Old Bronze Buddha Figurine

Old standing bronze Buddha figure on lotus socket. The figure and the socket can be separated. 22 x 10 cm (9 x 2 ½"), good condition.

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Old Chinese Toggle Buddha with Boy, Artist signed 玉山

Old Chinese Toggle Buddha with Boy, Artist signed 玉山

Charming old Chinese netsuke (toggle) with a Buddha Maitreya and a little boy, pulling his ear.

Very lively carving of stained boxwood. Artist signed : Yu Shan 玉山

37 x 26 x 35 mm, 14 grams. Very good condition. The netsuke is from early last century.

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Temple of Buddha Canton, China 1843. Antique Etching

Temple of Buddha Canton: Mid-19th century etching depicting the altar of the famous Cantonese temple with monks and musicians in front of the altar.

Engraved by W.H. Capone after a drawing by Thomas Allom.

Thick printing paper, 7,5 x 5 (19 x 12,6 cm) in is the actual print, 11 x 8,2 (27,6 x 20,5 cm) the complete sheet.

Good condition, clean and fresh. It looks great when matted and framed.

Antique wooden Garuda Sculpture, China. Qing Dynasty

18 – 19th century sculpture of a bird-headed Buddhist god: Wooden Garuda with a layer of lacquer, gilded.

7,5 x 7 x 2,8 inches. 548 gram. Fine condition. ( Only minor surface aging which is quite usual for such an old piece – the gold partly rubbed off. No parts missing, no splits ).

In Buddhism, the Garuda is said to be a huge bird, his wings spanning several miles! He is said to have amazing power, intelligence, strength and wisdom and can change to human form at will. There are some stories which even talk of Garuda kings having romantic dalliances with human women. The Buddha, in the Mahasamyatta Sutra, is shown as making peace, albeit temporarily, between the Nagas (serpents) and the Garudas.

The concept of Garuda is also seen in Indonesian, Thai, Japanese and Mongolian culture. While the Garuda is the national symbol of both Thailand and Indonesia, it is the symbol of Ulan Bator, the capital city of Mongolia.

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Tibet, China. Qing Dynasty. Gilded Bronze of Tsongkhapa.

Tibet, China. Qing Dynasty. Gilded Bronze of Tsongkhapa.

3 x 4,2 x 2 inches. 236 gram. It has the original cover of the socket, authentic content as it has never been opened.

The gilding is slightly hackneyed, small parts have been painted ( later ? ). No missing parts or other faults to be mentioned.

He is depicted with his hands in the position known as dharmachakramudra which means turning the wheel of the law.

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17-18th Century Copper Engraving: Chinese Idols. Weird.

collect.at Antiques and unique Collectibles 17-18th Century Copper Engraving: Chinese Idols. Weird.:

Vitel ou Ninifo, Copper Print, 8.6 x 6,4 in ( actual image print size ), by the famous artist Bernard Picart ( 1673 – 1733 ), engraver on wood and metal, draughtsman and miniaturist.

The image shows a huge Buddha statue in a Chinese Temple, rather looking kike a western church. Demons an both sides of the statue, Chinese worshiping.


This is an original, NO reproduction.

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Pavilion and Gardens of a Mandarin. 19th Century Etching

collect.at Antiques and unique Collectibles Pavilion and Gardens of a Mandarin. 19th Century Etching:

Pavilion and Gardens of a Mandarin near Peking. Delicate 19th Century Etching. Drawn by Thomas Allom, engraved by A. Wilmore.

Issued by Fisher, Son & Co. London Paris.

Very nice picture showing a Chinese mandarin, his wife, their child and servants.

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China: Ming Dynasty Buddha. Bronze

collect.at Antiques and unique Collectibles China: Qing Dynasty Buddha. Bronze:

Beautiful old Buddha statue from the Qing Dynasty, partly gilded. It stands 3 inches high and weights 120 grams.

Moderate aging with no major faults or missing parts.

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