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19th Century Antique Chinese Wooden Carved Altar/Buddha House/Shrine
Located in Pomona, CA
construction, sturdy, hand carved, well balanced. Normal age wear
This gorgeous Antique Chinese Carved Altar
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Cypress
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
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Showa Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Metal, Gold Leaf
H 8.25 in W 4 in D 3 in
Chinese Export Buddha's Hand Citron Altar Fruit on Tazza, Blanc de Chine
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Chinese Export Buddha's Hand Citron Altar Fruit on Tazza, Blanc de Chine. A rare form
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Ceramics
Materials
Porcelain
Antique Chinese Altar Table, Circa 1850
Located in New York, NY
A classic early 19th Century Chinese altar table with a solid two inch thick oak wood plank top
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Console Tables
Materials
Oak
Buddhist Gilded Enlightened Monk Buddha
Located in New York, NY
Gilded Bronze Buddhist Buddha statue. Serene casting of Enlightened Buddha Buddhist Monk seated on
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20th Century Asian Other Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze, Gold Leaf
19th Century Chinese Small Altar Cabinet
Located in Singapore, SG
flowers and vines. This was used either as a Buddha's niche or for one's ancestral tablet, the tablet
Category
Antique 1880s Chinese Qing Antiquities
Materials
Pine
Early 19th Century Tibetan Cabinet / Altar Cabinet
Located in Hoddesdon, GB
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Tibetan altar cabinets were originally used as family altars for storage of religious items such as
Category
Antique Early 1800s Tibetan Furniture
Materials
Elm
17th - 18th Century Buddha Statue, "Nezha"
Located in New York, NY
18th century or earlier Carved wooden Buddha Statue of Nezha; .
A wonderfully carved
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier Chinese Qing Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Antique Japanese Carved Village Buddha Enku Style
Located in Atlanta, GA
was installed on altar and alcove for worship. The buddha has his right hand raised in abhaya mudra
Category
Antique 18th Century Japanese Edo Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Wood
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
Category
Antique 15th Century and Earlier Chinese Antiquities
Materials
Bronze
Antique Thai Carved Seated Buddha Playing a Flute
Located in Chicago, IL
Antique Thai Carved Seated Buddha Playing a Flute
This is an Antique Thai Buddha, with a
Category
Vintage 1930s Thai Other Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Mirror, Wood, Paint
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
Category
Antique 15th Century and Earlier Asian Hellenistic Antiquities
Materials
Schist
Tathagata: Contemporary Mixed Media Buddha Painting by Sax Berlin
By Sax Berlin
Located in Brecon, Powys
deep and take the essence of tranquility from the image. This Buddha would sit happily on an altar or a
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Gold Leaf, Silver Leaf
Hand Painted Tibetan Thangka Painting Buddha Shakyamuni White Gold
Located in Somis, CA
An exquisitely hand painted Tibetan Thangka by one of our master artists in Nepal featuring Buddha
Category
2010s Nepalese Tibetan Paintings and Screens
Materials
Brocade, Wood, Paint
Pair of Large Rustic Religious Stripped Wood Antique Santo Altar Figures
Located in Forney, TX
Santo church altar figures.
18th/early 19th century, primitive hand-crafted construction, finely
Category
Antique Late 18th Century Spanish Colonial Religious Items
Materials
Wood, Paint
Chinese Blanc-de-Chine Seated Guanyin Altar Piece, 19th/20th Century
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Chinese Blanc-de-Chine Seated Guanyin Altar Piece , 19th/20th Century
A large and impressive
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Ceramics
Materials
Porcelain
18th/19th Century Spanish Colonial Carved Polychrome Wood Santo Altar Sculpture
Located in Forney, TX
A most impressive antique Spanish Colonial hand carved polychromed wood Santo Catholic church altar
Category
Antique Late 18th Century Spanish Colonial Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Gesso, Wood, Paint
H 19.5 in W 7.75 in D 7.5 in
16th Century Thai Life Size Stone Buddha Head-Superb Ayuthaya Example
Located in Ukiah, CA
were meant to be looked at from below, as this Buddha would have sat on an altar above its devotees
Category
Antique 16th Century Thai Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Stone
Luminous Hand Carved Makrana Marble Black Buddha Head from Agra India
Located in Asheville, NC
Buddha is sure to make a statement on your altar table and offer a fine meditational focal point. This
Category
2010s Indian Agra Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Marble
Large Chinese Carved Nephrite Jade Double Buddha's Hand Vase, Late Qing Dynasty
Located in Austin, TX
A large and graceful carved nephrite jade conjoined double vase in the form of a pair of Buddha
Category
Antique Early 1900s Chinese Qing Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Jade
H 8.75 in W 6.25 in D 3.5 in
Vintage Silver Plated Bronze Four Face Buddha Brahma Hindu Sculpture 20th C
Located in London, GB
This is an interesting and very unusual silver plated bronze bust of the famous four-faced Buddha
Category
Vintage 1980s Busts
Materials
Silver Plate, Bronze
H 5.91 in W 5.52 in D 5.52 in
Petite Goddess Mahapratisara Charm
Located in Chicago, IL
Buddha Ratnasambhava, one of the five meditation Buddhas, with the ability to transform pride into the
Category
20th Century Tibetan Tibetan Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Brass
Late 19th Century Thangka with the Portrait of a Tibetan Monk
Located in Chicago, IL
, gazing toward the teacher. Sitting before an altar, the patron also wears monk’s robes. The four deities
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Tibetan Tibetan Paintings
Materials
Linen, Silk, Paint
Two Chinese Famille Verte Porcelain HeHe Groups Kangxi Period
Located in Dallas, TX
-hand figure wearing brightly enamelled yellow robes and holding a Buddha-hand citron and lotus stem in
Category
Antique 17th Century Chinese Chinese Export Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Pair of Giltwood Buddhist Apostles
Located in Chicago, IL
Moggallāna. Depictions of these apostles are often found along side Buddha statues on temple altars.
Both
Category
Antique 19th Century Burmese Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Teak, Giltwood
A Thai Teak Wood Sculpture of a Blessing Angel
Located in Chicago, IL
Thai temples contained various kinds of carved figures including Buddhas, apostles and angels. This
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Teak
Tathagata
By Sax Berlin
Located in Brecon, Powys
Buddha to refer to himself. However it also the term for one who has reached enlightenment through
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Prints
Materials
Giclée
Hand Painted Thangka Gold White Tara
Located in Somis, CA
, flanking an altar mounted with offerings of fruits and sweets. White Tara reigns as the mother of all
Category
2010s Nepalese Tibetan Paintings and Screens
Materials
Brocade, Wood, Paint
Korean Buddhist Guardian Mural Taenghwa Painting, c. 1800
Located in Chicago, IL
colors. These paintings would portray images of prominent Buddhas and bodhisattvas or depict stories from
Category
19th Century Folk Art Figurative Paintings
Materials
Pigment, Paint, Cotton
A Teak Wood Sculpture In The Form of a Thai Greeting Angel
Located in Chicago, IL
Thai temples often featured various kinds of carved figures including Buddhas and angels. This
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Teak
Korean Buddhist Guardian Mural Taenghwa Painting, c. 1800
Located in Chicago, IL
colors. These paintings would portray images of prominent Buddhas and bodhisattvas or depict stories from
Category
Antique Early 19th Century Korean Paintings and Screens
Materials
Cotton, Paint
Pair of Patinated Gilt Bronze Buddhist Apostles
Located in Chicago, IL
apostles are often found along side Buddha statues and holy angels on temple altars. In South East Asia
Category
Early 20th Century Thai Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Untitled, Plate Six from Novecento (Mixed media lithograph with chalk pastel)
By Nam June Paik
Located in New York, NY
of revelation and transformation. TV Buddha (1974) comprises a statue of Buddha placed in front of a
Category
1990s Abstract Mixed Media
Materials
Chalk, Offset, Oil Pastel, Mixed Media, Graphite, Lithograph
Large Framed Japanese Buddhist Amida Temple Hall Painting, Mid-19th Century
Located in Austin, TX
gilt frame.
The painting depicts an opulent Amida-do (temple hall dedicated to Amida Buddha) of the
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Japanese Meiji Paintings and Screens
Materials
Wood, Paint, Brocade, Silk, Acrylic
H 76.25 in W 50 in D 3.25 in
Glimpses of Japanese Shrines in Kyoto - Ancient Albumen Print 1870/1890
Located in Roma, IT
Italian on the cardboard.
In the lot, four views of events and statues in Japanese shrines: an altar, the
Category
1880s Black and White Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
H 10.24 in W 13.39 in D 0.12 in
Buddha Store closing March 31. Myanmar Burma Ancient Gilt Bronze
Located in Santa Fe, NM
the altar built up over the surface over the centuries. Buddhas with this mudra are commonly known as
Category
Antique Early 19th Century Burmese Qing Antiquities
Materials
Gold, Bronze
Store closing March 31.. Buddha Myanmar Burma Ancient Layered Patina
Located in Santa Fe, NM
the altar built up over the surface over the centuries. Buddhas with this mudra are commonly known as
Category
Antique Early 19th Century Burmese Qing Antiquities
Materials
Gold, Bronze
Store closing March 31. Gilt Bronze Buddha Touching the Earth Myanmar Burma
Located in Santa Fe, NM
. Fantastic colors. Not sure what the orange is, probably lacquer. The Buddha seated in Vajrasana with hands
Category
Antique Early 19th Century Burmese Qing Antiquities
Materials
Gold, Bronze
H 5.75 in W 4 in D 2.5 in
Antique Tibetan Bowl
Located in SOMIS, CA
used on the altar to hold offerings of grains, small fruits and sweets to Buddha.
All original.
Category
Antique 19th Century Tibetan More Asian Art, Objects and Furniture
Materials
Wood
Pair of Chinese Enamel on Biscuit Fruit Piramids
Located in 's-Hertogenbosch, NL
These mountains are porcelain copies of fruit offerings used for a house altar or temple altar
Category
Antique Early 18th Century Chinese Chinese Export Ceramics
Modern Glass Sculpture of a Laughing Hippo by Antoon van Wijk
Located in Amstelveen, NL
Unique and colorful sculpture of a laughing hippopotamus sitting on an altar with images of
Category
20th Century Dutch Sculptures
Materials
Gold Leaf
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H 23.63 in W 8.67 in D 8.27 in
Japanese Large Finely Gilt Shrine with Temple
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
the most glowing gold gilt work one will find in such a piece. It features a Buddha in a magnificent
Category
20th Century Japanese Other More Asian Art, Objects and Furniture
Materials
Wood
Store closing March 31. Burma Myanmar Rare Bronze Red Lacquer and Gold
Located in Santa Fe, NM
(Myanmar) Buddhist saint and disciple of the Buddha, kneeling, leaning on his left arm in an attitude of
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Burmese Other Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Gold, Bronze
Middle 20th century Old wooden Burmese Buddha Altar - Original Buddhas
Located in DEVENTER, NL
This Middle 20th century Old wooden Burmese Buddha Altar is a stunning testament to the rich
Category
Mid-20th Century Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Wood
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H 28.15 in W 20.87 in D 14.18 in
Large 19th Century Chinese Altar Table
Located in Bradenton, FL
Very simple lines on this Chinese red lacquer Ming style altar table, it will work very well for a
Category
Antique 19th Century Chinese Chinese Chippendale Furniture
Materials
Wood
Mid-19th Century Chinese Provincial Altar Table
Located in Chicago, IL
and Buddhas. This 19th century altar table was made in China's Shanxi province. Faint traces of the
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Furniture
Materials
Elm
Chinese Buddha's Hand Citron Offering Fruit
Located in Chicago, IL
Alongside spiritual icons and incense burners, altars used for ancestor worship were ritually laden
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Collection of 12 Pieces of Chinese Porcelain Altar Fruit
Located in Essex, MA
Collection of 12 pieces of Chinese porcelain altar fruit. Including hand of Buddha.
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Chinese Ceramics
Chinese Polychrome Seated Amitayus Buddha, c. 1800
Located in Chicago, IL
This 19th-century wooden prayer figure is carved in the likeness of Amitayus, the Buddha of Eternal
Category
Antique Early 19th Century Chinese Qing Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood
20th Century Antique Tibetan Open Carved Altar Prayer Coffee Table
Located in Pomona, CA
prayer their Buddha and read their books. This is the most desirable one and luckily it's in a very good
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Tibetan Tibetan Furniture
Materials
Wood
Pair of 16th Century Tibetan Bronze Buddha Ritual Rats
Located in Dallas, TX
enlightened Buddha, in the deer park at Sarnath. As a symbol of the Buddhist Doctrine, this grouping is known
Category
Antique 16th Century Tibetan Chinoiserie Animal Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Very Delicate Chinese Cabinet
Located in Saint-Ouen (PARIS), FR
Chinese cabinet in coromandel lacquer, two doors opening on a red and gold altar prayer with a
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century English Chinoiserie Cabinets
Materials
Wood, Lacquer
Giltwood Buddhist Apostles
Located in Chicago, IL
Moggallāna. Depictions of these apostles are often found alongside Buddha statues on temple altars.
These
Category
20th Century Burmese Sculptures
Materials
Teak, Giltwood
Chinese Spirit Cabinet
Located in Chicago, IL
The basic set up for traditional home-based ancestor worship was an altar table upon which
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Furniture
Materials
Brass
Burmese Giltwood Table Shrine
Located in Chicago, IL
surmounting the center altarpiece, to the floral motif carved wings flanking the mensa (or altar slab) and
Category
20th Century Burmese Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Gold Leaf
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
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Gold Leaf
Antique Tibetan Table
Located in Rochester, NY
Antique Tibetan prayer wheel altar table with beautifully aged original rich jewel tone colors of
Category
Antique 19th Century Tibetan Tables
Materials
Wood
Wooden Thai Greeting Angel Sculpture on Metal Base
Located in Chicago, IL
Buddha sculptures on raised altars.
Category
Late 20th Century Thai Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Monk's Fan Mounted on Stand
Located in Chicago, IL
altars accompanying Buddha images. The glass mirror fragments were added to create a "bejeweled
Category
Early 20th Century Thai Mounted Objects
Materials
Gold Leaf
18th Century Chinese Shrine Cabinet
Located in Chicago, IL
doors reveals a shrine designed to house altar spirits and incense. It was thoughtfully crafted with
Category
Antique Mid-18th Century Chinese Qing Furniture
Materials
Cedar
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