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Mala Noche - Etching and and Aquatint by Francisco Goya - 1881
By Francisco Goya
Located in Roma, IT
Mala Noche is a a black and White aquatint, drypoint and etching printed in blue-black ink on laid
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1880s Modern Antique Mala

Materials

Etching

Antique Mala Noche - Etching and and Aquatint by Francisco Goya - 1881

Francisco Goya
Mala Noche - Etching and and Aquatint by Francisco Goya - 1881, 1881

H 7.88 in W 5.91 in D 0.04 in
Mala Faena. Watercolor. Signed in the lower left corner. LLANECES,
By José Llaneces
Located in Madrid, ES
Bad job. Watercolor. Signed in the lower left corner. LLANECES, JOSÉ DE SAN BARTOLOMÉ (Madrid, Spain, 1863-1919). José de San Bartolomé was a Spanish painter and sculptor who worked...
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Early 20th Century Spanish Other Antique Mala

Materials

Other

Antique Mala Faena. Watercolor. Signed in the lower left corner. LLANECES,
Mala Faena. Watercolor. Signed in the lower left corner. LLANECES,

Mala Faena. Watercolor. Signed in the lower left corner. LLANECES,

H 16.74 in W 20.48 in D 0.79 in
Japanese Antique Zen Rosewood Mala Prayer Bead String 800 Beads With Alms Bowl
Located in South Burlington, VT
Rare find!: 24 feet long Zen monk Mala Prayer Bead String plus original wooden alms bowl with its
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Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Mala

Materials

Wood

Japanese Antique Zen Rosewood Mala Prayer Bead String 800 Beads With Alms Bowl
Japanese Antique Zen Rosewood Mala Prayer Bead String 800 Beads With Alms Bowl

Japanese Antique Zen Rosewood Mala Prayer Bead String 800 Beads With Alms Bowl

H 0.6 in W 283 in D 0.6 in
Vintage Asian Wood 108 Beads Necklace with Carving Dragon Buddha Plaque
Located in 景德镇市, CN
Vintage Asian Wood 108 Beads Necklace with Carved Dragon Buddha Pendant – Handmade Spiritual Mala
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19th Century Antique Mala

Materials

Wood

Antique Asian Wood 108 Beads Necklace with Carving Dragon Buddha Plaque
Vintage Asian Wood 108 Beads Necklace with Carving Dragon Buddha Plaque

Vintage Asian Wood 108 Beads Necklace with Carving Dragon Buddha Plaque

H 3.94 in W 0.2 in D 2.76 in
Old Chinese Agarwood Carving Standing Buddha Statue Pendent & Beads Necklace
Located in 景德镇市, CN
stories from the Buddha's life. The beads necklace, or mala, is traditionally used in meditation and
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19th Century Antique Mala

Materials

Wood

Antique Old Chinese Agarwood Carving Standing Buddha Statue Pendent & Beads Necklace
Old Chinese Agarwood Carving Standing Buddha Statue Pendent & Beads Necklace

Old Chinese Agarwood Carving Standing Buddha Statue Pendent & Beads Necklace

H 4.73 in Dm 1.97 in
Indian Brahmin Penitents and Pilgrim – Rare 18th Century Ritual Engraving, 1734
Located in Langweer, NL
mala. The caption explains she must never change position, emphasizing the extremity of her discipline
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1730s Antique Mala

Materials

Paper

Antique Indian Brahmin Penitents and Pilgrim – Rare 18th Century Ritual Engraving, 1734
Indian Brahmin Penitents and Pilgrim – Rare 18th Century Ritual Engraving, 1734

Indian Brahmin Penitents and Pilgrim – Rare 18th Century Ritual Engraving, 1734

H 16.54 in W 10.24 in D 0.01 in
Roundel depicting St. Catherine
Located in Fairlawn, OH
: propter nomen suum. Nam et si ambulavero in medio umbrae mortis: non timebo mala, quoniam tu mecum es
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15th Century and Earlier Old Masters Antique Mala

Materials

Gouache, Pigment

Antique Roundel depicting St. Catherine
Roundel depicting St. Catherine

Roundel depicting St. Catherine, c. 1450

H 7.69 in W 5.63 in
Old or Antique Japanese Wooden Figurine of a Buddhist Monk
Located in Philadelphia, PA
scroll in his left hand, and a mala/juzu (rosary) in his right hand. Part of the mala has broken off
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Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Mala

Materials

Wood

Old or Antique Japanese Wooden Figurine of a Buddhist Monk
Old or Antique Japanese Wooden Figurine of a Buddhist Monk

Old or Antique Japanese Wooden Figurine of a Buddhist Monk

H 4.25 in W 3.38 in D 3 in
Tibetan Coral Necklace with Silver Painted Wooden Beads c. 1900
Located in Jimbaran, Bali
A wonderful example of a Tibetan Coral Bead mala / neckpiece with a stunning mix of orange & red
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Early 20th Century Tibetan Tribal Antique Mala

Materials

Coral, Silver

Antique Tibetan Coral Necklace with Silver Painted Wooden Beads c. 1900
Tibetan Coral Necklace with Silver Painted Wooden Beads c. 1900

Tibetan Coral Necklace with Silver Painted Wooden Beads c. 1900

H 15.75 in W 1.58 in D 0.79 in
Old Marble Carving Young Sitting Monk Statue Holding Buddha Beads
Located in 景德镇市, CN
, or mala, are used in meditation and prayer to count mantras or breaths. They symbolize devotion
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19th Century Antique Mala

Materials

Carrara Marble

Antique Old Marble Carving Young Sitting Monk Statue Holding Buddha Beads
Old Marble Carving Young Sitting Monk Statue Holding Buddha Beads

Old Marble Carving Young Sitting Monk Statue Holding Buddha Beads

H 5.91 in W 2.96 in D 3.75 in

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19th Century Gold Mounted Rudraksha Seed Pencil, Unmarked, circa 1880
Located in Sittingbourne, Kent
Elaeocarpus; however, E. ganitrus is the principal species used in the making of organic jewelry or mala
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1880s English Victorian Antique Mala

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Gold

Antique 19th Century Gold Mounted Rudraksha Seed Pencil, Unmarked, circa 1880
19th Century Gold Mounted Rudraksha Seed Pencil, Unmarked, circa 1880

19th Century Gold Mounted Rudraksha Seed Pencil, Unmarked, circa 1880

H 0.001 in W 0.001 in D 0.001 in
18th Century Tibetan Skull Bead Rosary
Located in Hudson, NY
This 18th Century Tibetan rosary (mala) is made up of 19 carved beads of bone (including the head
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Late 18th Century Tibetan Antique Mala

Antique 18th Century Tibetan Skull Bead Rosary
18th Century Tibetan Skull Bead Rosary

18th Century Tibetan Skull Bead Rosary

H 0.5 in Dm 5 in
Gilt Ganapati
Located in New York, NY
. His hands hold a mala, his broken tusk, an ax, and a fruit. Known as Dispeller of Obstacles, Ganesha
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19th Century Nepalese Antique Mala

Materials

Brass

Gilt Ganapati
Gilt Ganapati

Gilt Ganapati

H 17.5 in W 14.5 in D 7.5 in
Japanese Antique Mala Beads Jizo Spiritual Guardian of Travelers
Located in South Burlington, VT
what a string of prayer mala beads and an alms bowl in his left hand and carrying a hat "kasa or
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Early 20th Century Japanese Taisho Antique Mala

Materials

Stone

Japanese Antique Mala Beads Jizo Spiritual Guardian of Travelers
Japanese Antique Mala Beads Jizo Spiritual Guardian of Travelers

Japanese Antique Mala Beads Jizo Spiritual Guardian of Travelers

H 20 in W 10 in D 8 in
Mala Noche - Original Etching and Aquatint by Francisco Goya - 1799
By Francisco Goya
Located in Roma, IT
Mala Noche (A Bad Night), Plate n. 36, from Los Caprichos Etching and aquatint on laid paper
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1790s Old Masters Antique Mala

Materials

Etching, Aquatint

Mala Noche - Original Etching and Aquatint by Francisco Goya - 1799

Francisco Goya
Mala Noche - Original Etching and Aquatint by Francisco Goya - 1799, 1799

H 11.62 in W 8.39 in
A Ming Dynasty Chinese Buddhist Fresco
Located in Austin, TX
crossed in front of her. She holds a mala (Buddhist rosary) in one hand, a fly whisk in the other. A large
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18th Century and Earlier Chinese Antique Mala

A Ming Dynasty Chinese Buddhist Fresco
A Ming Dynasty Chinese Buddhist Fresco

A Ming Dynasty Chinese Buddhist Fresco

H 26.75 in W 17 in D 1.5 in
Cydonea Mala cotonea majora (Quinces - Pears)
By Elizabeth Blackwell
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
) titled "Cydonea Mala cotonea majora (Quinces - Pears)", c. 1750. (Plate 137). Edition size unknown. Comes
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1750s Rococo Antique Mala

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Engraving, Watercolor

Cydonea Mala cotonea majora (Quinces - Pears)
Cydonea Mala cotonea majora (Quinces - Pears)

Elizabeth Blackwell
Cydonea Mala cotonea majora (Quinces - Pears), Circa: 1750

H 14 in W 9 in
19th Century Buddhist Prayer 'Mala' Beads, Japan
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Buddhist prayer (Mala) beads, Japanese, 19th century Japanese Buddhist prayer (Mala) beads
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19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Mala

Materials

Wood

19th Century Buddhist Prayer 'Mala' Beads, Japan
19th Century Buddhist Prayer 'Mala' Beads, Japan

19th Century Buddhist Prayer 'Mala' Beads, Japan

H 0.19 in Dm 0.5 in
Mala Noche - Origina Etching by Francisco Goya - 1868
By Francisco Goya
Located in Roma, IT
Mala Noche is an original artwork realized by the great Spanish artist Francisco Goya in 1799
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1860s Old Masters Antique Mala

Materials

Etching, Aquatint

Mala Noche - Origina Etching by Francisco Goya - 1868

Francisco Goya
Mala Noche - Origina Etching by Francisco Goya - 1868, 1868

H 12.21 in W 9.06 in D 0.04 in
Antique Chinese Amber Court Necklace or Mala, 19th Century
Located in New York, NY
based on the Buddhist mala, a string of Tibetan prayer beads. Legend has it that when the Emperor
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19th Century Chinese Antique Mala

Materials

Amber

Antique Chinese Amber Court Necklace or Mala, 19th Century
Antique Chinese Amber Court Necklace or Mala, 19th Century

Antique Chinese Amber Court Necklace or Mala, 19th Century

Dm 0.52 in L 46.07 in
Japanese Antique Rosewood Mala Prayer Bead String 1000 Beads
Located in South Burlington, VT
Rare find 24 feet long A huge antique communal 24 foot prayer bead necklace consisting of over 1000 handcrafted wooden hard wood beads with a large central largest diameter "Guru ...
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19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Mala

Materials

Wood

Japanese Antique Rosewood Mala Prayer Bead String 1000 Beads
Japanese Antique Rosewood Mala Prayer Bead String 1000 Beads

Japanese Antique Rosewood Mala Prayer Bead String 1000 Beads

H 0.6 in W 283 in D 0.6 in
Antique Yellow-Orange Amber Chinese Court Necklace, Mala, 19th Century
Located in New York, NY
Bergdorf Goodman, a fine intense yellow-orange translucent natural amber 108 bead court necklace, mala. The
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19th Century Chinese Antique Mala

Materials

Amber

Antique Yellow-Orange Amber Chinese Court Necklace, Mala, 19th Century
Antique Yellow-Orange Amber Chinese Court Necklace, Mala, 19th Century

Antique Yellow-Orange Amber Chinese Court Necklace, Mala, 19th Century

Dm 0.52 in L 46.07 in
Japanese Rosewood Temple Mala Prayer Beads 800 Beads, 19th Century
Located in South Burlington, VT
Rare find 18 feet long A huge antique communal 18 foot prayer bead necklace consisting of over 800 handcrafted wooden hard wood beads with a large central largest diameter "Guru b...
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19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Mala

Materials

Wood

Japanese Rosewood Temple Mala Prayer Beads 800 Beads, 19th Century
Japanese Rosewood Temple Mala Prayer Beads 800 Beads, 19th Century

Japanese Rosewood Temple Mala Prayer Beads 800 Beads, 19th Century

H 0.65 in W 216 in D 0.65 in
Japanese Temple Shrine Buddhist Monk Juzu Prayer Beads Mala Rosary Necklace
Located in Studio City, CA
natural wooden (perhaps Rosewood) Buddhist Juzu mala beads with customary larger "Guru" beads. These
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19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Mala

Materials

Wood

Japanese Temple Shrine Buddhist Monk Juzu Prayer Beads Mala Rosary Necklace
Japanese Temple Shrine Buddhist Monk Juzu Prayer Beads Mala Rosary Necklace

Japanese Temple Shrine Buddhist Monk Juzu Prayer Beads Mala Rosary Necklace

H 10 in W 10 in D 2 in
Japanese Temple Buddhist Monk Samurai Juzu Prayer Beads Mala Rosary Necklace
Located in Studio City, CA
hand-crafted natural wood (perhaps Rosewood) Buddhist Juzu mala beads. These rosary-type large prayer
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Early 19th Century Japanese Edo Antique Mala

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Wood

Japanese Temple Buddhist Monk Samurai Juzu Prayer Beads Mala Rosary Necklace
Japanese Temple Buddhist Monk Samurai Juzu Prayer Beads Mala Rosary Necklace

Japanese Temple Buddhist Monk Samurai Juzu Prayer Beads Mala Rosary Necklace

H 20 in W 14 in D 2 in
Japanese Temple Shrine Buddhist Monk Juzu Prayer Wood Beads Mala Rosary Necklace
Located in Studio City, CA
handcrafted natural wood (perhaps rosewood) Buddhist Juzu mala beads with four large square-like beads called
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19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Mala

Materials

Wood

Japanese Temple Shrine Buddhist Monk Juzu Prayer Wood Beads Mala Rosary Necklace
Japanese Temple Shrine Buddhist Monk Juzu Prayer Wood Beads Mala Rosary Necklace

Japanese Temple Shrine Buddhist Monk Juzu Prayer Wood Beads Mala Rosary Necklace

H 17.5 in W 7 in D 1 in
Japanese Edo Temple Shrine Buddhist Monk Juzu Prayer Beads Mala Rosary Necklace
Located in Studio City, CA
natural wooden (perhaps Rosewood) Buddhist Juzu mala beads with customary larger "Guru" beads. These
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18th Century Japanese Edo Antique Mala

Materials

Wood

Japanese Edo Temple Shrine Buddhist Monk Juzu Prayer Beads Mala Rosary Necklace
Japanese Edo Temple Shrine Buddhist Monk Juzu Prayer Beads Mala Rosary Necklace

Japanese Edo Temple Shrine Buddhist Monk Juzu Prayer Beads Mala Rosary Necklace

H 7 in W 17.5 in D 10.25 in
An Indian White Marble Figure of Ganesh
Located in Austin, TX
rat, under his feet. His four arms hold various attributes: a pot of sweetmeats, a mala, an axe and
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19th Century Indian Antique Mala

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Marble

An Indian White Marble Figure of Ganesh
An Indian White Marble Figure of Ganesh

An Indian White Marble Figure of Ganesh

H 9.25 in W 6.5 in D 3 in
Old Chinese Agarwood Carving Standing Buddha Statue Pendent & Beads Necklace
Located in 景德镇市, CN
stories from the Buddha's life. The beads necklace, or mala, is traditionally used in meditation and
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19th Century Antique Mala

Materials

Wood

Old Chinese Agarwood Carving Standing Buddha Statue Pendent & Beads Necklace
Old Chinese Agarwood Carving Standing Buddha Statue Pendent & Beads Necklace

Old Chinese Agarwood Carving Standing Buddha Statue Pendent & Beads Necklace

H 4.73 in Dm 1.97 in
White Marble Figure of Ganesh
Located in Austin, TX
here in his four armed form holding a pot of sweetmeats, a mala, an axe and lotus buds. On his forehead
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19th Century Indian Antique Mala

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Marble

White Marble Figure of Ganesh
White Marble Figure of Ganesh

White Marble Figure of Ganesh

H 7 in W 5.5 in D 2.75 in
Large Steamer Trunk
Located in Barcelona, ES
manufacturer engraved in the front part: Grande fabrica de malas de Manoel Joaquim Marinho, 35 Rua Sete do
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Mid-19th Century Portuguese American Colonial Antique Mala

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Brass, Iron, Zinc

Large Steamer Trunk
Large Steamer Trunk

Large Steamer Trunk

H 25.2 in W 37.41 in D 19.69 in
A Set of Four European-Inspired Wooden Columns
Located in Chicago, IL
leaves, pomegranate flowers symbolizing fertility and prosperity, and a mala or rosary symbolizing the
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Late 19th Century Indian Antique Mala

Materials

Teak

A Set of Four European-Inspired Wooden Columns
A Set of Four European-Inspired Wooden Columns

A Set of Four European-Inspired Wooden Columns

H 103 in W 18 in D 18 in
Vintage Deer Horns Carving Thirty Eight Human Skulls Beads Noble Bracelet
Located in 景德镇市, CN
string of beads (often called a mala) is used to count recitations of mantras or prayers. A bracelet with
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19th Century Antique Mala

Materials

Horn

Vintage Deer Horns Carving Thirty Eight Human Skulls Beads Noble Bracelet
Vintage Deer Horns Carving Thirty Eight Human Skulls Beads Noble Bracelet

Vintage Deer Horns Carving Thirty Eight Human Skulls Beads Noble Bracelet

H 0.6 in Dm 0.6 in
Infant Jesus of Prague Hand Carved and Painted Wood Plaque, Early 19th Century
Located in San Francisco, CA
cruciger, located in the Discalced Carmelite Church of Our Lady Victorious in Malá Strana, Prague, Czech
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Early 19th Century Italian Renaissance Antique Mala

Materials

Paint, Wood

Infant Jesus of Prague Hand Carved and Painted Wood Plaque, Early 19th Century
Infant Jesus of Prague Hand Carved and Painted Wood Plaque, Early 19th Century

Infant Jesus of Prague Hand Carved and Painted Wood Plaque, Early 19th Century

H 25.25 in W 14.5 in D 1 in
A Rare 17th-Century Depiction of a Garden
Located in New York, NY
male figure with a standard stating: Dele mala quae feci ("Destroy the harm that I have done"). The two
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18th Century and Earlier French Antique Mala

A Rare 17th-Century Depiction of a Garden

A Rare 17th-Century Depiction of a Garden

Vintage or Antique Emerald Green Jadeite Necklace, Mala, or Prayer Beads
Located in Nova Scotia, NS
This vintage or antique necklace of emerald green jadeite beads, also known as mala or prayer beads
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Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Antique Mala

Materials

Stone, Jade

Vintage or Antique Emerald Green Jadeite Necklace, Mala, or Prayer Beads
Vintage or Antique Emerald Green Jadeite Necklace, Mala, or Prayer Beads

Vintage or Antique Emerald Green Jadeite Necklace, Mala, or Prayer Beads

H 29.93 in W 0.4 in D 0.4 in

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Located in South Burlington, VT
Japan antique handmade, hand carved temple low writing table finished in red and black lacquer - signed. A beautiful simple master work from an old private Japanese collection. Cr...
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Early 20th Century Japanese Taisho Antique Mala

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Wood

Japanese Antique Lacquered Writing Table, Signed
Japanese Antique Lacquered Writing Table, Signed

Japanese Antique Lacquered Writing Table, Signed

H 10.75 in W 36 in D 17.75 in
Japanese Temple Shrine Buddhist Monk Juzu Prayer Wood Beads Mala Rosary Necklace
Located in Studio City, CA
A beautiful string of Japanese hand-crafted Buddhist Juzu mala beads made of natural wood. These rosary-type prayer bead necklaces were used by Buddhist monks in temple prayers/ritua...
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Mid-20th Century Japanese Showa Antique Mala

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Wood

Japanese Temple Shrine Buddhist Monk Juzu Prayer Wood Beads Mala Rosary Necklace
Japanese Temple Shrine Buddhist Monk Juzu Prayer Wood Beads Mala Rosary Necklace

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H 22.5 in W 2 in D 0.5 in
El Vergponzoso (The Shamefaced One)
By Francisco Goya
Located in Fairlawn, OH
El Vergponzoso (The Shamefaced One) etching & aquatint, 1799 Unsigned (as are all Goya etchings) From: Los Caprichos, Plate 54 From the First Edition, printed 1799, on laid paper Ref...
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1790s Old Masters Antique Mala

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Aquatint

El Vergponzoso (The Shamefaced One)
El Vergponzoso (The Shamefaced One)

Francisco Goya
El Vergponzoso (The Shamefaced One), 1799

H 8.44 in W 5.88 in
Japanese Connoisseurs Collection Fine Antique Smoking Pipes Kiseru
Located in South Burlington, VT
Rare one-of-a-kind collection Japanese Connoisseurs Collection of Five (5) Fine Antique Smoking Pipes, Kiseru. You dont need to be a connoisseur to love this collection, beca...
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19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Mala

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Bronze, Gold, Sterling Silver, Copper

Japanese Connoisseurs Collection Fine Antique Smoking Pipes Kiseru
Japanese Connoisseurs Collection Fine Antique Smoking Pipes Kiseru

Japanese Connoisseurs Collection Fine Antique Smoking Pipes Kiseru

H 1 in W 13.5 in D 1 in
Japanese Rare Antique Inlaid Smoking Tansu, Complete 1850
Located in South Burlington, VT
The first we have seen A spectacular and hard to find Inlaid mother of pearly - using the raden technique- and lacquered three-drawer Tansu complete with all original bronze accoutr...
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19th Century Japanese Edo Antique Mala

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Bronze

Japanese Rare Antique Inlaid Smoking Tansu, Complete 1850
Japanese Rare Antique Inlaid Smoking Tansu, Complete 1850

Japanese Rare Antique Inlaid Smoking Tansu, Complete 1850

H 9.5 in W 9.5 in D 5.25 in
Chinese Wavy Mountains Stone Landscape Dream Stone Painting , Signed
Located in South Burlington, VT
Chinese "Wavy" Mountains Stone Marble Painting Landscape Screen With Original Black wood Display Stand Signed lower right. Impressive work of art with original wooden display stan...
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Mid-20th Century Chinese Qing Antique Mala

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Stone, Marble

Chinese Wavy Mountains Stone Landscape Dream Stone Painting , Signed
Chinese Wavy Mountains Stone Landscape Dream Stone Painting , Signed

Chinese Wavy Mountains Stone Landscape Dream Stone Painting , Signed

H 12.5 in W 9 in D 4.75 in
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