Finely Carved Antique Burmese Praying Monk

A complete set of five intricately carved vintage Burmese monks and Buddha in flowing robes on lotus leaf and carrying alms bowls. Spiritual and beautiful, these pieces are extraordinarily detailed (see additional photos). Dimensions: largest piece - Buddha L...

An unusually graceful and skillfully carved kneeling monk resting on bare toes. This is a beautiful, serene piece that will add spirituality and calm to ...

A tall standing Burmese monk with flowing robes on lotus leaf. Attractive patina, shows it's age beautifully, Burma, circa 1880. BH421.

A colorful Burmese seated temple monk. The Burmese characters on the base state the name of the person who donated the carving to the temple. BH435

An antique kneeling monk on lotus leaf sitting in a praying position. From a Burmese Buddhist Temple. This well carved teak monk features attractive remn...

A sensitively cast pair of highly detailed 19th century Thai miniature bronze kneeling monks in the position of prayer. These monks exhibit a particularl...

A small vintage bronze cast sculpture from the mid 20th century depicting a praying Buddhist monk sitting on a base and holding an offering bowl. Created with the traditional technique of the lost-wax (à la cire perdue) which allows for great precision and finesse in the details, this vintage bronze statue depicts a praying Buddhist monk sitting on a base, preciously holding an offering bowl. Having placed the bowl on his left hand, the monk is protecting the content with his right one. He is peacefully looking upwards, in a prayerful attitude. He is dressed with a thin robe uncovering his right shoulder, the fabric falling delicately on his left side. He is sitting on a base in a single lotus position. The bowl comes off as shown on image 9. The back is decorated as well, with less details than the front. With its nice depiction and dark patina, this vintage bronze praying Buddhist monk statue...

A beautiful solid camphor wood statue of the legendary Buddhist monk Bodhidharma (Damo), who is believed to be the saint who introduced Buddhism to China, Damo represents "dharma of ...

An exceptionally beautiful, serene, delicately crafted, and extremely rare Burmese Buddha head/bust - hand-made using the ancient Thayo technique w...

A beautiful 19th century Buddhist baby monk head, hand carved wood depicting the baby looking forward gracefully with like Mona Lisa kind smile?. Exceptional...

A 19th century seated goat statue hand-carved in wood from Burma. This hand-carved statue depicts a goat, seated on his hind legs with his front legs pull...

This is truly a wonderful piece with clear age and a nice patina to it. Very unique. We have not seen another quite like it. The monk appears to have glass eyes which gives his expression a very humanistic feel. The head is removable (please see the last image). From a collection of Japanese arts and artifacts. Most likely dates back to the Edo period. Would make for a nice addition to any Japanese or Asian artifacts...