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Pair of Marble Praying Monk /Scholar Bookends
Located in San Diego, CA
A nice and unusual pair of hand made marble praying monk / scholar bookends, circa 1970s. The pair
Category
Mid-20th Century American Bookends
Materials
Marble
Late 19th Century Adamas Stone Sculpture Praying Monk
Located in 景德镇市, CN
Old collection of this graceful sculpture of a sitting praying monk, unique style and exquisitely
Category
Antique 19th Century Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Stone
Vintage Bronze Lost Wax Sculpture Depicting a Praying Monk Sitting on a Base
Located in Yonkers, NY
A vintage bronze sculpture depicting a praying monk sitting on a base. Created with the traditional
Category
Mid-20th Century Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
H 17.5 in W 13.5 in D 9 in
Serene Antique Praying Monk in Kneeling Position, from Burma
Located in New York, NY
An unusually graceful and skillfully carved kneeling monk resting on bare toes. This is a beautiful
Category
Early 20th Century Burmese Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Wood
Pair of Miniature 19th Century Bronze Praying Monks from Thailand
Located in New York, NY
A sensitively cast pair of highly detailed 19th century Thai miniature bronze kneeling monks in the
Category
Antique 19th Century Thai Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Bronze
Antique Burmese Temple Painting on Tin
Located in New York, NY
, portraying a robed Buddha floating above a group of praying monks and acolytes. The muted and faded, light
Category
Early 20th Century Paintings
Materials
Tin
Lacquered wooden sculpture depicting Burma praying, early 19th century
Located in Milano, IT
creation, depicting a praying monk or orant, is a testament to the spiritual richness and artistic
Category
Antique Early 1800s South Asian Anglo-Indian Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Monk praying at Bodh Gaya
By Steve McCurry
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Monks Praying at Golden Rock, Kyaikto
By Steve McCurry
Located in Greenwich, CT
Monks praying at Golden Rock in Kyaikto, Burma. Signed, numbered, and dated on verso.
Please
Category
1990s Color Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Kyaikto, Burma [Monks praying by the Golden Rock]
By Steve McCurry
Located in Santa Monica, CA
signed by artist in ink on verso
![Kyaikto, Burma [Monks praying by the Golden Rock]](https://a.1stdibscdn.com/archivesE/art/upload/14/1551/McCurry_GoldenRock72_1_s.jpg "steve mccurry golden rock")
Sculpture of a Buddhist monk in praying wood Burma, 19th century
Located in Milano, IT
born—a small, finely crafted sculpture of a Buddhist monk in prayer. This delicate work of art
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Burmese Anglo-Indian Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Bronze Lost Wax Sculpture Depicting a Praying Buddhist Monk with Offering Bowl
Located in Yonkers, NY
A small vintage bronze cast sculpture from the mid 20th century depicting a praying Buddhist monk
Category
Mid-20th Century Busts
Materials
Bronze
H 18 in W 14 in D 9 in
Monks Praying at Golden Rock by Steve McCurry, 1994, Digital C-Print
By Steve McCurry
Located in Dallas, TX
Monks Praying at Golden Rock by Steve McCurry presents a group of men praying next to a giant rock
Category
1990s Contemporary Color Photography
Materials
Digital
H 20 in W 24 in D 0.01 in
Buddhist monk painting, signed
By Augusta Jacktus
Located in New Rochelle, NY
An incredibly detailed oil on canvas painting of a buddhist monk praying for the souls of the dead
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Paintings
Materials
Canvas
Pair of 19th Century Buddhist Monks
Located in Delray Beach, FL
Pair of Buddhist Monks
Burmese wood and lacquer and gold, color glass decoration 19th Century
Category
Mid-19th Century Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Gold
Antique Burmese Kneeling Monk Sculpture with Original Paint
Located in New York, NY
An antique kneeling monk on lotus leaf sitting in a praying position. From a Burmese Buddhist
Category
Early 20th Century Burmese Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Teak
Royal Worcester Hand Painted Porcelain Figural Monk Candle Snuffer
By Royal Worcester
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
the waist and holds an open bible in his hands and is probably praying. The monk is hand painted in
Category
Antique Early 1900s English Art Nouveau Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Royal Worcester Blush Ivory Porcelain Monk Candle Snuffer, 1904
By Royal Worcester
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
the waist and holds an open bible in his hands and is probably praying. The monk is decorated in blush
Category
Antique Early 1900s English Art Nouveau Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Dansaekhwa abstract painting by established Korean artist Hyun Ae Kang "Pray XI"
By Hyun Ae Kang
Located in Palm Beach, FL
creation reminds the long and very painful meditation of a Buddhist monk in an attempt to achieve nirvana
Category
2010s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Resin, Oil
Japanese Painting Depicting Commodore Perry’s Ship with Buddhist Monks Aboard
Located in Amsterdam, NL
hill, and behind him, four more monks in brown coats, apparently praying. In his description of the
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Japanese Edo Paintings and Screens
Materials
Paint, Paper
Free Shipping
H 22.52 in W 18.82 in D 0.08 in
El monje
Located in MADRID, ES
Oil painting depicting a monk praying framed by stained-glass windows and Gothic gargoyles.
Medium
Category
2010s Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media
17th Century Flemish School, Saint Francis In Extasy, Oil on Oak Panel
Located in Leuven , BE
This 17th century panel painting is a depiction of a praying Franciscan monk, or of Saint Francis
Category
Antique 17th Century Belgian Decorative Art
Materials
Oak, Paint
H 37.8 in W 49.02 in D 2.37 in
Vintage Golf Art, Humorous Golf Print, Putting for His Nose, Charles Crombie
Located in Oxfordshire, GB
is framed in an old dark brown oak frame with gold slip. The picture shows two monks, one about to
Category
Early 20th Century British Sporting Art Prints
Materials
Paper, Wood
H 26.19 in W 31.7 in D 0.04 in
Antique Thai Buddhist painting on cloth, Phra Malai
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Thai Buddhist painting on cloth of a red cloaked monk on a raised pedestal underneath a tree
Category
Early 20th Century Thai Other Paintings and Screens
Materials
Cotton, Paint
Fratina, metal oxide tables by Raoul Gilioli
By Raoul Gilioli
Located in Torino, IT
was used by the monks of monasteries for dinner and also to pray. In monasteries and in general in
Category
2010s Italian Industrial Tables
Materials
Metal
Mid-20th Century Samarkand Handmade Wool Rug
Located in New York, NY
, inter alia, Buddhist monks to pray on, Samarkand rugs are very often characterized by lengthened sides
Category
Mid-20th Century Turkestan Khotan Chinese and East Asian Rugs
Materials
Wool
Large Samarkand Style Geometric Handmade Wool Rug by Doris Leslie Blau
Located in New York, NY
, Bohemian energy. They were woven, inter alia, for Buddhist monks to pray and meditate on, hence the really
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Afghan Central Asian Rugs
Materials
Wool
Nicolas Vreeland Bodh Gaya Prayer Limited Edition Print
By Phaidon
Located in New York City, NY
photo, Nicholas Vreeland captures the image of a Bhuddist monk praying at the sacred structure; the
Category
2010s American Prints
Materials
Paper
Selection of eight restored 19th C Neo-Gothic Stained-Glass Windows
Located in Leuven , BE
the care of those affected. Hence, people sometimes pray to him when they have been hit by a serious
Category
Antique 19th Century Belgian Gothic Revival Architectural Elements
Materials
Art Glass, Stained Glass
Malchus of Chalcis as Hermit - Etching by Johannes Sadeler
By Johannes Sadeler I
Located in Roma, IT
as a shepherd and spent his free time praying. His family hoped he would build a family and marry
Category
16th Century Figurative Prints
Materials
Etching
H 10.01 in W 11.54 in D 0.04 in
Large Antique 18th Century Greek Icon of Saint George and the Dragon
Located in New York, NY
monk Theophanes and kept in the Moscow Synodal Library.
Beautifully described by Piotr Grotowski
Category
Antique 18th Century Greek More Objets d'Art and Vertu
Yoshitoshi, Original Japanese Woodblock Print, Monk, Prayer, Spirits, Waterfall
By Tsukioka Yoshitoshi
Located in London, GB
.
This print shows the monk Mongaku Shonin in repentance beneath a waterfall. The scene is based on the
Category
Late 19th Century Other Art Style Portrait Prints
Materials
Handmade Paper, Mulberry Paper, Washi Paper, Pigment, Woodcut
H 29.1 in W 10.12 in D 0.04 in
19th Century Thai Buddhist Painting
Located in New York, NY
Thai Buddhist painting on cloth of a red cloaked monk on a raised pedestal underneath a tree
Category
Antique 19th Century Thai Paintings and Screens
Materials
Fabric
Large Nuns Rosary with Ebony Crucifix from Lourdes France
Located in Antwerp, BE
Vintage French rosary, called a nuns rosary or monks rosary because of its length and size of the
Category
Early 20th Century French Collectible Jewelry
Materials
Wood
Kunichika Toyohara, Kabuki, Original Japanese Woodblock Print, Waterfall, Meiji
By Toyohara Kunichika
Located in London, GB
his evil ways and became a monk, assuming the new name of Mongaku. As a harsh penance, he prayed under
Category
Late 19th Century Figurative Prints
Materials
Woodcut, Handmade Paper, Washi Paper, Pigment
H 14.14 in W 28.43 in D 0.04 in
Kuniyoshi, Teraoka, Faithful Samurai, Chushingura, Japanese Woodblock Print, Edo
By Utagawa Kuniyoshi
Located in London, GB
after the events as a monk to pray for the souls of his fallen friends.
In this print, he is seen
Category
Mid-19th Century Edo Figurative Prints
Materials
Handmade Paper, Washi Paper, Pigment, Woodcut
H 14.02 in W 9.77 in D 0.04 in
Woodcut Engraving of Elector Frederick the Wise of Saxony’s Dream in 1517
Located in Gallatin, TN
dream which he related to his brother John the following morning. In the dream, a monk wrote something
Category
18th Century Figurative Prints
Materials
Engraving
H 14.25 in W 19.25 in D 1 in
Key
Located in Brooklyn, NY
-century monk named Pseudo-Dionysius the Areopagite once prayed “that we may come unto this Darkness which
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Landscape Drawings and Waterc...
Materials
Archival Paper, Graphite
Loop
Located in Brooklyn, NY
-century monk named Pseudo-Dionysius the Areopagite once prayed “that we may come unto this Darkness which
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Landscape Drawings and Waterc...
Materials
Graphite, Archival Paper
The Lost Pleiad
Located in Brooklyn, NY
darkness. A fifth-century monk named Pseudo-Dionysius the Areopagite once prayed “that we may come unto
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Landscape Drawings and Waterc...
Materials
Archival Paper, Graphite
Star Chaser
Located in Brooklyn, NY
darkness. A fifth-century monk named Pseudo-Dionysius the Areopagite once prayed “that we may come unto
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Landscape Drawings and Waterc...
Materials
Archival Paper, Graphite
Pair of Burmese Praying Monks
Located in New York, NY
A vintage pair of nicely carved Burmese praying monks in gold and red lacquer with beautiful patina
Category
Vintage 1940s Burmese Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Wood, Lacquer
Burmese Buddhist Praying Monk in Carved and Lacquered Wood
Located in New York, NY
Burmese hand-carved hardwood statue from the 20th century depicting a Burmese Monk praying in
Category
Vintage 1920s Asian Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Wood
Pair of 18th Century Siamese Bronze Procession Praying Monks
Located in Kastrup, DK
Pair of bronze kneeling monks in the position of prayer on lotus flower. Bronze with remnants of
Category
Antique 18th Century Thai Other Religious Items
Materials
Bronze
Sandstone Monk from Pagode in Burma
Located in Kastrup, DK
150-250 years old praying monk crafted in sandstone. From Pagode in Burma. In untouched condition
Category
Antique 19th Century Burmese Sculptures
Materials
Sandstone
Burmese Temple Painting on Tin
Located in New York, NY
Buddha with praying monks on either side, all against a striking muted sky blue background. This painting
Category
Early 20th Century Burmese Paintings and Screens
Materials
Tin
Bronze Child Monk, Adorable
Located in Somis, CA
One of a kind, absolutely adorable, child monk statue. He wears a typical monk's robe with the tile
Category
20th Century Chinese Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Bronze
Pair of Early 20th Century Burmese Bronze Monks
Located in Chicago, IL
is clearly visible in the detail of the lotus blossoms and the serene expression of the praying
Category
Early 20th Century Burmese Sculptures and Carvings
Pair of 18th Century Spanish Carved Oak Monk Figures Bookends
Located in Dallas, TX
are carved of solid oak and each feature a stylized monk figure. One monk is singing and holding a
Category
Antique Late 18th Century Spanish Gothic Bookends
Materials
Oak
1960s or 1970s Kaftan Style Ivory Dress With Monks Novelty Print
Located in London, GB
delightfully unusual novelty print. It features little triplets of monks dressed in green and black robes
Category
1970s American Aesthetic Day Dresses
Marvellous Pair of 19th Century Gilded and Gem Encrusted Seated Monk Sculptures
Located in Hopewell, NJ
A pair of gorgeous seated monk sculptures, one listening and one praying, having gilded carved wood
Category
Antique 19th Century Burmese Chinese Export Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Giltwood
H 13.25 in W 11.5 in D 14 in
Two Late 19th Century Thai or Burmese Carved Giltwood Figures of Buddhist Monks
Located in Ft. Lauderdale, FL
14 inches tall these two Thai or Burmese young monks are carved in wood and gilded. One monk is
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Thai Chinoiserie Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Wood, Giltwood
H 14 in W 10 in D 12 in
Two Mid-20 Century Thai or Burmese Carved and Painted Figures of Buddhist Monks
Located in Ft. Lauderdale, FL
16 inches tall these two Thai or Burmese young monks are carved in wood and painted One monk is
Category
Mid-20th Century Thai Chinoiserie Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Glass, Wood, Paint
H 16 in W 10 in D 16 in
Pair of Wooden Buddha Sculptures
Located in Pasadena, CA
, this could either be a buddha sculpture or a monk sculpture.
They are seen to be kneeling and praying
Category
Mid-20th Century Asian Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood
17th Century Italian Carved Painted Saint Nicholas Sculpture Composition
Located in Dallas, TX
robe; he is holding a theological book. Next to him is a young boy kneeling and praying. The religious
Category
Antique Late 17th Century French Renaissance Religious Items
Materials
Oak, Paint
Rare Japanese Antique Stone Buddha/Jizo Bodhisattva/Edo Period/1750-1868/No.3
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
Edo period.
People used to dedicate this stone Buddha to the temple to pray for the recovery of sick
Category
Antique Late 18th Century Japanese Edo Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Pottery
H 13 in W 8.27 in D 4.34 in
Japanese Antique small Stone Buddha/Jizo Bodhisattva/ Edo /1750-1868 / Wabi sabi
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
Edo period.
People used to dedicate this stone Buddha to the temple to pray for the recovery of sick
Category
Antique Late 18th Century Japanese Edo Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Sandstone
H 13.39 in W 8.27 in D 4.73 in
Japanese Antique small Stone Buddha/Jizo Bodhisattva/ Edo /1750-1868/ Wabi sabi
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
Edo period.
People used to dedicate this stone Buddha to the temple to pray for the recovery of sick
Category
Antique Late 18th Century Japanese Edo Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Sandstone
H 11.03 in W 6.7 in D 4.73 in
Rare Japanese Antique Stone Buddha/Jizo Bodhisattva/Edo Period/1750-1868/No.2
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
Edo period.
People used to dedicate this stone Buddha to the temple to pray for the recovery of sick
Category
Antique Late 18th Century Japanese Edo Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Stone
H 11.82 in W 7.29 in D 3.75 in
Rare Japanese Antique small Stone Buddha/Jizo Bodhisattva/ Edo /1750-1868/No.1
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
Edo period.
People used to dedicate this stone Buddha to the temple to pray for the recovery of sick
Category
Antique Late 18th Century Japanese Edo Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Sandstone
H 9.06 in W 5.83 in D 3.15 in
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Prices for a praying monk start at $790 and top out at $18,000 with the average selling for $1,800.
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