Vintage Large Standing Burmese Mandalay Giltwood Buddha with Mirrored Insets

Qing Dynasty (19th c), an elm wood, two drawer, altar coffer with brass flower-shaped ring pulls. The rectangular top sits over two frieze drawers above a plank panel and shaped apron, flanked by pierced openwork scrolling cloud molding, the whole raised on square to round...

Late 19th/Early 20th c., large Japanese Meiji bronze floor urn. The principal decoration on both sides of the vase is rendered in beautiful and strong relief. One side depicts birds, possibly skylarks, in flight and on flowering cherry blossom branches. The opposite side depicts herons wading and alighting on a flowering tree. the upper and lower portions of urn are decorated with repeating arched lozenges detailed with scrolls and flora. The urn is adorned with foo dog handles, unmarked. This is an impressive and beautiful bronze urn. In bronze-working, Meiji period craftsmen were newly empowered to attempt distinctive, innovative, and complex pieces. Makers were influenced less by the West than by China, which had had a relationship with Japan stretching back thousands of years, far further than Japan’s recent association with Western powers. Artistry in bronze-work reached new heights in the Meiji period, as a number of metalworking schools developed, creating intricate pieces including vases, sculptures...

Late 19th c. , a lovely large black and gold painted hexagonal English tea canister with Chinoiserie decoration, mounted as 3-light table lamp with a tall brass finial...

Pair of Monumental Chinese Famille Rose Temple Jars with Gilded Foo Dog Finials, China, Mid-20th Century A vibrant and stately pair of large-s...

19th Century Gilded Wood Mandalay Standing Buddha, Myanmar Gilded and jeweled robe with a serene expression standing in a lotus shaped pedestal. The gilt and the jewels show some m...

Antique Burmese wooden standing Buddha on a base with gilded gold and glass. Age: Burma, Mandalay Period, 19th Century Size: Height 64.5 C.M. / Width 21.5 C.M. / Depth 15.3 C.M. Con...

Impressive large vintage Buddha on a square black base, made of gilded wood, decorated with pieces of colored mirror glass, completely in Mandalay style, probably from Burma, circa m...

A sublime and rare late 18th century Burmese Ava period carved, lacquered and gilt Buddha. The historical Buddha, Shakyamuni, is portrayed in bhumisparsha mudra, the gesture of calling the Earth to witness, commemorating the moment the Buddha reached enlightenment. The Buddha is dressed in patchwork...