Japan Antique Hand-Carved Boulder Rock Water or Plant Basin One of a Kind

Best In Class From our recent Japanese acquisitions travels. This unusual hard to find old Japanese red kurama stone lantern is known as an Obakedouro "Spirit lantern...

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...

From our recent Japanese acquisitions and direct from an old Japanese garden Here's a beautiful and unique way to accent your indoor or outdoor garden space with this treasure from ...

Powerful Hand Carved Sculptoral Work of Art, "Chimera" This powerful old mythical winged sculpture could be installed in your favorite home, office, or ...

An ideal garden ornament, sturdy weather proof planter display base or a rock solid all weather stone base for a special sculpture. From China, comes this large 20.5 inch rectangu...

A rare "old brick water well" motif garden lighting lantern The roof depicts flowering vines in original verdigris finish colors. And bursting with evocative night light (see pho...

These wonderful Asian pieces were hand carved from fruitwood by an unknown artist. They remain in very nice condition and only show minimal signs of age and use. They feature beautif...

Pair of hand carved plant stands from the Republic Era. Marble tops and slight variation in height, circa 1920s.

A fine antique Chinese carved boxwood plaque or insert. Depicting a Chinese monastery scene. The border is decorated with small repeating ...

Beautifully carved rectangular stand, Chinese 19th century circa 1880. The smooth top with hand carved apron and legs, the top is 6 inches by 3.5 inc...

Rare and complete antique Japanese carved stone architectural model of a traditional Folk Cottage. The front of the cottage has an entrance doo...

Rare and complete Antique Japanese carved stone architectural model of a traditional Folk Cottage. Having a doorway and grid window at the fron...