Wood Carved Monks Painted Eyes

A wonderful 20th century carved painted wooden Chinese horse purchased in 1985 from a prominent Hong Kong Gallery. A copy of the original receipt will be...

A wonderful carved wood bird in flight mounted on a bronze arm painted black which attaches to a marble base. The person we acquired this sculpture from claimed that it belonged to h...

A great whimsical colorfully painted lifesize wood sculpture of a nude. The base has been re-painted black. It is signed on the leg Schumm, 1995. The artist's statement from a 2007 article follows; Fred Schumm does not view life through rose-colored glasses. He doesn't have to. Schumm, Rowan University's artist-in-residence, is a former U.S. Marine who lived through some of the most horrific battles of World War II. He served at Peleliu -- two months of carnage on a tiny Pacific atoll where 12,000 perished - and then four long months on the bloodied isle of Okinawa. Since then, Schumm, 82, has mostly tried to see life's beauty. It's sort of like how sunlight, warm but ordinary to the naked eye, is refracted into myriad, impossibly beautiful combinations of color when viewed through a kaleidoscope. And, like sunlight, he finds art everywhere. "Inspiration is all around but mostly I'm inspired by the ancients," Schumm said recently. "I love Prehistoric African carvings, the works of ancient Greeks, Japanese and Chinese. I especially love Eskimo work." The celebrated sculptor loves Eskimo work so much he once hitchhiked from his home state of Colorado to Alaska just to see native carvings. "I wanted to see the TOTEM poles," he said. "The Alaskan Indians were fantastic artists." Schumm, artist-in-residence since 2003, works with various hardwoods, stone, even metals. A studio in which he works at Westby Hall has pieces in various stages of completion, from an eight-foot-tall, stainless steel sculpture he calls "Aviary" to a solid, six-foot log of black locust...

A lovely carved teak daybed sofa likely Indonesian or Balinese. Nice old teak likely antique reclaimed wood. We just acquired it out of a magnificent...

A wonderful old painted wood Asian bell. Likely Indonesian. It is beautifully painted in vibrant colors. There are numerous repairs and quite a bit of pain...

A set of 4 dining or side chairs in hand built from the hard Acacia wood species and decorated in dripped steel metal by a local Palm Springs artisan. Thes...

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 ...

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

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...

A vintage Thai carved wooden monk statue with red, black and gilt finish, inlaid mica and Abhaya Mudra (fear dispelling) gesture. Immerse yourself in the s...

A Thai hand carved lacquered wood sculpture from the 18th century depicting a seated monk. Created in Thailand during the 18th century, this carved st...

A beautifully carved, wonderfully crafted, highly engaging mask made for Japanese Noh theatre. The mask is handcrafted and hand carved from natural wood and is signed and sealed b...