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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…
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- 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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Manjushri – the oldest and most significant Bodhisattva in Mahayana Buddhism – is the embodiment of transcendent wisdom.
As a fully enlightened Bodhisattva, he is respected and worshipped as a “meditational” diety. For those who meditate on him, he instructs in the Dharma and stimulates them…
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- Item Number: F-5397
- Provenance/Origin: China. Chengu
- Composition: Silk. Gold paint. Ink. Wood.
- Dimensions: Image: 12 x 17"; Overall: 19 x 32"
- Weight: 1 pound
- Price: $ 46.00 USD
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There are four major styles of silk art embroidery with Sichuan (Shu Xiu) being the oldest. The emphasis – for this style – is on even stitching, coloration and local creativity. Antique gold frame.
These are exquisite pieces that could be re-framed or left…
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- Item Number: F-0384
- Provenance/Origin: Sichuan Province. China. Circa mid-1900s
- Composition: Satin with silk threads. Wood frame with glass
- Dimensions: 22.5" x 9.75" for each. Figures are ~ 9.5" tall
- Weight: 4.5 pounds for both
- Price: $ 165.00 USD for pair
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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.
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- 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 is a hand embroidered piece with a red silk brocade background. Two dragons face each other. A Tibetan custom, wall hangings like this are used to welcome visitors at the entrances to monasteries, home and business offices. Dragons also ward off evil. Loops…
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- Item Number: F-7819
- Provenance/Origin: Tibetan. Kathmandu Nepal. Recent.
- Composition: Silk
- Dimensions: 50" long x 24" tall
- Weight: .75 pound
- Price: $ 55.00 USD