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Large Antique Temple Carving, Polychrome Buddhist Statue
Located in Chillerton, Isle of Wight
Large antique temple carving, polychrome Buddhist statue. This wonderful carving, is the top
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Antique Early 1700s Folk Art Sculptures and Carvings

Japanese Signed Showa Hand Carved Wood Noh Theater Mask of Buddhist Monk Shunkan
Located in Studio City, CA
Noh theatre character Shunkan - a Buddhist monk from the play "Shunkan" a story about a Buddhist
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20th Century Japanese Showa Masks

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Wood

Antique Burmese Mandalay Period Buddhist Dancer Nat Spirit Deer Figure Sculpture
Located in Forney, TX
figure Buddhist temple -monastery sculpture. Exquisitely hand-crafted in Burma (present day Myanmar) in
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Antique Late 19th Century Burmese Sculptures and Carvings

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Wood, Art Glass, Teak, Giltwood

779 Japanese Signed Bronze Nio Mask
Located in New York, NY
Guardian to the Buddhist Temple Superb quality and casting feature a rich dark brown patina
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Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Folk Art Masks

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Bronze

779 Japanese Signed Bronze Nio Mask
779 Japanese Signed Bronze Nio Mask
H 10.25 in W 6.25 in D 3 in
Antique Burmese Lacquer Buddha
Located in New York, NY
wonderful example of Burmese Shan Period Buddhist Folk Art head of Buddha. Noted in Shan style a triangular
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Antique Late 19th Century Burmese Other Busts

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Wood, Lacquer

Fine Vintage Laotian Silk Chok Weaving Interior Design Textiles
Located in London, GB
, shown here by a healing shaman (maw mon) from a village outside of Xam Tai and into Buddhist door
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Mid-20th Century Laotian Tribal Art

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Cotton, Silk

Fine Vintage Laotian Silk Chok Weaving Interior Design Textiles
Fine Vintage Laotian Silk Chok Weaving Interior Design Textiles
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H 78.75 in W 17.72 in D 0.08 in
Antique Indonesian Carved Deer Architectural Temple Sculpture
Located in Forney, TX
, possibly Burma, the antique religious folk art decorative building element - temple statue depicting a stag
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Antique 19th Century Southeast Asian Folk Art Sculptures and Carvings

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Wood, Paint

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
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Antique 19th Century Tibetan Folk Art Sculptures and Carvings

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Multi-gemstone, Rock Crystal, Ormolu

Large European Antique Carved Painted Silver Gilt Religious Altar Niche
Located in Forney, TX
, tabernacle, reliquary, monstrance, religious folk art, ecclesiastical objects, liturgical pieces, altarsticks
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Antique Late 19th Century European Gothic Revival Sculptures and Carvings

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Wood, Pine, Paint, Glass

Antique Spanish Colonial Archangel Polychrome Wood Santo Carving
Located in Forney, TX
paint patina. Typical folk art losses, characters and charm. Likely restoration to both arms and wings
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Antique Early 19th Century North American Spanish Colonial Sculptures an...

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Wood, Paint

19th Century Southeast Asian Patinated Bronze Mythical Garuda Bird
Located in Kensington, MD
Garuda is a mythological human-like bird on which the Lord Vishnu rode in both Hindu and Buddhist
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Antique 19th Century Indonesian Tribal Sculptures and Carvings

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Bronze

18th/19th Century Spanish Colonial Carved Polychrome Wood Santo Altar Sculpture
Located in Forney, TX
superb religious folk art work We here at Lynx Hollow Antiques absolutely love religious antiques! From
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Antique Late 18th Century Spanish Colonial Sculptures and Carvings

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Gesso, Wood, Paint

Korean Buddhist Guardian Mural Taenghwa Painting, c. 1800
Located in Chicago, IL
wall murals. Influenced by Chinese and Central Asian Buddhist art, taenghwas were painted with Buddhist
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19th Century Folk Art Figurative Paintings

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Pigment, Paint, Cotton

Phurba or Kila Wrathful Sacred Buddhist Sword
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Robert Beer in his Handbook of Tibetan Buddhist Symbols. Like Tara — only more wrathfully — the Phurba
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Mid-20th Century Tibetan Folk Art Metalwork

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Brass

Tibetan Buddhist Deity Avalokiteshvara Bodhisattva Cast Bronze Sculpture
Located in North Hollywood, CA
A metal cast bronze finish on brass in beautiful posture figure of Tibetan Buddhist Padmapani Deity
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Mid-20th Century Nepalese Folk Art Sculptures and Carvings

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Bronze

Antique Korean Carved Polychrome Wooden Buddhist Figure Sculpture
Located in Forney, TX
this large Joseon dynasty (1392–1910) antique Asian hand carved and painted wood Buddhist figure
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Antique 19th Century Korean Folk Art Sculptures and Carvings

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Wood

Antique Tibetan Buddhist Ritual Silver Mounted Horned Sheep Skull Kapala
Located in Forney, TX
religious folk art, the work presents wonderfully. Overall in excellent antique condition with nicely aged
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Antique 19th Century Tibetan Folk Art Metalwork

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Silver

Asian Bronze Pair of Hanuman Kneeling Buddhist Figure Candleholders
Located in North Hollywood, CA
small decorative Asian Metal Art work on cast gilt bronze kneeling Buddhist figure candleholders. A
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Vintage 1950s Indian Folk Art Sculptures and Carvings

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Bronze

Antique Chinese Buddhist Rug
Located in New York, NY
An early 20th-century Chinese Buddha rug. Measures: 2'3'' x 4'3''.
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Early 20th Century Folk Art Chinese and East Asian Rugs

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Wool

Antique Chinese Buddhist Rug
Antique Chinese Buddhist Rug
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W 27 in L 51 in
Japanese antique wooden Buddha statue/Folk Buddha/Edo period/1603-1868
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
This is an old Japanese Buddhist statue made around the Edo period. The material is believed to be
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Antique 17th Century Japanese Edo Sculptures and Carvings

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Cypress

19th Century Buddhist Statue Monk Tang
Located in New York, NY
good overall distressed condition. A wonderful example of Chinese Folk Art and culture.
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Qing Figurative Sculptures

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Wood

Large Antique Southeast Asian Thai Carved Polychrome Rabbit Folk Art Sculpture
Located in Forney, TX
century, most likely originally commissioned as an architectural ornament from a Buddhist temple in
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Early 20th Century Asian Folk Art Animal Sculptures

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Wood, Paint

"Indonesian Garuda Head, " Carved Wood created circa 1920
Located in Milwaukee, WI
sculpture is 12 1/2" x 9". The Garuda is a legendary bird or bird-like creature in Hindu, Buddhist and Jain
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1920s Folk Art Sculptures

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Wood

"Wooden Garuda Sculpture (Peacock), " Carved Painted Wood from Indonesia 19th cen
Located in Milwaukee, WI
creature in Hindu, Buddhist and Jain mythology. He is variously the vehicle mount (vahana) of the Hindu god
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19th Century Folk Art Sculptures

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Wood

"Garuda Finial, " Indonesian Hand-carved Painted Wood
Located in Milwaukee, WI
sculpture is 11" x 4". The Garuda is a legendary bird or bird-like creature in Hindu, Buddhist and Jain
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19th Century Folk Art Sculptures

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Wood

"Garuda - Finial, " Indonesian Hand-carved, Painted Wood created in the 19th Cen
Located in Milwaukee, WI
sculpture is 10 1/2" x 5". The Garuda is a legendary bird or bird-like creature in Hindu, Buddhist and Jain
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19th Century Folk Art Sculptures

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Wood

Wood Diptych, 165 pieces of wood: 'Remembrances of Things Past '
By Loren Eiferman
Located in New York, NY
in the images beamed back from the Hubble Telescope. --From studying ancient Buddhist mandalas and
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2010s Folk Art Sculptures

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Wood

Wood Sculpture, 167 pieces: 'To Be Continued'
By Loren Eiferman
Located in New York, NY
in the images beamed back from the Hubble Telescope. --From studying ancient Buddhist mandalas and
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2010s Folk Art Abstract Sculptures

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Wood

Wood Sculpture, 336 pieces, 21 rings/circles : 'Chlorophyll'
By Loren Eiferman
Located in New York, NY
in the images beamed back from the Hubble Telescope. --From studying ancient Buddhist mandalas and
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2010s Folk Art Abstract Sculptures

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Wood

Wood Sculpture, 44 pieces: 'Fiji #1'
By Loren Eiferman
Located in New York, NY
in the images beamed back from the Hubble Telescope. --From studying ancient Buddhist mandalas and
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2010s Folk Art Abstract Sculptures

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Wood

Wood Sculpture: 'Fiji #3'
By Loren Eiferman
Located in New York, NY
in the images beamed back from the Hubble Telescope. --From studying ancient Buddhist mandalas and
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2010s Folk Art Abstract Sculptures

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Wood

Wood Sculpture: 'Micro/Macro'
By Loren Eiferman
Located in New York, NY
in the images beamed back from the Hubble Telescope. --From studying ancient Buddhist mandalas and
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2010s Folk Art Abstract Sculptures

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Wood

Wood Sculpture, 25 pieces: 'Fiji #2'
By Loren Eiferman
Located in New York, NY
in the images beamed back from the Hubble Telescope. --From studying ancient Buddhist mandalas and
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2010s Folk Art Abstract Sculptures

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Wood

Wood Sculpture, 73 pieces: '9r'
By Loren Eiferman
Located in New York, NY
in the images beamed back from the Hubble Telescope. --From studying ancient Buddhist mandalas and
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2010s Folk Art Abstract Sculptures

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Wood, Graphite

Wood Sculpture, Wall Installation, 287 pieces: 'Specimens'
By Loren Eiferman
Located in New York, NY
in the images beamed back from the Hubble Telescope. --From studying ancient Buddhist mandalas and
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2010s Folk Art Abstract Sculptures

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Wood, Graphite

Wood Sculpture: 'Winter Schlatelham'
By Loren Eiferman
Located in New York, NY
in the images beamed back from the Hubble Telescope. --From studying ancient Buddhist mandalas and
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2010s Folk Art Abstract Sculptures

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Wood, Graphite

Wood Sculpture, 70 pieces: '54v'
By Loren Eiferman
Located in New York, NY
in the images beamed back from the Hubble Telescope. --From studying ancient Buddhist mandalas and
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2010s Folk Art Abstract Sculptures

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Wood, Graphite

Wood Sculpture, 19 pieces: 'Incantation'
By Loren Eiferman
Located in New York, NY
in the images beamed back from the Hubble Telescope. --From studying ancient Buddhist mandalas and
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2010s Folk Art Abstract Sculptures

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Stone

Antique Korean Bandaji from Jeju Island
Located in Atlanta, GA
design of the Buddhist Swastika symbol. There are pull handles on either side for transportation. The
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Antique 19th Century Korean Folk Art Furniture

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Iron

Contemporary Handmade Tribal Folk Persian Flat-Weave Rug
Located in New York, NY
folk rug used a tribal flat-weave handmade during the mid-20th century and hand-knotted a plush
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21st Century and Contemporary Persian Folk Art Persian Rugs

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Wool

Wood wall sculpture: 'Hoover'
By Loren Eiferman
Located in New York, NY
in the images beamed back from the Hubble Telescope. --From studying ancient Buddhist mandalas and
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2010s Folk Art Abstract Sculptures

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Metal

Pair of Antique Thai Ayutthaya Period Bronze Crowned Buddha Head on Wood Stand
Located in Forney, TX
, Dallas, Texas. 2024 March Fine & Decorative Asian Art Signature Catalog Auction #8155 Lot #78357
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Antique 17th Century Thai Folk Art Metalwork

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Bronze

Christ Washing Feet of Disciples
By Sadao Watanabe
Located in San Francisco, CA
is exclusively the gospel rendered in the mingei (folk art) approach. Influenced by Buddhist figure
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1970s Folk Art Figurative Prints

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Paper, Stencil

Bronze Statue Sculpture of Ganesh Indian or Nepalese Bronze Hindu Statue
Located in North Hollywood, CA
extends to Jains and Buddhists as well. Ganesha is widely revered as the remover of obstacles, the patron
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Early 20th Century Folk Art Sculptures and Carvings

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Bronze

Rare 15th Century Majapahit Terracotta Handmaiden Figure
Located in Brescia , Brescia
-Buddhist archaeology, iconography, and the ancient history of Indonesia and Southeast Asia. He served as a
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Antique 15th Century and Earlier Javanese Folk Art Antiquities

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Terracotta

Antique Asian Bronze Chariot with Dragon Head Pulled by Horses
By Rajhastani
Located in North Hollywood, CA
over Raavana, Rama took his chariot to return home. Nice cast bronze piece of Buddhist history.
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Early 20th Century Indian Folk Art Metalwork

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Bronze

Antique Asian Hindu Bronze Temple Toy Camel on Wheels
By Rajhastani
Located in North Hollywood, CA
wheels, beautiful metal children's ethnic toy. Nice cast bronze toy of Buddhist history. Late 19th
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Antique Late 19th Century Indian Folk Art Metalwork

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Bronze

Burmese Red Carved Wood Temple Offering Box
Located in North Hollywood, CA
a sharp top surmounting a gadroon dome. This kind of basket is used to display offerings to Buddhist
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Early 20th Century South Asian Folk Art Lacquer

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Bamboo

Asian Gilt Bronze Teppanom Kneeling Thai Sacred Angels
Located in North Hollywood, CA
sitting position. These temple guardians were made in Thailand. Gilt Kneeling Thai Buddhist gatekeeper
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Mid-20th Century Thai Folk Art Sculptures and Carvings

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Bronze

Vintage Charcoal Rubbing of Thai Musicians
Located in North Hollywood, CA
depicting the story of Ramakien on the Ubosot walls, a building in the Buddhist Wat that is the holiest
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Mid-20th Century Thai Folk Art Decorative Art

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Paper

Vintage Thai Temple Charcoal Rubbing on Rice Paper
Located in North Hollywood, CA
depicting the story of Ramakien on the Ubosot walls, a building in the Buddhist Wat that is the holiest
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Mid-20th Century Thai Folk Art Decorative Art

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Paper

Large Cast Bronze Buddha Hand Sculpture on Stand
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Oversized cast bronze Buddhist hand mounted on a black wooden stand and is covered with a great
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Mid-20th Century South Asian Folk Art Sculptures and Carvings

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Bronze

Vintage Bronze Gilt Thai Teppanom Temple Guard Dancing Statue Sculpture
Located in North Hollywood, CA
small decorative Asian Metal Art work on cast gilt bronze Thai Buddhist gatekeeper angels, Measures
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Mid-20th Century Thai Folk Art Sculptures and Carvings

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Bronze

Soapstone Hand-Carved Bust of Brahma with Four Faces
Located in North Hollywood, CA
on his lips with long earlobes. Religious Temple Buddhist sculpture. Dimensions Height: 7 in. (17.78
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20th Century Thai Folk Art Sculptures and Carvings

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Soapstone

Two Stones Ganesh Hindu Diety Statues
Located in North Hollywood, CA
. Spiritual Hindu God collectable art sculpture also commonly used for religious ceremony. About Ganesh
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Mid-20th Century Indian Folk Art Sculptures and Carvings

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Stone

Ganesh Small Silver Hindu Diety Statue Amulet
Located in North Hollywood, CA
collectable art sculpture also commonly used for religious ceremony. About Ganesh. Ganesha also known as
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Mid-20th Century Indian Folk Art Sculptures and Carvings

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Silver

Vintage Naga Meditating Buddha Statue
Located in North Hollywood, CA
the Shakyamuni Buddha statues. Therefore, many Buddhist and antique art collectors around the world
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Mid-20th Century Thai Folk Art Sculptures and Carvings

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Resin

19 Century Asian Wooden Carved, Painted and Gilded Guanyin Statue
Located in Dallas, TX
wooden statue is hand carved, hand painted and hand-gilded. It depicts the Buddhist Goddess of
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Antique Late 19th Century Korean Folk Art Sculptures and Carvings

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Wood, Giltwood, Lacquer

Vintage Bronze Gold and Green Thai Figurine of Prince Rama with a Bow
Located in North Hollywood, CA
a Thai or Burmese Buddhist it represents the importance of wisdom, effort, patience and
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Mid-20th Century Thai Folk Art Sculptures and Carvings

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Bronze

Tibetan Childbirth Manuscript Painting
Located in Chicago, IL
This beautifully detailed Tibetan folk painting dates to the mid-20th century and shares
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20th Century Figurative Paintings

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Fabric, Ink, Pigment

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Buddhist Folk Art For Sale on 1stDibs

At 1stDibs, there are many versions of the ideal piece of buddhist folk art for your home. Frequently made of wood, metal and glass, every item from our selection of buddhist folk art was constructed with great care. Whether you’re looking for newer or older items, there are earlier versions available from the 18th Century and newer variations made as recently as the 20th Century. When you’re browsing for the right choice in our collection of buddhist folk art, those designed in Folk Art styles are of considerable interest. Many designers have produced at least one well-made object in our assortment of buddhist folk art over the years, but those crafted by Asian Style are often thought to be among the most beautiful.

How Much is a Buddhist Folk Art?

The average selling price for a piece of buddhist folk art at 1stDibs is $1,750, while they’re typically $300 on the low end and $18,000 for the highest priced.
Questions About Buddhist Folk Art
  • 1stDibs ExpertApril 22, 2024
    Yes, mandala art is folk art. The definition of folk art is art that reflects the sociocultural characteristics and values of a particular group of people. Mandala art fits this definition due to its association with the Hindu and Buddhist faiths. On 1stDibs, explore a selection of folk art from some of the world's top sellers.
  • 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
    Mexican folk art can be characterized by vibrant colored paintings and jewelry designed with floral motifs. Lush forests and animals, especially birds, are featured in Mexican folk art, which is a blend of Indigenous and European methods and skills. You’ll find a variety of Mexican folk art from some of the world’s top sellers on 1stDibs.
  • 1stDibs ExpertSeptember 25, 2019

    Among the materials used in folk art are cloth, wood, paper, clay and metal.

  • 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
    Jamini Roy was an Indian artist whose paintings often reflected his Indian roots. Roy combined imagery from Indian folk art with Western motifs to create his unique modern works. Subjects ranged from paintings of legendary figures to everyday life in rural Bengal. His goal was to make art affordable to everyone. Browse a selection of Jamini Roy paintings on 1stDibs.