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Temple Rubbing

Vintage Thai Temple Charcoal Rubbing on Rice Paper
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Vintage Thai Temple charcoal rubbing. Hand crafted temple scenes at the Wat Pho temple located in
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Mid-20th Century Thai Folk Art Decorative Art

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Paper

Vintage Charcoal Rubbing of Thai Musicians
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Vintage Thai Temple charcoal rubbing. Hand crafted temple scenes at the Wat Pho temple located in
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Mid-20th Century Thai Folk Art Decorative Art

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Paper

Collection of Hand Drawn Rubbings of the Portraits of Luohans
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A collection of hand drawn rubbings of the portraits of Luohans from original engraved stone
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20th Century Paintings and Screens

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Canvas, Linen

19th Century Hindu Nandi Temple Guardian, Architectural Ornament
Located in Forney, TX
A monumental Hindu Nandi temple gate-guardian architectural ornament, born in India, dating to the
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Antique 19th Century Indian Folk Art Sculptures and Carvings

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Gesso, Wood, Paint

French Art Nouveau Bronze Sculpture “Bust of Thais” by Emmanuel Villanis
By Emmanuel Villanis
Located in Shippensburg, PA
for the burning in her homeland of the Temple of Athena on the Acropolis by Xerxes during the Persian
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20th Century French Art Nouveau Busts

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Bronze

Antique Derby Porcelain Figurine of William Shakespeare Model No. 305
By Derby
Located in Philadelphia, PA
palaces, The solemn temples, the great globe itself, Yea, all which it inherit, shall dissolve, And, like
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Antique Early 19th Century Regency Figurative Sculptures

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Porcelain

Rare French Antique Bronze Sculpture “Wild Boar Hunt” by Auguste Lechesne
Located in Shippensburg, PA
, vainqueur d'Acron, porte les premiéres dépouilles opimes au temple de Jupiter Férétrien. This accomplishment
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Antique 19th Century French Romantic Animal Sculptures

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Bronze

Fantasy, Japanese, limited edition lithograph, black, white, red, signed, titled
By Toko Shinoda
Located in Santa Fe, NM
spaces, including a series made for the Zojoji Temple in Tokyo. The fifth of seven children of a
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1990s Contemporary Abstract Prints

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Lithograph

Tableau, Japanese, limited edition lithograph, black, white, red, signed, number
By Toko Shinoda
Located in Santa Fe, NM
spaces, including a series made for the Zojoji Temple in Tokyo. The fifth of seven children of a
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1990s Contemporary Abstract Prints

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Lithograph

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18th Century Spanish Baroque Period Christ Crucified Altar Sculpture
By Juan De Mesa
Located in Forney, TX
A scarce Baroque Period Spanish altarpiece retablo / reredo, by (attributed) Luis Salvador Carmona (1708-1767), depicting thorn crowned Christ crucified / Cristo crucificado hand car...
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Antique 18th Century Spanish Baroque Religious Items

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Iron

Large Pair of Antique Style Bronze Thai Praying Buddhas
Located in Stamford, CT
Large pair of antique style bronze Thai kneeling and praying Buddhas. Intricate detail, gilt head piece. Probably mid 20th century.
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Mid-20th Century Thai Sculptures and Carvings

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Bronze

Russian, Hammered Brass & Copper Serving Tray
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
A RUSSIAN HAMMERED BRASS SERVING TRAY Late 19th century. Rectangular hammered brass rimmed serving tray. Handles attached with copper rivets. Struck with a mark of Emper...
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Antique Late 19th Century Russian Aesthetic Movement Serving Pieces

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Brass, Copper

Japanese Large Old Signed Bronze Temple Bell with Bold Sound, 19 Inches
Located in South Burlington, VT
For your special garden setting or indoor display space. Large Hand Cast Original Green Patina Bronze Bell With Makers Signature emblazoned on its side. Bold pleasing sound Beautif...
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Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Showa Sculptures and Carvings

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Bronze

19th Century Japanese Silk Painting by Kano Chikanobu, Phoenix & Paulownia
Located in Kyoto, JP
Birds & Flowers of the seasons Pheasants & Plum in Snow Unframed painting. Ink, pigment and gofun on silk Kano Chikanobu 1819-1888 Signature: Chikanobu Seal: Shateki ...
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Antique Mid-19th Century Asian Edo Paintings and Screens

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Silk

Sterling Silver Rectangle Framed / Beveled Glass Table Mirror
Located in Tarry Town, NY
Enhance your vanity with this exquisite English Sterling Silver Framed Rectangle Table Mirror—a vintage masterpiece of refined craftsmanship. The thick sterling silver frame is adorn...
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Early 20th Century English Table Mirrors

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Sterling Silver

Three Sounth India Indian Nepalese Antique Hindu Temple Architecture Sculptures
Located in Studio City, CA
A wonderful set of three Indian (South India) or Nepalese (Nepal) wood-carved deity architecture ornament sculpture figures - likely of the Goddess/Holy Woman Gangaur the Hindu Mothe...
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Antique 18th Century Indian Sculptures and Carvings

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Wood

2 Carved White Marble Fu Foo Dogs Guardian Temple Lion Statue Bookends 7"
Located in Dayton, OH
Pair of white marble carved stone fu dogs / Chinese guardian lion figurines or bookends. Dimensions: 4" x 3.25" x 6.75" (WIdth x Depth x Height)
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Late 20th Century Chinoiserie Bookends

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Marble

Vintage Cobalt Blue Royal Limoges France 22-Karat Gold Trinket Boxes Set
By Limoges
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Elegant vintage round Limoges 22-karat gold trinket jewelry box and e small plates French vintage Limoges porcelain in cobalt royal blue with fine gold decor. Marked on base as “L...
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Mid-20th Century French Louis XVI Decorative Boxes

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Porcelain

19th Century Chinese Temple Architectural Corbel Carved Sculpture Pair
Located in Forney, TX
A majestic pair of antique architectural salvaged Chinese temple corbels, now mounted as one-of-a-kind wooden sculptures on custom floor standing display pedestal stands. Originall...
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Architectural Elements

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Wood, Paint

Bronze Art Deco Lion Sculpture
Located in Oakland, CA
An Art Deco era bronze statue of a lion with a great marble base of three tones inlaid in geometric shapes. The lion is powerfully rendered, its expression and musculature well defin...
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Vintage 1930s French Art Deco Animal Sculptures

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Marble, Bronze

Bronze Art Deco Lion Sculpture
Bronze Art Deco Lion Sculpture
H 17 in W 24 in D 5 in
Italy, Via di Streda. Original oil impasto painting, impressionism, water, sun
Located in Zofingen, AG
This Original impasto painting was created in the impressionism style on canvas 30/40 cm. The artwork was painted in the open air while ...
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2010s Abstract Impressionist Interior Paintings

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Oil

Carved wood, painted and decorated HOLY COW and trinket box - India, circa 1910
Located in TEYJAT, FR
A colourful carved wood, painted and decorated Holy cow and trinket box - India, circa 1910. Naively carved and painted with a sliding wooden lid to the box. Some shrinkage cracks a...
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20th Century Indian Sculptures and Carvings

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Wood

Antique Indian Hand-Carved Sheesham Religious Temple Plaque, Early 20th Century
Located in Yonkers, NY
An early 20th century religious temple plaque hand-carved of Sheesham wood in India. This small rectangular plaque displays two sections with several characters. The bottom section s...
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Early 20th Century Indian Sculptures and Carvings

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Wood

China Large Steep Mountain Peaks Natural Marble Stone "Painting", Signed
Located in South Burlington, VT
Steep Mountain Peaks - Chinese extraordinary natural marble stone painting of a mythical sky and high mountains landscape called a dream stone Shih-hua. It is a large monumental mast...
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20th Century Chinese Paintings and Screens

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Marble

20th C. South Indian Life Sized Carved Peacock Sculpture Statue Folk Art
Located in Dayton, OH
20th century South Indian carved and painted peacock statue. A Folk Art sculpture hand carved on a plinth base. Features bright colors of yellow, green, red and orange. A large sculp...
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20th Century Folk Art Sculptures and Carvings

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Hardwood, Paint

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Chinese ink rubbing of cranes, mounted as a scroll.
Located in New York, NY
Chinese ink rubbing of a stone stele engraving, dating to 1680, mounted as a hanging scroll, a
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Antique Late 19th Century Chinese Qing Paintings and Screens

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Paper

Untitled
By Hugh Mesibov
Located in Cincinnati, OH
school; he associated with Franz Kline and Ibram Lassaw in particular, rubbing shoulders with Jackson
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1950s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Vintage Silver Gelatin Photograph Al Aqsa Mosque, Jerusalem Temple Mount Photo
Located in Surfside, FL
This depicts an Arab, Muslim Man bowing in prayer on the Temple Mount, "Midday Prayers, Al Aqsa
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1970s Modern Landscape Photography

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Photographic Paper, Silver Gelatin

Vintage Silver Gelatin Photograph Al Aqsa Mosque, Jerusalem Temple Mount Photo
Located in Surfside, FL
This depicts an Arab, Muslim Man bowing in prayer on the Temple Mount, "Midday Prayers, Al Aqsa
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1970s Modern Landscape Photography

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Silver Gelatin, Photographic Paper

Antique Orange Cup and Saucer with Greek Key Gilt Design, England circa 1820
By Coalport Porcelain
Located in Katonah, NY
important symbols in ancient Greece, symbolizing infinity and unity; many ancient Greek temples incorporated
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Antique Early 19th Century English Neoclassical Tea Sets

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Porcelain

Chanel Quilted Leather Aviator Cc Sunglasses 4195Q
By Chanel
Located in Downey, CA
maintaining a sense of style. Quilted leather decorate each temple finished with gold-tone frame metal, these
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2010s Italian Sunglasses

1897 "The Arabian Nights" 12 Volumes Owed by Shirley Temple
By Richard F. Burton 1
Located in Dallas, TX
Shirley Temple Black - 12 volumes of The Arabian Nights. COA provenance provided. Sir
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Antique 1890s English Beaux Arts Bookcases

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Paper

Beautiful Old Tibetan Singing Temple Meditation Bowl Complete with Silk Cushion
Located in South Burlington, VT
A very beautiful medium size early to mid-20th century hand cast brass singing temple meditation
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Mid-20th Century Tibetan Metalwork

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Brass

Schiaparelli Cabana Floral Cat Eye Sunglasses in Creamy White and Black, 1950s
By Elsa Schiaparelli
Located in San Francisco, CA
! Schiaparelli signature at inner temple. Approximately 5 3/4" across at widest front. Approximately 1 7/8
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1950s Unknown Sunglasses

Classical Marble Bust of Hermes Holding Dionysus after the Antique by Praxiteles
Located in Shippensburg, PA
than life original statue discovered in May of 1877 before the temple of Hera in Olympia. The original
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Early 20th Century Busts

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Carrara Marble

Zenith, Japanese, limited edition lithograph, black, blue, white, signed, titled
By Toko Shinoda
Located in Santa Fe, NM
spaces, including a series made for the Zojoji Temple in Tokyo. The fifth of seven children of a
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1990s Contemporary Abstract Prints

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Lithograph

Large Thai Temple Rubbing on Handmade Paper of Woman Standing in Archway
Located in Concord, MA
Thai temple rubbing on handmade paper of woman standing in archway. Bears "Wah Cheong Hong Kong
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Mid-20th Century Thai Paintings and Screens

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Paper

Thai Grave Rubbing on Handmade Paper with Diety Riding a Rooster
Located in Concord, MA
Thai temple rubbing on handmade paper with diety riding a rooster. Bears "Wah Cheong Hong Kong
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Mid-20th Century Thai Paintings and Screens

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Paper

Thai Temple Rubbing on Handmade Paper Depicting Warriors in a Chariot
Located in Concord, MA
Thai temple rubbing on handmade paper depicting warriors in a chariot. Bears "Wah Cheong Hong Kong
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Mid-20th Century Thai Paintings and Screens

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Paper

Set of 2 Stone Rubbings
Located in Northbrook, IL
Exceptional Set of Mid Century Stone Rubbings from a Buddhist Temple in Thailand. Fabulous
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Vintage 1950s Thai Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art

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Charcoal

Set of 2 Stone Rubbings
Set of 2 Stone Rubbings
H 23.5 in W 22.5 in D 1 in
Antique Chinese Ink Rubbing Depicting Panthaka Arhat, Scroll Mounting
Located in New York, NY
. This rubbing was taken from the marble stupa at Shengyin Temple which was destroyed in the mid-19th
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Antique Early 19th Century Chinese Qing Paintings and Screens

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Paper

Indian Lingam Stone of Ovoid Form with Metal Stand
Located in New York, NY
. Historically, lignum stones are considered sacred in Indian culture and are often placed in small temple niches
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Antique 19th Century Natural Specimens

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Stone

Indian Lingam Stone of Ovoid Form with Metal Stand
Located in New York, NY
. Historically, lignum stones are considered sacred in Indian culture and are often placed in small temple niches
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Antique 19th Century Natural Specimens

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Stone

Indian Lingam Stone of Ovoid Form with Metal Stand
Located in New York, NY
. Historically, lignum stones are considered sacred in Indian culture and are often placed in small temple niches
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Antique 19th Century Natural Specimens

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Stone

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Temple Rubbing For Sale on 1stDibs

Find many varieties of an authentic temple rubbing available at 1stDibs. A temple rubbing — often made from bronze, metal and paper — can elevate any home. Your living room may not be complete without a temple rubbing — find older editions for sale from the 19th Century and newer versions made as recently as the 20th Century. A temple rubbing, designed in the folk art, Art Nouveau or Regency style, is generally a popular piece of furniture. Derby and Emmanuel Villanis each produced at least one beautiful temple rubbing that is worth considering.

How Much is a Temple Rubbing?

Prices for a temple rubbing can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — at 1stDibs, they begin at $850 and can go as high as $19,000, while the average can fetch as much as $4,800.