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16th Century, Shan, Antique Burmese Wood Carving Panel with A Set of Buddhas
Located in Sampantawong, TH
Rare antique Burmese wood carving panel with a set of Buddhas. Age: Burma, Shan Period, 16th
Category

Antique 16th Century Burmese Antiquities

Materials

Wood

ANTIQUE JAPANESE BRONZE BUDDHA STATUE OF HIM SiTTING ON A SACK POURING WATER
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
circa 1900-1920 bronze statue of a Buddha sitting on a sack pouring water A good looking and decorative
Category

Antique Early 1900s Japanese Chinese Export Antiquities

Materials

Wood

16thC Massive Burmese Ava Buddha Face Made of Stucco and Ancient Bricks, 8031
Located in Ukiah, CA
16thC Massive Burmese Ava Buddha face made of ancient bricks covered with stucco/clay. The original
Category

Antique 16th Century Burmese Antiquities

Materials

Clay

Two Small Vintage Chinese Famille Rose Buddha God of Longevity Figures 5/6/7
Located in Richmond, CA
Two small vintage Chinese famille rose porcelain figures of (1) a sitting Budai (or Hotai) Buddha
Category

20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Ceramics

Materials

Porcelain

A large wood Buddha/Guanyin with traces of pigments Ming Dynasty (1368-1644)
By Master
Located in Vienna, AT
figure of Amitayus Buddha. The face has a serene expression, with heavy-lidded eyes. The figure is
Category

Antique Mid-17th Century Chinese Ming Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Hardwood

Japanese Antique Pair Buddhist Monju Fugen Bosatsu Nyorai Temple Shrine Buddhas
Located in Studio City, CA
Truly stunning pair of hand-carved wood Japanese buddha statues / sculptures that sit serenely atop
Category

Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Wood, Giltwood, Lacquer, Paint

A Finely Cast Copper Alloy Figure of Buddha Amitabha, 20th C. or Earlier
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
counterclockwise, both literally metaphorically. The palms of Buddha’s hands illustrate a Dharma wheel
Category

Early 20th Century Other Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Bronze

Large Serene Asian Wood Carved Buddha Head Bust on Display Stand
Located in Studio City, CA
A wonderful hand carved head/bust of Buddha on display stand with a beautiful patina and faded
Category

20th Century Asian Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Wood

Very Rare circa 1780-1800 Chinese Rootwood Carved Statue of Buddha Table Lamp
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
statue of Buddha which has been made into a table lamp A very good looking and decorative piece, the
Category

Antique 1780s Chinese Georgian Table Lamps

Materials

Wood

Mother of Pearl Buddha Set in 14 Karat Gold with Diamond Bale Necklace
Located in Berkeley, CA
This black Mother of Pearl has hand carving of Buddha set in 14 karat gold with 0.05 carat diamond
Category

2010s American Contemporary Pendant Necklaces

Materials

Diamond, Pearl, 14k Gold, Gold

Gautama Buddha Sitting on Lotus - Asian Wood Carving Statue
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Well crafted Asian hand carved wood statue of Gautama Buddha resting on a stylized lotus pedestal
Category

Late 20th Century Asian Mounted Objects

Materials

Wood

Mid-20th century large old lavastone Buddha statue from Indonesia
Located in DEVENTER, NL
, depicted by the positioning of the Buddha's hands, symbolizes the wheel of Dharma, representing the
Category

Mid-20th Century Indonesian Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Lava

Early Mon Style Solid Cast Iron Standing Buddha from Burma, 5613
Located in Ukiah, CA
left-handed- 95% of Buddhas with related mudras are right-handed. ki- 5613.
Category

Antique 15th Century and Earlier Asian Antiquities

Materials

Iron

Burmese Mandalay Style Gilt Lacquered Buddha Red Lacquer Covered Baluster Vase
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
high x 3 1/2" inches in diameter. The right hand of the Buddha is missing, otherwise, both in good
Category

20th Century Burmese Chinese Export Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Wood, Lacquer

Art Deco Jade Fat Smiling Buddha Belly Pendant 14 Karat Gold Necklace
Located in New York, NY
feels wonderful in the hand. The size of the Buddha is perfect to wear as a pendant necklace on your
Category

20th Century Unknown Art Deco Pendant Necklaces

Materials

Jade, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold

Art Deco Jade Fat Smiling Buddha Belly Pendant 14 Karat Gold Necklace
Located in New York, NY
feels wonderful in the hand. The size of the Buddha is perfect to wear as a pendant necklace on your
Category

20th Century Unknown Art Deco Pendant Necklaces

Materials

Jade, 14k Gold, Gold, Yellow Gold

Antique Set Buddha Bracelet Ring natural Jade Enamel solid Silver 17.5 cm/ 48 gr
Located in SE
Old beautiful hand - made set of bracelet and matching ring of finest quality. Origin : likely
Category

Vintage 1920s Asian Arts and Crafts Bangles

Materials

Jade, Silver, Enamel

Early Chinese Stone Budha Hand Fragment
Located in Bradenton, FL
Early Chinese stone Budha hand fragment. A stone sculpture of a Buddha hand in a traditional
Category

Antique 19th Century Chinese Ming Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Stone

Early 20th Century Antique Tibetan Hand Painted Tall Credenza Storage Cabinet
Located in Pomona, CA
and lower doors. Hand painted Tibetan art paintings of Buddhas on the door panels and floral on the
Category

Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Furniture

Materials

Wood

18/19th Century Tibetan Gilded Copper Wheel of the Law ( 5"Diameter ) 10137
Located in Ukiah, CA
into **temple jewelry**, or placed upon an **altar** as a devotional emblem symbolizing the Buddha
Category

Antique 18th Century Asian Antiquities

Materials

Copper

Ming-style Sculpture of Chinese Bodhisattva Guanyin, circa 1900s, 6518
Located in Ukiah, CA
Buddhas), loss and splits to the ribbons, and missing hands. Otherwise, it is in good condition.  The
Category

Early 20th Century Korean Ming Antiquities

Materials

Wood

Chinese Petite Gilt String of Charms, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
repoussé bells of Buddha's hand citron. Together, these motifs convey the classic idiom that "virtuous
Category

Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Mounted Objects

Materials

Silver

Chinese Moss-in-Snow Jadeite Pendant of Bat Citrons
Located in Chicago, IL
contrasting the surrounding pale field. The pendant is carved with a reticulated design of two buddha's hand
Category

20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Jade

Chinese Peranakan Inlaid Hardwood Pagoda Display Cabinet, Early 20th Century
Located in Austin, TX
and fruit, including a bat, a pair of cranes, peaches and Buddha's hands. Cranes and peaches are
Category

Vintage 1910s Asian Chinoiserie Furniture

Materials

Bone, Hardwood, Boxwood

Early 20th Century Statement Collar Necklace Handmade
Located in Monroe Township, NJ
necklace features a finely detailed, hand-wrought depiction of a seated Buddha or Lord Shiva at its center
Category

Early 20th Century Choker Necklaces

Wood Buddha, Hand-Carved
Located in SOMIS, CA
This statue is carved from a really beautiful piece of wood. Buddha's hands are folded in front of
Category

20th Century Chinese Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Wood

1960s Hand Carved Wood Sculpture Of Weeping Buddha
Located in Mississauga, CA
This striking hand-carved wooden sculpture from the 1960s captures the poignant image of the
Category

Vintage 1960s Unknown Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Teak

Small Hand Carved Stone Buddha Head, 20th Century
Located in Cookeville, TN
Southeast Asia, circa early 20th century. It is carved by hand in the shape of Buddha’s likeness and
Category

Early 20th Century Southeast Asian Tibetan Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Stone

Labradorite Statue of Happy Buddha
Located in SOMIS, CA
Fantastic labradorite sculpture featuring the Happy Buddha. Labradorite is a gem stone that is not
Category

2010s Chinese Sculptures and Carvings

Large Hand Carved Giltwood Seated Laughing Buddha
Located in Worcester, Worcestershire
body as pictured. Some marks to gold leaf. N.B. Very heavy. One of two hand carved Buddha's we
Category

20th Century Religious Items

Materials

Giltwood

Burmese Bronze Head of the Buddha
Located in Woodbury, CT
Fragment piece of the shoulders and head of this Buddha. Enameled eyes. Raised above a black base
Category

Mid-20th Century Burmese Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Bronze

18th Century Japanese Giltwood Figure of Amida Buddha
Located in Paris, FR
The Amida Buddha seated in vajrasana on a lotus-shaped pedestal situated on an ornate platform
Category

Antique 18th Century Japanese Edo Antiquities

Materials

Gold

Cast Bronze Bust of Buddha on Wooden Base, Late 18th Century
Located in Cookeville, TN
Featured is a fabulous cast bronze Thai Buddha bust statue mounted on a wooden base. It has the
Category

Antique Late 18th Century Thai Tibetan Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Bronze

Stone Buddha Head Sculpture, 20th Century
Located in Cookeville, TN
Asia, circa early 20th century. It is carved by hand in the shape of Buddha’s likeness and flattened to
Category

Early 20th Century Southeast Asian Tibetan Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Stone

6th Century, Important Limestone Northern Qi Standing Buddha, Art of China
Located in Central Hong-Kong, HK
sculptures in the history. Buddha statues in Northern Qi style, adopted the Gupta style from India as its
Category

Antique 15th Century and Earlier Chinese Antiquities

Materials

Limestone

Late 14th Century, Stone Buddha Head, Yuan Dynasty, Art of China
Located in Central Hong-Kong, HK
sculpture represents the head of a Buddha. Its large size suggests that it was made for use outdoors and was
Category

Antique 15th Century and Earlier Chinese Other Antiquities

Materials

Stone

6th Century, Rare and Important Northern Qi Standing Buddha, Art of China
Located in Central Hong-Kong, HK
sculptures in the history. Buddha statues in Northern Qi style, adopted the Gupta style from India as its
Category

Antique 15th Century and Earlier Chinese Antiquities

Materials

Limestone

19th Century, Alabaster with Lacquer Buddha Head, Mandalay Period, Art of Burma
Located in Central Hong-Kong, HK
The sculptors of Burma have created a sacred, profane art of incomparable beauty and wealth Subjected to strict canons, the statuary of religious inspiration is nonetheless imprin...
Category

Antique Mid-19th Century Burmese Other Antiquities

Materials

Alabaster

18th Century Lacquer Bodhisattva of Benevolence Sculpture
Located in Honolulu, HI
lacquer technique. Fugen sits on the left hand of the Buddha and represents conscious benevolence
Category

Antique 18th Century and Earlier Japanese Edo Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Lacquer, Wood

Pair of Chinese Enamel on Biscuit Fruit Piramids
Located in s-Hertogenbosch, NL
called Buddha’s hand because of the shape of the fruit.
Category

Antique Early 18th Century Chinese Chinese Export Ceramics

Ningxia
Located in San Francisco, CA
Peony medallion surmounting a field of Buddha’s hand with simple corner guards and a fret border
Category

Antique 19th Century Chinese Chinese and East Asian Rugs

Materials

Wool, Cotton

Laotian Jade Natural Sponge Coral Necklace
By Guita M. Jewelry
Located in New York City, NY
Hand-carved figure of sitting Buddha made from antique green jade framed in 18kt yellow-gold on
Materials

Coral, Jade

Tibetan Runner
Located in San Francisco, CA
A field of Buddha’s hands is surmounted by a mirror back shaped medallion. The rug has several
Category

20th Century Tibetan More Carpets

"The Hand of Buddha" Studio Sculpture by Frank Flynn
By Frank Flynn
Located in New York, NY
The eighth in a series of of works by Flynn, each subsequent piece doubling a dimension from its predecessor (in this case 56" height, the 7th was 26"). Carved from a single thick ce...
Category

20th Century American Sculptures

Collection of 12 Pieces of Chinese Porcelain Altar Fruit
Located in Essex, MA
Collection of 12 pieces of Chinese porcelain altar fruit. Including hand of Buddha.
Category

Antique Late 19th Century Chinese Ceramics

Sublime Buddha, Old Hand-Carved and Hand-Painted Wooden Panel of Buddha
Located in South Burlington, VT
50-60 years old. This hand-carved Buddha is fashioned from a hard wood, deeply carved with good
Category

Mid-20th Century Indonesian Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Wood

Sublime Double Buddha, Old Hand-Carved Hand-Painted Wooden Panel of Buddha
Located in South Burlington, VT
some 50-60 years old. This hand carved Buddha is fashioned from a hard wood, deeply carved with good
Category

Mid-20th Century Indonesian Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Wood

Iron Buddha Hand
Located in Stamford, CT
Larger then life size iron Buddha hand displaying one of the sutras with traces of old paint
Category

Antique 19th Century Chinese Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Iron

Replica, Hand-Carved Head of Buddha
Located in Dallas, TX
Replica, hand-carved head of Buddha.
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Asian Sculptures

A set of Burmese Mandalay Buddha Hands
Located in New York, NY
A Pair of relaxed, open palmed black Burmese Mandalay Buddha hands.
Category

20th Century Thai Folk Art Sculptures

Materials

Wood

Gold Buddha Hand Sculptures, Late 20th Century
Located in New York, NY
Two wooden Buddha hands, in gilt finish, each in a traditional gesture or mudra. Fingernails inlaid
Category

Vintage 1970s Thai Other Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Mother-of-Pearl, Wood

Chinese Antique Hand-Carved Stone Figure of Buddhas Kasyapa
Located in South Burlington, VT
China, an authentic antique hand-carved and hand-painted limestone temple figure of the venerable
Category

Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Limestone

Wooden Burmese Buddha, Hand Carved, Large
Located in Somis, CA
A beautiful large statue of Burmese Buddha, hand carved in wood. The work is of a master wood
Category

20th Century Burmese Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Wood

Collection of antique bronze Buddha hands on stands
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Collection of antique bronze Buddha hands on stands
Category

Antique 19th Century Sculptures

Materials

Ormolu, Bronze

Pair of Thai Green Patinated Bronze Buddha Hands
Located in Montreal, QC
Pair of Thai green patinated bronze Buddha hands resting on a black painted wooden bases.
Category

Vintage 1970s Thai Mounted Objects

Materials

Bronze

Chinese Antique Pair Hand-Carved Stone Figures of Buddhas Attendants
Located in South Burlington, VT
China, an authentic antique matching pair (2) hand-carved and hand-painted limestone temple figures
Category

Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Limestone

Left Hand of Bronze Buddha, Thailand, Early 20th Century
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Left hand of bronze Buddha, Thailand, early 20th century. Measures: H 35 cm, W 15 cm, W 8.5 cm.
Category

Antique Early 1900s Asian Chinese Export Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

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  • 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
    To identify your Buddha sculpture, seek the help of a licensed art appraiser knowledgeable in the subject. Identifying Buddhist religious sculptures requires expertise in both the faith and the crafting techniques of various periods in East Asian history. Find a selection of expertly vetted Buddha sculptures on 1stDibs.
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    The most commonly represented Buddha in Chinese Buddhist sculpture is Siddhartha Gautama, also known as Shakyamuni, the Enlightened One, or the Gautama Buddha. He is typically depicted seated upon a lotus throne with his hands in the Bhumisparsha mudra, the Gesture of Witness. This gesture symbolizes the moment that the Buddha claimed the earth as witness to his enlightenment and celebrates his unwavering meditative focus.

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    The Buddha's origins are Chinese, but Buddhism has since made its way to Japan and, later, Korea.
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    Gautama Buddha was an Indian prince born in modern day Nepal. The first images of the Buddha were created almost simultaneously in Mathura, India, and the Greco-Buddhist kingdom of Gandhara (modern day Pakistan and Afghanistan). From there, images fo the Buddha spread out along trade routes into East and Southeast Asia.
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    There are 28 buddhas in buddhism, with “Buddha” referring to someone who has achieved enlightenment and thus escaped the cycle of death and rebirth.
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    Lotus GallerySeptember 23, 2020

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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.

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    Lotus GallerySeptember 23, 2020

    Buddha statues are not inherently lucky or unlucky, though images of the Fat Buddha (Budai or Hotei), have come to be associated with wealth, knowledge, and luck, with people often rubbing the belly or head.

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    A hand hooked rug is handmade using a hook device. As a result they have small knots of hooked wool, differing from hand-knotted or hand-tufted rugs.
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    You can wear bracelets on either wrist, but most people prefer to wear bracelets on their non-dominant hand so that the bracelets don't get in the way of doing things like writing.
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