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Singerie, a visual arts depiction, can be found back in ancient Egypt but more popular in France over the last couple of centuries. The word – singerie – is the name given to a visual arts genre depicting monkeys imitating human behavior. Such monkeys are often…
Continue reading → - Item Number: O-7498
- Provenance/Origin: Vintage. Circa mid-1900s. Philippines
- Composition: Bronze and paint
- Dimensions: 7" tall x 3.5" wide x 4" deep
- Weight: 1.75 pounds
- Price: $ 95.00 USD
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Cartonnage is an Egyptology and Papyrology term used to describe plastered layers of fiber or papyrus . . . flexible enough (when wet) to mold around irregular surfaces such as a body, cases, coffins, masks during the funerary process. Such a finished flat surface allowed for painting…
Continue reading → - Item Number: O-1858
- Provenance/Origin: Circa 300 BC, Near Sais, Nile Delta
- Composition: Papyrus and/or linen. Paint.
- Dimensions: 8" x 5.75" fabric
- Weight: 1.25 pounds with plexi
- Price: $ 485.00 USD
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Kilned fired and hand painted in China. Maitland-Smith acquired this piece and sold it through their global network . . . from their base in Hong Kong. Maitland Smith, founded by a well-known London antique dealer and designer – acquired and reproduced world class quality…
Continue reading → - Item Number: V-8480
- Provenance/Origin: Chinese kilns. CIrca 1980s
- Composition: Porcelain & paint
- Dimensions: 12.5" tall x 9" in diameter
- Weight: 5.5 pounds
- Price: $ 122.00 USD
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This mask was used in a dramatic form of Indonesian dance called Topeng. Such masks are used to interpret traditional stories concerning fabled kings, heros and myths. Hand made and hand painted in the mid-1900s and acquired in Cirebon in West Java (about 200 miles east…
Continue reading → - Item Number: M-2237
- Provenance/Origin: Cirebon West Java Indonesia. Mid-1900s
- Composition: Wood, paint
- Dimensions: 13" tall x 8" wide x 2.75" deep
- Weight: 2 pounds
- Price: $ 125.00 USD
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Manjushri (aka The Gentle Glory) is the oldest / most significant Bodhisattva in Mahayana Buddhism and is the embodiment of transcendent wisdom. His right hand holds a flaming sword, which represents the sharpness of prajna that can cut through the growth of suffering and the net of…
Continue reading → - Item Number: F-8748
- Provenance/Origin: China. Chengu
- Composition: Silk, paper, paint, wood, ribbon
- Dimensions: Image: 4 x 5.75"; Overall: 8.5 x 14"
- Weight: 1 pound
- Price: $ 26.00 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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Very difficult to find! This camphor hand carved statue is from a private home in Chengdu, in the Sichuan Province. It was probably carved in the middle- to late-1900s. It came to me through a reputable antique dealer who I have known for years. The…
Continue reading → - Item Number: S-0632
- Provenance/Origin: Chengdu. China. Private home. Circa mid-1900s
- Composition: Camphor wood, paint, gilt
- Dimensions: 22" tall with halo x 9.75" at widest point x 7" deep
- Weight: 10.5 pounds
- Price: $ 645.00 USD
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Vairocana, the celestial sun Buddha. It is the oldest Dhyani (mediation) Buddha. Face and most trim designs are in 24k gold paint. The embroidery work is vibrant. The painting is rich and in very good condition. From the mid-1900s. The artisan who designed and…
Continue reading → - Item Number: F-7265
- Provenance/Origin: Nepal / Tibet. Mid - 1900s
- Composition: Silk, fabric and paints
- Dimensions: 41" long x 36" wide
- Weight: 3 pounds on the black foamcore
- Price: $ 345.00 USD
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Detail: This horse was carved in ZheJiang province, southeast China back in the 19th Century. Excellent workmanship. Some of the applied paint and gold has started to crack and expand around the neck (see images). However, it is very stable. Acquired from an Asian…
Continue reading → - Item Number: S-0961
- Provenance/Origin: China. ZheJiang province. Late 1800's.
- Composition: Wood
- Dimensions: 13" tall x 15" long x 4" at widest
- Weight: 2.75 pounds
- Price: $185.00 USD
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Detail: Bodhisattva. Carved from solid stone in a village north of Beijing. It has been in one family for a couple of generations. Applied paint has faded but still evident. Could easily be mounted and displayed in a garden or in a special place…
Continue reading → - Item Number: S-2375
- Provenance/Origin: China. Private family possession. Circa early-1900's or perhaps older.
- Composition: Stone
- Dimensions: 11" tall x 6" at widest
- Weight: 21.75 pounds
- Price: $425.00 USD
