19th century Antique Wooden Burmese Offering Vessel from Burma

Antique wooden Burmese offering vessel Material : wood 57,5 cm high 20,8 cm diameter Gilded with 24 krt. gold Mandalay style 19th century Weight: 1,31 kgs Originating from Burma Nr: ...

Material: lacquerware 63 cm high 48 cm diameter Weight: 6.2 kgs 3 parts Mandalay style Originating from Burma 19th century Goldplated with 24 krt. gold.  

Material: wood Measures: 47 cm high. 18 cm diameter. Weight: 1.426 kgs. Mandalay style. Originating from Burma. 19th Century.  

Material: wood 44 cm high 18 cm diameter Weight: 1.189 kgs Gilded with 24 krt. gold Mandalay style Originating from Burma 19th century

Material: wood 47,5 cm high 20,8 cm diameter Weight: 1.162 kgs Gilded with 24 krt. gold Mandalay style Originating from Burma 19th century

Material: wood 45 cm high 18 cm diameter Weight: 1.061 kgs Gilded with 24 krt. gold Mandalay style Originating from Burma 19th century

A beautiful late 19th century paint bowl with a lid that was once used for storing the famous Tibetan barley flour (Tsampa). These bowls were used by the Buddhist mountain people of ...

This Ching Dynasty carved polychrome seated Taoist altar god was once used on the family altar to honor their ancestors. Ancestor worship plays a major role in Chinese religion. This...

Beautifully carved Qing dynasty tea caddy from Elmwood (yumu), with floral motifs and finished with an oxblood color lacquer. The large size is very usual and was used in a large family compound. The tea caddy is designed to hold and keep warm, large tea pot filled with tea. The tea pot’s spout comes out the front opening for pouring. The horizontal bar used as the container’s handle has a pivoting lock when open, the handle bar can be removed and closing of the pivoting lock, the handle is secure for use. The wooden tea caddy...

A large and magnificent cast bronze image of the Medicine Buddha, Bhaisajyaguru, rendered in the Burmese Pagan style, and most likely based on a period example that was either damaged or lost, 19th century, Burma or Thailand. He can be identified as the Medicine Buddha by the hand that rests in his lap, with his middle finger touching the thumb. A medicine pot or fruit stem would originally have been placed in his upturned palm. The face of this Buddha has been sculpted masterfully. He has a beautiful heart shaped face topped by hair neatly arranged in the typical "snail shell curls", and surmounted by a high ushnisha. Long, pendulous earlobes frame his face, a symbol of his princely past. He gazes serenely outwards from heavily lidded, downcast eyes, a content smile upon his full, lush lips. The Buddha is portrayed seated in vajrasana (full lotus position), his elegant hands displayed in varada mudra, the gesture of granting favors and fulfilling wishes. Long, exquisite fingers extended, the thumb and middle finger touching in a gesture of compassion. He is clothed in a simple kasaya wrapped around his body and over one shoulder, leaving the shoulder and part of his chest bare. The diaphanous garment clings to his body, outlining his well proportioned and graceful, almost sensuous, form. The excess material pooled in neat pleats in front of him. A sash thrown over his shoulder. He sits upon a double lotus base upon a raised platform. The platform features two kneeling attendants, usually interpreted as the monks Ananda and Kasyapa. Between them is a circular disc representing the Wheel of Dharma. Contained in the disk is a flower with eight petals, symbolizing the eightfold path, one of the principle teachings of the Buddha. The sides and back of the platform featuring a series of singha, or lions, representative of the Buddha's royal past. An applied lacquer patina covers the entirety of the image. Large deposits of ash (from incense) are present between the curls of the hair, as well as some the other crevices, indicating this image was the subject of worship for many years. Bhaisajyaguru, also called the Medicine Buddha, or Buddha of Healing, is a revered figure in the Buddhist pantheon as a master able to cure suffering, both physical and spiritual, through his teachings. The Pagan Empire ruled most of present day Burma (Myanmar) from 849 to 1297. The capital, Bagan, served as a both the center of government and religion, where Buddhism reigned supreme. Bagan was also at a crossroads of the Buddhist world, with influence from India, Nepal, Tibet, China, and even Indonesia shaping their culture. As such, Pagan Buddha...

A 19th century Burmese offering basket made of carved wood painted red. This round basket displays a three-legged base with detailed carvings on the edge. The lid adopts a Burmese te...

A highly decorative early 19th century Vietnamese carved wooden and polychrome painted Buddha with traces of original gilding, creating a beautiful p...