Antique Sandstone Buddha from Burma

Material: Sandstone Material: wood 60,2 cm high 32,3 cm wide and 19,7 cm deep Weight: 26.35 kgs With traces of 24 krt. gold Ava style Bhumisparsha mudra Originating from Bur...

Material: Sandstone Material: wood 42 cm high 18,5 cm wide and 13 cm deep Weight: 7.8 kgs Gilded with 24 krt. gold Ava style Bhumisparsha mudra Originating from Burma Middl...

Material: Sandstone Material: wood 78 cm high 57.5 cm wide and 38 cm deep Weight: 75,95 kgs Gilded with 24 krt. gold Ava style Bhumisparsha mudra Originating from Burma Middle 20th ...

Material: bronze Measures: 28 cm high The Buddha is 24,5 cm high Weight: 1.045 kgs Shan (Tai Yai) style Bhumisparsha mudra Originating from Burma 17-18th century.

Material: wood 40 cm high 30 cm wide Weight: 4.6 kgs Mandalay style Bhumisparsha mudra Originating from Burma 19th century Goldplated with 24 krt. gold

Material: wood 13 cm high 8,7 cm wide and 6,5 cm deep Weight: 0.175 kgs Gilded with 24 krt. gold Shan (Tai Yai) style Bhumisparsha mudra Originating from Burma 19th century.  

Rare stupa sculpture, 400-600 years old, carved in sandstone. In original untouched, well-preserved condition. From Arakan in Burma. Typical stupa construction with square base, hemispherical dome and conical spire. At the base a portal door...

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 Burmese Mandalay style gilt lacquered wood standing figure of Buddha and together with an unusual Burmese red lacquer covered baluster offering vas...

Large pair of antique style bronze Thai kneeling and praying Buddhas. Intricate detail, gilt head piece. Probably mid 20th century.

This is a very old Japanese wooden Buddha. It is a wood carving from the Edo period (1700s-1800s). It appears to be carved out of cedar wood. It is indescribably beautiful with dust...

Votive Plaque with Walking Buddha in Sukhothai Style, Thailand, 18th or 19th century, cast in relief from a metal alloy of tin and lead with an iron lik...