Chinese Antique Hand Carved Stump Buddha Statuary

This magnificent Chinese antique wood carved Happy Buddha statuary has very detailed hand carving works on it. It is all hand made and hand...

This magnificent Chinese wood carved Quan Yin Statuary. It shows very detailed hand carving works on it. It is all hand made and hand carved Quan Yin standing on the dragon from boxw...

This magnificent Chinese antique Famille-Rose Porcelain Kwan Yin Statuary was 100% hand made and hand craft seating Kwan Yin Statue with marks on th...

A Chinese antique carved stone wall plaque with traces of original polymorphic and nice patina. Crafted in China, this carved stone wall plaque will ...

This magnificent Tibetan Antique Bronze Buddha Statuary was hand crafted from Tibetan Bronze with intricated carving works all over the Buddha. It shows the Buddha seated on a double...

Look at this magnificent Chinese Antique Famille-Rose Porcelain Kwan Yin Statuary. It shows very detailed hand carving works on it. It is all hand m...

China, an authentic antique hand-carved and hand-painted limestone temple figure of the venerable lohan, Kasyapa. This beautiful Buddhist sculpture will bring serenity and timeless style to your home, office, sacred space, or garden Substantial dimensions: 35 inches high and 12 inches wide Handmade and hand-carved, solid limestone with weathered remnants of older temple paint as applied by the temple from where it originally came, Chengdu, China. Head and hands are later replacements. Stone statues like these were regularly - refreshed- by the temple monks. In our extensive travels to western china we saw many instances of old stone figures like this with varying degrees of paint refreshing, ,replacement of heads as this one, and periodic refreshment by the temple monks to maintain a seemingly new appearance. Please note the offering cavity on his back side- undoubtedly used by patrons to place offering scripts or perhaps food as a sign of respect and veneration. This enjoyable character would make a fine garden presentation or special indoor choice. Only one. Provenance: Originally from a collector in Chengdu, China, acquired by us directly from this collection around 2002 on one of our many visits to that part of historic China. About Kasyapa: Kasyapa is a revered Vedic sage of Hinduism. He was one of the seven ancient sages considered as Saptarishis in Sanskrit texts and Indian mythologies. He is the most ancient rishi listed in the colophon verse in the Brihadaranyaka Upanishad and called a self-made scholar in the Atharvaveda. He was based in the northwestern part of the Indian subcontinent, and legends attribute the region of Kashmir to be derived from his name. One of the more frequently depicted lohans in Chinese sculpture is Kasyapa, a cousin to the Buddha. Throughout Six dynasties...

Antique Chinese carved gilt and polychrome wood sculpture of Seated Buddha.

Antique Chinese Carved Celadon Jade Buddha 19th C Measures- 3''H x 2''W x 1''D

Antique Chinese Carved Celadon Jade Buddha 19th C Measures- 3''H x 2''W x 1.5''D

A good antique Chinese Qing dynasty carved rose quartz buddha/hotei figure on a carved rosewood stand, circa 1910. The figure modeled as a buddhistic recumbent figure, the figure is ...

A true gem of a work. Wonderfully carved and detailed. We haven't come across another work quite like it. We are unsure of age so are simply listing it as 20th century but could be older. Would be a nice addition to any South-East Asian/ Chinese artifacts...