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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…
Continue reading → - 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…
Continue reading → - 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 mainland from the 10th Century until the mid 15th century. He has been regarded as the king who laid the foundation of the Angkor…
Continue reading → - 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…
Continue reading → - 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…
Continue reading → - 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
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Peaceful. Beautifully detailed robe and adorned with multicolored mirrors. From a collector of Thai statues in Miami Florida USA. The reclining Buddha represents Shakyamuni. It is said that the Buddha knew death was approaching and asked his disciples to prepare a couch for him in…
Continue reading → - Item Number: S-0364
- Provenance/Origin: Thailand. Circa early- to mid- 1900s
- Composition: Wood, mirrors, paint
- Dimensions: 7" tall x 23" long x 5.5" deep
- Weight: 4.25 pounds
- Price: $ 275.00 USD
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You have heard my many descriptions of Kwan-yin or Guanyin…. Goddess of Mercy or “The One Who Perceives the Sounds of the World” or “The Most Widely Loved Buddhist Divinity”. But what I might not have mentioned is that some Buddhists believe that when a fellow follower…
Continue reading → - Item Number: S-4307
- Provenance/Origin: Dehua kilns. Circa late 1900s
- Composition: Porcelain
- Dimensions: 11.5" tall x 8" at widest point
- Weight: 6 pounds
- Price: $ 377.00 USD
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The reclining Buddha represents Shakyamuni. It is said that the Buddha knew death was approaching and asked his disciples to prepare a couch for him in a grove of trees. He lay there, reclining on his right side, facing west, with his head supported by his…
Continue reading → - Item Number: S-5978
- Provenance/Origin: Nepal. Circa early- to mid-1900s
- Composition: Wood. Gold gilt. Mirrors. Gems.
- Dimensions: 6" tall x 17" long x 5" deep
- Weight: 3 pounds
- Price: $ 265.00 USD
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A bit about Dehua and the Dehua kilns: The district of Dehua is situated on the eastern slopes of the Daiyun Mountains of southern Fujian, some 50 miles inland. About the twelfth century, Dehua became the hinterland of the wealthy port of Quanzhou on the…
Continue reading → - Item Number: S-4390
- Provenance/Origin: Dehua kilns. Circa late 1900s
- Composition: Porcelain
- Dimensions: 13" tall x 19+" wide x 7" deep
- Weight: 15 pounds
- Price: $ 1,250.00 USD
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A very special and rare find! The Tai-Shan people are believed to have migrated from Yunnan China. The Shan – who call themselves Tai – form one section of the large Tai ethnic group. They span from1315 to 1948. This particular Buddha is…
Continue reading → - Item Number: S-7203
- Provenance/Origin: Early 18th Century. Burma.
- Composition: Wood (most likely teak). Lacquer. Gold gilt.
- Dimensions: 18" tall x 10" wide x 6" deep
- Weight: 7 pounds
- Price: $ 2,100.00 USD
