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Hand Carved Indian Temple Carving Statue from Gujarat Depicting a Hindu Deity
Located in Yonkers, NY
A hand carved Indian temple carving from Gujarat from the early 20th century, depicting a Hindu
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Early 20th Century Indian Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Wood

18thC Tibetan Fierce Deity.
Located in Ukiah, CA
18thC Tibetan Fierce Deity. From an old high-end Swedish collection. Measures 5 inches tall. Cast
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Antique 18th Century Tibetan Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Bronze

18thC Tibetan Fierce Deity.
18thC Tibetan Fierce Deity.
H 5.2 in W 4 in D 2.2 in
18th Century Hindu Deity Statue
Located in Pasadena, TX
18th century poly-chrome statue depicting Hindu Deity. This 18th century statue is made of painted
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Antique Mid-18th Century Indian Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Hardwood

18th Century Hindu Deity Statue
18th Century Hindu Deity Statue
H 59 in W 13 in D 13 in
Bronze Bust of Chinese Deity
Located in New York, NY
A 20th century bronze bust. Artist unknown. The bust is likely the Chinese deity Shou Xing - one of
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20th Century Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Bronze

Bronze Bust of Chinese Deity
Bronze Bust of Chinese Deity
H 17.5 in W 12 in D 11 in
Vintage Carved & Painted Wood Seated Deity
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Vintage hand carved and painted seated deity. Very nice details and pastel colorations.
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20th Century Thai Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Wood

Wooden Deity Statue, China Ming Period
Located in Saverne, Grand Est
Statue of a Taoist god in wood, represented seated on a seat with armrests in the shape of heads of dragons. The face is really beautifully rendered, as well as the draping of the co...
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Antique 17th Century Chinese Ming Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Wood

Wooden Deity Statue, China Ming Period
Wooden Deity Statue, China Ming Period
H 9.85 in W 5.52 in D 3.94 in
Early 20th Century Kitchen God Deity Statue
Located in Singapore, SG
can also be translated into Stove God. He is a popular ancient deity and was mentioned as early as the
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Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Sculptures and Carvings

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Sandalwood

Early 20th Century Kitchen God Deity Statue
Early 20th Century Kitchen God Deity Statue
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H 7.49 in W 3.55 in D 3.15 in
Silvered Metal Manjushri, Sino, Tibetan Buddhist Deity
Located in North Hollywood, CA
. Manjushri - Tibetan Buddhist Deity Upholder of the Double-Edged Sword Manjushri is the bodhisattva of
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Mid-20th Century Tibetan Chinese Export Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Metal

Pair of Chinese Glazed Ceramic Celestial Guanyin Deities
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Remarkable pair of Chinese glazed ceramic celestial Buddhist Guanyin deities. Featuring two
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20th Century Chinese Qing Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Ceramic

Pair of Chinese Bronze Deity Figures, 20th Century
Located in Belmont, MA
Pair of Chinese bronze figures of deities standing on dragons. The two sculptures were made in the
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Vintage 1980s Chinese Chinese Export Sculptures and Carvings

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Bronze

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

Materials

Bronze

Collection of Three Indian Sandstone Carved Heads of Deities
Located in Atlanta, GA
sandstone heads exhibit very fine carving, typical of Northern Indian Art during the medieval time. Two
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Antique 15th Century and Earlier Indian Archaistic Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Sandstone

Gilt Bronze Tibetan Buddhist Deity Chenrezig 'Four-Armed Avalokiteshvara'
Located in Dallas, TX
mid-20th century Tibetan Buddhist Deity Chenrezig (Four-Armed Avalokiteshvara), gilt metal / brass
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20th Century Tibetan Tibetan Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Bronze

Indian Sandstone Carving of Shiva
Located in New York, NY
Antique Indian stone carving depicting Shiva, was likely once part of a large ancient altar idol
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Mid-20th Century Indian International Style Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Sandstone

Indian Sandstone Carving of Shiva
Indian Sandstone Carving of Shiva
H 18.5 in W 9.9 in D 8.8 in
18thc Tibetan Bronze Protective Deity, Very Fine and Large Example.
Located in Ukiah, CA
18thC Tibetan Bronze Protective Deity- Very fine and large example. I've had many of this subject
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Antique 18th Century Tibetan Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Bronze

Japanese Rare Large Old Kappa Folk Art Garden Stone Water Deity
Located in South Burlington, VT
garden water deity or river child- protector for children along waters’ edge. Kappa are distinguished as
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Early 20th Century Japanese Taisho Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Stone

Khmer Carved Sandstone Male Deity, Style of the Baphoun, 11th Century
Located in Austin, TX
A delightful carved sandstone sculpture of an unidentified male deity, Khmer, Angkor Period, style
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Antique 15th Century and Earlier Cambodian Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Sandstone

Tenjin-Sama, Wood, Japanese Shinto Deity of Learning and Wisdom, Meiji Period
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Tenjin-Sama, Shinto Deity of Learning and Wisdom, Meiji Period Tenjin,-Sama, Deification of
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Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Wood

Chinese Taoist Carved Wood Deity, Ming/Qing Dynasty, mid 17th century, China
Located in Austin, TX
A charming Chinese carved wood figure of a Taoist deity, possibly for a home or personal shrine
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Antique Mid-17th Century Chinese Qing Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Wood

Asian Khmer Cambodia Stoned Carved Head Bust of Male Buddhist Buddha Shiva Deity
Located in Studio City, CA
A wonderfully sand stone-carved Asian deity figure / sculpture likely from Cambodia. The detailed
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Antique 19th Century Cambodian Sculptures and Carvings

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Sandstone

Carved Wood Sculpture of the Hindu Deity Nandi With Pedestal, Circa 1920
Located in Point Richmond, CA
South Indian carved wood sculpture depicting the Hindu Deity of Nandi, a recumbent black bull
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20th Century Indian Folk Art Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Hardwood

Intricate Chinese Immortal Deity Foo Dog Sculpture Carved Wood Gold Gilt & Black
Located in Chula Vista, CA
Intricately carved wood sculpture Chinese Immortal Longevity Buddha Deity figure crafted with gold
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Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Sculptures and Carvings

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Wood, Giltwood

Chinese Shanxi 1840s Hand Carved Wooden Corbel with Deities Mounted on Base
Located in Yonkers, NY
two deities. Born in the Northern Province of Shanxi during the 1840s, this exquisite wooden corbel
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Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Wood

Dali Kingdom, 10/11thc, Is a Fierce Buddhist Deity Cast in Iron
Located in Ukiah, CA
This is a fierce Buddhist deity cast in iron. Probably from the Dali Kingdom, 10/11thC South of
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Antique 15th Century and Earlier Sculptures and Carvings

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Iron

Bronze and Gilt Tibetan Shrine Temple Sculpture of Deity Bodhisattva White Tara
Located in Studio City, CA
This is a fantastic piece. Perhaps part of a Tibetan temple shrine at one time. Beautiful faded gilt coloring and patina. We believe this is the Tibeat figure of the white Tara, the ...
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20th Century Tibetan Sculptures and Carvings

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Bronze

Asian Buddhist or Indian Hindu Small Temple Shrine Bronze Deity Figure on Stand
Located in Studio City, CA
A beautiful small bronze Asian Buddhist or Indian Hindu praying deity figure on a wood stand
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Early 20th Century Asian Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Bronze

Vintage Gilt Bronze Asian Sculpture of a Thai Deity Prince Playing Music 1950s
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Vintage Gilt Bronze Asian Sculpture of a Thai Deity Prince Playing Music 1950's. Gilt cast bronze
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Mid-20th Century Thai Tibetan Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Bronze

Chinese Small Cizhou Glazed Figure of a Daoist Deity, Song to Ming Dynasty
Located in Austin, TX
A small and charming Chinese cizhou ware glazed pottery figure of a Taoist deity or official, Song
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Antique 15th Century and Earlier Chinese Ming Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Stoneware

19th Century Indian Marble Carving of Ganesha, Remover of Obstacles
Located in Stamford, CT
Marble carving of the elephant headed four armed Hindu God Ganesha. With traces of old paint, it
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Antique Late 19th Century Indian Anglo-Indian Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Marble

Antique wood "Nandi" bull carving with storage space, India 1900th
Located in ECHT, NL
Shaivism show Deities show Scriptures and texts show Philosophy show Practices show Schools show Scholars
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Early 20th Century Indian Folk Art Sculptures and Carvings

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Leather, Wood

Japanese Antique Wood Carving Male God 1600s-1700s / Figurine Object Wabi Sabi
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
This is a very old Japanese wood carving of a male deity. It is a wood carving from the early Edo
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Antique Early 17th Century Japanese Edo Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Cedar

Antique Chinese Miniature Polychromed Wood Carved Statue on Stand
Located in Vero Beach, FL
wood hand carving features a man on horseback. It probably represents a famous Chinese figure known as
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Qing Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Wood

Sounth India Indian Rajasthan Antique Wood Hindu Temple Sadhu Chariot Sculpture
Located in Studio City, CA
A wonderful Indian (South India) wood-carved Hindu temple chariot Sadhu panel deity sculpture from
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Antique 17th Century Indian Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Wood

Three Sounth India Indian Nepalese Antique Hindu Temple Architecture Sculptures
Located in Studio City, CA
A wonderful set of three Indian (South India) or Nepalese (Nepal) wood-carved deity architecture
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Antique 18th Century Indian Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Wood

Nepalese Nepal Antique Wood Hindu Temple Shrine Vishnu Architectural Sculpture
Located in Studio City, CA
A wonderful Nepalese wood-carved deity sculpture of the Hindu God Vishnu - the god of preservation
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Antique Early 18th Century Nepalese Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Wood

Antique Chinese Six Armed Bronze Statue of Buddhist Diety Marici Mother of Light
Located in Richmond, CA
statue captures the essence of Marici's symbolic attributes. Marici is a six-armed Buddhist deity with
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Antique Late 19th Century Chinese Qing Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Bronze

Chinese Jade Stone Ritual Blade
Located in Chicago, IL
evolved from functional weapons to symbolic artifacts, embellished with figural carvings or inscribed text
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20th Century Chinese Folk Art Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Stone, Steel

Chinese Jade Stone Ritual Blade
Chinese Jade Stone Ritual Blade
H 12.25 in W 4.5 in D 3.5 in
Nepalese Durga Relief Stone Sculpture, circa 1900
Located in Bridgeport, CT
An arch shaped piece with high relief carving of a multi-armed deity standing on a winged feline
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Early 20th Century Nepalese Tibetan Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Stone

Early 19th Century Carved Teak Archway, Hindu, Buddhist Temple Doorway
Located in Chillerton, Isle of Wight
removed intact and with very little damage to the carvings, it is made in Teak and is profusely and
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Antique Early 1800s Islamic Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Teak

Antique Oriental Phallic Lingam Stone
Located in Schellebelle, BE
power and energy, the 3 parts representing the 3 mayor deities of the Hindu Religion: Brahma,Vishnu and
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Antique 15th Century and Earlier Thai Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Sandstone

Antique Oriental Phallic Lingam Stone
Antique Oriental Phallic Lingam Stone
H 10.63 in W 3.15 in D 3.15 in
Japanese antique wooden Buddha statue/Folk Buddha/Edo period/1603-1868
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
cypress or cedar. The square pedestal at the bottom was added later. The deity of this Buddha statue is
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Antique 17th Century Japanese Edo Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Cypress

Indian South India Ganesh or Ganesha Large Ornate Hindu Elephant God Sculpture
Located in Studio City, CA
recognizable elephant head. Ganesh is one of the best-known and most worshipped deities in the Hindu pantheon
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20th Century Indian Anglo-Indian Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Brass

10th Century Temple Bracket Buff Sandstone Central India
Located in Dallas, TX
buff sandstone central India carving. From Central India. This piece has impeccable Provenance
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Antique 15th Century and Earlier Indian Archaistic Sculptures and Carvings

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Sandstone

Cecì Blue Oltremare Vase
By Stefania Boemi
Located in Milan, IT
and features two decorative strips in gold leaf crossing over one eye of the ancient deity.
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2010s Italian Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Gold Leaf

Cecì Blue Oltremare Vase
Cecì Blue Oltremare Vase
H 10.24 in W 10.24 in D 7.88 in
Ancient Indian solid brass sculpture - God Shiva dancing in the circle of fire
Located in Cesena, FC
statue, representing the deity Shiva dancing in the circle of fire. Measurements: H. 108 cm
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Antique 1890s Indian Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Brass

Tibetan Protective Buddha Vajrasattva Gilt Bronze 13"
Located in Somis, CA
portrays the enlightened deity seated in the dhyana asana upon a double lotus throne. In the left hand, he
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20th Century Tibetan Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Bronze

Chinese Polychrome Jade Emperor Altar Figure, c. 1800
Located in Chicago, IL
heaven and earth in Chinese folklore and Taoist mythology. Ruler of all deities and benevolent defender
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Antique Early 19th Century Chinese Qing Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Wood

Japanese Antique Stone Fudo Myoo Buddha- Hard To Find
Located in South Burlington, VT
elements of a roadside deity, in contrast to the stern appearance of most Fudō Myōō statues found in
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Early 20th Century Japanese Taisho Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Stone

Chinese Sancai Glazed Ceramic Yinglong Winged Dragon Figurine
Located in New York, NY
Chinese Sancai glazed ceramic figurine depicting Yinglong, the dragon deity standing on all fours
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20th Century Chinese Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Ceramic

Wood Thai Dancer Statue
Located in Pasadena, TX
6ft wood Thai dancer statue Thai deity with mirrored accents throughout. Deity is holding a
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Early 20th Century Thai Modern Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Wood

Wood Thai Dancer Statue
Wood Thai Dancer Statue
H 70 in W 43 in D 12 in
Bronze Statue Sculpture of Ganesh Indian or Nepalese Bronze Hindu Statue
Located in North Hollywood, CA
God. About Ganesh In Hinduism, Ganesha is one of the most well-known and revered deities. Has the
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Early 20th Century Folk Art Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Bronze

Indian Hindu Bronze Sculpture of Khandoba, 17th / 18th Century
Located in Vero Beach, FL
represents the most popular Hindu deity Khandoba, an avatar of Shiva. He is the patron deity of warriors
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Antique 18th Century Indian Other Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Bronze

Carved Wood Tibetan Warrior Temple God Playing a Liuqin or Mandolin
Located in Stamford, CT
believe this is Dhritarashtra who is a major deity in Buddhism and one of the Four Heavenly Kings. His
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Early 20th Century Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Wood

Japan 1890 Meiji Carved Figure of Fortune God Daikoku As a Farmer With Coins
Located in Miami, FL
, created in Japan during the Meiji period, circa 1890. The carving depicts the Japanese god of good fortune
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Antique 1890s Japanese Meiji Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Ivory

Antique Japanese Statue of Dakini Ten
Located in Prahran, Victoria
Rare and highly unusual antique Japanese statue of the esoteric deity 'Dakini Ten,' a Buddhist
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Antique 1770s Japanese Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Gesso, Wood

Antique Japanese Statue of Dakini Ten
Antique Japanese Statue of Dakini Ten
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H 11.82 in W 9.45 in D 5.52 in
Khmer Mukhalinga
Located in Point Richmond, CA
form of the supreme deity Siva. Pre-Angkor period, 7th - 8th century. For a similar example see
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Antique 15th Century and Earlier Cambodian Other Sculptures and Carvings

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Sandstone

Khmer Mukhalinga
Khmer Mukhalinga
H 27.5 in W 9.5 in D 9.5 in
Antique Huge Bronze Bell Resonates Pleasing Sound
Located in South Burlington, VT
remarkable antique Indonesian cast bronze bell survivor replete with winged deities would have been suspended
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Early 20th Century Indonesian Sculptures and Carvings

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Bronze

20th Century Antique Tibetan Bronze Bodhisattva Tara Statuary
Located in Pomona, CA
In Buddhism, Tara is a savior deity (savioress) who liberates souls from suffering. She is
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Early 20th Century Tibetan Tibetan Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Bronze

Small wooden Buddha statue painted with Japanese lacquer/"Senju Kannon"/Edo
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
This is a small Japanese wooden Buddha statue. The deity is called "Thousand-Armed Kannon
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Antique 18th Century Japanese Edo Sculptures and Carvings

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Wood, Lacquer

Japanese antique wall-hanging wooden Buddha statue/Edo period/1603-1868/Wabisabi
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
. This base is also from the Edo period. It's cool. Also, the deity of this Buddha statue is Tathagata
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Antique 18th Century Japanese Edo Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Cypress

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