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What are the different types of Buddha statues?
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Most ritual figures depict the Buddha in one of three postures: seated, standing, or reclining. Differences in expression, hand gesture (mudras), and accompanying objects can reveal the figure’s place of origin as well as the particular Buddhist teaching depicted. Such Buddha figures are rendered in a variety of media depending on regional art traditions and intended use, ranging from carved stone to cast bronze to lacquered bamboo.
PAGODA REDOctober 21, 2020
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Chinese Bent Handle Fisherman
s Basket, circa 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
Basket making is an ancient and humble craft, but in the hands of a skilled weaver a simple willow basket can become a truly beautiful work of art. This bent handle basket was made i...
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Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Rustic Decorative Baskets
Materials
Willow, Bentwood
Petite Chinese Orange Garden Plate, c. 1870
Located in Chicago, IL
This petite porcelain dish from the late Qing-dynasty (1644-1911) has a whimsical design of peonies, begonias and plum blossoms, hand-painted with famille rose enamels and set agains...
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Antique Late 19th Century Chinese Qing Ceramics
Materials
Porcelain
Chinese Light Glazed Terracotta Pot
Located in Chicago, IL
This small terracotta planter sits with a minimal form and a beautifully irregular finish. The ceramic vessel has a tapered silhouette, with a wide mouth, narrowed base and a broad r...
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Mid-20th Century Chinese Minimalist Planters and Jardinieres
Materials
Terracotta
Chinese Copper Opium Tray with Celestial Dragon, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
By the 18th century, opium use had become as central to Chinese social life as taking tea or smoking tobacco, fostering a subculture rich with its own customs, traditions, and exquis...
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Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Platters and Serveware
Materials
Copper
Chinese Mingqi Attendant Head, Han Dynasty
Located in Chicago, IL
This petite ceramic bust is the head of a Han dynasty (206 B.C. to 220 A.D.) figure of a personal attendant. A type of burial figurine known as míngqì, the attendant would have been ...
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Antique 15th Century and Earlier Chinese Han Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Ceramic
Chinese Six Drawer Kang Chest, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
During winter in the colder provinces of China, life revolved around the kang, a heated brick platform that harnessed warmth from the kitchen fire. Used while seated atop the kang, l...
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Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Minimalist Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Elm
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Tibetan Nomad
s Hide Trunk, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
This fantastic antique trunk from the mid-19th century once belonged to a nomadic traveler of the Tibetan Plateau or the Himalayas. One of the most unique items in our collection, th...
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Antique Mid-19th Century Tibetan Tibetan Trunks and Luggage
Materials
Wood, Hide
Chinese Painted Snack Box with Deer
Lingzhi, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
This wooden Chinese box is a 19th-century snack box, once presented as a gift for a holiday or special occasion. To the delight of the recipients, the box would have been filled with...
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Antique Late 19th Century Chinese Qing Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wood
Pair of Chinese Sword Leg Wine Tables, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
Originally used as incense stands, game tables, or as gathering spot for food & drink, these 19th-century Chinese wine tables demonstrate the timeless appeal of traditional furniture...
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Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Furniture
Materials
Elm
Petite Ming Shipwreck Box, c. 1500
Located in Chicago, IL
The soft, matte texture and eroded wear of this petite porcelain box suggest it spent many years submerged in saltwater, likely excavated from a sunken trade ship carrying ceramic ex...
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Antique 16th Century Chinese Ming Ceramics
Materials
Porcelain
Petite Chinese Sticky Rice Basket
Located in Chicago, IL
This woven basket from Guizhou province celebrates the beautiful simplicity of a hand-woven object. Expertly woven of thin bamboo strips, the little basket was originally used for pr...
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20th Century Chinese Rustic Antiquities
Materials
Bamboo
Chinese Blue
White Twin Dragon Censer, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
This 19th-century porcelain incense burner once resided upon the family altar of a provincial Qing-dynasty home. Brushed with cobalt underglaze, the blue and white censer is hand-pai...
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Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Ceramics
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Porcelain
Finely Woven Chinese Sewing Box, c. 1875
Located in Chicago, IL
Finely woven around a painted lacquer panel, this round sewing box from the late 19th century is a beautiful example of Chinese basketry. The box is woven of thin bamboo strips with ...
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Antique Late 19th Century Chinese Qing Decorative Boxes
Materials
Bamboo
