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Bowl formed into censer with reinforced mouth rim, lion head handles and feet. Used specifically in temples where there are high standards of quality.
Xuande mark? Not sure as this mark originally came out of the Xuande period (1400s). The mark was used often after…
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- Item Number: C-4435
- Provenance/Origin: Tibet, 18th Century
- Composition: Bronze
- Dimensions: 7" in diameter x 3.25" tall
- Weight: 5 pounds
- Price: $ 345.00 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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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…
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- 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: $ 680.00 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…
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- 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
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Tsa Tsa, a form of Tibetan Buddhist art, has been around for centuries. A metal mold is made containing the hollowed, reversed image of a deity, stupa or other sacred symbol. Clay is applied to the mold and left to harden.
Making tsa tsa’s is one…
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- Item Number: O-3337
- Provenance/Origin: Fragment frm Tholing Monastery. Tibet. 200 - 400 years old
- Composition: Clay, terracotta
- Dimensions: 2.5" tall x 2.5" at widest x 0.625" thick
- Weight: Under 1 pound
- Price: $ 145.00 USD
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Tibetan Oracles? Well, before Buddhism, there were Bons. Bons were a particular type of priest who performed rituals to gain the favor of local spirits and ensure the well-being and safety of the dead in the afterlife. Much, much later and under the influence of…
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- Item Number: O-0500
- Provenance/Origin: Oracle crown. Priest Gurju. Nepal.
- Composition: Copper, bronze/brass, fabric, gemstones
- Dimensions: 6" tall x ~9" in diameter
- Weight: 1.5 pounds
- Price: $ 1,290.00 USD
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Hand-carved marble head of Guanyin, the Buddhist bodhisattva associated with compassion. The expression is priceless and the headgear / crown with an engraved Buddha is a real bonus.
Acquired from a jeweler in Beverly Hills California who has had it since the 1970s, when he…
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- Item Number: S-2232
- Provenance/Origin: Hebei China. Early 1900s
- Composition: Marble and rosewood stand
- Dimensions: 8" tall (14.25" on stand) x 5" wide x 5" deep
- Weight: 8.25 pounds
- Price: $ 665.00. USD
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The phurba – aka kila – was and is used as a ritual implement to signify stability on sacred grounds/earth during ceremonies.
As a tool of exorcism, the kila can hold demons in place . . . binding and pinning down negative energies from the mind…
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- Item Number: W-4135
- Provenance/Origin: Kathmandu Valley. Early 2000s
- Composition: Boxwood
- Dimensions: 9.5" tall x 2.25" wide x 2.25" deep
- Weight: 1 pound
- Price: $ 155.00 USD
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The Monkey King – aka Sun Wukong – is a legendary warrior best known as the esotericstuff.com character in the 16th Century novel, “Journey to the West”. But this warrior’s reputation predates this novel where stories and adaptations can be traced all the way back to the Song…
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- Item Number: S-6541
- Provenance/Origin: Hand carved in Linyi (in Shandong Province) China. Circa 2000
- Composition: Boxwood
- Dimensions: 9.25" tall x 3" wide x 2" deep (statue WITHOUT headgear)
- Weight: 1 pound with box
- Price: $ 165.00 USD
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The mythical deity – Garuda – has a ton of spiritual significance in Hinduism and Buddhism. In Hinduism, Garuda is most often found mounted on the back of Vishnu, as the god’s protector.
Here the Garuda – with a snake in its beak – symbolizes the…
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- Item Number: M-5924
- Provenance/Origin: Hindu and Buddhist figure. Handcrafted in Nepal. Recent.
- Composition: Bronze
- Dimensions: 14" wide x 9" tall
- Weight: 1.5 pounds
- Price: $ 295.00 USD
