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JAPAN 1800 Edo Period Seated Shakyamuni Buddha In Zushi Buddhist Altar Cabinet
Located in Miami, FL
Seated Shakyamuni Buddha in a Lacquered Zushi Buddhist Altar Cabinet.
This is a remarkable
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Early 1800s Japanese Edo Antique Buddhist Altars
Materials
Gold, Berlin Iron
H 22.75 in W 9.45 in D 7.65 in
Japanese Antiques Primitive Art wood Shrine for Buddhist statues
Located in Niiza, JP
for home use and very simple
Even so, it is much larger than normal
There are no Buddhist altar items
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18th Century Japanese Antique Buddhist Altars
Materials
Wood
Antique Gemstone Gilt Bronze Mounted Rock Crystal Vessel Offering Bowl
Located in Forney, TX
carved rock crystal vessel Buddhist altar offering bowl.
Exquisitely handmade, South Asian antique
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19th Century Tibetan Folk Art Antique Buddhist Altars
Materials
Multi-gemstone, Rock Crystal, Ormolu
Chinese Vintage Wood Carving Handcraft Sitting Green Tara Buddha Statue
Located in 景德镇市, CN
Buddhist altar, meditation space, or a meaningful collectible for lovers of Asian religious art and
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19th Century Antique Buddhist Altars
Materials
Wood
H 4.34 in W 2.37 in D 2.76 in
30cm Vintage Wooden Carved Movable Guan Yin Buddha Sitting on Lotus
Located in 景德镇市, CN
grace to any space.
Ideal for Buddhist altars, meditation rooms, or as a treasured addition to a
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19th Century Antique Buddhist Altars
Materials
Wood
Vintage Asian Agarwood Carving Western Pure Land Three Holy Statues
Located in 景德镇市, CN
’ sacred presence and collectible value.
A perfect centerpiece for Buddhist altars, meditation spaces, or
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19th Century Antique Buddhist Altars
Materials
Wood
Vintage Asian Wooden Carved Eighteen Arhats Worship Buddha Statue
Located in 景德镇市, CN
to the Buddha, beautifully captured in rich detail. Each Arhat, representing a Buddhist disciple who
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19th Century Antique Buddhist Altars
Materials
Boxwood
Vintage Chinese Iron Buddha Statue Sitting on Lotus
Located in 景德镇市, CN
ideal centerpiece for Buddhist altars, meditation spaces, or for collectors seeking a meaningful and
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19th Century Antique Buddhist Altars
Materials
Iron
5/6thC Chinese Bronze Buddha - 9585
Located in Ukiah, CA
back-plate from a Buddhist altar from 5th/6thC. The quality and face are superb. Close to 2 3/4 inches
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15th Century and Earlier Chinese Antique Buddhist Altars
Materials
Bronze
Antique Carved Dark Brown Lacquered Burmese Monastic Attendants - Set of 2
Located in Chicago, IL
. Originally made to flank a Buddhist altar, they could now flank a doorway in your home or commercial space
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Late 19th Century Burmese Rustic Antique Buddhist Altars
Materials
Wood, Lacquer
H 58 in W 17.75 in D 15.75 in
Large Chinese Carved Nephrite Jade Double Buddha's Hand Vase, Late Qing Dynasty
Located in Austin, TX
Buddhist altars. Bats are also a homophone for the word "Happiness".
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Early 1900s Chinese Qing Antique Buddhist Altars
Materials
Jade
H 8.75 in W 6.25 in D 3.5 in
Old Asian Bronze Three Buddha Statues Set
Located in 景德镇市, CN
and historical charm, making this set a perfect centerpiece for Buddhist altars, meditation spaces, or
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19th Century Antique Buddhist Altars
Materials
Bronze
19 Century Chinese Zhu Maoji Gilded Maitreya Smiling Buddha Statue
Located in 景德镇市, CN
displayed on a mantel, in a meditation space, or as a part of a Buddhist altar, this statue brings a
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19th Century Antique Buddhist Altars
Materials
Porcelain
Japanese ikebana banakago basket of Chinese style
Located in PARIS, FR
floral offerings - kuge - to Buddhist altars and stupas.
The ambassador Ono no Imoko became the priest
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Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Buddhist Altars
Materials
Bamboo, Rattan
Bronze Champlevé Buddhist Temple Altar Candle Holder Meiji Period
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
A bronze Champlevé Buddhist temple Altar candleholder, Meiji period, with stylized elephant head
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1890s Japanese Meiji Antique Buddhist Altars
Materials
Bronze, Enamel
Ancient Buddhist Stone Tabletop Altar with a Lotus Flower
Located in Antwerp, BE
An exceptional and very early Buddhist stone altar equipped with two handgrips for moving it to the
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15th Century and Earlier Asian Hellenistic Antique Buddhist Altars
Materials
Schist
Japanese Wood Gilt Lacquer Buddha Buddhist Temple Traveling Zushi Shrine Altar
Located in Studio City, CA
A wonderful Japanese Buddhist portable traveling zushi shrine altar with Amida Buddha (Amitabha
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Early 20th Century Japanese Showa Antique Buddhist Altars
Materials
Metal, Gold Leaf
H 8.25 in W 4 in D 3 in
JAPAN 1810 Edo Period Large Butsudan Home Altar With Amida Nyorai In Wood
Located in Miami, FL
in deep meditation, radiating a sense of timeless wisdom. Encased within an elegant Buddhist altar
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1810s Japanese Edo Antique Buddhist Altars
Materials
Gold, Brass
H 24.6 in W 10.47 in D 8.55 in
ART DECO 1920 Jadeite Jade Buddha Clip-Brooch In Platinum & Rose Cut Diamonds
Located in Miami, FL
been designed as a Buddhist altar and masterfully crafted in solid .900/.999 platinum. The mounting is
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1920s American Art Deco Antique Buddhist Altars
Materials
Diamond, Jade, White Diamond, Platinum
H 1.73 in D 0.26 in L 0.67 in
Korean Buddhist Guardian Mural Taenghwa Painting, c. 1800
Located in Chicago, IL
the most revered of all Mahāyāna Buddhist texts. Typically placed above the middle altar of a Buddhist
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19th Century Folk Art Antique Buddhist Altars
Materials
Cotton, Paint, Pigment
Korean Buddhist Guardian Mural Taenghwa Painting, c. 1800
Located in Chicago, IL
the most revered of all Mahāyāna Buddhist texts. Typically placed above the middle altar of a Buddhist
Category
Early 19th Century Korean Antique Buddhist Altars
Materials
Cotton, Paint
Korean Buddhist Temple Scroll Painting Sinjung T'aenghwa Joseon Dynasty
Located in Atlanta, GA
) and was traditionally hanging in the temples above the altars behind the Buddhist statue. Functioning
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1880s Korean Other Antique Buddhist Altars
Materials
Silk, Acrylic, Wood
JAPAN 1890 Meiji Period Okimono Sculpture Of A Group Of Skeletons Smoking
Located in Miami, FL
object; or decorative object, usually displayed in a tokonoma or butsudan "Buddhist altar". It is an
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1890s Japanese Meiji Antique Buddhist Altars
Materials
Wood, Lacquer
H 7.75 in W 8.25 in D 5.05 in
JAPAN 1890 Meiji Period Okimono Sculpture With A Group Of Skeletons Playing
Located in Miami, FL
, usually displayed in a tokonoma or butsudan "Buddhist altar". It is an ornament or figure, especially one
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1890s Japanese Meiji Antique Buddhist Altars
Materials
Wood, Lacquer
H 5.5 in W 8.51 in D 14.15 in
Japanese Temple Altar Hoju Lantern Symbolic of Wish Granting And Good Fortune
Located in South Burlington, VT
Rare Buddhist Antique Altar Lamp- First We've Seen
Japanese rare Early Taisho Period Circa 1920's
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Early 20th Century Japanese Taisho Antique Buddhist Altars
Materials
Copper
19th century Antique Burmese marble Mandalay Buddha statue from Burma
Located in DEVENTER, NL
This Antique Burmese marble Mandalay Buddha statue is an exquisite 19th-century Buddhist artifact
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19th Century Burmese Antique Buddhist Altars
Materials
Marble
H 23.23 in W 17.64 in D 10.56 in
19th century Antique marble Burmese Mandalay Buddha statue from Burma
Located in DEVENTER, NL
This antique marble Burmese Mandalay Buddha statue is an exquisite 19th-century Buddhist artifact
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19th Century Burmese Antique Buddhist Altars
Materials
Wood
H 22.05 in W 17.92 in D 7.09 in
Japanese Fine Antique Gilt and Red Lacquer Lotus Bud Flower, Edo Period 19th C
Located in South Burlington, VT
lacquered gold flower stem was made for a Buddhist 19th century temple altar. Its flower blossoms and leaves
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1840s Japanese Edo Antique Buddhist Altars
Materials
Wood
H 17 in W 9 in D 6.5 in
Vintage Iron Asian Kṣitigarbha Bodhisattva buddha Sitting on Lotus Statue
Located in 景德镇市, CN
addition to any Buddhist collection, meditation space, or altar.
Ideal for collectors of Buddhist art
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19th Century Antique Buddhist Altars
Materials
Iron
Japanese Gilt Lacquered Altar Table
Located in New York, NY
A beautiful and intricately detailed Japanese Buddhist altar table.
Meiji Period (1868-1912
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Early 20th Century Japanese Antique Buddhist Altars
Materials
Wood, Lacquer
Japanese Giltwood Flowers
Located in Hudson, NY
Japanese carved giltwood flowers in original bronze vessels used on Buddhist altars. Meiji period.
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19th Century Japanese Antique Buddhist Altars
Materials
Lacquer
Store closing March 31. Buddhist Monk Votive Figure 19th C Patina
Located in Santa Fe, NM
on an altar, a Buddhist would place a spot of gold to the surface of the statue while chanting
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Early 19th Century Burmese Ming Antique Buddhist Altars
Materials
Bronze, Gold Leaf
Buddha Store closing March 31. Myanmar Burma Ancient Gilt Bronze
Located in Santa Fe, NM
statue.
Placed in a shrine or on an altar, a Buddhist would place a spot of gold to the surface of the
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Early 19th Century Burmese Qing Antique Buddhist Altars
Materials
Gold, Bronze
Store closing March 31. Gilt Bronze Buddha Touching the Earth Myanmar Burma
Located in Santa Fe, NM
or on an altar, a Buddhist would place a spot of gold to the surface of the statue while chanting
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Early 19th Century Burmese Qing Antique Buddhist Altars
Materials
Gold, Bronze
H 5.75 in W 4 in D 2.5 in
Store closing March 31.. Buddha Myanmar Burma Ancient Layered Patina
Located in Santa Fe, NM
statue. Placed in a shrine or on an altar, a Buddhist would place a spot of gold to the surface of the
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Early 19th Century Burmese Qing Antique Buddhist Altars
Materials
Gold, Bronze
Antique Japanese Miniature Buddhist Altar Table
Located in Hudson, NY
Antique Japanese miniature Buddhist altar table. Made of lacquered and giltwood with bronze
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Early 1800s Japanese Edo Antique Buddhist Altars
Materials
Bronze
Antique Japanese Buddhist Altar Table, 19th Century
Located in Prahran, Victoria
Rare Japanese Buddhist altar table built entirely from zelkova (Japanese elm) wood with a lustrous
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Early 19th Century Japanese Edo Antique Buddhist Altars
Materials
Elm
Dragon Ascendancy: Antique Buddhist Altar Cloth
Located in Fukuoka, JP
An extraordinary artifact of devotion, this early to mid-19th-century Buddhist altar cover (SKU
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Mid-19th Century Japanese Edo Antique Buddhist Altars
Materials
Gold
Pair Giltwood Buddhist Altar Lotus Flowers & Vases
Located in Palm Springs, CA
A pair of beautifully intricately hand carved lacquered and 23K giltwood altar flowers displayed in
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Early 20th Century Japanese Antique Buddhist Altars
Materials
Bronze
Pair of Buddhist Temple Flowers, Japan
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Bronzed Patinated Steel
These two wall sconces were used to decorate Buddhist altars. The gold
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Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Buddhist Altars
Materials
Gold Leaf
Pair of Japanese Bronze Candle Sticks, circa 1912-1926
Located in Chicago, IL
for Buddhist altar shrines, featuring a sinuous, tapered base and a flared candle dish shaped as a
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Early 20th Century Japanese Antique Buddhist Altars
Materials
Bronze
Rare Japanese Copper Lion Ornament/1500-1650/Engraved Copper Figurine
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
used to decorate variously decorated rooms, large furniture, Buddhist altars, etc.
The fur and nails
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16th Century Japanese Other Antique Buddhist Altars
Materials
Copper
Large Japanese Temple Flowers
Located in Hudson, NY
17th-18th century Buddhist emple altar flowers, hand-carved and gilded wood with metal fittings
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18th Century Japanese Antique Buddhist Altars
Monumental 19th Century Chinese Buddhist Altar Shrine
Located in Rio Vista, CA
lacquer and gilt. Stands nearly 7' feet tall. Exquisitely carved ancestral shrine or Buddhist altar for
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19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Buddhist Altars
Rare Chinese Buddhist Altar Table, Yuan Dynasty, 14th Century
Located in Prahran, Victoria
Rare Chinese Buddhist altar table made from bai-mu cypress wood with an elaborate, deeply carved
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15th Century and Earlier Chinese Other Antique Buddhist Altars
Materials
Cypress
'Antique Rare Tibetan Thankga Buddhist Altar Scroll', Unknown, Tempera Painting
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
This 41" x 39" antique tempera on paper painting is a Tibetan Thank Buddhist Altar Scroll depicting
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Mid-19th Century Other Art Style Antique Buddhist Altars
Materials
Tempera, Paper
Gilt Wood Buddhist Altar Lotus Flowers Japanese
Located in Palm Springs, CA
A set of nine (9) beautifully carved, lacquered and 23K gilt wood altar flowers. Late Meiji Period
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Early 20th Century Japanese Antique Buddhist Altars
Japanese Carved and Red Lacquer Kamakura-Bori Altar Table, Mid-19th Century
Located in Austin, TX
A fine and rare Japanese Kamakura-bori carved and red lacquered Buddhist altar table, Edo to Meiji
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Mid-19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Buddhist Altars
Materials
Softwood
Late 19th Century Chinese Wooden Spirit House
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Late 19th century Chinese painted & gilt wood spirit house. Pagoda style Buddhist altar shrine
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Late 19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Buddhist Altars
Materials
Wood, Paint
Japanese Edo Nichiren Shu Buddhist Buddha Traveling Zushi Temple Shrine Altar
Located in Studio City, CA
A gorgeously designed and ornamented, well-crafted Japanese Nichiren Shu Buddhist traveling Zushi
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Mid-19th Century Japanese Edo Antique Buddhist Altars
Materials
Wood, Giltwood, Lacquer, Paint
Japanese Withered Antique Buddha Statue / Wooden Bodhisattva / Wabisabi Art
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
that it was displayed in a small hall or Buddhist altar while being worshiped by many people every day
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16th Century Japanese Other Antique Buddhist Altars
Materials
Wood
H 8.78 in W 5.91 in D 4.93 in
JAPAN 1890 Meiji Okimono Sculpture of a Farmer-Hunter Carved In Ivory
Located in Miami, FL
or butsudan "Buddhist altar". It is an ornament or figure, especially one placed in a guest room. An
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1890s Japanese Meiji Antique Buddhist Altars
Materials
Ivory
Japan 1890 Meiji Period Rare Carved Okimono Of A Father And Son Playing Signed
Located in Miami, FL
or butsudan "Buddhist altar". It is an ornament or figure, especially one placed in a guest room. An
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1890s Japanese Meiji Antique Buddhist Altars
Materials
Wood, Paint
H 2.1 in W 5.1 in D 1.75 in
JAPAN 1900 Meiji Period Okimono Carving Sculpture of Hen With Chicks
Located in Miami, FL
butsudan "Buddhist altar". It is an ornament or figure, especially one placed in a guest room. An okimono
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Early 1900s Japanese Meiji Antique Buddhist Altars
Materials
Bone
JAPAN 1890 Meiji Okimono Sculpture of a Carpenter Carved In Ivory
Located in Miami, FL
or butsudan "Buddhist altar". It is an ornament or figure, especially one placed in a guest room. An
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1890s Japanese Meiji Antique Buddhist Altars
Materials
Ivory
JAPAN 1910 Meiji Okimono Sculpture of Kinko Sennin On a Carp Carved In Ivory
Located in Miami, FL
decorative object, usually displayed in a tokonoma or butsudan "Buddhist altar". It is an ornament or figure
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1910s Japanese Meiji Antique Buddhist Altars
Materials
Ivory
H 1.5 in W 3.25 in D 1.85 in
JAPAN 1895 Meiji Okimono Sculpture of a Daikoku Carved In Ivory
Located in Miami, FL
tokonoma or butsudan "Buddhist altar". It is an ornament or figure, especially one placed in a guest room
Category
1890s Japanese Meiji Antique Buddhist Altars
Materials
Ivory
Japan Antique Complete Gilt Bronze Lotus Flower Ornament Keman 19th Century
Located in South Burlington, VT
hand stamped and incised , made for a Buddhist temple altar.
These Buddhist ornaments symbolize the
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19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Buddhist Altars
Materials
Bronze
H 22 in W 11 in D 0.05 in
Japanese Rare Antique Pair Temple Gilt Lotus Flower Bouquets, Edo Period 19thc
Located in South Burlington, VT
. Each hand carved wood and lacquered gold stem was made for a Buddhist temple altar. These stem leaves
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1840s Japanese Edo Antique Buddhist Altars
Materials
Wood
H 23 in W 16 in D 12 in
Japan Rare Antique Gilt Lotus Flower Bouquet, Edo Period 19th Century
Located in South Burlington, VT
a Buddhist temple altar. These stem leaves and blossoms symbolize the stages of the path toward
Category
1840s Japanese Edo Antique Buddhist Altars
Materials
Wood
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