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Japan Old Hand Carved Kappa Folk Art Garden Stone
Located in South Burlington, VT
Rare one-of-a-kind hand carved sculpture
Japan a rare large old hand carved stone Kappa folk art garden water deity or river child- protector for children along waters’ edge. Kappa ...
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Early 20th Century Japanese Taisho Sculptures and Carvings
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Japanese Tall Bronze Lady with a Summer Hat, Isao
Located in South Burlington, VT
Japan a lovely, sensitive tall hand cast bronze sculpture of a woman displaying her summer hat on a summer day stroll.
Designed and cast by by noted Japanese mid century sculptor T...
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American Large Bronze Sensual Beauty By Important Midcentury Sculptor
Located in South Burlington, VT
An important large scale hand cast bronze sculpture of a sensual nude woman signed Benson and dated 1939 by mid century American sculptor Stuart Benson (...
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Mid-20th Century Japanese Mid-Century Modern Statues
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Japan Large Antique Bronze Seated Kanon Beautiful Face
Located in South Burlington, VT
Japan, a large 49" tall antique early 20th century elegant cast bronze seated Kanon Maitreya, Guan Yin in a pensive pose.
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Japanese Antique Stone Garden Kanon Guan Yin in Royal Ease 19thc.
Located in South Burlington, VT
Big, Beautiful And Signed
From our recent Japanese Acquisitions
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Japanese Big Antique Stone Garden Kanon Guan Yin in Royal Ease 19thc 24 Inches
Located in South Burlington, VT
From our recent Japanese Acquisitions
An early and hard to find Japanese larger scale hand carved stone Kanon in a mudra of contemplation. Nyoirin Kannon Bosatsu is beautifully depi...
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Antique 19th Century Japanese Edo Sculptures and Carvings
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Japan Smiling Ebisu -Carved Garden Stone Effigy of God of Prosperity
Located in South Burlington, VT
Japan, an old early 20th century hand-carved stone image of Ebisu one of Japan's seven lucky gods signifying prosperity, good business, and patron of fishermen, circa 1920. He sits ...
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Early 20th Century Japanese Taisho Sculptures and Carvings
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China Pair Monumental Antique Stone Spirit Pathway Tigers, Qing period 1750-1850
Located in South Burlington, VT
China Monumental Pair (2) Antique Stone “Spirit Pathway” Tigers, middle Qing period 1750-1850.
Please view our video.
Dimensions: 115cm, 46” high and 60cm, 24” in width.
Likely utilized as spirit pathway tomb markers, these powerful, benign carved sitting effigies perched on haunches and front paws with round heads and faces exposing defined eye sockets, ears and two fangs a top bases that feature curled tails on side each whole atop a block shaped base and hand-carved from limestone whose surfaces show considerable weatherization from exposure and good age.
Reference: 35 Years Collecting 35 Treasures, Schneible Fine Arts catalog Number 30, p. 66.
Provenance: originally found in Fujian Province. Fujian has the distinction of being home to China’s last remaining wild tigers and famous “tiger” mountain. No wonder then that these early stone works...
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Antique Late 18th Century Chinese Qing Sculptures and Carvings
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Limestone
Japanese Large Antique Stone Garden Kanon Guan Yin in Royal Ease 19thc, signed
Located in South Burlington, VT
Big, Beautiful And Signed
From our recent Japanese Acquisitions
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Antique 19th Century Japanese Edo Sculptures and Carvings
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Japan Large Stone Sculpture Double Buddha Jizo
Located in South Burlington, VT
Large work of garden art, 18th/19th century, 200 years old
Japanese stone rectangular plaque Jizo Bosatsu in unusual "double Jizo" Desojin panel form. It stands tall in a fine m...
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Antique 19th Century Japanese Edo Sculptures and Carvings
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Japan Important 1939 Bronze Life-Size "Seaman with Cape" Museum Work, Koga Tadao
Located in South Burlington, VT
Japan an important life-size , early period sculpture of a muscular working man dated to 1939 and entitled "Seaman with a Cape", by mid century master sculptor Koga Tadao...
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20th Century Japanese Mid-Century Modern Sculptures and Carvings
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Bronze
China Antique Pair "Spirit Path" Horse Sculptures, Ming Dynasty 500 Years Old
Located in South Burlington, VT
China, a monumental pair (2) of 500 year old lime stone “Spirit Path” Equine horse head sculptures.
Ming dynasty, (1368-1644 CE).
A pair of near life size and robust head sections with fine, wavy combed manes, well defined mouths, ears, nostrils, and ornamental bridles, all carved in a medium to dark gray limestone with considerable weathering to surfaces. The smaller head with a later inscription on bottom and signed “Zhuang”.
Formerly exhibited “Treasures from Asia”, Shelburne Vermont, Shelburne Art Center, 2006. Originally found in the vicinity of the village of Chuan near Luoyang City, Henan Provance, China.
Each mounted on a custom iron display stand.
Dimensions:
A the smaller 32.5cm, 13” high and 62.5cm, 25” in length and with display stand, 60cm, 24” high;
b the larger 37.5cm, 15” high and 67.5cm, 27” in length and with display stand
65cm, 26” high.
Please view additional photographs from our Chinese antiquities catalog 35 Years Collecting 35 Treasures, page 60.
History:
Placing stone animals and human figures along spirit paths in front of important tombs can be traced back at least to the Qin Dynasty (221-206 BCE), some two thousand years ago. In ancient times, stone animals and human figures placed before imperial tombs symbolized royal power and
privilege in addition to decorative functions. Life size “spirit path” stone horse sculptures are known and can be viewed from Ming dynasty tombs including thirteen imperial tombs of the Ming Dynasty scattered over an area of forty square kilometers in Changping District to the northwest of Beijing.
The first Ming tomb...
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Japanese Bronze Midcentury Sculpture "Sweet Child” Zenmoto
Located in South Burlington, VT
Mid Century Signed Discovery
Japan a charming sweet little girl bundled in a thick coat with a ribboned coat tie that almost hides her happy face, hand mufflers, and top of face her...
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Mid-20th Century Japanese Mid-Century Modern Sculptures and Carvings
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Bronze
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The Vahana of Lord Shiva:
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Symbol of Strength and Virility:
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Guardian of Shiva's Abode:
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