gu", from the Chinese...
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11TH C. VIKING SILVER THOR'S HAMMERPENDANT - MJOLNIR**First Time At Auction**
Northern Europe, Scandinavia, Viking or Norse culture, ca. 11th century CE. A well-preserved pendant depicting Mjolnir, the fabled...
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MAYA GREENSTONE HEAD OF TLALOC DEITYW/ SUSPENSION LOOP...**First Time At Auction**
Pre-Columbian, Mexico, late Maya or Vera Cruz / Aztec, ca. 1000 to 1500 CE. A fantastical hand-carved greenstone deity head...
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NEOCLASSICAL GOLD RING W/ BLOODSTONEINTAGLIO OF ZEUSWestern Europe, Neoclassical period, ca. 19th century CE. A beautiful gold ring featuring a bloodstone intaglio carved with the bust of Zeus - Roman Jupiter...
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LARGE JAPANESE CARVED ''RAIDEN'' GODOF THUNDER: Carved Japanese ''Raiden'', God of Thunder, Meiji period or earlier, with mallet in hand resting on a rock formation base having a lower central pierced Foo dog/Dragon...
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JAPANESE BRONZE RAIJIN SCULPTURE: ''TheThunder God'', Raijin, with drum. Incised double Happiness symbol at the observe of base. Approx. 12.25'' h x 7'' l x 5.75'' w.
CONDITION: Loose mallet in left hand....
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(2) MASSIVE CHINESE SANCAI FIGURAL ROOFTILE LAMPS 19th/20th c. and adapted, China, polychrome glazed earthenware, depicting Lei-Gong and Tian-Mu, husband and wife gods of thunder, each holding a magical mirror...
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YORUBA HEAVILY BEADED AFRICAN CEREMONIALGARMENT West African, Nigeria. Yoruba beaded tunic / vest made of glass beads and cotton and depicting figures, snakes, geometric motifs, and animals. Apparently unmarked....
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JAPANESE MIXED METAL TRAY LATE MEIJIPERIOD 6.5" X 9".JAPANESE MIXED METAL TRAY Late Meiji Period Raised decoration of Raijin, Shinto God of Thunder and Lightning, encircled by his taiko drum, leaping over...
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SHANGO, GOD OF THUNDER AND LIGHTNING,LARGE STAFF TOPPER, OYO AND YORUBA PEOPLES, NIGERIA 27 X 7 IN. (68.58 X 17.78 CM.) (NOT INCLUDING STAND) LARGE STAFF TOPPER, OYO AND YORUBA PEOPLES, NIGERIA, Shango, a powerful...
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HIROSHIGE, THUNDER GOD AND KAPPA, WOODBLOCKPRINT, FRAMED: 20-1/8 X 15-1/8 INHiroshige, Thunder God and Kappa, Woodblock Print, Framed: 20-1/8 x 15-1/8 in...
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A PAIR OF JAPANESE PAINTINGS GOD OFTHUNDER (RAIJIN) AND GOD OF WIND (FUJIN) Ink and colors on silk, a pair of paintings meant to be hung together, depicting the Japanese God of Thunder (Raijin) and God of Wind...
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BRONZE STATUE OF ZEUS AT OLYMPIABronzestatue of Zeus at Olympia, as described from the Temple of Zeus in Olympia, originally made and designed by Phidias (Ancient Greek, c. 480-430 B.C.) Bronze of the King of...
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Chinese Export tea caddy, Grisaille,c 1740, mythological decoration of Thor, the God of Thunder Estimate $175-225...
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Monumental Pair of Vietnamese Roof Tiles,the glazed stoneware figures depicting Lei-Gong, the god of thunder, and Tian-Mu his wife, each holding a magical mirror to deflect lightening, depicted standing on a hemispherical...
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