Ancient Buddhist Stone Tabletop Altar with a Lotus Flower
Located in Antwerp, BE
The relief shows an encircled lotus flower a mayor Buddhistic symbol of enlightenment for the reason that everywhere baby Buddha stepped Lotus flowers bloomed.
Schist
$4,850 / set
H 14.75 in W 6 in D 4.25 in
Pair Japanese Buddhist Meiji Carved Gilt Wood Altar Lotus Flowers in Bronze Urns
Located in Litchfield, CT
Pair antique 19th century Japanese Meiji period carved and gilt wood Buddhist altar flowers in bronze urns. These urns and flowers are significant ritual objects known as butsugu, sy...
Bronze
$4,025
H 58.5 in W 35 in D 2 in
Framed Painting of Two Japanese Buddhist Monks with Lotus Flower and Wicker Box
Located in Yonkers, NY
A Japanese framed painting from the 19th century depicting two walking Buddhist monks holding a lotus flower and a wicker box, in custom frame.
Fabric, Plexiglass, Wood
$1,680 / set
H 20 in W 16.75 in D 16.75 in
Pair of Chinese Tri-Leg Stools with Lotus Flowers, circa 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
Painted on the round seat is a delicate lotus flower, a Buddhist symbol of purity and an emblem of summertime.
Elm
Chinese Yuan Green Glazed Lotus Jar, c. 1350
Located in Chicago, IL
Because it emerges from the mud of riverbanks as a pristine flower, the lotus is a Buddhist symbol of purity, perfection and transformation.
Terracotta
Chinese Yuan Green Glazed Lotus Jar, c. 1350
Located in Chicago, IL
The jar has an elongated, tapered form, the exterior patterned with ridges and subtle low relief decoration of lotus flowers. Because it emerges from the mud of riverbanks as a prist...
Terracotta
Chinese Yuan Green Glazed Lotus Jar, c. 1350
Located in Chicago, IL
Potted with an oblong body and a domed lid, the footed jar is decorated with a ruffled trim and low relief lotus blossoms. Because it emerges from the mud of riverbanks as a pristine...
Terracotta
Unavailable
H 44 in W 30 in D 29 in
Large Bronze Buddha Statue Lotus Flower Sculpture Buddhism Burmese Buddhist
Located in Potters Bar, Herts
Absolutely stunning bronze statue of a large Burmese Buddha. Large piece at almost four feet tall. Buddha is depicted sitting on a bed of lotus flower and also holds a lotus in his...
Chinese Export Porcelain Pair of Saucers, Qianlong, 1736-1795
Located in Lisbon, PT
Polychrome Famille Rose, turquoise, bianco supra bianco and gilt decoration representing a landscape with different types of flowers like a gilt lotus flower, one of the “Eight Buddh...
Porcelain
Chinese Export Porcelain Pair of Jars, Kangxi, '1662-1722'
Located in Lisbon, PT
The bodies are divided in three parts: the shoulders, delimited by four multilobed blue forms filled with different types of flowers such as the lotus flower, one of the “Eight Buddh...
Porcelain
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 bronze vases. Late Meiji Period. Lotus leaves and flowers of this type were placed...
Bronze
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 Meiji Period, and the remainder are 20th Century. Lotus leaves and flowers of this ty...
Wood
Chinese Yuan Green Glazed Lotus Jar, c. 1350
Located in Chicago, IL
Potted with a round body and a domed lid, the footed jar is decorated with a ruffled trim, fu lion knob and low relief lotus blossoms. Because it emerges from the mud of riverbanks a...
Earthenware
Antique Chinese Porcelain Kangxi Period Plate Dish Flowers Top Quality
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
The plate has dark blue stylized flower and leaf motifs. On the edge of the dish is a light blue decoration in underglaze of stylized lotus flowers and tendrils.
Porcelain
Pair of Bronze Temple Bells
Located in Somis, CA
The word Mani means "jewel" or "bead", Padme is the "lotus flower" (the Buddhist sacred flower), and Hum represents the spirit of enlightenment.
Bronze
Sold
H 3.94 in W 3.94 in L 3.94 in
Porcelain Tea Caddy, Chinese Porcelain Decorative Object, Qing Period
Located in Roma, IT
Porcelain tea caddy is beautifully decorated with the classic Buddhist symbols: lotus flowers, bats among floral scrolls and a geometrical motif in relief.
Porcelain
Chinese Yuan Green Glazed Offering Jar, c. 1350
Located in Chicago, IL
The tall jar has an elegant, tapered form, decorated in low relief with Buddhist figures, lotus flowers and animals of the zodiac.
Earthenware
Gilt Wood Buddhist Altar Lotus Flowers Japanese
Located in Palm Springs, CA
A set of nine (9) beautifully carved, lacquered and 23K gilt wood altar flowers. Late Meiji Period. Lotus leaves and flowers of this type were placed in bronze vases as ritual offeri...
Japanese Large Old Vintage Pair Electrified "Lotus Flower" Lighting Lanterns
Located in South Burlington, VT
Japan, a handsome quality pair (2) of large old vintage tall scale 19 inch Buddhist electrified "Lotus Flower" lighting lanterns in a convenient portable size.
Bronze, Copper
Sold
H 16 in W 15 in D 4 in
Antique Cambodian Red Terracotta Temple Sculpture with Divinities and Lotus
Located in Yonkers, NY
A Cambodian Buddhist hand carved red terracotta temple sculpture from the early 20th century, with three divinities and a lotus flower and mounted on a more recent Lucite base.
Terracotta
Antique Japanese Gilded Temple Flowers in Ceramic Vases
Located in Prahran, Victoria
Pair of Japanese ceramic vases containing 16 gilded and hand-carved lotus flowers from a Buddhist temple, circa 19th.
Gold Leaf
Antique Tibetan Painted Door
Located in New York, NY
Tibet has little resources and old wood is reused as platforms for Buddhist art. This representation of the process of life creation showing a Mahakala face contained within the out...
Wood, Paint
Pair of Bronze Temple Bells
Located in Somis, CA
The word Mani means "jewel" or "bead", Padme is the "lotus flower" (the Buddhist sacred flower), and Hum represents the spirit of enlightenment.
Bronze
20th Century Japanese Giltwood Buddhist Altar Lotus Flowers
Located in Paris, FR
Pair of metal vases contains 20 carved lacquered giltwood altar flowers. Lotus leaves and flowers symbolize the various stages of life. Various size : tallest H : 120 cm wide 13 cm ...
Metal
Sold
H 32.29 in W 18.12 in
19th Century Pair of Temple Lotus Flowers in Golden Lacquer Wood with Vases
Located in Paris, FR
A set of 16 gold lacquered lotus buddhist flowers. Lotus leaves and flowers at this type symbolize the various stage of life.
Wood
Chinese Export Porcelain Small Pot with Cover, Kangxi, ‘1662-1722’
Located in Lisbon, PT
The body is decorated with four lotus flowers (one of the “Eight Buddhist Emblems”, a sacred flower of the Buddhist and symbol of purity) surrounded by clouds.
Porcelain
$18,000
H 12.5 in W 5 in D 5 in
12th Century Indian Carved White Marble Figure of a Jain Tirthankara or Jina
Located in Austin, TX
A well carved Indian white marble Jain temple relief fragment featuring an image of a Jina, circa 12th century, Rajasthan or Gujarat, India. The Tirthankara (also called a Jina) is ...
Marble
18th-19th Century Tibetan Thanka
Located in Dallas, TX
Tibetan Buddhist thangka from the late 18th early 19th century. Distemper on cloth (either silk or cotton) Depicting a Buddhist deity with multi arms and Buddhist religious relics ...
Paint
17th Century Tibetan Thangka Painting
Located in Chicago, IL
An incredible and rare 17th century (Ming Dynasty) Tibetan Thangka depicting the Medicine Buddha seated on a lotus throne with an alms bowl in one hand, and his other hand with outst...
Linen, Paint
$22,900
H 8.67 in Dm 6.3 in
Apsara Carved Limestone Stele with Extremely Rare 'Oolitic silica', Wei Dynasty
Located in seoul, KR
The small dots apparent on the surface of this stone stele are indicative of an oolitic silica structure or oolites formed in what is known as "Oolitic chert." The same phenomenon ca...
Stone, Limestone
$16,000
H 18.75 in W 8.25 in D 5 in
Gandharan Standing Bodhisattva Maitreya, Carved Black Schist, 2nd-4th Century
Located in Austin, TX
An impressive and well carved Gandharan figure of the Bodhisattva Maitreya, the Buddha of the Future, carved black schist, ancient Kingdom of Gandhara, 2nd-4th century. Maitreya i...
Schist
$14,000
H 55.25 in W 33.5 in D 1.5 in
A Very Good Tibetan Thangka Depicting Buddha Nagaraja, 19th Century or Earlier
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
A striking 19th century Tibetan thangka of the enlightened one, Buddha Nagaraja; King of Nagas (a.k.a. Buddha Nageshvara). Shown seated in the vajra position atop a lotus blossom, ha...
Other
Decorated with white cranes and the sought-after thousand-butterflies motif, the Meiji-period vessel offers both a celebration of traditional aesthetics and a clear reflection of the era’s appetite for exquisite export pieces.
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