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Although there are various Buddhas with many names, forms and who play multiple roles . . . . it is the Buddha Shakyamuni that we refer to when we say “the Buddha.” Historically, Shakyamuni Buddha was a spiritual master who lived and taught in modern day India…
Continue reading → - Item Number: S-4037
- Provenance/Origin: Himalayan foothills. Nepal. Mid- to Early- 1900s
- Composition: Bronze
- Dimensions: 7.5" tall x 5.5" at widest x 3.5" deep
- Weight: 2 pounds
- Price: $ 148.00 USD
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This stunning mask is from the Chokwe people of the Congo with similar masks coming from Angola. Mwana Pwo masks are handcarved by a craftsmen to represent an ancestral spirit of Pwo or the archetype of womanhood and fertility. Such efforts are significant given the…
Continue reading → - Item Number: M-6451
- Provenance/Origin: Southern DRC/Congo, Near Kasai River. Circa 1970s.
- Composition: Wood, fabric, metal
- Dimensions: 9" (mask only) tall x 7" at widest x 8.5" deep
- Weight: 1.5 pounds
- Price: $ 345.00 USD
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Skilled craftsmen created this highly detailed Chi-Lin (aka Dragon Horse) from a special category of Nephrite jade, also known as Xiu or Xiuyan jade. Not quite as hard as other Nephrites, it was mined from Xiuyan City in LiaoNing Province in NE China. Harder nephrite is…
Continue reading → - Item Number: S-8862
- Provenance/Origin: Xiuyan City, LiaoNing Province. Circa late - 1990s
- Composition: Xiu Nephrite Jade with wood base
- Dimensions: On base: 16" tall x 16" at widest x 8" deep. Jade alone: 11.5" tall
- Weight: Jade: 23 pounds; Base: 9 pounds
- Price: $ 1,495.00 USD
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A stunning and sizable corbel hand carved in Wenge wood with a horse riding deity (most likely Shiva) and a subordinate horse below. It reminds me of the monolithic pillars with sculptures of riders on the backs of wild horses . . . trampling their enemies below.…
Continue reading → - Item Number: S-7740
- Provenance/Origin: Southern India. Circa mid- to late-1800s
- Composition: Wenge wood
- Dimensions: 23.5" tall x 11" wide x 2.5" thick
- Weight: 13.5 pounds
- Price: $ 685.00 USD
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The face, the expression, the texture! I acquired a simple metal stand that does not distract from this face. And, it’s included.
- Item Number: S-3635
- Provenance/Origin: Estate Sale find
- Composition: Clay or Composite plus metal stand
- Dimensions: 14" tall x 7" wide x 8" deep. Face only is 7.5" tall
- Weight: 6.5 pounds on stand
- Price: $ 228.00 USD
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Handcrafted by a Tharu artisan. The Tharu – residing in the southern foothills of the Himalayas (Terai Region) of Nepal – are well known for their festivals, rituals and exorcisms . . . an jewelry like this. Acquired from a collector’s estate in New…
Continue reading → - Item Number: O-3667
- Provenance/Origin: Tharu people. Nepal. Circa mid-1900s
- Composition: Low alloy silver with brass
- Dimensions: 21" in length
- Weight: 0.75 pound
- Price: $ 135.00 USD
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Like all of my the singing bowls, this orange crystal bowl is of the highest quality with a purity higher than 99.99% quartz. Put the rubber “O” ring beneath the bowl. Tap the outside rim of the bowl and begin to guide the striker around the…
Continue reading → - Item Number: O-1412
- Composition: Quartz
- Dimensions: 7.5" tall x 9" in diameter
- Weight: 4 pounds with mallet and ring
- Price: $ 148.00 USD
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The Baule are one of the Akan peoples who moved west to the Ivory Coast more than 200 years ago. They adopted masking traditions from their neighboring tribes such as the Guro, the Senufo and the Yaure. During the 18th century, Baule queen, Aura Poku, was in…
Continue reading → - Item Number: M-2134
- Provenance/Origin: Cote d'Ivoire. Circa 1970s
- Composition: Wood
- Dimensions: 15" tall x 12" wide x 7.5" deep
- Weight: 3.75 pounds
- Price: $ 335.00 USD
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Nothing . . that would adequately describe this Buddha head. The crown of hair (aka Ushnisha) – one of the most iconic features of Buddhist art – is fully in tact with the common peppercorn-like curls (representing freedom) and moving upward…
Continue reading → - Item Number: S-0489
- Provenance/Origin: Collector's hands since late 1960s. Thailand
- Composition: Bronze
- Dimensions: 15" tall (18" on stand) x 8" wide x 6" deep
- Weight: 10.5 pounds
- Price: $ 715.00 USD
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Amulets are made in very limited batches and commonly commemorate the passing of a highly venerated monk. Amulets produced by monks at temples are consecrated which entails the mixing various materials that is in turn pressed by hand into custom wooden moulds. All through the process…
Continue reading → - Item Number: O-1582
- Provenance/Origin: Thailand temple
- Composition: Metals, bronze specifically, glass, enamals
- Dimensions: 1.75" tall x 1.125" wide x 0.5" thick
- Weight: 0.5 pound
- Price: $ 145.00 USD
