Giant Japanese Stone Toad Frog 80 Years Old from Shiga Garden

From our recent Japanese acquisitions. Japan, a hard to find heavily hand cast frog or toad -kaeru- sculpture weighing almost 4 pounds, circa 1920 It is mar...

From our recent Japanese Acquisitions- a Big friend with Family. Japan, this handsome quality giant old Frog with children on its back is a cheerful sculpture, good garden find and ...

An excellent garden or indoor sculptural choice. An old circa early 20th century Japanese stone Buddha of Fudo Myoo. A charming stone Buddha with a solemn but cheerful face that pos...

China, a monumental pair (2) of 500 year old lime stone “Spirit Path” Equine horse head sculptures. Ming dynasty, (1368-1644 CE). A pair of near life size and robust head sections with fine, wavy combed manes, well defined mouths, ears, nostrils, and ornamental bridles, all carved in a medium to dark gray limestone with considerable weathering to surfaces. The smaller head with a later inscription on bottom and signed “Zhuang”. Formerly exhibited “Treasures from Asia”, Shelburne Vermont, Shelburne Art Center, 2006. Originally found in the vicinity of the village of Chuan near Luoyang City, Henan Provance, China. Each mounted on a custom iron display stand. Dimensions: A the smaller 32.5cm, 13” high and 62.5cm, 25” in length and with display stand, 60cm, 24” high; b the larger 37.5cm, 15” high and 67.5cm, 27” in length and with display stand 65cm, 26” high. Please view additional photographs from our Chinese antiquities catalog 35 Years Collecting 35 Treasures, page 60. History: Placing stone animals and human figures along spirit paths in front of important tombs can be traced back at least to the Qin Dynasty (221-206 BCE), some two thousand years ago. In ancient times, stone animals and human figures placed before imperial tombs symbolized royal power and privilege in addition to decorative functions. Life size “spirit path” stone horse sculptures are known and can be viewed from Ming dynasty tombs including thirteen imperial tombs of the Ming Dynasty scattered over an area of forty square kilometers in Changping District to the northwest of Beijing. The first Ming tomb...

To your garden from Japan, and a recent Japanese acquisition Here's a beautiful and unique way to accent your indoor or outdoor garden space with this treasure from Japan! This is ...

Instant display and collection, one of a kind #2 From western China and collected some 20 years ago, comes this group of three (3) large hand carved red sandstone Lohans or Monks da...

Japanese bamboo Pagoda shrine with carved marble animal figure.  

The features of this stone Foo lion has been softened by being exposed to the elements for many centuries. Still a very handsome sculptural specimen made from carved stone, it is kno...

An impressive cast stone or cement Buddha garden figure with good size and serene countenance. The Figure’s hands are in the Abhaya Mudra position denoting fearlessness and protection. The Buddha stands...

Hand carved solid stone foo dogs with double lotus candle holder features. The same lotus motif is repeated on the saddles. Foo dogs are guardians to p...

An early 20th Century vintage reclining Buddha garden statue in hand carved in lava stone elevated on simple rectangular base, in good condition. Weathered patina. Minor fading, due ...

Two vintage Anglo-Indian grey stone carved sculptures from the early 20th century, depicting soldiers and perfect to be used as exterior garden ornaments. They are priced and sold $1900 each. Created in India during the first half of the 20th century, each of these sculptures depicts a soldier from the British Indian army standing proudly on a square pedestal. One of the feet forward and a hand on the hip, the soldier is leaning on his rifle and carries a knife on his waist. Their skillful depiction and petite proportions will make these two Anglo-Indian stone sculptures...