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What are the different types of Buddha statues?
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Most ritual figures depict the Buddha in one of three postures: seated, standing, or reclining. Differences in expression, hand gesture (mudras), and accompanying objects can reveal the figure’s place of origin as well as the particular Buddhist teaching depicted. Such Buddha figures are rendered in a variety of media depending on regional art traditions and intended use, ranging from carved stone to cast bronze to lacquered bamboo.
PAGODA REDOctober 21, 2020
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Chinese Bent Handle Fisherman's Basket, circa 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
Basket making is an ancient and humble craft, but in the hands of a skilled weaver a simple willow basket can become a truly beautiful work of art. This bent handle basket was made i...
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Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Rustic Decorative Baskets
Materials
Willow, Bentwood
Petite Chinese Red Lacquer Altar Table, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
In a traditional Chinese home, a long narrow table with everted flanges is placed in the main hall and set with beautiful objects such as instruments, flowers, or porcelains. Often r...
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Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Furniture
Materials
Elm
Small Marble Doon Table
Located in Chicago, IL
This "floating" doon table, carefully hand-carved into a perfect block, has a graceful reveal at its base, giving it a modern lightness. The bronze color of the stone is swirled with...
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21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Organic Modern Pedestals
Materials
Marble
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Japanese Zushi Traveling Shrine of Bishamonten, c. 1800
Located in Chicago, IL
This gorgeous Japanese red lacquer traveling shrine (zushi) protects a miniature statue of Bishamonten, the Buddhist God of Warfare here depicted as an armor-clad warrior. A fearsome...
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Antique Mid-19th Century Japanese Edo Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Horizon Painting Stone Drum Table
Located in Chicago, IL
As if blotted with ink and brushed with calligraphy, this polished painting stone drum from Guangxi province is marked with swirling patterns of dark and light. Selected for its orga...
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21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Organic Modern Side Tables
Materials
Stone
Chinese Stacking Box Side Table, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
It's easy to imagine the round lid of this Qing-dynasty stacking box lifting to reveal a feast of steaming-hot dumplings, mantou buns, filled baozi or other small delicacies. Origina...
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Antique Late 19th Century Chinese Qing Furniture
Materials
Bentwood
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Chinese Woven Top Summer Daybed, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
With exquisite joinery and balanced proportions, this woven-top summer daybed from Zhejiang province is a fine example of Qing-dynasty furniture. Dated to the mid-19th century, the l...
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Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Reed, Cypress
"Winter's Edge" Chinese Taihu Scholar's Rock
Located in Chicago, IL
Sculptural and unusual stone formations have long been fixtures of the Chinese scholars' studio, displayed as sources of beauty and creative inspiration. Known as gongshi, scholars' ...
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Late 20th Century Chinese Qing Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Stone
Chinese Ink Slab Stone Tray, c. 1800
Located in Chicago, IL
Minimal and austere, this stone tray exemplifies the refined beauty sought after by traditional Chinese scholars, who filled their studios with objects that inspired creative thought...
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Antique Early 19th Century Chinese Minimalist Scholar's Objects
Materials
Stone
Chinese Plank Top Display Table, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
This low display table exemplifies Qing-dynasty refinement with simplicity of form and minimal ornamentation. Crafted of walnut with mortise-and-tenon joinery, the 19th-century pedes...
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Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Furniture
Materials
Walnut
Chinese Blessings Charm Ring, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
Dated to the late 19th century, this silver charm ring was crafted by the Miao peoples of Guizhou province and was believed to protect the wearer from bad luck and malevolent spirits...
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Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Metalwork
Materials
Silver
Chinese Bat & Gourd Charm Ring, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
Dated to the late 19th century, this silver charm ring was crafted by the Miao peoples of the Guizhou province and was believed to protect the wearer from bad luck and malevolent spi...
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Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Collectible Jewelry
Materials
Silver
Chinese Butterfly & Gourd Charm Ring, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
Dated to the late 19th century, this silver charm ring was crafted by the Miao peoples of the Guizhou province and was believed to protect the wearer from bad luck and malevolent spi...
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Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Collectible Jewelry
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Silver
