Antique Wooden Burmese Monk from Burma

Material: wood 18,5 cm high 12,7 cm wide and 10,3 cm deep Weight: 0.538 kgs Gilded with 24 krt. gold Originating from Burma 19th century.  

Material: wood 12,9 cm high 8,2 cm wide and 4,5 cm deep Weight: 0.101 kgs Gilded with 24 krt. gold Bhumisparsha mudra Originating from Burma 19th century

Material: wood. Measures: 13 cm high. 8 cm wide and 4, 5 cm deep. Weight: 0.098 kgs. Gilded with 24 krt. gold. Bhumisparsha mudra. Originating from Burma. 19th Century.  

Material: wood 15 cm high 11,4 cm wide and 6,5 cm deep Weight: 0.192 kgs Gilded with 24 krt. gold Bhumisparsha mudra Originating from Burma 18th century.  

Material: wood 13,3 cm high 9,6 cm wide and 8,1 cm deep Weight: 0.15 kgs Gilded with 24 krt. gold Originating from Burma 19th century It seems that at the backside of the ped...

Material: wood Measures: 40 cm high 33,5 cm wide and 41 cm deep Weight: 5.414 kgs Gilded with 24 krt. gold Mandalay style Namaskara mudra Originating from Burma 19th century...

Carved wooden vise tool with human figure finial from Nias, Indonesia (circa 1960s-1970s). A striking carved piece with geometric patterns on the top and ...

Timor Island sculpted wooden traditional mask (circa 1970s) on contemporary metal stand. This is a traditional mask of a figure with male facial features and two holes as eyes and another for the mouth with a handle below the face. The island of Timor gave rise to a distinctive practice of creating traditional masks whose precise origins and significance remain uncertain. Portraying both male and female ancestors, they were held by men during dances and other ceremonies, including celebrations of victory in war. Carved sculptures and masks are specific to rural villages. Here the practice of animism, or nature-worship, is incorporated with the carving of ancestral statues and masks, which have a ritualistic function. Some occasions that call for these ceremonies may include asking for successful crop planting, for prosperity, for good weather...

Antique Asian Thai monumental, measuring 8’ x 8' hand-carved wooden temple panel. Definitely a one of a kind piece Thai red and gold panel with de...

Double-sided carved wooden blawong board from Java, Indonesia (circa 1920s-1950s). Blawong boards were used to hold a pair of Keris daggers. They were fix...

Timor Island sculpted wooden traditional mask (circa 1960s-1970s) on contemporary stand. This is a traditional mask of a figure with male facial features and two holes as eyes and another for the mouth. The island of Timor gave rise to a distinctive practice of creating traditional masks whose precise origins and significance remain uncertain. Portraying both male and female ancestors, they were held by men during dances and other ceremonies, including celebrations of victory in war. Carved sculptures and masks are specific to rural villages. Here the practice of animism, or nature-worship, is incorporated with the carving of ancestral statues and masks, which have a ritualistic function. Some occasions that call for these ceremonies may include asking for successful crop planting, for prosperity, for good...

A truly magnificent and special work - this beautiful and exceptionally long string of Japanese hand-crafted natural wood (perhaps Rosewood) Buddhist Juzu mala beads. These rosary-type large prayer bead necklaces were used by Buddhist monks in temple prayers/rituals and worn by Samurai as amulets of protection. During the Edo period, Buddhist priests/monks and samurai warriors used to wrap the beads around their bodies and use the beads in their worshipping and meditation ceremonies. After reading the sutra once, one bead would be moved (some sects used them instead of wooden tally counters). It would take a tremendous amount of intense concentration and physical stamina to read the sutra while holding and counting/moving each individual prayer bead as well as a copious amount of time to move all the prayer beads to complete the sutra cycle. We have not come across another set of Juzu beads...