Antique Buddhist Altars

Placed in a shrine or on an altar, a Buddhist would place a spot of gold to the surface of the statue while chanting prayers.

Placed in a shrine or on an altar, a Buddhist would place a spot of gold to the surface of the statue while chanting prayers.

Antique Japanese miniature Buddhist altar table. Made of lacquered and giltwood with bronze decoration.

Rare Japanese Buddhist altar table built entirely from zelkova (Japanese elm) wood with a lustrous reddish toned fuki-urushi wiped lacquer finish and patinated by incense smoke in it...

An extraordinary artifact of devotion, this early to mid-19th-century Buddhist altar cover (SKU: ZE9) is a sublime expression of artistic and spiritual fervor.

A pair of beautifully intricately hand carved lacquered and 23K giltwood altar flowers displayed in bronze vases. Late Meiji Period. Lotus leaves and flowers of this type were placed...

. / 43 x 25.5 cm Height on custom display stand: 26.5 in / 67.25 cm Meiji Period, 1868 – 1912 Custom Mounted on Bases with a Vertical Backdrop and Antique Bronzed Patinated ...

A spectacular Mughal Empire Period (1526-1857) precious gemstone set gilt bronze ormolu mounted carved rock crystal vessel Buddhist altar offering bowl. Exquisitely handmade, Sout...

The elegant shokudai have a classic design often used for Buddhist altar shrines, featuring a sinuous, tapered base and a flared candle dish shaped as a lotus leaf.

There is a projection hole on the back, so it may have been used to decorate variously decorated rooms, large furniture, Buddhist altars, etc. The fur and nails are carefully carved...

The fabulous brooch has been designed as a Buddhist altar and masterfully crafted in solid .900/.999 platinum.

The central figure, wearing a feathered headdress and illuminated by a halo, is Tongjin Posal, or Skanda, a bodhisattva charged with protecting the Lotus Sutra of the True Law, one o...

The central figure, wearing a feathered headdress and illuminated by a halo, is Tongjin Posal, or Skanda, a bodhisattva charged with protecting the Lotus Sutra of the True Law, one o...

Okimono This is a Japanese term meaning for display an ornament; art object; or decorative object, usually displayed in a tokonoma or butsudan "Buddhist altar". It is an ornament or...

17th-18th century Buddhist emple altar flowers, hand-carved and gilded wood with metal fittings.

Exquisitely carved ancestral shrine or Buddhist altar for Butsudan. Two smaller pagodas on carved gilt bell tower columns flank the sides of the temple entrance.

Rare Chinese Buddhist altar table made from bai-mu cypress wood with an elaborate, deeply carved and pierced relief.

This 41" x 39" antique tempera on paper painting is a Tibetan Thank Buddhist Altar Scroll depicting a Buddhist deity surrounded by numerous figures in worship.

A set of nine (9) beautifully carved, lacquered and 23K gilt wood altar flowers. Late Meiji Period. Lotus leaves and flowers of this type were placed in bronze vases as ritual offeri...

The Buddhist altar table of typical form, with dramatic flared legs that taper elegantly upwards to support a high waist and long altar top with upturned ends.

This is an ancient Japanese Buddhist implement called an "orin." An orin is a metal Buddhist implement used in Buddhist altars and temples.

Late 19th century Chinese painted & gilt wood spirit house. Pagoda style Buddhist altar shrine. Flowing naturalistic motifs along the multi-dimensional colonnaded porch facade from t...

This item, with its countless lustrous beads in a deep brown, is strikingly beautiful, making it not only a Buddhist altar accessory but also a highly appealing objet d'art.

A gorgeously designed and ornamented, well-crafted Japanese Nichiren Shu Buddhist traveling Zushi Buddha shrine. Per our Japanese friend, to the left is Shaka Nyorai (Shakamunibutsu)...

I think that it was displayed in a small hall or Buddhist altar while being worshiped by many people every day.

The shrine is not only a mere Buddhist altar, but also a work of art based on folk beliefs that combines religious significance and artistic ornamentation.

Okimono This is a Japanese term meaning for display an ornament; art object; or decorative object, usually displayed in a tokonoma or butsudan "Buddhist altar". It is an ornament or...

Okimono Is a Japanese term meaning for display an ornament; art object; or decorative object, usually displayed in a tokonoma or butsudan "Buddhist altar". It is an ornament or figu...

Okimono This is a Japanese term meaning for display an ornament; art object; or decorative object, usually displayed in a tokonoma or butsudan "Buddhist altar". It is an ornament or...

Okimono This is a Japanese term meaning for display an ornament; art object; or decorative object, usually displayed in a tokonoma or butsudan "Buddhist altar". It is an ornament or...

Okimono This is a Japanese term meaning for display an ornament; art object; or decorative object, usually displayed in a tokonoma or butsudan "Buddhist altar". It is an ornament or...

Okimono This is a Japanese term meaning for display an ornament; art object; or decorative object, usually displayed in a tokonoma or butsudan "Buddhist altar". It is an ornament or...

Okimono This is a Japanese term meaning for display an ornament; art object; or decorative object, usually displayed in a tokonoma or butsudan "Buddhist altar". It is an ornament or...

Each gilt element is hand stamped and incised , made for a Buddhist temple altar. These Buddhist ornaments symbolize the stages of path toward enlightenment.

Each hand carved wood and lacquered gold stem was made for a Buddhist temple altar. These stem leaves and blossoms symbolize the stages of the path toward enlightenment.

This finely hand carved wood and lacquered gold flower stem was made for a Buddhist 19th century temple altar. Its flower blossoms and leaves symbolize the stages of the path toward ...

Each hand carved wood and lacquered gold stem was made for a Buddhist temple altar. These stem leaves and blossoms symbolize the stages of the path toward enlightenment.

Each hand carved wood and lacquered gold stem was made for a Buddhist 19th century temple altar. These stem leaves and blossoms symbolize the stages of the path toward enlightenment.

The Mandalay style, characterized by soft facial expressions, elegant robes, and finely detailed craftsmanship, makes this Buddha statue a masterpiece of Burmese Buddhist art. Ideal ...

Such a set is known as ‘Jyôka’, and are typically positioned on or beside an altar in a Buddhist temple. The lotus flowers are at different stages of their life (unfurled lotus leav...

Decorated with intricate carvings and hand-painted polychrome pigments, this low rectangular table Is a late 19th-century Tibetan folding table (choksi), originally used as an altar ...

Likely restoration to both arms and wings with later paint We here at Lynx Hollow Antiques absolutely love decorating with religious antiques, across all periods and religions, from...

One pair of gilded copper images of Kirtimukha with silk tassels probably used as Tibetan Buddhist altar ornaments. Kirtimukha is known as the face of majesty, fame or glory.

Pair of metal vases contains 20 carved lacquered giltwood altar flowers. Lotus leaves and flowers symbolize the various stages of life. Various size : tallest H : 120 cm wide 13 cm ...

A beautiful pair of antique lacquered Buddhist altar tables, with metal hardware, and black lacquer with gilt accents.

This greyscale gouache on artist's paper shows a hatchetman surrounded by the violent tools of his trade, in front of a Buddhist altar, making "three bows before the Joss god.

Intricately carved and finished with gilt black lacquer, this seated figure depicts the bodhisattva Guanyin, known in Japanese Buddhism as Kannon. Described as the "Buddha of Infinit...