Fine Pair of 17th Century Chinese Foo Dogs of Sandstone

Antiques: Regional Art: Asian: Chinese: Sculpture Pre 1700: item #798501
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Fine Pair of 17th Century Chinese Foo Dogs of Sandstone. A striking and old pair in Very Good Condition.

Chinese Carved Soap Stone 5 Piece Set with Figures

Antiques: Regional Art: Asian: Chinese: Sculpture Pre 1900: item #798423
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Chinese carved soapstone figural scene "The Story of Life", child and adult on base, pillar and bowl. Old repaired break on base of bowl. Child 4 1/2 inches high, adult 6 inches, pillar and bowl 9 inches, base 1/2 inch thick. 19th Century.

A Chinese Wood Sculpture, Late 19th – 20th Century

Antiques: Regional Art: Asian: Chinese: Sculpture Pre 1920: item #797695
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A skillfully carved Spruce wood sculpture of a grandmother and her grandson, made from Hong Du Shan Mu (A typed of Chinese spruce wood). The Chinese character – ‘Shou’ – on the back of the Grandmother’s chair means ‘longevity’. Excellent condition beside of a minor restore on the stone mill handle.

Late 19th – early 20th century, from Jiangsu Province, Southern China.... Click for details

Very Rare Ancient Foo Dog

Antiques: Regional Art: Asian: Chinese: Sculpture Pre AD 1000: item #795440
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This wonderful little marble statue is from the Hebei Province, Song Dynasty, 8th to 9th century. Dimensions are 5" x 6 1/2" x 12 1/2".

Late 17th-18th Century Sino Tibetan Gilt Bronze Buddha

Antiques: Regional Art: Asian: Chinese: Sculpture Pre 1700: item #794299
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Details: A finely painted and detailed example of a late 17th-18th century Qing Sino-Tibetan gilt bronze image of the historical Buddha. Buddha is seated crossed legged in padmasana (the lotus or diamond posture) with both naturalistically cast hands held in front of his chest in the turning of the dharma wheel or the teaching mudra (dharma chakra pravatana mudra). His finely painted eyes are serenely concentrated above a confident and inwardly contented smile radiating wisdom and compassion fr... Click for details

Chinese Wooden Statue of War God KuanTi - Ming 16tn C.

Antiques: Regional Art: Asian: Chinese: Sculpture Pre 1700: item #793983
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A Ming wooden statue of the Daoist God of War, seated with one foot on a turtle, for immortality,and one on a snake, for supernatural power. The back has a little cut out area for relics and a handle for holding it for display. Size: H.32cm. W. 15cm. Condition: Most of the paint still remains, some flaking. There is a little piece missing from the right side of the ornament on his shoulder.

Cambodia China Antique Buddhist Kuan Yin Statue Bronze

Antiques: Regional Art: Asian: Chinese: Sculpture Pre 1800: item #792170
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A delightful antique altar statue of Bodhisattva Kuan Yin. Traditional Chinese full-lotus sitting posture, hands in mudra, detailed and well-modelled drapes. End of 18th - early 19th century. Bronze, with some remaining traces of gilt. Kuan Yin (Guan Yin) is the Bodhisattva of Compassion in the Mahayana Buddhist pantheon. Also known as Avalokitesvara in Sanskrit and Kannon or Kanzeon in Japanese. Perhaps the second most popular deity after the Buddha in Chinese temples in the Mahayana traditi... Click for details

A Rare Sandstone carving of a Bodhisattva

Antiques: Regional Art: Asian: Chinese: Sculpture Pre AD 1000: item #791802
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Description: An ancient Bodhisattva head was kept in a fine condition by being preserved with original whitish coating. In a rarely-seen image of Bodhisattva who was still under enlightenment and was still in flat top, the Buddha expressed a benign mood by his well carved facial features. Minor defects were caused from long time of age but distract nothing much of the beauty. Lighting effects for photographing exaggerated the defects whatsoever. From the stone quality, the condition of the incur... Click for details

SANDAL WOOD Fifth Dalai Lama, Nagwamg Losang Gyatso

Antiques: Regional Art: Asian: Chinese: Sculpture Pre 1800: item #789700
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A small votive figure of the Fifth Dalai Lama, Nagwamg Losang Gyatso (1617–1682) carved of purple sandal wood (zitan). He holds a bowl in one hand and the other raised in the gesture of teaching. Traces of colour. Hollowed, one piece-carving. Tibet, 17–18th cent. H 11.5 cm. Condition: Generally good but w. some wear and chipping due to age. The flower branch that was attached on the right arm is missing.

19th C Tibetan Gilt Copper alloy statue of Buddha

Antiques: Regional Art: Asian: Chinese: Sculpture Pre 1900: item #789684
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This is a 19th Century Gilt Copper alloy statue of Buddha. The statue is in good condition for its age. Height: 26.5 cm Weight: 2.5 kg.