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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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This is an old authentic shrine alms bowl used to celebrate Luang Phor Tuad (aka LP Thaud), a legionary high priest of Buddhism. His story starts from the Kingdom of Ayutthaya period (circa 1580 A.D.) and he lived during the reign of King Maha Dhammaraja. LP…
Continue reading → - Item Number: C-7301
- Provenance/Origin: Thailand. Late 1800s to early 1900s. Multiple generational ownship.
- Composition: Clay composite with lacquered tar glaze.
- Dimensions: 14" tall x 11" in diameter
- Weight: 8.25 pounds
- Price: $ 835.00 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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The best known of all traditional Thailand ceramics are those named and from Sawankhalok. Such stoneware is decorated in a rich brown glaze and decorated with an opaque glaze. The finely crackled surface of the glaze is lightly speckled from ash residue deposits during the low temperature glazing process.…
Continue reading → - Item Number: S-2985
- Provenance/Origin: North Central Thailand. Si Satchanala kilns or nearby. At least 100+ years in age.
- Composition: Sawankholok stoneware
- Dimensions: 8" tall x 6" at widest x 4.5" deep
- Weight: 2.5 pounds
- Price: $ 545.00 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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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
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One of the most famous examples of Thai pottery are from the Sukhothai period (14-16th Centuries) from the kilns of Si Satchanalai, which is around the historic village of Sawankhalok in north-central Thailand. This period started in the 13th century CE and continued until the 16th century.…
Continue reading → - Item Number: S-1767
- Provenance/Origin: Sawankhalok Village, Sukhothai Period. Si Satchanalai Kilns. Circa late 1800- early 1900s . . . or earlier.
- Composition: Sawankhalok pottery
- Weight: 2.75 pounds
- Price: $ 765.00 USD
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Detail: Dvaravati refers to a period in Thailand / Siam history, a culture, group of geographical areas and – most important to me – an art style that flourished from the 7th to the 11th Century AD. This piece is hand made and styled in that art period.…
Continue reading → - Item Number: S-3683
- Provenance/Origin: Thailand. Circa mid- to late-1900's
- Composition: Sandstone on wood stand
- Dimensions: 6.75" tall on stand x 4" at widest. Wood stand is 2.75" square x 1.25" thick
- Weight: 1.5 pounds
- Price: $ 75.00 USD
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Detail: This statue is a museum quality late-18th Century Shan Buddha. The lines and features are a lot more refined compared to the 17th Century Shan Buddha that I am offering (search: 17th Century Bronze Shan Burmese). It has a gorgeous coloring and the detail is distinctive. Outstanding condition. For the Serious Collector.
- Item Number: S-1206
- Provenance/Origin: Burma. Late 18th Century
- Composition: Bronze
- Dimensions: 7.75" tall x 4.5" widest at base
- Weight: 1.5 pounds
- Price: $ 575.00 USD
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Detail: Five-headed, multi-armed Ganesh originally acquired from an Indian woman who was living in Thailand until the mid-1980. It appears to have a number of coats of colored lacquer applied. I acquired it from an art collector in San Francisco in 2000. In very good condition. Circa early- to mid-1900s. Stand not included.
- Item Number: S-7224
- Provenance/Origin: Originally Nepal or NE India. Subsequently Thailand. Circa early- to mid-1900's
- Composition: Bronze
- Dimensions: 6.25" tall x 5" at widest
- Weight: 2.5 pounds
- Price: $ 230.00 USD
