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Japane Wood Carving Jizo Bodhisattva Statue /Buddha Statue, circa 1400s-1600s
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
can imitate. It is an old Japanese wooden Buddha statue. This is Jizo Bodhisattva. It is called
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Antique 16th Century Japanese Arts and Crafts Sculptures and Carvings

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Wood

Japanese Asian Temple Shrine Edo Wood Kannon Bodhisattva Buddha Amida Statue
Located in Studio City, CA
An absolutely beautiful standing Edo Period wood carved Japanese Kannon Bodhisattva Buddha Amida
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Antique Mid-19th Century Japanese Edo Sculptures and Carvings

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Wood, Giltwood, Paint

Japanese Asian Temple Shrine Edo Wood Kannon Bodhisattva Buddha Amida Statue
Located in Studio City, CA
An absolutely beautiful standing Edo Period wood carved Japanese Kannon Bodhisattva Buddha Amida
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Antique Mid-19th Century Japanese Edo Sculptures and Carvings

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Wood, Giltwood, Paint

Japanese Asian Temple Shrine Edo Wood Kannon Bodhisattva Buddha Amida Statue
Located in Studio City, CA
An absolutely beautiful standing Edo Period wood carved Japanese Kannon Bodhisattva Buddha Amida
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Antique Mid-19th Century Japanese Edo Sculptures and Carvings

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Wood, Giltwood, Paint

Japanese 1500-1600s Antique Wood Carving Buddha Statue / Shaka Nyorai
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
wood. Therefore, the weight is light. This Buddha statue weighs 35g. Also, old Buddha statues may
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Antique 16th Century Japanese Other Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Cypress

Old Japanese Wood Carving Buddha 18th-19th Century / Edo Period Jizo Bodhisattva
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
can imitate. It is a wood carving Buddha of the Edo period in Japan. It has a very simple
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Antique Late 18th Century Japanese Edo Sculptures and Carvings

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Wood

Japanese antique wood carving Buddha statue / 1700-1800 / Edo period
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
sculpture, it was not carved by a person who specializes in carving Buddha statues. However, it is a Buddha
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Antique 18th Century Japanese Edo Abstract Sculptures

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Cypress

China Important Ancient Hand-Carved Lohan Monk Buddha with Canine Ming 1368-1644
Located in South Burlington, VT
China, a hand-carved and hand-painted wood figure of a seated Luohan Arhat, Buddha' disciple
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Antique 16th Century Chinese Ming Paintings and Screens

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Wood

Japanese Antique Wood Carving Daikokuten / Folk Art Sculpture / Buddha Statue
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
the Meiji-Taisho period. It is carved from a single tree. He has a lovely face that looks happy
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Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Sculptures and Carvings

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Cypress

Japanese Edo Period Wood Carving Colored Buddha Statue / 18th-19th Century
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
can imitate. It is a wooden colored Buddha statue made in the latter half of the Edo period in
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Antique 18th Century Japanese Edo Sculptures and Carvings

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Cypress

19th Century Buddha
Located in Pomona, CA
Wood carved Buddha is 19th century the base is latter.
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Antique Late 19th Century Thai Sculptures and Carvings

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Wood

Impressive Hand-Carved Wooden Buddha on Bed of Lotus Leaves Sculpture
Located in San Diego, CA
Impressive hand-carved wooden buddha on bed of lotus leaves sculpture, circa 1960s. The piece has
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Mid-20th Century Chinese Mid-Century Modern Busts

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Wood, Elm

Old Japanese wooden Buddha Statue / Daikokuten Seven Lucky Gods / Wood Carving
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
gods who bestow happiness. And this is Daikokuten made of wood carving. It is engraved with very
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Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Sculptures and Carvings

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Other

Chinese Hand Carved Wood Statue, 19th Century
Located in Malibu, CA
This one-of-a-kind hand-carved antique wood buddha is certified to be over 180 years old and sits 9
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Antique 1840s Chinese Chinese Export Figurative Sculptures

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Wood, Paint

Indonesian Figure of a Buddha
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Carved wood figure of a Buddha on a lotus leaf having pierced background and gilt decoration
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20th Century Indonesian Tibetan Figurative Sculptures

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Wood

Japanese old wooden small Buddha statue/Withered Buddha statue/Wabi-Sabi statue
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
. It is a small Buddha statue and is thought to be made of cedar or cypress wood. There are some parts
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Antique 18th Century Japanese Edo Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Wood

Burmese Mandalay Period Seated Wooden Buddha
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Seated wooden Buddha Burma, 19th-20th century (Mandalay period) Measures: H 19.5 x W 9 in x D
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Antique Late 19th Century Burmese More Asian Art, Objects and Furniture

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Wood

Small Buddha Hand, Mid-20th Century
Located in New York, NY
A small Buddha hand from Thailand, hand carved in wood and painted in black and gilt. Depicting the
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Vintage 1930s Thai Other Sculptures and Carvings

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Wood

19th Century Buddha Statue "Monk Tang"
Located in New York, NY
, made of carved wood with gesso type paste made from wood ash and lacquers. The wood was carved then
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Antique 1890s Chinese Qing Sculptures and Carvings

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Wood, Ash

Early 20th Century Buddha Head Half Relief
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Very impressive tall Buddha Head, hand-carved and gilded patina half relief in tropical wood, circa
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Early 20th Century Burmese Wall-mounted Sculptures

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Wood

19th Century, Antique Thai Wooden Seated Buddha
Located in Sampantawong, TH
Antique Thai wooden Buddha sitting in Mara Vijaya (calling the earth to witness) posture on a base
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Antique 19th Century Thai Antiquities

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Wood

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
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Antique 18th Century Burmese Antiquities

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Wood

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
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Antique 18th Century Burmese Antiquities

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Wood

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
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Antique 18th Century Burmese Antiquities

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Wood

19th Century, Mandalay, Antique Burmese Wooden Buddha s Throne
Located in Sampantawong, TH
Burmese wooden Buddha's throne for the Buddha posting on a base, with gilded gold. Age: Burma
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Antique 19th Century Burmese Antiquities

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Wood

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
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Antique 19th Century Thai Antiquities

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Wood

19th Century, Mandalay, Antique Burmese Wooden Standing Buddha
Located in Sampantawong, TH
Antique Burmese wooden Buddha standing on a lotus base, with gilded gold and inlay of colorful
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Antique 19th Century Burmese Antiquities

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Wood

Early Japanese Set of Six Wooden Buddhas, 6661
Located in Ukiah, CA
RARE early Japanese set of six wooden Buddhas attached to what appears to be the original 500+ year
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Antique 15th Century and Earlier Japanese Antiquities

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Wood

Gilded Figure of a Thai Standing Buddha
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Gilded wooden figure of a Thai standing Buddha.  
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20th Century Thai Folk Art Sculptures

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Wood, Giltwood

Japanese Withered Antique Buddha Statue / Wooden Bodhisattva / Wabisabi Art
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
period (1400-1600s) in Japan. I think the wood is cypress. Such a dead Buddha statue is called "na-ga
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Antique 16th Century Japanese Other Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Wood

Very rare Japanese antique wooden Buddha statue/[Kannon Bodhisattva]
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
This is a very old wooden Buddha statue from Japan. Many Buddhist statues are enshrined in old
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Antique 15th Century and Earlier Japanese Other Sculptures and Carvings

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Wood

18th Century, Shan, Antique Burmese Wooden Seated Crowned Buddha
Located in Sampantawong, TH
Burmese wooden seated crowned Buddha, or sometimes known as 'King Buddha', wearing diadem-crowns
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Antique 18th Century Burmese Antiquities

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Wood

Naomi Feinberg "Buddha" Sculpture in Limestone, 1960s
By Naomi Feinberg
Located in New York, NY
Hand-carved “Buddha” sculpture in limestone on a wood base by Naomi Feinberg, American 1960s
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Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures

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Limestone

Japanese Gilt Traveling Shrine of Standing Buddha, circa 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
belies the splendor within. The hinged doors open to a gilt interior framing an intricately carved figure
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Antique Mid-19th Century Japanese Edo Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Wood, Lacquer

Japanese Antique Wooden Small Buddha Statue/Edo Period/1700s/Nyorai
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
a Buddhist statue from around the 1700s. The material is thought to be cypress. The Buddha statue
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Antique 18th Century Japanese Edo Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Wood

Antique Time Worn Serene Temple Sculpture of the Standing Buddha
Located in Bridgeport, CT
A 19th and possibly earlier century figural carving of the standing Buddha with fine traditional
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Antique 19th Century Indian Agra Sculptures and Carvings

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Wood

Japanese antique wooden Buddha statue/Fudo Myoo/19th-20th century
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
This carved Buddha statue is named ``Fudo Myoo.'' Simply put, he is a guardian of Buddhism. He has
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Early 20th Century Japanese Taisho Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Wood

Japanese antique small wooden Buddha statue / "Nyorai" / Edo period / 1603-1868
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
This is a wooden Buddha statue made around the Edo period in Japan. I think the material is cypress
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Antique 17th Century Japanese Edo Sculptures and Carvings

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Wood

Japanese antique wooden Buddha statue "Ju-ou"/1603-1868/Edo/Northern Japan
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
used wood from the area where they lived. The number of Buddha statues like this, which used to be
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Antique 18th Century Japanese Edo Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Wood

Early 19th Century, Early Mandalay, Antique Burmese Wooden Seated Crowned Buddha
Located in Sampantawong, TH
Burmese wooden seated crowned Buddha, or sometimes known as 'King Buddha', wearing diadem-crowns
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Antique Early 19th Century Burmese Antiquities

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Wood

Japanese Antique Wooden Buddha Statue / "Daikoku-Ten" Edo Period-Meiji, 1800s
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
late Edo period to the Meiji period. There was such a Buddha statue in an old private house. I rarely
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Antique 19th Century Japanese Edo Sculptures and Carvings

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Wood

Japanese antique small wooden Buddha statue/“Uga-benzaiten”/Edo period/1603-1868
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
This is a wooden Buddha statue made around the Edo period in Japan. I think the material is cedar
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Antique 17th Century Japanese Edo Sculptures and Carvings

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Wood

19th Century Edo Period Japanese Gilt Wooden of a Standing Amida Buddha
Located in Austin, TX
Beautiful gilt wooden standing Amida Buddha on a lotus pedestal. Serene expression with downcast
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Antique 19th Century Japanese Edo Sculptures and Carvings

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Wood, Giltwood

Japan Pair of Old Gold Compassionate Buddhas Ready for Your Home and Shrine
Located in South Burlington, VT
century. Our Buddhas were hand-carved and hand gilt and then the head curls were finely painted with a
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Early 20th Century Japanese Taisho Sculptures and Carvings

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Wood, Giltwood

Japanese Edo Nichiren Shu Buddhist Buddha Traveling Zushi Temple Shrine Altar
Located in Studio City, CA
Buddha shrine. Per our Japanese friend, to the left is Shaka Nyorai (Shakamunibutsu) and on the right, is
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Antique Mid-19th Century Japanese Edo Sculptures and Carvings

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Wood, Giltwood, Lacquer, Paint

Fragment of a wooden Buddha s foot from the Heian to Kamakura period / Wabi-Sabi
Located in Iwate-gun Shizukuishi-cho, Iwate Prefecture
Fragment of the foot of a huge wooden Buddha from the Heian to Kamakura period. It is thought to
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Antique 15th Century and Earlier Japanese Other Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Wood

Grand Antique Buddha 19th Century monumental gold gilt 67" high best in class
Located in South Burlington, VT
seated effigy of the Buddha in Shan style posed in Dhyanasana with attached praying attendants and carved
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Antique Late 19th Century Burmese Statues

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Wood

19th Century 40" Chinese Polychromed Statue or Guanyin or Buddha
Located in Dallas, TX
. Wood carved and polychromed in soft earth tone pastels that go well in dark as well as light
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Antique Late 18th Century Chinese Chinese Export Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Wood

Carved Wood Buddha Statue
Located in Round Top, TX
Carved wood statue of the Buddha, with faux jewels, from Burma circa 19th century. Statue has
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Antique 19th Century Burmese Sculptures

Materials

Wood

Hand Carved Wood Buddha
Located in Miami, FL
Lovely Buddha with lots of warmth. Patina golore! Face of character seems almost real.
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Sculptures

Large Seated Carved Wood Buddha
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Magnificently serene seated Buddha, impressive size but still a reasonable dimension to accomodate
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Vintage 1940s Asian Folk Art Sculptures

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Wood, Plaster, Paint

Large Carved Wood Buddha Head
Located in Kilmarnock, VA
A large and decorative carved wood head of Buddha of unknown age and origin resting on a black
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20th Century Cambodian Sculptures

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Wood

Large Antique Southeast Asian Tall Carved Wood Buddha
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
This impressive is standing on a lotus base and finished in its original reddish color.
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Antique 19th Century Southeast Asian Chinese Export Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Wood

Large 19 th Century Carved Wood Buddha Head
Located in Stamford, CT
Impressive single block of wood sensitively carved into the image of Buddha. Newly painted color
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Antique 19th Century Sculptures

Materials

Gold Leaf

Chinese Lacquer Carved Wood Buddha by Du Hua of Foo Chow, circa 1900
By Du Hua
Located in Geelong, Victoria
Superb quality Chinese lacquer Buddha, modelled in toned lacquer over finely carved wood, sitting
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Antique 1890s Chinese Chinese Export Lacquer

Materials

Lacquer

Wood Buddha
Located in San Francisco, CA
Contemporary hand carved wood buddha from the Shanxi province in China.
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21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Folk Art Sculptures

Materials

Wood

Antique Wood Buddhas
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Hand carved wood buddhas. Priced Individually. Sizes vary.
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Burmese Folk Art Sculptures

Materials

Wood

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  • 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
    There are many methods and types of wood carving, including chip, relief, Scandinavian flat-plane, lovespoon, whittling and florentine. Each type uses different tools and can create decorative carvings on both display pieces and furniture. Browse a wide range of carved wood pieces on 1stDibs.
  • 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
    A Chinese wood carving is a decorative object carved by hand by Chinese artisans out of local wood, such as nanmu, zitan, bomu or yinxing. This form of sculpture is sometimes called mudiao. On 1stDibs, find a range of Chinese wood carvings.
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    Jepara wood carving is the intricate wood carving art that comes from the city of Jepara in Indonesia. Artisans typically work with teak wood to create beautiful carved detail and scenes in a piece of furniture. Shop a collection of Jepara wood carvings on 1stDibs.
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    A Paete wood carving is a decorative wooden object produced by artisans in Paete, Philippines. In 2005, the village was officially dubbed the Woodcarving Capital of the Philippines due to the intricate sculptures and statues produced there. Shop a variety of wood art from some of the world’s top galleries on 1stDibs.
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    Japanese wood carving is an art form in which artists produce intricate figurines and other objects by cutting and shaping blocks of zelkova, camphor or paulownia wood. In Japanese, the artwork is known as inami. Find a selection of Japanese wood carvings on 1stDibs.
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    To identify wood carvings, get a magnifying glass and inspect your items. Some artisans marked their carvings with symbols or signed them. Researching any markings found on your carving may allow you to identify the maker who produced it and potentially learn more about the piece from there. If you're unable to find a maker's mark, the best approach is likely to use the services of a certified appraiser or other knowledgeable expert. On 1stDibs, explore a selection of wood carvings.
  • 1stDibs ExpertOctober 19, 2021
    The difference between carving and sculpture is that carving is a carved object, whereas sculpture is the art of shaping figures or designs — because sculpture can involve adding material (i.e., working with plaster, creating a mold to be cast in bronze), it is considered “additive” versus the “subtractive” act of carving.
  • 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
    In Bali, many different types of woods are used for carving. Some examples include albesia, crocodile wood, rain tree, hibiscus, jackfruit, teak, mahogany and sandalwood. On 1stDibs, you can shop a range of Balinese wood art, furniture and decorative objects.
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    Antique carved wood can be identified by how it is made. Antique carvings were done by hand, so nicks and cuts will indicate carvings completed with a plane or knife. In addition, hand-carved wood will not be uniform or have perfect symmetry. Always works with a certified appraiser to determine the exact date and value of an item. Find a variety of antique carved wood furniture and decor on 1stDibs.
  • 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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    What carved wood art is called depends on the type of piece. Three-dimensional pieces created by hand-carving wood are whittlings, while carvings into a flat piece of wood are reliefs. Shop a collection of wood art from some of the world's top galleries on 1stDibs.
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    In Bali, Indonesia, Jackfruit is considered the best wood when it comes to carving. Jackfruit is a medium hardwood, resistant to termite attacks and is easy to polish. You’ll find a variety of Indonesian carvings from some of the world’s top sellers on 1stDibs.
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    What wood is used for African wood carvings varies. Iroko, mahogany and ebony are frequently chosen materials, but artisans may choose to work with whatever wood is available in their local areas. Shop a variety of African wood art from some of the world's top galleries on 1stDibs.
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    Carved African wood figurines were typically spiritual in nature and were primarily in human form. The wood figurines were carved using ebony, teak, mahogany and iron wood. On 1stDibs, find a collection of authentic African wood figurines from some of the world’s top sellers.