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In the Angkorian style, this excellent sculpture depicts a naga (serpent) as the protector of Buddha. The Buddha, seated in the Virasana pose, is meditating on three graduated coils of the serpent king, Mucalinda. This ancient Virasana pose should not be confused with the Hero pose currently…
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- Item Number: S-0007
- Provenance/Origin: Cambodian. Acquired in the 1970s in NE Thailand. 17th - 18th Century
- Composition: Sandstone
- Dimensions: 13" tall x 5" wide x 3" deep statue only. On stand: 15" tall.
- Weight: 7.75 pounds
- Price: $ 1,150.00 USD
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Typical of Northern Thai Buddhas, this stunning statue lacks many of the ornate designs seen in many Buddha statues as seen earlier and more recently. Simplicity is better because it allows followers to concentrate more on the spirituality aspect.
Acquired 30 years ago in The golden…
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- Item Number: S-0069
- Provenance/Origin: Northern Thailand. 17/18th Century
- Composition: Bronze
- Dimensions: 15" tall x 7" at widest x 3.5" deep
- Weight: 8.5 pounds
- Price: $ 1,175.00 USD
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. . . the Bodhisattva known as Avalokitesvara… the Buddhist icon associated with compassion.
A stunning statue from the world famous Dehua kilns, located in the vicinity of the town of Dehua Xian, Fujian Province. Most of my Dehua porcelain comes from a specific…
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- Item Number: S-5863
- Provenance/Origin: Dehua Xian. Circa 2008
- Composition: Dehua Porcelain
- Dimensions: 11.5" tall x 8" diameter at base
- Weight: 6.75 pounds
- Price: $ 210.00 USD
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Handcrafted by skilled and traditional artisans in a village (on the Bai River) outside Nanyang, southwestern Henan Sheng province.
Avalokiteshvara (Guanyin) Bodhisattva began His / Her Bodhisattva career by helping sentient beings (those ascribing to matter, sensation, perception, mental formations and consciousness) and vowing: “Should He ever…
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- Item Number: S-3462
- Provenance/Origin: Bai River, Nanyang China, Age unknown.
- Composition: Boxwood
- Dimensions: 8" tall x 4.5" at widest point
- Weight: 0.85 pound
- Price: $ 295.00 USD
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Acquired from the Hunt Slonem’s collection, an American painter and sculptor. Interestingly enough, one of his most well-known quotes is: “I would say my whole life could be summed up by the word ‘exotica’”. Wonder what the rest…
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- Item Number: S-6330
- Provenance/Origin: 18th Century, Thailand. Slonem Collection
- Composition: Wood
- Dimensions: 12" tall x 7" wide x 5" deep
- Weight: 3.75 pounds
- Price: $ 385.00 USD
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From Mandalay – the city and royal capital of northern Burma.
Elephants, elephants, elephants . . . all around and on the bottom. Elephants are most revered among most animals by Buddhists throughout Southeast Asia . . .and they appear all over this box along…
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- Item Number: C-7919
- Provenance/Origin: Mandalay Burma. Late 19th Century
- Composition: Lacquerware
- Dimensions: 19" in diameter, 12" tall
- Weight: 6.5 pounds
- Price: $ 995.00 USD
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A traditionally styled Phurba. This is a ritual object used to dispel and destroy obstacles. Originally used to mark out the perimeter of the construction of temples and monastery, it is still used in religious and sacred ceremonies.
I have an accompanying older “stunning” case…
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- Item Number: W-2225
- Provenance/Origin: Circa 1980s. Nepal
- Composition: Bronze
- Dimensions: 6" long x 1.5" at widest point
- Weight: 1 pound
- Price: $ 95.00 USD Phurba only
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Jayavarman II was a 9th-century king of Cambodia, widely recognized as the founder of the Khmer Empire, the dominant civilization on the Southeast Asian esotericstuff.comland from the 10th Century until the mid 15th century. He has been regarded as the king who laid the foundation of the Angkor…
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- Item Number: S-2164
- Provenance/Origin: Baphuon Castle, Angkor, Cambodia. 11th Century.
- Composition: Sandstone
- Dimensions: 18.25" tall on stand x 5" wide x 3" deep
- Weight: 9 pounds
- Price: $ 2,645.00 USD
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Located in the Rattanakosin Kingdom (the traditional center of power), Wat Photharam (currently called Wat Pho) consists of a Buddhist temple complex. The complex is associated with King Rama I, who in 1782 rebuilt and expanded on an existing temple. Today the temple complex houses…
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- Item Number: S-6436
- Provenance/Origin: Wat Pho Temple. Late 1800s
- Composition: Teak
- Dimensions: 19" tall x 19" long x 9" deep
- Weight: 28 pounds
- Price: $ 1,825.00 USD
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The Lersi hermit tradition reaches back to before Buddha when holy men visited baby Buddha. They were elderly, with long hair and beards . . and wearing tiger skins. They are most often depicted carrying malas with huge beads and with walking sticks embellished with…
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- Item Number: M-4919
- Provenance/Origin: Ayutthaya. Circa early 1950s
- Composition: Clay, gold gilt, paint, glass
- Dimensions: 7.5" tall x 10" wide x 5" deep
- Weight: 2.5 pounds
- Price: $ 495.00 USD
