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Asian Prayer Box

Antique Asian Tibetan Box Brass Filigree with Turquoise & Coral Prayer Wish Box
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Tibetan, Nepalese decorative brass trinket wish box. Antique Asian Tibetan hand made box inlaid with
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Mid-20th Century Nepalese Tibetan Decorative Boxes

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Coral, Multi-gemstone, Brass

Collectible Gilt Metal Tibetan Box with Turquoise 1950s
Located in North Hollywood, CA
decorative Asian Tibetan hand made box inlaid with polished turquoise and coral glass overlay pieces. Great
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Mid-20th Century Nepalese Chinese Export Decorative Boxes

Materials

Metal, Brass

Antique Figured Coromandel Brass Box / Casket 19th Century
Located in London, GB
Gotto, 24 & 25 Oxford Street, London, circa 1860 in date. The rectangular box features studded brass
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Antique 1860s English Victorian Decorative Boxes

Materials

Brass

Antique Tibetan Egg Shaped Box with Turquoise Blue Stone Inlay
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Chinese Tibetan brass filigree with turquoise beads egg shaped prayer wish box. Handcrafted Asian Tibetan
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Mid-20th Century Nepalese Folk Art Decorative Boxes

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Multi-gemstone, Brass

Tibetan Traveling Prayer Shrine Gau
Located in Redding, CT
Tibetan Traveling Prayer Shrine Gau. A large antique Tibetan Buddha shrine or prayer box (also
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Antique Early 1900s Anglo-Indian Antiquities

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Metal, Brass, Copper

20th Century Tibetan Leather, Brass Ghau Prayer Bag
Located in Pomona, CA
Ghau is a small prayer box/bag worn as pendant by Buddhists as portable shrines which can be pray
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Mid-20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Antiquities

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Brass

19th Century Painted Trunk
Located in New York, NY
latch. The sliding drawers and shelfs suggest storage of accessories in the two boxes, manuscript on
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Antique 1890s Qing Furniture

Materials

Poplar

19th Century Painted Trunk
19th Century Painted Trunk
H 38 in W 37 in D 25 in
Tibetan Travelling Buddha Shrine
Located in Houston, TX
A large antique Tibetan Buddha shrine or prayer box (also known as Gau) which encases a painted
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Antique Early 1900s Tibetan Antiquities

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Copper, Silver

Tibetan Travelling Buddha Shrine
Tibetan Travelling Buddha Shrine
H 15.25 in W 13.25 in D 5.75 in
Chinese Vintage Wood Carving Three Sided Guan Yin Buddhas Statue
Located in 景德镇市, CN
sided Guanyin refers to a statue of Guanyin with three sides. The front Guanyin holds a scripture box
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Antique 19th Century Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Boxwood

Curated Tables – Colombes Immortelles (4 pers.)
Located in PARIS, FR
, etc... Everything you see is included in the box! Colombes Immortelles (Immortal Doves) - Table for 4
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Mid-20th Century Dinner Plates

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Ceramic, Glass

Passing Shaman 17
By Lawrence Fodor
Located in San Francisco, CA
studied, traveled and lived in Europe, Asia, Central and South America. His work is exhibited and
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1980s Abstract Figurative Prints

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Paper, Monotype

Passing Shaman 17
Passing Shaman 17
H 32.5 in W 24.5 in D 2 in

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Located in North Hollywood, CA
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Japanese Pagoda Trinket Box
Located in Douglas Manor, NY
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Located in San Diego, CA
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Vintage MCM Small Brass Chinoiserie Trinket Box
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Located in San Diego, CA
Beautiful MCM small brass lidded coffret style trinket box with chinoserie detail. The box depicts engraved scenes with a main motif of a sea ship on the upper lid and other scenes ...
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Located in London, GB
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Located in Bradenton, FL
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Pair of Tibetan or Nepalese Bronze Amulets Temple Shrine Figures Artifacts
Located in Studio City, CA
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Located in London, GB
Fine antique Tibetan silver turquoise Gau box necklace The Gau box with fine silver work with
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Antique 19th Century Tibetan Metalwork

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Japanese Kofuku No Inori Gosho Ningyo, Edo Period
Located in New York, NY
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Located in SOMIS, CA
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Located in Chicago, IL
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Early 20th Century Tibetan Sculptures and Carvings

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Antique Figured Coromandel Brass Box / Casket 19th Century
Located in London, GB
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Antique 1860s Victorian Decorative Boxes

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Brass

Japan Old Four Tigers Hand Cast Temple Bell, Mint, Signed and Boxed
Located in South Burlington, VT
many decades ago. It is signed: Shokosha It is accompanied by its original signed wooden box
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20th Century Japanese Showa Sculptures and Carvings

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Chinese Censer with Elephant Handles Inlaid with Silver Clouds and Cranes
Located in Chicago, IL
for prayer or meditation. Clouds represent heaven and cranes, thought to live very long lives
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Japanese Antique Golden Gilt Bronze Temple Fire Bell "Dragon and Kanji"
Located in South Burlington, VT
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Located in Chicago, IL
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Located in Chicago, IL
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Ornate Chinese Gilt Incense Box, circa 1850
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Located in South Burlington, VT
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Located in South Burlington, VT
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Located in South Burlington, VT
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Located in Houston, TX
A large antique Tibetan Buddha shrine or prayer box (also known as Gau) which encases a painted
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Tibetan Travelling Buddha Shrine
H 15 in W 14 in D 5.5 in
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Located in Somis, CA
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Located in New York, NY
Three antique Tibetan Buddha shrines or prayer boxes (also known as Gaus). These three pieces are
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Located in Takarazuka, JP
serene moon-let sky, as if to convey the artist’s prayer for the speedy resurrection of the castle in its
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Located in Chicago, IL
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Ornate Chinese Gilt Offering Shrine, c. 1850
Ornate Chinese Gilt Offering Shrine, c. 1850
H 10.25 in W 17.5 in D 5.25 in
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Located in South Burlington, VT
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Located in South Burlington, VT
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Located in South Burlington, VT
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Japanese Antique Hand Cast Bronze Temple Bell "Swans & Dragon"
Located in South Burlington, VT
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Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
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Located in South Burlington, VT
gilt surfaces with Buddhist images and including its original black lacquer signed storage box tomobako
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Located in Bedford, Bedfordshire
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Asian Prayer Box For Sale on 1stDibs

At 1stDibs, there are many versions of the ideal Asian prayer box for your home. Each Asian prayer box for sale was constructed with extraordinary care, often using metal, brass and stone. Whether you’re looking for an older or newer Asian prayer box, there are earlier versions available from the 19th Century and newer variations made as recently as the 20th Century. Each Asian prayer box bearing folk art or Victorian hallmarks is very popular. Lawrence Fodor each produced at least one beautiful Asian prayer box that is worth considering.

How Much is an Asian Prayer Box?

An Asian prayer box can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price 1stDibs is $1,021, while the lowest priced sells for $308 and the highest can go for as much as $3,200.