Tiger on rocks between bamboo, wood, Japan, 19th cent.

Antiques: Regional Art: Asian: Japanese: Sculpture Pre 1900: item #772110
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Small wooden carving of excellent quality: tiger with flaming groin, looking back and fiercely growling, standing on a rock between stalks of bamboo. Beautiful piece of hard wood, some red color around the mouth, eyes inlaid in brass. Although carved in three dimensions, it is meant to be seen frontally only. Japan, Meiji period, 19th century.
L 18.5 inches (47 cm), H 4.6 inches (11.8 cm).... Click for details

Stone Nyoirin Kannon Bodhisattva Jizo Buddha Edo 18 c.

Antiques: Regional Art: Asian: Japanese: Sculpture Pre 1800: item #771408
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Stone depiction of Nyoirin Kannon Bosatsu. Clearly dated to the sixth year of the Horeki Era (1756), mid-Edo Period. Old loss to the upper tip of the perimeter; otherwise, excellent condition. Light lichen accumulation.

Height: 45.1 cm
Width of base: 19.5 cm
Depth of... Click for details

Stone Jizo Bosatsu Bodhisattva Buddha Kannon Edo 18 c.

Antiques: Regional Art: Asian: Japanese: Sculpture Pre 1800: item #770103
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Stone depiction of a standing Jizo Bosatsu, a hoju (sacred jewel) in the left hand and a shakujo (crozier) in the right. Clearly dated to the second year of the Hoei Era (1705), mid-Edo Period. Minor old loss. Very light lichen accumulation.

Height: 89.1 cm
Width: 39.8 cm... Click for details

Senju Kannon Bosatsu Bodhisattva Buddha Jizo Edo 18 c.

Antiques: Regional Art: Asian: Japanese: Sculpture Pre 1800: item #770100
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Stone depiction of a seated Senju (Thousand-Armed) Kannon Bosatsu. Mid-Edo Period ca. 1750. Old loss to the upper perimeter; otherwise, fine. Uniformly light lichen accumulation.

Height: 36.5 cm
Width of base: 16.6 cm
Depth of base: 14.5 cm.... Click for details

Nyoirin Kannon Bosatsu Bodhisattva Jizo Buddha Edo

Antiques: Regional Art: Asian: Japanese: Sculpture Pre 1837 VR: item #769251
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Figurative stone depiction of Nyoirin Kannon Bosatsu. Mid- to late-Edo Period ca. 1800. Excellent condition. Traces of polychrome and light lichen accumulation.

Height: 32.5 cm
Width: 25.0 cm
Depth: 18.9 cm.... Click for details

Japanese Wood Carving Kannon Statue, Edo period

Antiques: Regional Art: Asian: Japanese: Sculpture Pre 1800: item #768078
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This elegant Kannon Statue is carved from a single piece of hard wood. Due to its great age the lacquer were polished until the wooden basis patches below come to the surface. With rich age-old patina. "Hoei(japanese traditional era name) 6th(1710) January 4th", "Dedication", dedicator name and "Taneyoshi"(?) sculptor name are carved on the bottom. Measurements: 5 3/8" (13.6 cm) tall. There is repair in the coiffured hair and antiquity chaps on the surface as shown by the photographs.

Rare Image of Arhat, Momoyama-Early Edo, 16-17c

Antiques: Regional Art: Asian: Japanese: Sculpture Pre 1700: item #767012
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Open handed Arhat in seated meditiation pose. Arhat literally means "worthy one" (an alternative folk etymology is "foe-destroyer" and constitutes the highest grade of noble person—“Ariya-Puggala”—described by the Buddha as recorded in the Pali Canon. The word was used (as it is today in the liturgy of Theravada Buddhism) as an epithet for the Buddha himself (as well as of his enlightened disciples). This statue was made of wood using “Joined Block Technique” (Yozeki Zukuri), and also has beauti... Click for details

Fine Ko-Omote Mask, Meiji- Taisho.

Antiques: Regional Art: Asian: Japanese: Sculpture Pre 1920: item #766073
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Meiji-Tasho period, wooden, signed, “Ko Omote” Noh mask. A new layer of lacquer has been applied to the interior. This mask was designed so that slight adjustments in the position of the head can express a number of emotions (such as fear or sadness) due to the variance in lighting and the angle shown towards the audience. 20/14cm.

Very Unusual Bamboo Sculpture Okimono Man and Child

Antiques: Regional Art: Asian: Japanese: Sculpture Pre 1900: item #765742
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The size of Bamboo Sculpture:12" H x 5 1/2" L x 4 1/8" W. It is very old bamboo sculpture carving from one piece bamboo shoot because there are several knots can bee seen from inside bottom. The figure is Chinese old confusious figure with boy. I believe it is carved in Japan because it came from Japan. However, it might be from China. At least 150 years old. The ondiion ff sculpture very good excpt noting there is one little chip at figure left feet shoe. There are some old age splits which can... Click for details

Wonderful Antique Japanese Wooden Fu-dogs

Antiques: Regional Art: Asian: Japanese: Sculpture Pre 1800: item #765625

Antique Japanese pair of lively koma inu (temple fudog guardians), carved of keyaki (elm) wood, left hand creature has mouth open showing teeth and has a curly mane, right hand creature with toothy grin and wavey mane, wonderful detail carving, fain remnants of pigment (mouth, eyes, and whiskers), Momoyama Period. Size of each: 17 1/2" high x 18" deep.