How can you tell if wood is hand-carved?

To tell if wood is hand-carved, first look for small marks in the wood that indicate hand tools were used to cut and shape the material. Hand-carved pieces may also have small irregularities, particularly along curved areas. However, it may be very difficult to tell the difference between machine-worked and hand-carved pieces in some cases. On 1stDibs, shop a range of wood furniture and decorative objects.

Carved Buddha Hand

Gilt Wood Buddha

Thai Siamese Carved Wood

Buddha Head

Paint Buddha

Antique Buddha

Asian Carved Wood Furniture

Gilted Buddha

Japanese Buddha Sculpture

Category

Antique 16th Century Japanese Edo Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Other

Japanese antique stone Buddha / Buddha statue / garden stone / garden decoration

$2,000

Buddha in wood

Located in S-HERTOGENBOSCH, NL

Chinese wooden Buddha, 19th Century. Impressive sculpture with a good patina.

Category

Antique Late 19th Century Chinese Other Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Wood

Buddha in wood

$3,503

Antique Seated Buddha Statue

Located in Sheffield, MA

Carved antique sculpture of seated buddha.

Category

Antique 19th Century Chinese Statues

Materials

Wood

Antique Seated Buddha Statue

$2,300

30 inch Tall Antique 1880s Era Carved and Painted Ancient Looking Wood Buddha

Located in Swedesboro, NJ

This is a wonderful carved wooden buddha with an ancient aged gilded surface. The carving has age

Category

Antique 19th Century Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Hardwood

30 inch Tall Antique 1880s Era Carved and Painted Ancient Looking Wood Buddha

$3,295

White Marble Buddha Statue

Located in Somis, CA

A hand carved solid marble Buddha statue. Seated dhyana asana with hands in namaskar mudra, Buddha

Category

20th Century Chinese Qing Statues

Materials

Marble

White Marble Buddha Statue

$399

Small Japanese Wooden Buddha Statue / Abstract Buddha Statue / Edo Period

Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba

This is a wooden Buddha statue made in the Edo period in Japan. This is Jizo Bodhisattva. Jizo is

Category

Antique 18th Century Japanese Edo Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Cypress

Small Japanese Wooden Buddha Statue / Abstract Buddha Statue / Edo Period

$800

Period, Stone Buddha Sculpture

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Elegantly hand carved, Qing dynasty, Chinese, stone Buddha in stylized robes. Wonderful patina

Category

Antique 18th Century Chinese Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Stone

Period, Stone Buddha Sculpture

$26,400

Edo Period Wooden Antique Buddha Statue / Sculpture Buddha / 1750-1850

Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba

can imitate. It is a small wooden Buddha statue made in the Edo period in Japan. And this is a

Category

Antique Late 18th Century Japanese Edo Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Cypress

Edo Period Wooden Antique Buddha Statue / Sculpture Buddha / 1750-1850

$900

Stone Buddha Head 17 lb

Located in Somis, CA

. Hand carved and polished. The statue weighs close to 17 lb with a predrilled hole in the base for

Category

20th Century Chinese Tang Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Stone

Stone Buddha Head 17 lb

$1,550

Very old stone Buddha statue in Japan/1400-1600/Jizo Stone Buddha

Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba

This is a Japanese stone Buddha made around the 15th to 16th centuries. Compared to the stone

Category

Antique 16th Century Japanese Other Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Stone

Very old stone Buddha statue in Japan/1400-1600/Jizo Stone Buddha

$1,200

Japanese old small stone Buddha/Edo period/Tathagata(Nyorai) Buddha statue

Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba

It is thought to be a stone Buddha made around the Edo period in Japan. This is a sitting statue of

Category

Antique 17th Century Japanese Edo Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Granite

Japanese old small stone Buddha/Edo period/Tathagata(Nyorai) Buddha statue

$1,200

Japanese Antique Wood Carved Statue of God/1800s/Edo-Meiji Period/Buddha Statue

Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba

Buddhist statues. The characteristics of the god statue are long hair and often put both hands together

Category

Antique 19th Century Japanese Edo Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Wood

Japanese Antique Wood Carved Statue of God/1800s/Edo-Meiji Period/Buddha Statue

$900

Limestone Shakyamuni Buddha Head, c. 1800

Located in Chicago, IL

. Conservatively dated to the early 19th century, though possibly older, the figure is hand-carved from solid

Category

Antique Early 19th Century Southeast Asian Archaistic Sculptures and Car...

Materials

Limestone

Limestone Shakyamuni Buddha Head, c. 1800

$1,280

Standing Buddha

Located in New York, NY

Standing Buddha, hand-carved and painted remnant with glass inlays. 18th Century.

Category

Antique 18th Century and Earlier Thai Folk Art Sculptures

Standing Buddha

$17,500

Japanese Gilt Sakyamuni Buddha with Stele

Located in Chicago, IL

Intricately carved from wood, this exquisite Buddha was finished with gold leaf and lacquer

Category

Early 20th Century Japanese Edo Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Wood, Lacquer

Japanese Gilt Sakyamuni Buddha with Stele

$4,680

Giant Mid Century Wooden Buddha Head

Located in London, GB

This grand scale wooden Buddha head was made in India in the 1950s. Take a look at all the pictures

Category

Mid-20th Century Indian Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Pine, Paint

Giant Mid Century Wooden Buddha Head

$4,386

Big Old Joyful Seated Garden Buddha

Located in South Burlington, VT

Burma (Myanmar), Mandalay, a monumental hand-carved and hand lacquered stone seated Buddha with a

Category

Early 20th Century Burmese Garden Ornaments

Materials

Alabaster

Big Old Joyful Seated Garden Buddha

$22,000

Buddha Head Sculpture in Solid Oak

Located in Paris, FR

Sculpture Buddha head hand-carved in solid raw oak. Solid wood include movement, cracks and changes

Category

21st Century and Contemporary English Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Oak

Buddha Head Sculpture in Solid Oak

$8,195 / item

17th Century, Shan, Antique Burmese Wooden Seated Buddha

Located in Sampantawong, TH

Antique Burmese wooden Buddha sitting in Mara Vijaya (calling the earth to witness) posture on a

Category

Antique 17th Century Burmese Antiquities

Materials

Wood

17th Century, Shan, Antique Burmese Wooden Seated Buddha

$3,450

Japanese Large Old Stone Seated Garden Buddha

Located in South Burlington, VT

uncommon style Japanese seated Buddha who is seated and clutches in his hands mala beads and a dorge which

Category

20th Century Japanese Showa Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Stone

Japanese Large Old Stone Seated Garden Buddha

$1,500

18th Century, Antique Khmer Wooden Seated Buddha

Located in Sampantawong, TH

Khmer wooden Buddha sitting in Mara Vijaya (calling the earth to witness) posture on a base. Age

Category

Antique 18th Century Cambodian Antiquities

Materials

Wood

18th Century, Antique Khmer Wooden Seated Buddha

$480

2x Skulptur Holzschnitzerei von Buddha Mandalay / Birma

Located in Aachen, DE

2x Skulptur Holzschnitzerei von Buddha Mandalay Mit reichhaltiger Bemalung / Steinebesatz. Höhe

Category

Vintage 1970s Burmese Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Wood

2x Skulptur Holzschnitzerei von Buddha Mandalay / Birma

$2,137 / set

Superb Late 18thC Chinese Wood Buddha, 8682

Located in Ukiah, CA

Superb late 18thC Chinese wood Buddha. Extremely finely modeled with a greatly expressive face. In

Category

Antique 18th Century Chinese Antiquities

Materials

Wood

Superb Late 18thC Chinese Wood Buddha, 8682

$2,950

Antique Leather Tibetan Amulet with Buddha Teaching

Located in Somis, CA

A Tibetan amulet featuring Buddha encased in a handmade leather shrine. Buddha is made of

Category

20th Century Tibetan Religious Items

Materials

Terracotta, Leather

Antique Leather Tibetan Amulet with Buddha Teaching

$125

Green Jade Style, Serpentine Snuff Bottle Happy Buddha

Located in Somis, CA

left hand. Happy Buddha is believed to bring happiness and monetary fortune. Although serpentine is not

Category

20th Century Chinese Bottles

Materials

Serpentine

Green Jade Style, Serpentine Snuff Bottle Happy Buddha

$650

Set of 5 Antique Wood Buddha Statues

Located in Somis, CA

General (right) and an Imperial Advisor (left), backed by Goddess and Governor of Heaven. Carved of solid

Category

Antique Late 19th Century Chinese Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Wood

Set of 5 Antique Wood Buddha Statues

19th Century, Antique Thai Wooden Happy Buddha

Located in Sampantawong, TH

Antique Thai wooden seated Happy Buddha with gilded gold. Age: Thailand, 19th Century Size: Height

Category

Antique 19th Century Thai Antiquities

Materials

Wood

19th Century, Antique Thai Wooden Happy Buddha

$300

Chinese Polychrome Stone Seated Buddha, c. 1900

Located in Chicago, IL

This carved stone figure depicts the historical Buddha, known also as Shaka, Shakyamuni, or

Category

Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Stone

Chinese Polychrome Stone Seated Buddha, c. 1900

$3,980

Burma, a 19th Century Alabaster Reclining Buddha

Located in Saint-Ouen, FR

Burma, a 19th century Alabaster reclining Buddha. Representation of the Buddha lying down during

Category

Antique 1850s East Asian Tibetan Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Alabaster, Metal

Burma, a 19th Century Alabaster Reclining Buddha

$2,731

19th Century, Antique Laos Wooden Seated Buddha

Located in Sampantawong, TH

Antique Laos wooden Buddha sitting on a base. Age: Burma, 19th Century Size of Buddha only: Height

Category

Antique 19th Century Laotian Antiquities

Materials

Wood

19th Century, Antique Laos Wooden Seated Buddha

$1,000

19th Century, Rattanakosin, Antique Thai Wooden Seated Buddha

Located in Sampantawong, TH

Thai wooden Buddha sitting in Mara Vijaya (calling the earth to witness) posture on a base. Age

Category

Antique 19th Century Thai Antiquities

Materials

Wood

19th Century, Rattanakosin, Antique Thai Wooden Seated Buddha

$960

18th Century, Shan, Antique Burmese Wooden Seated Buddha

Located in Sampantawong, TH

Antique Burmese wooden Buddha sitting in Mara Vijaya (calling the earth to witness) posture on a

Category

Antique 18th Century Burmese Antiquities

Materials

Wood

18th Century, Shan, Antique Burmese Wooden Seated Buddha

$700

Antique Southeast Asian Gilt Wood Buddha Sculpture

Located in Astoria, NY

Antique Southeast Asian hand carved giltwood sculpture depicting a Buddha figure standing atop a

Category

Early 20th Century Other Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Giltwood

Antique Southeast Asian Gilt Wood Buddha Sculpture

$1,450

19th Century, Mandalay, Antique Burmese Alabaster Seated Buddha

Located in Sampantawong, TH

Burmese alabaster Buddha sitting in Mara Vijaya (calling the earth to witness) posture on a base

Category

Antique 19th Century Burmese Antiquities

Materials

Alabaster

19th Century, Mandalay, Antique Burmese Alabaster Seated Buddha

$3,160

19th Century, Antique Laos Wooden Seated Buddha

Located in Sampantawong, TH

Laos wooden Buddha sitting in Mara Vijaya (calling the earth to witness) posture on a base. Age

Category

Antique 19th Century Laotian Antiquities

Materials

Wood

19th Century, Antique Laos Wooden Seated Buddha

$784

18th Century, Shan, Antique Burmese Wooden Seated Buddha

Located in Sampantawong, TH

Burmese wooden Buddha sitting in Mara Vijaya (calling the earth to witness) posture on a base. Age

Category

Antique 18th Century Burmese Antiquities

Materials

Wood

18th Century, Shan, Antique Burmese Wooden Seated Buddha

$800

19th Century, Antique Thai Wooden Seated Happy Buddha

Located in Sampantawong, TH

Antique Thai wooden happy Buddha sitting on a base. Age: Thailand, 19th Century Size: Height 24.3

Category

Antique 19th Century Thai Antiquities

Materials

Wood

19th Century, Antique Thai Wooden Seated Happy Buddha

$800

Japanese Tall Four Buddhas Stone Pagoda, 13.5 feet

Located in South Burlington, VT

of shaped roofs, and four (4) buddhas carved in the square on a rectangular shaped base all hand

Category

Mid-20th Century Japanese Taisho Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Granite

Japanese Tall Four Buddhas Stone Pagoda, 13.5 feet

$60,000

18th Century, Shan, Antique Burmese Wooden Seated Buddha

Located in Sampantawong, TH

Antique Burmese wooden Buddha sitting in Mara Vijaya (calling the earth to witness) posture on a

Category

Antique 18th Century Burmese Antiquities

Materials

Wood

18th Century, Shan, Antique Burmese Wooden Seated Buddha

$1,700

19th Century, Antique Lanna Thai Wooden Seated Buddha

Located in Sampantawong, TH

Antique Lanna Thai wooden Buddha sitting in Mara Vijaya (calling the earth to witness) posture on a

Category

Antique 19th Century Thai Antiquities

Materials

Wood

19th Century, Antique Lanna Thai Wooden Seated Buddha

$700

18th Century, Shan, Antique Burmese Wooden Seated Buddha

Located in Sampantawong, TH

Antique Burmese wooden Buddha sitting in Mara Vijaya (calling the earth to witness) posture on a

Category

Antique 18th Century Burmese Antiquities

Materials

Wood

18th Century, Shan, Antique Burmese Wooden Seated Buddha

$1,184

18th Century, Shan, Antique Burmese Wooden Seated Buddha

Located in Sampantawong, TH

Antique Burmese wooden Buddha sitting in Mara Vijaya (calling the earth to witness) posture on a

Category

Antique 18th Century Burmese Antiquities

Materials

Wood

18th Century, Shan, Antique Burmese Wooden Seated Buddha

$760

18th Century, Shan, Antique Burmese Wooden Seated Buddha

Located in Sampantawong, TH

Antique Burmese wooden Buddha sitting in Mara Vijaya (calling the earth to witness) posture on a

Category

Antique 18th Century Burmese Antiquities

Materials

Wood

18th Century, Shan, Antique Burmese Wooden Seated Buddha

$1,200

18th Century, Shan, Antique Burmese Wooden Seated Buddha

Located in Sampantawong, TH

Burmese wooden Buddha sitting in Mara Vijaya (calling the earth to witness) posture on a base. Age

Category

Antique 18th Century Burmese Antiquities

Materials

Wood

18th Century, Shan, Antique Burmese Wooden Seated Buddha

$240

15th Century, Ava, Antique Burmese Pottery Standing Buddha

Located in Sampantawong, TH

Burmese pottery standing Buddha. Age: Burma, Ava Period, 15th Century Size: Height 13.4 C.M

Category

Antique 15th Century and Earlier Burmese Antiquities

Materials

Pottery

15th Century, Ava, Antique Burmese Pottery Standing Buddha

$480

15th-16th Century Thai Sandstone Buddha Head

Located in Dallas, TX

A very serene and calming weathered sandstone Buddha head from Thailand circa 16th century or

Category

Antique 16th Century Thai Ming Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Sandstone

15th-16th Century Thai Sandstone Buddha Head

$1,600

Japanese Antique Stone Buddha from Niigata Prefecture / Seated Jizo Bodhisattva

Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba

. Against this backdrop, numerous stone Buddha statues were carved throughout the island, inspired by the

Category

Antique 18th Century Japanese Edo Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Sandstone

Japanese Antique Stone Buddha from Niigata Prefecture / Seated Jizo Bodhisattva

$1,100 / set

Chinese Polychrome Seated Amitayus Buddha, c. 1800

Located in Chicago, IL

This 19th-century wooden prayer figure is carved in the likeness of Amitayus, the Buddha of Eternal

Category

Antique Early 19th Century Chinese Qing Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Wood

Chinese Polychrome Seated Amitayus Buddha, c. 1800

$1,280

Burmese Standing Buddha Mandalay Style, Mid 20th Century

Located in Austin, TX

An enchanting Burmese carved hardwood, lacquered and gilt standing Buddha in the Mandalay style

Category

Mid-20th Century Burmese Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Hardwood

Burmese Standing Buddha Mandalay Style, Mid 20th Century

$2,200

17th Century, Shan, Antique Burmese Bronze Seated Buddha

Located in Sampantawong, TH

Burmese bronze Buddha sitting in Mara Vijaya (calling the earth to witness) posture on a base

Category

Antique 17th Century Burmese Antiquities

Materials

Bronze

17th Century, Shan, Antique Burmese Bronze Seated Buddha

$1,600

18th Century, Shan, Antique Burmese Bronze Seated Buddha

Located in Sampantawong, TH

Burmese bronze Buddha sitting in Mara Vijaya (calling the earth to witness) posture on a base

Category

Antique 18th Century Burmese Antiquities

Materials

Bronze

18th Century, Shan, Antique Burmese Bronze Seated Buddha

$2,360

18th Century, Shan, Antique Burmese Wooden Seated Buddha

Located in Sampantawong, TH

Burmese wooden Buddha sitting in Mara Vijaya (calling the earth to witness) posture on a base, with

Category

Antique 18th Century Burmese Antiquities

Materials

Wood

18th Century, Shan, Antique Burmese Wooden Seated Buddha

$880

18th Century, Shan, Antique Burmese Wooden Seated Buddha

Located in Sampantawong, TH

Burmese wooden Buddha sitting in Mara Vijaya (calling the earth to witness) posture on a base

Category

Antique 18th Century Burmese Antiquities

Materials

Wood

18th Century, Shan, Antique Burmese Wooden Seated Buddha

$1,360

19th Century, Antique Lanna Thai Wooden Seated Buddha

Located in Sampantawong, TH

Antique Lanna Thai wooden Buddha sitting in Mara Vijaya (calling the earth to witness) posture on a

Category

Antique 19th Century Thai Antiquities

Materials

Wood

19th Century, Antique Lanna Thai Wooden Seated Buddha

$1,250

16th Century, Shan, Antique Burmese Bronze Seated Buddha

Located in Sampantawong, TH

Antique Burmese bronze Buddha sitting in Mara Vijaya (calling the earth to witness) posture on a

Category

Antique 16th Century Burmese Antiquities

Materials

Bronze

16th Century, Shan, Antique Burmese Bronze Seated Buddha

$680

19th Century, Mandalay, Antique Burmese Wooden Seated Buddha

Located in Sampantawong, TH

Burmese wooden Buddha sitting in Mara Vijaya (calling the earth to witness) posture on a base, with

Category

Antique 19th Century Burmese Antiquities

Materials

Wood

19th Century, Mandalay, Antique Burmese Wooden Seated Buddha

$550

19th Century, Mandalay, Antique Burmese Wooden Standing Buddha

Located in Sampantawong, TH

Burmese wooden Buddha standing on a base, with lacquer and inlay of colorful glass pieces on the

Category

Antique 19th Century Burmese Antiquities

Materials

Wood

19th Century, Mandalay, Antique Burmese Wooden Standing Buddha

$1,760

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Carved Buddha Hand For Sale on 1stDibs

Choose from an assortment of styles, material and more with respect to the carved buddha hand you’re looking for at 1stDibs. Frequently made of wood, stone and metal, every carved buddha hand was constructed with great care. If you’re shopping for a carved buddha hand, we have 970 options in-stock, while there are 20 modern editions to choose from as well. There are many kinds of the carved buddha hand you’re looking for, from those produced as long ago as the 18th Century to those made as recently as the 21st Century. A carved buddha hand, designed in the folk art, mid-century modern or Art Deco style, is generally a popular piece of furniture. James Mont, Andrianna Shamaris and Du Hua each produced at least one beautiful carved buddha hand that is worth considering.

How Much is a Carved Buddha Hand?

A carved buddha hand can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price 1stDibs is $1,911, while the lowest priced sells for $75 and the highest can go for as much as $315,000.

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How can you tell if wood is hand-carved?
1 Answer
1stDibs ExpertJune 15, 2023
To tell if wood is hand-carved, first look for small marks in the wood that indicate hand tools were used to cut and shape the material. Hand-carved pieces may also have small irregularities, particularly along curved areas. However, it may be very difficult to tell the difference between machine-worked and hand-carved pieces in some cases. On 1stDibs, shop a range of wood furniture and decorative objects.

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