Buddhist Antique

Buddhist motives Brass with enamel with character mask on base Period: 19th-early 20th century Ex UK

Late Qing Dynasty Ancestor Portrait of a Lady with Buddhist Praying Beads , hand painted we framed

Garuda is a mythological human-like bird on which the Lord Vishnu rode in both Hindu and Buddhist

scholarly books, this Buddhist monk seeks the path of enlightenment.  

which it was recovered. The "swastikas" and sauvistikas are an ancient BUDDHIST symbol still in use

right hand he holds precious Buddhist texts.

Pushman’s classic subject is seen here in Chinese Figure (Still Life), where a seated Buddhist

, Gandhara region, Greco-Buddhist Art (2nd-4th century J.C.).

Large book cover for Buddhist "pecha" style scriptural text. Scrolling floral design surrounding

drone), the sacred Buddhist symbol used to create the universe, at the center of the dish, surrounded by

A pair of Chinese gilt and polychrome bronze Buddhist guardians (Tienhuang) of the North and the

Burmese 19th century Buddhist offering vessel in black lacquer with a red lacquer interior

associated with compassion as venerated by Mahayana Buddhists. She is commonly known as the "Goddess of Mercy

Buddhist temples. JC - 5

(Buddhist flaming jewel) with 13 ringlet projections to hold ceramic oil dishes (replaced), a four legged

Buddhist councils was held near Chiang Mai, which worked on improving the Buddhist scriptures. The

Prophet Mohammed. But Gandhara was also a jewel of Buddhist civilization and influential in the

forehead represents the urna, a Buddhist mark signifying spiritual enlightenment. Elongated earlobes

Historically used for donations in a Burmese Buddhist temple circa 1890, a hand-carved and

Mounted with a Buddhist Lion Knop Surrounded by Four Linked Gilt Phoenix. The Cover and the Bowl Both

serpent deities in Hindi and Buddhist mythology).

the necks of the vases are mounts in the form of Buddhist lions. The bases are signed in red enamel

Buddhist year 2412. Excellent condition. 11-3/4 in. High. 6 lbs. 12 oz. Dated 1869.

flowers. This kind of flower is an important Buddhist motif: Buddha is often represented seated on one of

" style which originally came from Koyasan, a sacred Buddhist temple in Wakayama prefecture. Six seperate

engraved with two vajra. Bibliography: Gems of Beijing Cultural Relics Series, Buddhist Statues I, n

and insect designs on ivory panels and Asian symbols on mustard-color ground with Buddhist symbols. No

in China, and works from China were often gifted to Tibetan Buddhist lamas or high-ranking monks.

Japanese portable altar in black lacquered wood representing Benzaiten a Japanese Buddhist goddess

peaceful at the same time. Round face, draped dress are typical of tradition of Pala period last Buddhist

A London delftware pottery bowl of good size with a double scroll Buddhist motif symbolizing ruyi

This is a lovely mat decorated with mirror image urns holding standards displaying Buddhist symbols

with a Buddhist prayer flag, the third and fourth with what were probably prayer wheels in the original

tree. According to Buddhist scriptures, the baby began to walk seven steps forward, symbolising the

. Originally used as votive altar pieces in a Buddhist temple. Currently fitted as lamps using the finial as

A pair of Burmese 19th century Khantoke or Buddhist offering vessels in black lacquer with red

Elaborately hand painted Burmese Khantoke from the 19th century which was used a s a Buddhist

angels of the Buddhist temple.

craft into a work of art. The Sukhothai kingdom was the first Theravada Buddhist kingdom of Thailand

- she links the image of a ripe aubergine with the Buddhist conception of a fulfilled and happy life

Luohan is the Chines translation of "arhat", a highly realized Buddhist practitioner. Some luohans

. The rug has a major border of dragons interspersed with the eight Buddhist symbols and a minor floral

. Each corner depicts the Buddhist umbrella between flowers. A piece full of elegance, serenity and

Used as an altar, this carved wooden box features celestial musicians (probably the Buddhist

interior designer of the 20th century. The iconography is based on the Gandavyuha Chapter of the Buddhist

calm is more than 3 feet tall. Gandharan Buddhist art is some of the earliest rendering of the

A Buddhist culture for hundreds of years, Bhutan is also legendary among Himalayan kingdoms for its

illustrating a Buddhist Jataka story, probably the ‘Life of Gaudama’, with Prince Vessantara & his wife

representing a landscape with different types of flowers like a gilt lotus flower, one of the “Eight Buddhist

Thai Buddhist sandstone carving of the head of a Buddha image, Ayutthaya, 14th/15th century. This

Unusual and highly decorative Asian Giltwood mirror with a Buddhist figure Shaka Nyoria. This

sandstone vertical was once part of a large stone fence, probably surrounding a Buddhist holy site

visual interest and authenticity to this object. One look and you can imagine the Buddhist monks

valued for their use in Buddhist rituals.

composition in a classic Nepalese style combining Hindu and Buddhist modalities. A mantra is carved into the

of flowers and Buddhist symbols, the rim with flowers and foliage. Ship wrecked, porcelain slightly

our example, motives include a resting hinde under the moon, dragon, phoenix or Buddhist symbols, see