Japanese Large Finely Gilt Shrine with Temple

A wonderful Japanese Buddhist portable traveling zushi shrine altar with Amida Buddha (Amitabha) concealed inside the folded wood doors. This work dat...

A very large Asian Burmese gilt and lacquered wood bamboo offering vessel, container adorned with mirror and jewels colored gems with a conical removable top. Burmese temple offering covered box, with a red lacquer interior, richly decorated with gold leaf and glass "gems" on the exterior and red in the interior and bottom. Very fine handcrafted and hand painted piece of folk religious Asian Thai Art...

Japanese Meiji satsuma finely hand decorated and gilded box. The box depicts a different scene on each side. Marked with a maker's mark on the bottom.

The Antique Butsudan Shrine is a remarkable piece of religious and cultural significance. Crafted with exquisite attention to detail, the cabinet show...

Large Japanese sculptured wood brazier with Liner A Great piece, an original brazier to keep you warm in the late evening breeze or it wo...

Japanese Meiji satsuma finely decorated and gilded teapot. Some of the finest hand painted work and sculpted shape found on satsuma. Maker's mark on the bottom.

Material: metal. Material: wood. Measures: 37 cm high 15, 3 cm wide and 14, 5 cm deep. Weight: 1.192 kgs. The shrine is originating from Nepal. Originating from Nepal. The Bu...

19th century Burmese bronze temple bell with original carved hardwood stand, painted iron hanging bracket, and striker. This rare large scale cast bronze bell has a splendid sculptural and spiritual presence. The bell has a long inscription on the upper part. The offering of a bronze bell to a monastery or temple was considered second only to the offering of a Buddha image as an act of merit (kutho). Such bells were cast using the lost wax (cire perdue) method. Casting of such bells was auspicious with specific rituals being performed by the caster and sponsors to ensure the appropriate blessings. The bell here, as with all such Burmese bells...

Material: wood 247 cm high 185 cm wide and 20 cm deep Gilded with 24 krt. gold Mandalay style Originating from Burma 19th century Was shipped to europe in the middle of the 2...

A wonderful, beautifully ornamented and somewhat rare fully intact Japanese Buddhist monk/ priest's Kesa ceremonial silk robe featuring various colorful birds in flight. Kesa (which came from the Chinese word "kasaya") robes have been handmade/handstitched by monks/priests as an act of devotion as ceremonial robes for centuries in various Asian cultures (Japanese, Chinese, Korean, Vietnamese, Indian, etc.). The kesa is a rectangular garment designed to be worn over the left shoulder (see example image). The robes are made (often in a patchwork column pattern ranging from five, seven, nine or more pannels) specifically for fully ordained Buddhist monks, priests and nuns and are made from donations of exquisite textiles from wealthy patrons of Japanese Buddhist temples. The robes were used in daily ceremonies, temple gatherings, and private meditation. Antique Kesa robes...