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Antique Carved Dark Brown Lacquered Burmese Monastic Attendants - Set of 2
Antique Carved Dark Brown Lacquered Burmese Monastic Attendants - Set of 2

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 Originally made to flank a Buddhist altar, they could now flank a doorway in your home or commercial space

Category

Antique Late 19th Century Burmese Rustic Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Wood, Lacquer

Urushi Partition
Urushi Partition

Urushi Partition

$11,222 / set

Urushi Partition

By Oonoya Butsudan

Located in Minato-Ku, JP

.( Butsdan refers to a Buddhist altar) The use of lacquering, one of the most distinctive and impressive

Category

2010s Other Furniture

Materials

Wood

Japanese ikebana banakago basket of Chinese style
Japanese ikebana banakago basket of Chinese style

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

Category

Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Decorative Baskets

Materials

Bamboo, Rattan

Bronze Champlevé Buddhist Temple Altar Candle Holder Meiji Period
Bronze Champlevé Buddhist Temple Altar Candle Holder Meiji Period

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

Category

Antique 1890s Japanese Meiji More Furniture and Collectibles

Materials

Bronze, Enamel

Japanese ikebana bamboo basket - Showa, 20th
Japanese ikebana bamboo basket - Showa, 20th

Japanese ikebana bamboo basket - Showa, 20th

Located in PARIS, FR

floral offerings - kuge - to Buddhist altars and stupas. The ambassador Ono no Imoko became the priest

Category

20th Century Japanese Japonisme Decorative Baskets

Materials

Bamboo, Wicker, Wood

Ancient Buddhist Stone Tabletop Altar with a Lotus Flower
Ancient Buddhist Stone Tabletop Altar with a Lotus Flower

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

JAPAN 1810 Edo Period Large Butsudan Home Altar With Amida Nyorai In Wood
JAPAN 1810 Edo Period Large Butsudan Home Altar With Amida Nyorai In Wood

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

Category

Antique 1810s Japanese Edo Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Gold, Brass

Japanese Ikebana flower basket made of bamboo with its Knotty Wood handle
Japanese Ikebana flower basket made of bamboo with its Knotty Wood handle

Japanese Ikebana flower basket made of bamboo with its Knotty Wood handle

Located in PARIS, FR

offerings - kuge - to Buddhist altars and stupas. The ambassador Ono no Imoko became the priest Senmu, and

Category

Mid-20th Century Japanese Taisho Decorative Baskets

Materials

Bamboo

Chinese Ming Buddhist Oil Lamp, c. 1600
Chinese Ming Buddhist Oil Lamp, c. 1600

Chinese Ming Buddhist Oil Lamp, c. 1600

Located in Chicago, IL

altar displays for Buddhist ceremonies and ritual offerings. The vessel is a variation of the sacred oil

Category

Antique Early 17th Century Chinese Ming Ceramics

Materials

Ceramic

Chinese Ming Buddhist Oil Lamp, c. 1600
Chinese Ming Buddhist Oil Lamp, c. 1600

Chinese Ming Buddhist Oil Lamp, c. 1600

Located in Chicago, IL

altar displays for Buddhist ceremonies and ritual offerings. The vessel is a variation on the sacred oil

Category

Antique Early 17th Century Chinese Ming Ceramics

Materials

Ceramic

OKIMONO 1910 Japan Meiji Period Carved Sculpture Of A Basket's Seller
OKIMONO 1910 Japan Meiji Period Carved Sculpture Of A Basket's Seller

OKIMONO 1910 Japan Meiji Period Carved Sculpture Of A Basket's Seller

Located in Miami, FL

object, usually displayed in a tokonoma or butsudan "Buddhist altar". It is an ornament or figure

Category

Vintage 1910s Japanese Meiji Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Enamel

Korean Buddhist Temple Scroll Painting Sinjung T'aenghwa Joseon Dynasty
Korean Buddhist Temple Scroll Painting Sinjung T'aenghwa Joseon Dynasty

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

Category

Antique 1880s Korean Other Paintings and Screens

Materials

Silk, Acrylic, Wood

Antique Pair of Wood Carved Figures Le Dynasty Buddhists, 18th century
Antique Pair of Wood Carved Figures Le Dynasty Buddhists, 18th century

Antique Pair of Wood Carved Figures Le Dynasty Buddhists, 18th century

Located in Norton, MA

Antique wooden carved sculptures, from the Le Dynasty Buddhist, 18th century, Vietnam altar maid

Category

Antique 18th Century Vietnamese Other Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Wood

OKIMONO 1890 Japan Meiji Period Carved Sculpture Of Ebisu As Fisherman
OKIMONO 1890 Japan Meiji Period Carved Sculpture Of Ebisu As Fisherman

OKIMONO 1890 Japan Meiji Period Carved Sculpture Of Ebisu As Fisherman

Located in Miami, FL

, usually displayed in a tokonoma or butsudan "Buddhist altar". It is an ornament or figure, especially one

Category

Antique 1890s Japanese Meiji Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Bone

20th Century Temple Altar Door Gilded Applique, Set
20th Century Temple Altar Door Gilded Applique, Set

20th Century Temple Altar Door Gilded Applique, Set

Located in Fukuoka, JP

Set of Large Buddhist temple Altar door decorative applique. Gilded copper, depicting flying

Category

20th Century Japanese Antiquities

Materials

Iron

Japanese Antique Altar Table Lamp Symbolic Of Wish Granting And Good Fortune
Japanese Antique Altar Table Lamp Symbolic Of Wish Granting And Good Fortune

Japanese Antique Altar Table Lamp 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

Category

Early 20th Century Japanese Taisho Garden Ornaments

Materials

Copper

6 Brass Bells Japanese Suzu Temple Indian Hanuman Monkey Elephant Claw
6 Brass Bells Japanese Suzu Temple Indian Hanuman Monkey Elephant Claw

6 Brass Bells Japanese Suzu Temple Indian Hanuman Monkey Elephant Claw

Located in Dayton, OH

. - Indian elephant claw cow bell with etched design. - Japanese / Buddhist shrine / altar / Suzu Temple bell

Category

20th Century Historical Memorabilia

Materials

Brass

Chinese Ming Oil Lamp with Santal Candle
Chinese Ming Oil Lamp with Santal Candle

Chinese Ming Oil Lamp with Santal Candle

Located in Chicago, IL

altar displays for Buddhist ceremonies and ritual offerings. The vessel is a variation on the sacred oil

Category

Antique Early 17th Century Chinese Ming Ceramics

Materials

Ceramic

Low Tibetan Monk's Table, c. 1850
Low Tibetan Monk's Table, c. 1850

Low Tibetan Monk's Table, c. 1850

Located in Chicago, IL

-century Tibetan folding table (choksi), originally used as an altar surface for Buddhist prayer offerings

Category

Antique Mid-19th Century Tibetan Tibetan Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Pine

Intricate Antique Japanese Metal Candle Holders Shokudai
Intricate Antique Japanese Metal Candle Holders Shokudai

Intricate Antique Japanese Metal Candle Holders Shokudai

Located in New York, NY

with a spike for holding the candle, is frequently found in Buddhist temple altars. These are likely

Category

Antique Late 19th Century Japanese More Asian Art, Objects and Furniture

Materials

Metal

Japanese Fine Antique Gilt and Red Lacquer Lotus Bud Flower, Edo Period 19th C
Japanese Fine Antique Gilt and Red Lacquer Lotus Bud Flower, Edo Period 19th C

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

Category

Antique 1840s Japanese Edo Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Wood, Pine

19th century Antique marble Burmese Mandalay Buddha statue from Burma
19th century Antique marble Burmese Mandalay Buddha statue from Burma

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

Category

Antique 19th Century Burmese Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Wood

Japanese Gilt Lacquered Altar Table
Japanese Gilt Lacquered Altar Table

Japanese Gilt Lacquered Altar Table

Located in New York, NY

A beautiful and intricately detailed Japanese Buddhist altar table. Meiji Period (1868-1912

Category

Early 20th Century Japanese Furniture

Materials

Wood, Lacquer

Japanese Giltwood Flowers
Japanese Giltwood Flowers

Japanese Giltwood Flowers

Unavailable|$8,500 / set

Japanese Giltwood Flowers

Located in Hudson, NY

Japanese carved giltwood flowers in original bronze vessels used on Buddhist altars. Meiji period.

Category

Antique 19th Century Japanese Planters, Cachepots and Jardinières

Materials

Lacquer

Japanese Bronze Shishi Lion Foo Dog Small Incense Burner, 1960s
Japanese Bronze Shishi Lion Foo Dog Small Incense Burner, 1960s

Japanese Bronze Shishi Lion Foo Dog Small Incense Burner, 1960s

Located in Paris, FR

Japanese bronze censer with lion foo dog (Shishi). In japan, censer is one of the three Buddhist

Category

20th Century Japanese Showa Antiquities

Materials

Bronze

Store closing March 31.  Buddhist Monk Votive Figure 19th C Patina
Store closing March 31.  Buddhist Monk Votive Figure 19th C Patina

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

Category

Antique Early 19th Century Burmese Ming Antiquities

Materials

Bronze, Gold Leaf

A Pair of Bronze Temple Lanterns
A Pair of Bronze Temple Lanterns

A Pair of Bronze Temple Lanterns

Unavailable|$2,500 / set

A Pair of Bronze Temple Lanterns

Located in Sag Harbor, NY

This type of lantern are placed at Buddhist temple altars. Originally candle, later electrified. A

Category

20th Century Japanese Floor Lamps

Materials

Bronze

Buddha Store closing March 31. Myanmar Burma Ancient Gilt Bronze
Buddha Store closing March 31. Myanmar Burma Ancient Gilt Bronze

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

Category

Antique Early 19th Century Burmese Qing Antiquities

Materials

Gold, Bronze

Store closing March 31.   Gilt Bronze Buddha Touching the Earth Myanmar Burma
Store closing March 31.   Gilt Bronze Buddha Touching the Earth Myanmar Burma

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

Category

Antique Early 19th Century Burmese Qing Antiquities

Materials

Gold, Bronze

Store closing March 31..  Buddha Myanmar Burma Ancient Layered Patina
Store closing March 31..  Buddha Myanmar Burma Ancient Layered Patina

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

Category

Antique Early 19th Century Burmese Qing Antiquities

Materials

Gold, Bronze

Antique Japanese Miniature Buddhist Altar Table
Antique Japanese Miniature Buddhist Altar Table

Antique Japanese Miniature Buddhist Altar Table

Located in Hudson, NY

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

Category

Antique Early 1800s Japanese Edo Lacquer

Materials

Bronze

Antique Japanese Buddhist Altar Table, 19th Century
Antique Japanese Buddhist Altar Table, 19th Century

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

Category

Antique Early 19th Century Japanese Edo Furniture

Materials

Elm

Dragon Ascendancy: Antique Buddhist Altar Cloth
Dragon Ascendancy: Antique Buddhist Altar Cloth

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

Category

Antique Mid-19th Century Japanese Edo Textiles

Materials

Gold

Mid-Century Gilded Buddhist Altar Lanterns
Mid-Century Gilded Buddhist Altar Lanterns

Mid-Century Gilded Buddhist Altar Lanterns

Located in Fukuoka, JP

aura and artistic heritage of Buddhist traditions. Originally used within the context of a portable

Category

Mid-20th Century Japanese Showa Lanterns

Materials

Metal

Gilt Wood Buddhist Altar Lotus Flowers Japanese
Gilt Wood Buddhist Altar Lotus Flowers Japanese

Gilt Wood Buddhist Altar Lotus Flowers Japanese

Located in Palm Springs, CA

A group of five beautifully carved, lacquered and 23K water gilt wood altar flowers. One leaf is

Category

20th Century Japanese Sculptures

Materials

Wood

Pair Giltwood Buddhist Altar Lotus Flowers & Vases
Pair Giltwood Buddhist Altar Lotus Flowers & Vases

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

Category

Early 20th Century Japanese Decorative Objects

Materials

Bronze

Pair of Buddhist Temple Flowers, Japan
Pair of Buddhist Temple Flowers, Japan

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 Gemstone Gilt Bronze Mounted Rock Crystal Vessel Offering Bowl
Antique Gemstone Gilt Bronze Mounted Rock Crystal Vessel Offering Bowl

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

Category

Antique 19th Century Tibetan Folk Art Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Multi-gemstone, Rock Crystal, Ormolu

Pair of Japanese Bronze Candle Sticks, circa 1912-1926
Pair of Japanese Bronze Candle Sticks, circa 1912-1926

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

Category

Early 20th Century Japanese Candlesticks

Materials

Bronze

Antique Rustic Buddhist Step Candle Table Altar
Antique Rustic Buddhist Step Candle Table Altar

Antique Rustic Buddhist Step Candle Table Altar

Located in New York, NY

Antique Rustic Buddhist Candle Stand Altar Table. Theravada Buddhist Rustic Antique Step Altar

Category

20th Century Thai Rustic Candle Stands

Materials

Teak

Rare Japanese Copper Lion Ornament/1500-1650/Engraved Copper Figurine
Rare Japanese Copper Lion Ornament/1500-1650/Engraved Copper Figurine

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

Category

Antique 16th Century Japanese Other Animal Sculptures

Materials

Copper

Buddhist Gilded Enlightened Monk Buddha
Buddhist Gilded Enlightened Monk Buddha

Buddhist Gilded Enlightened Monk Buddha

Located in New York, NY

Gilded Bronze Buddhist Buddha statue. Serene casting of Enlightened Buddha Buddhist Monk seated on

Category

20th Century Asian Other Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Bronze, Gold Leaf

Korean Buddhist Guardian Mural Taenghwa Painting, c. 1800
Korean Buddhist Guardian Mural Taenghwa Painting, c. 1800

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

Antique Early 19th Century Korean Paintings and Screens

Materials

Cotton, Paint

Large Japanese Temple Flowers
Large Japanese Temple Flowers

Large Japanese Temple Flowers

Located in Hudson, NY

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

Category

Antique 18th Century Japanese Sculptures and Carvings

Monumental 19th Century Chinese Buddhist Altar Shrine
Monumental 19th Century Chinese Buddhist Altar Shrine

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

Category

Antique 19th Century Chinese Qing Furniture

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