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Nude Bronze Sculpture
Located in Antwerp, BE
Bronze sculpture of female nude, not signed.
Measures: Height 18 cm.
Width 21 cm.
Depth 22 cm.
Weight 3 kg.
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Hollywood Regency Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Camille Tharaud for Limoges Little Girl Biscuit Bust
By Limoges
Located in Antwerp, BE
Gorgeous porcelain busts of Louise Brongniart in bisque porcelain on royal blue enameled base, by Tharaud, Limoges, after the originals by Jean-Antoine Houdon (1741-1828). Louise was...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Busts
Materials
Gold
Goldscheider Polychrome Porcelain Bust of a Balinese Dancer by Helen Liedloff
By Goldscheider Manufactory of Vienna
Located in Antwerp, BE
A highly Art Deco style decorative pottery bust of a Balinese dancer in striking colors by the designer Helen Liedloff, who named it "Bali Head" for Goldsche...
Category
Mid-20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Busts
Materials
Porcelain, Pottery
Japanese Porcelain Sculpture of a Geisha
Located in Antwerp, BE
Japanese porcelain sculpture of a Geisha, signed Lavorazione.
Width:34 cm.
Height:30 cm.
Depth:28 cm.
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Busts
Materials
Porcelain
Terra Cotta Mask Czech like Goldscheider
By GOLDSCHEIDERSCHE PORZELLAN-MANUFACTUR UND MAJOLICA-FABRIK (1885-1953)
Located in Antwerp, BE
Terra cotta mask of a woman.
Measures: Height 32 cm.
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Mid-20th Century Stylized Plaster Sculpture of Madonna and Child
Located in Antwerp, BE
Mid-20th century stylized plaster buste of Madonna and Child.
Measures: Height 34 cm.
Category
Mid-20th Century Belgian Mid-Century Modern Busts
Materials
Plaster, Wood
Art Deco Bronze Nude Erotic Female Dancer, France, 1920
Located in Antwerp, BE
Art Deco gilt bronze statue signed Reveil. This sculpture was made in the mid-1920s in the Art Nouveau and Art Deco period.
It was probably made by Paul Philippe.This is authentic, ...
Category
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Pair of Ceramic Figurines Bu Ugo Zaccagnini
By Ceramiche Zaccacnini
Located in Antwerp, BE
Pair of ceramic figurines by Ugo Zaccagnini.
Italy, 1960s.
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Large Art Deco Statue by Cia Manna, Torino Italy
By C.I.A. Manna
Located in Antwerp, BE
Very stunning large Art Deco Statue by Cia Manna, Torino, Italy.
C.I.A. Manna Torino Lenci Nel Palmeto ceramic sculpture. Semi nude form of young woman. Work...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
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Terracotta Sculpture
Located in Antwerp, BE
Terracotta sculpture signed.
Measures: Height 24 cm.
Width 23 cm.
Depth 12 cm.
Category
Mid-20th Century Belgian Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Terracotta
Bust of a Congolese Mangbetu Woman by F.X. Goddard
By F.X. Goddard
Located in Antwerp, BE
A bust of a Congolese Mangbetu woman by F.X. Goddard and A. Nauwelaers.
François-Xavier GODDARD (1912-2006) (Belgium) is an artist born in 1912.
Category
Early 20th Century Belgian Mid-Century Modern Busts
Materials
Plaster
Larger Than Life Terracotta Buddha Bust of Guanyin, Early 20th Century, China
Located in Antwerp, BE
A massive larger than life terracotta buddha bust of Guan Yin,
China, early 20th century.
Broken and restored with wear and tear from enduring exposure to the elements.
Size: 75 cm high.
Weight: 40 kg.
Guanyin, Kwanyin, Guanshiyin or Guanyin Pusa is the Chinese interpretation of the bodhisattva Avalokiteśvara (the goddess of comfort and mercy). In addition, she is seen in Taoism as an immortal. The scripture dedicated to her is Dabeizhou. Guanyin is the goddess of compassion and the sea. She is one of the three saints of the western paradise, along with Mahasthamaprapta and Amitabha Buddha; they are worshiped to save departed loved ones from hell and grant them entrance to the western paradise.
Guanyin
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese 觀音
Simplified Chinese 观音
Transcriptions
Full Chinese name
Traditional Chinese 觀世音
Simplified Chinese 观世音
Literal meaning "[The One Who] Perceives the Sounds of the World"
Transcriptions
Second alternative Chinese name
Traditional Chinese 觀自在
Simplified Chinese 观自在
Literal meaning "Lord who Gazes down on the World"
Transcriptions
Burmese name
Burmese ကွမ်ယင်
IPA [kwàɴ jɪ̀ɴ]
Tibetan name
Tibetan སྤྱན་རས་གཟིགས
Vietnamese name
Vietnamese alphabet Quan Âm (Quán Âm)
Quán Thế Âm (Quan Thế Âm)
Quán Tự Tại
Chữ Hán 觀音
觀世音
觀自在
Thai name
Thai กวนอิม, พระอวโลกิเตศวรโพธิสัตว์
RTGS Kuan Im, Phra Avalokitesuan
Korean name
Hangul 관음, 관세음, 관자재
Hanja 觀音, 觀世音, 觀自在
Transcriptions
Mongolian name
Mongolian script ᠨᠢᠳᠦ ᠪᠡᠷ
ᠦᠵᠡᠭᠴᠢ
Japanese name
Kanji 観音, 観世音, 観自在
Hiragana かんのん, かんぜおん, かんじざい
Transcriptions
Indonesian name
Indonesian Kwan Im, Kwan She Im, Awalokiteswara
Filipino name
Tagalog Guanyin (ᜄᜓᜀᜈᜌᜒᜈ)
Sanskrit name
Sanskrit अवलोकितेश्वर (Avalokiteśvara)
Khmer name
Khmer អវលោកិតេស្វរៈ (Avalokitesvarak), អវលោកេស្វរៈ (Avalokesvarak), លោកេស្វរៈ (Lokesvarak)
Hmong name
Hmong Kabyeeb, Niam-Txiv Kabyeeb, Dabpog, Niam-Txiv Dabpog
Guanyin (traditional Chinese: 觀音; simplified Chinese: 观音; pinyin: Guānyīn) is a Bodhisattva associated with compassion. She is the East Asian representation of Avalokiteśvara (Sanskrit: अवलोकितेश्वर) and has been adopted by other Eastern religions, including Chinese folk religion.[note 1] She was first given the appellation "Goddess of Mercy" or "Mercy Goddess" by Jesuit missionaries in China.[1] Guanyin is short for Guanshiyin, which means "[The One Who] Perceives the Sounds of the World."[2] On the 19th day of the sixth lunar month, Guanyin's attainment of Buddhahood is celebrated.[3]
Some Buddhists believe that when one of their adherents departs from this world, they are placed by Guanyin in the heart of a lotus, and then sent to the western pure land of Sukhāvatī.[4] Guanyin is often referred to as the "most widely beloved Buddhist Divinity"[5] with miraculous powers to assist all those who pray to her, as is mentioned in the Pumen chapter of Lotus Sutra and Kāraṇḍavyūha Sūtra.
Several large temples in East Asia are dedicated to Guanyin, including Shaolin Monastery, Longxing Temple, Puning Temple, Nanhai Guanyin Temple, Dharma Drum Mountain, Kwan Im Thong Hood Cho Temple, Shitennō-ji, Sensō-ji, Kiyomizu-dera, Sanjūsangen-dō, and many others. Guanyin's abode and bodhimaṇḍa in India is recorded as being on Mount Potalaka. With the localization of the belief in Guanyin, each area adopted their own Potalaka. In Chinese Buddhism, Mount Putuo is considered the bodhimaṇḍa of Guanyin. Naksansa is considered to be the Potalaka of Guanyin in Korea. Japan's Potalaka is located at Fudarakusan-ji. Tibet's Potalaka is the Potala Palace. Vietnam's Potalaka is the Hương Temple.
There are several pilgrimage centers for Guanyin in East Asia. Putuoshan is the main pilgrimage site in China. There is a 33 temple Guanyin pilgrimage in Korea which includes Naksansa. In Japan, there are several pilgrimages associated with Guanyin. The oldest one of them is the Saigoku Kannon Pilgrimage, a pilgrimage through 33 temples with Guanyin shrines. Guanyin is beloved by most Buddhist traditions in a nondenominational way and found in most Tibetan temples under the name Chenrézik (Wylie: Spyan ras gzigs). Guanyin is also beloved and worshipped in the temples in Nepal. The Hiranya Varna Mahavihar located in Patan is one example. Guanyin is also found in some influential Theravada temples such as Gangaramaya Temple, Kelaniya and Natha Devale nearby Temple of the Tooth...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Terracotta
Set of Three Murano Glass Clowns
Located in Antwerp, BE
Three Murano glass clowns, Italy, 1970s.
Left clown: Height 26 cm, width 15 cm, depth 10 cm.
Middle clown: 23 cm, width 18 cm, depth 14 cm.
Right clown: 27 cm, width 15 cm, depth ...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Glass, Murano Glass
Capodimonte Pharaoh Tutankhamon in Porcelain
By Capodimonte
Located in Antwerp, BE
Great sculpture representing Pharaoh TutanKhamon in Capodimonte Italia porcelain decorated and designed by Mario Pegorami is one of the most important artists representing the ancien...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Busts
Materials
Porcelain, Wood
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