14-15th century Late Pagan Buddha from Burma
Located in DEVENTER, NL
This exquisite 14th-15th century Late Pagan Buddha statue represents a significant piece of Burmese heritage, showcasing the artistry of the Bagan period. Standing at 54 cm tall and ...
Wood
Nepalese Carved and Painted Buddhist Manuscript Cover, 15th Century
Located in Austin, TX
A fine and unusual wooden book or manuscript cover with a carved exterior and painted interior, 15th century, Nepal. The exterior of the manuscript cover exuberantly carved with ...
Wood
Opulent 18th Century Baroque Reliquary of Blood of Saint St. Francis '15th Cent'
Located in North Miami, FL
Opulent 18th century Baroque carved giltwood reliquary (a container for relics) monstrance with curled scroll design. It houses a first-class relic of the blood of the15th Century sa...
Wood, Giltwood
15th C Japanese Muromachi Wood Amida Nyorai Lotus Sculpture, circa 1450
Located in New York, NY
Japanese Wood Sculpture of Amida Nyorai Standing on a Lotus Pedestal Muromachi Period (1336–1573), circa 1450–1500 A remarkable and highly important Japanese carved wood sculpture d...
Wood
15th-16th century Scorched Wooden Buddhist Statue ”Fire Survivor”Wabisabi Mingei
Located in 足利市, JP
Material Care: Having already survived centuries of environmental stress, the wood is stable.
Wood
Early Shinto Carving of Figure Referred to as Father Japan
Located in Hudson, NY
Shinto carving of figure referred to as Father Japan. Heian period (794 to 1185) sculpture made of hinoki wood in single piece construction called ichiboku zukuri.
Wood
15th Century Italian Renaissance Giltwood Carving
Located in Houston, TX
This magnificent 15th century Italian Renaissance gilt wood carving with a serpent is displayed on a revolving iron base.
Iron
Late 15th Century Polychrome Wood Carving Depicting the Nativity
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
He is framed by two walled cities. This wood carving is the work of a very skilled and inventive artist.
Wood
Ancient Gandharan Carved Wood Bodhisattva
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine ancient wooden Buddhist carving. In the form of the Buddha or a bodhisattva. With an old piece of wax to the reverse, likely intended to be wall mounted. Simply a wonderful...
Wood
Small Song Dynasty Carved Wood Bodhisattva, 13th Century, China
Located in Austin, TX
A small and very fine Chinese carved sandalwood figure of a bodhisattva, possibly Avalokiteshvara (Guan Yin), Song Dynasty (960 to 1276), circa 13th century, China. Carved from a si...
Hardwood
Andrianna Shamaris Petrified Wood Slab
By Andrianna Shamaris
Located in New York, NY
Beautiful petrified wood black and white toned slab. This can also be used to elevate a wooden side table by placing it on top. As with a diamond, we polish the highest quality fo...
Wood, Petrified Wood
A Rare and Early Pair of Carved Wood 'baku' Architectural Elements, 14th-16th
Located in London, GB
A Rare and Early Pair of Carved Wood 'baku' Architectural Elements, 14th-16th Century, Japan, late Kamakura (1185-1333) to Muromachi period (1336-1573) The architectural supports, ...
Wood
Early Japanese Hinoki Wood Sculpture of Bishamon
Located in Hudson, NY
Early Japanese Hinoki wood sculpture of Bishamon. Kamakura period (1185 - 1333) sculpture made from hinoki wood. Bishamon is also known as Tamonten, meaning "listening to many teachi...
Wood
12th Century Pagan Votive Tablet from Burma
Located in DEVENTER, NL
Material: Terracotta Material: wood 20,5 cm high 15 cm wide and 9 cm deep Weight: 1.318 kgs Bagan style Originating from Burma 12th century - original from the Pagan period ...
Wood
12th Century Pagan Votive Tablet from Burma
Located in DEVENTER, NL
Material: Terracotta Material: wood 20,8 cm high 15 cm wide and 9 cm deep Weight: 1.403 kgs Bagan style Originating from Burma 12th century - original from the Pagan period ...
Wood
12th Century Pagan Votive Tablet from Burma
Located in DEVENTER, NL
Material: Terracotta Material: wood Measures: 19,5 cm high 14,2 cm wide and 6,6 cm deep Weight: 1.248 kgs Bagan style Originating from Burma 12th century - original from the ...
Wood
Andrianna Shamaris Teak Wood Shell Inlaid Art Object, 25-Inch Diameter
Located in New York, NY
The top of an original rice pounder is repurposed into this impressive art piece. Handcut pieces of mother of pearl shell are carefully tightly inlaid into the teak wood. Great as an...
Shell, Wood, Teak
19 century (possibly earlierlarge Chinese Buddha/Bodhisattva -old US collection
Located in Ukiah, CA
An exceptional and monumental early Chinese polychrome wooden Bodhisattva, preserved from a century-old American collection and presenting with remarkable presence, scale, and histor...
Wood
14th century - Pinya period Antique wooden Burmese Buddha statue from Burma
Located in DEVENTER, NL
This antique wooden Buddha statue, originating from Burma (Myanmar), stands at 27.2 cm tall and showcases exquisite craftsmanship from the 14th century, specifically the Pinya period...
Wood
Stone Buddha Head Chinese Qi Dynasty on Custom Stand
Located in Atlanta, GA
Carved out of a single block of grayish brown stone (likely granite type), this Buddha head represents Northern Qi style in China (550-577AD) and likely of the period. The Northern Q...
Marble
Antique Granite Statue from Jain Temple from India
Located in DEVENTER, NL
Material: Granite Material: wood 53,5 cm high 19,8 cm wide and 13,5 cm deep Weight: 12.9 kgs The height is measured including the stand. Just the granite figure is 39 cm high ...
Wood
Antique Granite Jain Fragment of Parikara from India
Located in DEVENTER, NL
Material: Granite Material: wood 29,5 cm high 53,5 cm wide and 13 cm deep Weight: 16 kgs Originating from India 12-13th century This motif is intended to frame and protect th...
Wood
Antique Granite Statue from Jain Temple from India
Located in DEVENTER, NL
Material: Granite Material: wood 51,5 cm high 21,5 cm wide and 13,5 cm deep Weight: 11.3 kgs The height is measured including the stand. Just the granite figure is 39 cm high ...
Wood
Exceptional 14thC Carved Tibetan Book Cover. Superb Central Figure
Located in Ukiah, CA
14th Century Tibetan Book Cover — Superb and Extremely Rare Example. A remarkable early Tibetan manuscript cover, dating to the 14th century, with an extraordinary central figure tha...
Wood
Collection of Three Indian Sandstone Carved Heads of Deities
Located in Atlanta, GA
A collection of three carved sandstone heads on wood display stands from Northern India Rajasthan or Madhya Pradesh, circa 11-12th century. Fragmented from large whole-body statue...
Sandstone
Indian Terracotta Sculpted Head Gupta Period
Located in Atlanta, GA
A fragment of Terracotta statue displayed on wood block stand from ancient Indian continent dated to the Gupta period (4th-6th century). The head of the deity was made from molded cl...
Terracotta, Wood
Rare Japanese Asuka Period Wooden Standing Buddha Butsuzō, 552–645 CE
Located in New York, NY
Extremely Rare Japanese Wooden Standing Buddha (Butsuzō) Asuka Period (552–645 CE) An extraordinarily rare Japanese wooden standing Buddha (Butsuzō) dating to the Asuka period (552–...
Wood
Fine Chinese Stucco Head of Bodhisattva Southern Dynasties
Located in Atlanta, GA
On offer is a fine Bodhisattva head made of stucco around a wood core circa 6th century AD. The fragment was part of high-relief wall sculpture based on its construction. The frontal...
Earthenware, Stucco, Petrified Wood
Korean Red-Lacquered Carved Buddha Sculpture, EARLY
Located in Ukiah, CA
Exceptional 13th/14th century Buddha, or laterKorean Red-Lacquered Wooden Buddha, 12 Inches
A truly magical Korean Buddha figure, dating to the 13/14thC century or later, ...
Wood, Lacquer
Chinese Guan Yin Figure Early Ming Dynasty
Located in Lymington, GB
A rare Chinese Guan Yin figure, early-Ming dynasty (1368-1644). Beautifully-painted carved wood retaining a significant amount of its apparently original polychrome decoration. Some...
Wood, Paint
English Medieval Extremely Rare Church Pew Animal Carvings
Located in Vero Beach, FL
English Medieval Extremely Rare Church Pew Animal Carvings Pair of extraordinary animal carvings from the 15th century. A cat playing with a mouse and a dog with a bat wing in its p...
Wood
Lady Guanyin Bodhisattva Gilded Wood Carving - Ming Dynasty, China 1368-1644 AD
Located in San Pedro Garza Garcia, Nuevo Leon
Magnificent Lady Guanyin Bodhisattva seated in Royal Relaxation pose hand-carved in Gilded Wood with traces of paint still visible. This expressive piece is accompanied by Certific...
Wood
Shinzô, Shinto cult statue, Jogan-style carving (#001209)
Located in Frankfurt am Main, DE
Shinzo Shinto cult statue Jogan-style carving Nara/Heian (645 – 1184) Wood with strong signs of weathering, metal base 44,5 x 26 x 14 cm Dimensions with metal stand: 50 x 30 x 18 cm
Wood
Gothic medieval Christian sculpture: smiling young bishop early carving France
Located in Norwich, GB
This 15th century bishop - sculpted ca AD1460 - has a smile on his lips and a benevolent presence. He is also something of an Adonis - one tends to forget that in the medieval churc...
Wood
Ming Dynasty Lacquered Wood Guanyin
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
Bodhisattvas are enlightened beings who have put off entering paradise in order to help others attain enlightenment. There are many different Bodhisattvas, but the most famous in Chi...
Wood
Ming Dynasty Lacquered Wood Sculpture of Guanyin
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
Upon leading a victorious rebellion against the foreign Mongol rulers of the Yuan Dynasty, a peasant named Zhu Yuanzhang seized control of China and founded the Ming dynasty in 1368....
Wood
Antique Japanese Buddhist Gilded Wood Kannon Sculpture
Located in New York, NY
Japanese Buddhist assembled wood sculpture of Kannon-Bosatsu (Avalokitesvara), the God of Compassion, standing male figure with abundant cloak drapery including the pendant wrapped s...
Wood
Ming Wooden Sculpture of the Laughing Buddha
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
This rotund Buddha has considerable religious and historical significance to Buddhists and historians alike, as it is based upon a series of genuine and mythical personages from Chin...
Wood
Ming Dynasty Wooden Guanyin
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
Upon leading a victorious rebellion against the foreign Mongul rulers of the Yuan Dynasty, a peasant named Zhu Yuanzhang seized control of China and founded the Ming Dynasty in 1368....
Wood
An Important and Very Rare Group of the Shitenno
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Japan, Muromachi period Measures: H 63.5-64.5 cm. With the spear ca. 75 cm. Including Tamon Ten (Vaishravana) holding the spear and stupa, Jikoku Ten (Dhrtarashtra) with his left ha...
Wood
Ming Dynasty Wooden Polychromed Guanyin
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
Buddhism was introduced to China from India in the early years of the first millennium. This statue represents the bodhisattva of mercy, known as Avalokiteshvara (or Guanyin in Chine...
Wood
Ming Dynasty Wooden Polychromed Bodhisattva
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
Representation of the Bodhisattva of Mercy, known as Avalokiteshvara, or Guanyin in Chinese. Bodhisattvas were originally depicted as the Buddha’s attendants but increasingly came to...
Wood
15th century Florentine Sculpted Wooden Head of Christ
Located in Leesburg, VA
Head of Christ, fragment of a Lamentation group Possibly Maiano Workshop - Giovanni da Maiano (d. 1478) (?) Florence, Italy; probably late 1460s or early 1470s Presumably limewood; ...
Wood
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H 14.06 in W 5.91 in D 3.75 in
13th-16th Century Japanese Old Wood Carving Armed God / Buddha Statue
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
It is an old Japanese wooden Buddha statue. It has been a long time since the main body was produced. Probably from the 13th to 16th centuries. This is the statue of the god who...
Other
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H 14.38 in W 5.12 in D 8.27 in
Japanese Old Wood Carving Guardian Dog KOMAINU 1336s-1573s/Antique Wabisabi Art
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
This is a very old Japanese "KOMAINU". It is an item from the Muromachi period (1336s-1573s). It was carved from cedar wood. Komainu are guardian dogs. Komainu exist in pairs. In Ja...
Cedar
Andrianna Shamaris Petrified Wood Slab
By Andrianna Shamaris
Located in New York, NY
These color tones are the hardest to find. We have polished both sides and left the edge raw in contrast. Great to place a candle on in a bathroom or as a cheese board or for jewelry...
Wood, Reclaimed Wood, Petrified Wood
15th Century Flemish Oak Wood Carving Sculpture of Christ ca. 1480
Located in Nottingham, GB
15th Century Flemish Oak Wood Carving Sculpture of Christ ca. 1480, figure bound by rope.
Oak
15th Century Italian Wood Carving of Girolamo Savonarola
Located in Stamford, CT
A carved and polychromed wood relief of the Girolamo Savonarola (1452-1498), de facto ruler of Florence. His face shown in profile with stern expression, wearing the hood of the Domi...
Wood
Andrianna Shamaris Petrified Wood Black and White Slab
By Andrianna Shamaris
Located in New York, NY
These color tones are the hardest to find. We have polished both sides. Great to place a candle on, in a bathroom or kitchen. So many uses for this beautiful petrified wood slab. We ...
Wood, Reclaimed Wood, Petrified Wood
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H 19 in W 12.1 in D 8.6 in
Very special 14th century antique wooden Burmese Monk statue in Bhumisparsha
Located in DEVENTER, NL
The very early antique wooden Burmese Monk statue you've described is a remarkable and historically significant piece of art. Crafted from wood and originating from Burma, this statu...
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H 7.56 in W 4.57 in D 3.23 in
14th century early antique wooden Burmese Monk statue - OriginalBuddhas
Located in DEVENTER, NL
The very early antique wooden Burmese Monk statue is a remarkable and historically significant artifact originating from Burma. Crafted from wood, this statue stands at 19.2 cm in he...
Wood
14th Century, Muromachi Period, Japanese Gilded Amida Buddha
Located in Hudson, NY
Hand carved wood with gesso and gold, Amida Buddha sitting on a lotus blossom with halo. In remarkably excellent condition. No visible restoration, has both original stones on third ...
Wood
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H 7.6 in W 4.65 in D 3.55 in
14th century very early old wooden Burmese Monk statue in Bhumisparsha Mudra
Located in DEVENTER, NL
The very early old wooden Burmese Monk statue is a captivating relic that offers a rare glimpse into the artistic and spiritual heritage of Burma. Carved from wood, this statue stand...
Wood
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H 27.84 in W 15.16 in D 8.15 in
15-16th century Early antique wooden Burmese Buddha statue from Burma
Located in DEVENTER, NL
Early antique wooden Burmese Buddha statue Material : wood 70,7 cm high 38,5 cm wide and 20,7 cm deep With traces of the original lacquer and 24 krt. gilding Ava style Bhumisparsha m...
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H 78.35 in W 16.93 in D 11.82 in
Very special - large antique wooden Bagan Buddha statue from Burma
Located in DEVENTER, NL
Material: wood 199 cm high 43 cm wide and 30 cm deep The height is measured including the 7,5 cm high base Bagan style Originating from Burma 13-14th century - original from the Bag...
Wood
Very Special Golden Pyu Buddha, Hammered from Solid Gold from Burma
Located in DEVENTER, NL
Material: Solid 24 krt. gold Material: wood 10,1 cm high 8,1 cm wide and 3,8 deep Weight: 0.079 kgs Size of just the golden statue : 8,5 cm high x 6,7 cm wide x 2,3 cm deep Py...
Wood
Very Early Antique Burmese Terracotta Buddha Statue from Burma
Located in DEVENTER, NL
Material: Terracotta Material: wood 15,2 cm high 8,7 cm wide and 4,5 cm deep Weight: 0.301 kgs With traces of Burmese inscriptions in the base Bhumisparsha mudra Originating ...
Wood
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H 40 in W 12.5 in D 12 in
Early French Polychromed Wood Carving of a Holy Figure
Located in Houston, TX
An early, probably 15th Century French polychrome wood carving; It is of oak, with hollowed back.
Wood
Early French Polychromed Wood Carving of a Holy Figure
Located in Houston, TX
An early, probably 15th century French polychrome wood carving; It is of oak, with hollowed back.
Wood
Very Early Japanese Wood Shinto Carving of a Martial Arts Figure
Located in Hudson, NY
Very early Japanese wood Shinto carving of a figure in a martial arts pose, Kamakura period (1185- 1333). Comes with base (measurements include base).
Wood
Petite Egyptian Scarab Beetle Carving
Located in Chicago, IL
Typically hand-carved or molded in the form of a dung beetle, scarabs were widely popular amulets and impression seals in ancient Egypt. Made of wood, ceramic, or stone, scarabs were...
Wood
Gothic Carving of Christ on the Cold Stone
Located in Stamford, CT
A mid 15th century Netherlandish oak carving of Christ on the cold stone with the original polychrome. Christ is depicted here with the profoundly distraught expression that reveals...
Wood
Asian sculptors have worked in materials including wood, bronze and jade. Artists and artisans have used traditional techniques to depict deities, scenes from culture and more, and today, antique Asian sculptures and carvings are a popular choice for provocative and sophisticated home decor.
In China, the Qing dynasty, from the mid-17th century to the early 20th century, brought about significant changes in art while preserving traditional culture. Many emperors during this period were patrons of the arts, such as painting, calligraphy and decorative arts. This era saw the building of new Buddhist temples, which were decorated with statues. Some of these sculptures were adorned with colorful cloisonné decoration, in which tiny compartments, or cloisons, made by soldering copper filaments to a metal surface were filled with vibrantly hued enamel.
From the 17th to mid-19th century in Japan, kimonos were worn across classes and often fastened with a netsuke, a type of small carved toggle. Artists carved these from ivory, wood, shells and coral, creating animals, flowers and mythical creatures. During the Japanese Meiji period, spanning from 1868–1912, the country began trading internationally after centuries of isolation, allowing artists to sell their work overseas. Bronze sculpture flourished around this time for creating teapots, vases and incense burners.
Asian sculpture continued to evolve in the 20th century. During the Japanese Shōwa era, from 1926–89, art was influenced by international modernist movements like abstraction, Futurism and Surrealism. Contemporary Asian sculptures and carvings continue to combine global influences and a rich heritage of technique.
Decorating a space with Asian sculptures and carvings is a great way to add interest to any corner of your home. Explore by material, period or style on 1stDibs.
Decorated with white cranes and the sought-after thousand-butterflies motif, the Meiji-period vessel offers both a celebration of traditional aesthetics and a clear reflection of the era’s appetite for exquisite export pieces.
For 25 years, gallerist Betsy Nathan has leveraged her keen eye and key connections to bring a unique selection of rare finds to the market.
Now working alongside his daughter Bianca, dealer Joel Chen has presented a most covetable array of antiques, art and contemporary creations for more than 40 years.
From cherry-blossom-adorned walls paired with glamorous lighting to wood-paneled ceilings above checkerboard-patterned chairs, these 12 spaces seamlessly blend Eastern and Western aesthetics.
The dealer and curator has spent the past 50 years amassing a collection of exceptional art, furniture and architectural elements that trace the cultural influence of the Spanish empire from Europe to the Americas and beyond.
These spaces exemplify how Eastern elements elevate a home's decor.