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Is it good luck to have a buddha statue?
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Buddha statues are not inherently lucky or unlucky, though images of the Fat Buddha (Budai or Hotei), have come to be associated with wealth, knowledge, and luck, with people often rubbing the belly or head.
Lotus GallerySeptember 23, 2020
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Pair of Bronze Buddha Statues
Located in New York, NY
Pair of bronze Buddha statues.
Category
Antique Late 18th Century Asian Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
$4,200 / set
Buddha Statue 19th Century Alabaster
Located in New York, NY
18th/19th century Buddha Statue carved of Alabaster. Burmese Shan Buddha Statue 1800ca, collected
Category
Antique Early 1800s Burmese Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Alabaster
$1,600 Sale Price
57% Off
17th - 18th Century Buddha Statue, "Nezha"
Located in New York, NY
18th century or earlier Carved wooden Buddha Statue of Nezha; .
A wonderfully carved
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier Chinese Qing Sculptures
Materials
Wood
$16,000 Sale Price
33% Off
Antique Lao Folk Art Buddha Statue
Located in New York, NY
19th century Lao Buddha statue. Folk Art figure representation of Buddha. A solid wood block
Category
Antique 1890s Laotian Tribal Mounted Objects
Materials
Wood
Japanese antique small stone Buddha statue / Seated Buddha / 19th century / Edo
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
This is a small stone Buddha statue, a "seated Tathagata," created around the 19th century, during
Category
Antique 19th Century Japanese Edo Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Stone
Gold Ornaments of Antique Chinese Buddha Statues / 17th-19th Centuries
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
, I will post photos of Buddha statues from the Ming Dynasty to the Qing Dynasty. There are common
Category
Antique 17th Century Chinese Ming Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Copper
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Vintage Japanese Celadon Glazed Shishi Lion Censer, Taisho/Showa, c 1930, Japan
Located in Austin, TX
A delightful vintage Japanese celadon glazed incense burner, koro, in teh form of a standing foo lion, shishi, or foo dog, Taisho to Showa Era, circa 1930, Japan.
The charming shish...
Category
Vintage 1930s Japanese Showa Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic, Stoneware
Vintage Japanese Kakiemon Style Porcelain Oil Jar, Showa Era, circa 1960's
Located in Austin, TX
A charming and elegant vintage Japanese Kakiemon style oil jar or vase, Showa Era, circa 1960's or earlier, Japan.
The oil pot of standard form, with a squat comprised globular body...
Category
Vintage 1960s Japanese Showa Ceramics
Materials
Porcelain
Vintage Japanese Art Deco Jungin Silver Sake Bottle and Cups, circa 1930's
Located in Austin, TX
A fun and elegant vintage Japanese Art Deco hammered and brushed silver sake set, comprised of a tokkuri bottle and two stemmed cups, all marked "jungin" for 95% silver, Showa Era, c...
Category
Vintage 1930s Japanese Art Deco Metalwork
Materials
Silver, Bronze
Japanese Kutani Sake Bottle, Tokkuri, Yoshidaya Style, Edo Period, early 19th c
By Yoshidaya
Located in Austin, TX
A bold and dramatic Japanese Kutani porcelain square tokkuri (bottle for sake), decorated in the Yoshidaya style, and attributed to the Yoshidaya Kiln (1824 - 1831).
The striking sa...
Category
Antique 1820s Japanese Edo Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic, Stoneware
Large Satsuma Chin Jukan Parasol Form Bowl, Meiji Period, circa 1890, Japan
Located in Austin, TX
An unusual and very attractive large Satsuma parasol shaped bowl signed Chin Jukan and attributed to Chin Jukan XII (1835 - 1906), Meiji Period, circa 1890, Japan.
The bowl of whims...
Category
Antique 1890s Japanese Meiji Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic, Stoneware
Japanese Jugin Fine Silver Studded Hobnail Teapot, Meiji Period, c 1900, Japan
Located in Austin, TX
A large and fine Japanese pure silver (99%) "hobnail" tetsubin style teapot, late Meiji Period, circa 1900, Japan.
The beautifully executed teapot of kettle form, featuring a stunni...
Category
Antique Early 1900s Japanese Meiji Sterling Silver
Materials
Silver, Sterling Silver
Chinese Cobalt Blue Gilt Decorated Dragon Vase, Late Qing Dynasty, c. 1900
Located in Austin, TX
An lovely Chinese cobalt glazed and gilt decorated porcelain pear shaped vase, yuhuchunping, late Qing Dynasty, circa 1900, China.
The elegant vase of typical yuhuchunping (pear sha...
Category
Antique Early 1900s Chinese Qing Ceramics
Materials
Porcelain
