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Sculptures and Carvings For Sale
Early 20th Century Bronze Buddha Sculpture, Japan, around 1920
Located in Berlin, DE
This captivating bronze Buddha sculpture, originating from Thailand around 1920, embodies the spiritual serenity of the early 20th century. The standing figure is meticulously crafte...
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1920s Japanese Chinese Export Vintage Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Bronze
$749 Sale Price
20% Off
Budai Buddha in dark jade
Located in Milano, IT
This exquisite dark jade Budai, also known as the Laughing Buddha, is a cherished symbol of happiness, prosperity, and abundance in Chinese Buddhist iconography. The figure of Budai, often depicted with a joyful smile and a round, protruding belly, is said to represent contentment, generosity, and the joy of life. Historically, Budai is believed to have been based on an eccentric Chinese Zen monk who lived during the 10th century. Over time, his image evolved to become a symbol of prosperity and well-being, beloved in both religious and cultural contexts.
Skillfully carved from dark jade, a stone highly valued in Chinese culture for its association with purity, wisdom, and protection, this sculpture brings both spiritual and artistic significance. Jade has held a special place in Chinese history for millennia, considered more precious than gold and revered for its ability to ward off evil and bring balance. The rich green hues of the dark jade in this Budai sculpture enhance the overall sense of calm and serenity that the figure embodies.
The craftsmanship in this piece is evident in the intricate carving of Budai's flowing robes and expressive features. His smiling face radiates warmth and positivity, while his posture-relaxed and grounded-symbolizes inner peace and harmony. This dark jade Budai is more than just a decorative item; it is a reminder of the importance of joy, kindness, and generosity in everyday life.
Perfect for both spiritual and decorative purposes, this Budai statue...
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Early 1900s Chinese Chinoiserie Antique Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Jade
Baccarat France Crystal Cobalt Blue Glass Parrot Paperweight
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Baccarat French cobalt blue glass parrot paperweight.
Baccarat France crystal cobalt blue glass parrot bird paperweight figurine
A finely stunning dee...
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20th Century French Modern Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Crystal
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: Burma, Shan Period, 18th Century
Size: Height 28.5 C.M. / Width 7.7 C.M.
Height i...
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18th Century Burmese Antique Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Wood
$440 Sale Price
20% Off
Fine Antique Thai Southeast Asia Temple Buddha Carved Wood Gold Gilded Statue
Located in San Diego, CA
Fine antique Thailand Southeast Asia temple buddha deity temple hand carved wood statue. Carved out of wood and has a hand painted 24 karat gold gilded finish over black lacquer. Won...
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Early 20th Century Thai Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Gold Leaf
Chinese Ishi Sashi Ingot Weight, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
Today known by the Japanese name “ishi-sashi,” meaning “awesome stone padlock,” this type of stone weight was used as part of intensive martial arts training. Hand-carved from solid ...
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Late 19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Limestone
Thai Lopburi Cast Bronze Seated Buddha, 13th Century
Located in Austin, TX
A fine early Thai Lopburi figure of a crowned and adorned Buddha, cast bronze, mid-13th century.
The unusual figure of the Buddha sits in virasana upon a stylized lotus pedestal. He is dressed in the traditional monastic robes, but also adorned with a crown and jewelry, including earrings, a necklace, and jeweled belt.
His hands in an atypical combination of mudras. His right hand in bhumisparsha mudra, reaching down to touch the earth, while his left hand held somewhat outwards, seemingly in varada mudra, the gesture of granting favours or wishes. The palm of his outstretched hand marked with the dharmachakra, the Wheel of the Law, representing Buddhist teaching.
The bronze with a beautiful silvery patina.
Lopburi was an independent Mon kingdom with strong ties to the Khmer Angkor...
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15th Century and Earlier Thai Antique Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Bronze
Monumental 1900’s Chinese Sterling Silver Horse Sculpture Censer 45 Ounces
Located in San Diego, CA
Monumental early 20th century Chinese sterling silver horse statue sculpture censer. Weighs 44.95 troy ounces or 1398 grams of .925 sterling silver...
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Early 20th Century Chinese Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Sterling Silver
$3,600 Sale Price
20% Off
Early Korean bronze Buddha. Solid cast early type. 10378
Located in Ukiah, CA
A remarkable early Korean bronze Buddha, though this iconic style was occasionally emulated in later centuries. Careful examination of the wear, patina, underside, and casting techni...
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15th Century and Earlier Korean Antique Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Bronze
Early 17th Century Special antique stone Vishnu statue from Nepal
Located in DEVENTER, NL
This special antique stone Vishnu statue, originating from Nepal and believed to date back to the 17th century or earlier, is a remarkable piece of sacre...
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Early 17th Century Burmese Antique Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Stone
Large Contemporary Japanese Woven Bamboo Sculpture Mimura Chikuho
By Mimura Chikuho
Located in Atlanta, GA
A contemporary hand-woven bamboo sculpture in an organic form by Japanese bamboo artist Mimura Chikuho (1973-). Named "Cloud on the Peak", the piece was made as one of his series in 2004. Entirely hand-woven in irregular plaiting, the artist challenged the traditional bamboo basket making and elevated it into modern abstract sculpture. The minimalist donut form resembles the hat-shaped cloud formed around the peak of the mountain (often seen on Fujisan in Japanese art). It displays a wonderful subtle undulation and irregularity in its organic shape, achieved by a mastery of the traditional technique. The irregular plaiting appears chaotic in its busy crossing patterns yet as a whole, the piece strangely quiet and introverted, demanding contemplation from the viewer. Signed "Chikuho" underneath in Kanji. The piece comes with its original storage paper box and a silk bag.
Provenance: Purchased from Tai Gallery/Textile Arts now (Tai Modern) in Santa Fe.
Mimura Chikuho was born in 1973 in Tokyo. He studied under Yufu Shohaku...
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Early 2000s Japanese Organic Modern Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Bamboo
A Nice Collection of 19th Chinese Jade nephrite and jadeite hair ornaments
Located in London, GB
A Nice Collection of 19th Chinese Jade nephrite and jadeite hair ornaments
This beautiful collection including three pieces of Natural untreated Jade nephrite and jade jadeite hair...
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19th Century Chinese Antique Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Jade
Antique Wooden Burmese Buddha Statue from Burma
Located in DEVENTER, NL
Material: wood
60 cm high
27,6 cm wide and 17,5 cm deep
Weight: 4.638 kgs
Gilded with 24 krt. gold
Shan (Tai Yai) style
Bhumisparsha mudra
Originating from Burma
18th centur...
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18th Century Burmese Antique Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Wood
Bronze Siamese Asian Buddha Antiquity Hand Sculpture Fragment, 15th-16th Century
Located in Studio City, CA
A wonderful and very special piece.
This bronze buddha hand sculpture, perhaps a fragment of a larger piece at one time, originally came from the prestigious Doris Wiener Gallery ...
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16th Century Asian Antique Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Bronze
Art Deco Spelter Sculpture of 2 Deers
Located in Chonburi, TH
This striking Art Deco sculpture features a graceful roe deer and her delicate fawn, beautifully cast in spelter and finished in a warm, bronze-like patina. The pair exudes elegance ...
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Early 20th Century French Art Deco Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Alabaster, Marble, Spelter
Antique Tibetan Bronze Bodhisattva Tara (Du Mu) Statuary
Located in Pomona, CA
Featured a beautiful bronze sculpture of Tibetan Tara. This Tara is decorated with flowers, lariats, ankle bracelets. She wears an elaborate crown and is seated on a lotus throne. Up...
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Early 20th Century Tibetan Chinese Export Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Bronze
$775 Sale Price
40% Off
Early Japanese Hinoki Wood Sculpture of Bishamon
Located in Hudson, NY
Early Japanese Hinoki wood sculpture of Bishamon. Kamakura period (1185 - 1333) sculpture made from hinoki wood. Bishamon is also known as Tamonten, meanin...
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15th Century and Earlier Japanese Antique Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Wood
Large 35" Benin Bronze Sculpture Of An Oba Warrior
Located in Pasadena, TX
Bronze Benin Sculpture of an Oba Warrior.
L-14 1/2
W - 9
H-35
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20th Century Beninese Tribal Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Bronze
$1,095 Sale Price
50% Off
Chinese Scholar Rock Lingbi Stone on Display Stand
Located in Atlanta, GA
A tall Chinese scholar stone (also known as Gong Shi in Chinese; meditation stone and spirit rock in the West) of significant weight and volume is gracefully balanced on the wood dis...
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20th Century Chinese Qing Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Stone
19th Century Hand Carved Wood Baby Monk Face
Located in Delray Beach, FL
A beautiful 19th century Buddhist baby monk head, hand carved wood depicting the baby looking forward gracefully with like Mona Lisa kind smile?. Exceptional...
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19th Century Thai Antique Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Wood
$425 Sale Price
37% Off
18th century Special large reclining Burmese Buddha statue from Burma
Located in DEVENTER, NL
This special large reclining Burmese Buddha statue is an extraordinary 18th-century masterpiece crafted in the elegant Amarapura style from Burma (Myanmar). Made from fine wood, the ...
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18th Century Burmese Antique Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Wood
"The Vision" or Demonstrators Sculpture by Krishna Reddy
By Krishna Reddy
Located in Chicago, IL
A brutalist Reddy sculpture titled "Demonstrators" by noted mid-century artist, Krishna Reddy (1925-2018). This piece is also sometimes referred to as "The Vision". It features a g...
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1960s American Brutalist Vintage Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Resin
Three Ancient Terracotta Sculptures, China Ming Period
Located in Roma, IT
This Chinese terracotta group of figures is made up of three figures of Chinese dignitaries in glazed green and ocher terracotta on hexagonal bases and removable heads.
From the d...
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16th Century Chinese Antique Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Terracotta
Chinese Red Coral Carving of Buddha and Assistant
Located in Sarasota, FL
Chinese red coral finely carved figure of Buddha and assistant. The figure attached to the 1 1/4" stand with total weight of 250 g.
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20th Century Asian Chinese Export Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Coral
7" Nguyen Thanh Le bronze sculpture
Located in Pasadena, TX
Nguyen Thanh Le was a prolific Vietnamese artist from Saigon. This sculpture is patinated in black and sits atop a black enameled wood base. A lot of his works were purchased by the ...
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20th Century Vietnamese Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Bronze
$1,120 Sale Price
20% Off
Qing Dynasty Exquisite Chinese Wooden Panel With Raised Figures And Gold Leaf
Located in Prato, Tuscany
We kindly invite you to read the entire description carefully, as we aim to provide detailed technical and historical information to ensure the authenticity of our items.
This extrao...
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Late 19th Century Chinese Chinoiserie Antique Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Wood
Large Chinese Carved White Stone Temple Stele Sculpture of a Guan Yin
Located in Bradenton, FL
Carved white stone temple sculpture of a Bodhisattva featuring exquisite craftmanship and attention to detail. Bodhisattvas were enlightened beings who chose to remain in the cycles ...
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20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Stone
Japanese Antique Edo Hand Carved Wood Noh Theater Mask Otobide 17th-18th Century
Located in Studio City, CA
A truly beautiful, wonderfully aged, alluring mask made for Japanese Noh theater. The naturally faded beauty and unique character drew us to this mask immediately.
The mask is handcrafted and hand-carved from natural wood, clearly by a master of his trade.
We believe this mask is of the Noh theatre character Otobide.
This mask dates back to the Edo Period (1603-1868). It comes with a wooden storage box (which may have been added at a later date).
A rare, unique, and exquisite mask. Finely carved and executed. Would be a great addition to any Japanese or Asian art/artifacts collection or an eye-catching stand-alone accent piece in about any setting.
Mask dimensions: 7.7" high, 5.7" wide, 2.1" deep...
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18th Century Japanese Edo Antique Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Wood, Lacquer, Paint
Eastern Carved Plaque With Genre Figures
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Perhaps made in India. A long plaque carved in low relief in a primitive style featuring figures in landscapes with various animals. The borders have leaf motifs framing three arched...
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20th Century Indian Tribal Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Wood
19th Century Balinese Hand-Carved and Painted Wooden Sculpture of a Young Dancer
Located in Yonkers, NY
A tall antique Balinese hand-carved and painted wooden statue from the 19th century on black base. Hand-made on the island of Bali, Southern Indonesia during the 19th century, this w...
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19th Century Balinese Antique Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Wood
Japanese Bronze of an Elephant
Located in London, GB
Japanese bronze of an elephant, mid-twentieth century, modelled with trunk aloft, a substantial, attractively modelled sculpture with pleasing colour and finish.
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Mid-20th Century Japanese Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Bronze
Early 20th Century Burmese Lacquer Offering Vessel, Hsun Ok
Located in Atlanta, GA
Burmese (Myanmar) lacquer ware has a long tradition dating back to the 13th century. Lacquer in Burma is called “Thitsi” meaning the sap of a Thitsi Tree (Melanhorrea Usitata). Typically, bamboo and wood are used as a frame or base in making lacquer work.
This covered offering vessel is called a “Hsun Ok...
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1920s Burmese Vintage Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Wood, Lacquer
Japanese Signed Waka-Onna or Ko-Omote Wood Carved Noh Theater Mask, Showa 1900s
Located in Studio City, CA
A beautiful, wonderfully crafted, alluring mask made for Japanese Noh theater.
This mask is handcrafted and hand-carved from natural wood and signed/sealed by the maker on the underside.
This mask is the mask of Waka-Onna - or young beautiful woman. It may be that of Ko-omote. Ko-omote translates as "little mask" or sometimes "small face...
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Mid-20th Century Japanese Showa Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Wood, Paint
Chinese Carved Wood Wall Art from a Hunting Tiger
Located in Antwerp, BE
A large 19th century Chinese carved wall plaque in wood features a hunting tiger on rocks with bamboo trees and the sun in the background.
...
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Mid-20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Wood
Rock Crystal Tibetan Green Tara Statue
Located in Somis, CA
The rare rock crystal statue of the Tibetan Green Tara commands attention with its exquisite craftsmanship and spiritual presence. Seated in Lalitasana on a lotus throne with her pen...
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21st Century and Contemporary Tibetan Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Rock Crystal
$1,530 Sale Price
40% Off
Japanese Professional sneezer Boxwood Netsuke
Located in PARIS, FR
Boxwood netsuke of a seated professional sneezer depicted as an old man with his right hand raised, holding an stick to tickle himself. His head is slightly raised, his eyes practica...
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Late 18th Century Japanese Edo Antique Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Boxwood
Pair of Large Vintage Chinese Hand Carved Gold Giltwood Foo Dogs
Located in San Diego, CA
A beautiful pair of large vintage Chinese hand carved wood foo dogs painted a deep red with a heavy gold gilt, circa 1960s. The dogs (or lions) are in...
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Mid-20th Century Chinese Mid-Century Modern Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Wood
$960 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Gray and White "Seaside Mountains" Landscape Unique Work of Art, Signed
Located in South Burlington, VT
With custom Arts & Crafts hardwood frame
Gray & White "Sea and Mountains" in one unique work of art, signed
This Chinese extraordinary natural stone "painting" of a mountain range in white and gray colors is called a dream stone Shih-hua. They are cut from historic Dali marble found in the Cangshan mountains of western China. These mysterious mountains, unique in the world, are known for yielding incredible and fantastic natural landscaped works of art created over tens of millions of years from mineral inclusions that affected the process of ancient organic material which transformed into limestone and finally resulted in marble- a metamorphic hard stone.
This art form is centuries of years old since the Ming dynasty. Dream stones became favored art in the west particularly since the 19th century when French collectors named them Pierres de reve.
This thin marble stone "painting" is approximately 1/4" thick and is cut from a large slab of rough material revealing incredible patterns in soft white and gray colors. Its weight is surprisingly modest- easily hung with standard hardware.
On occasion, private collectors would invite an artisan to inscribe a poetic description onto their more important dream stones and in this case the artists' seal mark and calligraphy translation reads:
Dimensions:
Frame: 13 inches high and 32 inches wide.
Site: 9 inches high and 27 inches wide.
Provenance: Private Chinese collection, Yunnan, China.
History of "White and Gray" dream stone paintings...
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Late 20th Century Chinese Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Marble
$3,080 Sale Price
20% Off
Pair of Chinese Qing Dynasty Openwork Wall Hanging Giltwood Carvings
Located in Vero Beach, FL
Antique pair of Chinese 18th century Qing dynasty openwork wood carving
Gilded screen work wall hanging architectural elements.
This pair of Chinese pan...
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19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Giltwood
$1,015 Sale Price / set
30% Off
18th C Tibetan Bronze Tsong Ka Pa, Very Best of Its Type-Special - 9763
Located in Ukiah, CA
9763 - Finest 18th C Tsong Ka Pa. World class. Measures 6.75 inches tall. Purchased 10 years ago from a high-end Silicon Valley collection for my personal collection, that was forced to be sold off due to divorce. The Collector had an extremely good eye and had managed to put together a world-class collection 20 years ago before pieces like this became nearly impossible to find. recently, and since I have medically retired and moved to Ukiah oh, I have decided to merge my personal and Buddha Gallery Collections and have put everything up for sale. I am in the process of listing the very last of my personal items that have previously and not been available for sale up until this point. I bought many of them for strong prices as I bought them as a collector who is passionate about Buddhist and Hindu sculpture, and who only buys what I truly love myself. I have been collecting for more than 35 years now, as my collecting tracks alongside my Buddhist Meditation and Buddhist practice.
Note the very fine beating on the robes-the Promote the level of refinement to the casting, sculpting, and finishing required means that only a fraction of the top 1% of Tibetan bronze sculpture...
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18th Century Tibetan Tibetan Antique Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Bronze
$15,525 Sale Price
55% Off
Late 19th C. Granite Buddha Head, North India
Located in Nantucket, MA
A late 19th C. granite Buddha head on wooden base. Utttar Pradesh, Northern India. The hand-carved features include the typical snail-shell curled...
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Late 19th Century Antique Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Granite
20th Century Leone Classico Statuette, Italian Terracotta Decor
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A vintage Italian classic Tuscan terracotta clay statuette of a regal lion in a guardian position, in good condition. Wear consistent with age ...
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Early 20th Century Italian Art Deco Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Terracotta
Small Primtive Mortar
Located in Vosselaar, BE
A small primitive mortar in hardstone. Probably Asian, 19h century.
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Early 19th Century Asian Antique Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Stone
Thai Chiang Saen Buddha from Bronze, c. 1950
Located in Jimbaran, Bali
This bronze Chiang Saen seated Buddha from Thailand dates to the mid-20th century. The Buddha features traditional Thai attire and detailing. As well as it...
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Mid-20th Century Thai Other Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Bronze
$2,560 Sale Price
20% Off
19th Century Balinese Hand-Carved and Painted Wooden Sculpture of a Young Dancer
Located in Yonkers, NY
A tall antique Balinese hand-carved and painted wooden statue from the 19th century on black base. Hand-made on the island of Bali, Southern Indonesia during the 19th century, this w...
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19th Century Balinese Antique Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Wood
Antique Architectural Hand Carved Wood Temple Sculpture from India
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Antique Architectural Hand Carved Wood Indian Temple Sculpture from Gujarat.
An Indian hand carved architectural temple carving from Gujarat w...
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19th Century Indian Folk Art Antique Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Wood
19th Century, Mandalay, Antique Burmese Wooden Tribal Mask
Located in Sampantawong, TH
Burmese wooden tribal mask.
Age: Burma, Mandalay Period, 19th century
Size: Height 27 C.M. / Width 20 C.M. / Thickness 17.3 C.M.
Size including...
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19th Century Burmese Antique Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Wood
$704 Sale Price
20% Off
Japanese Found Wood Scholar’s Object
Located in Bridgeport, CT
A dramatic and beautifully timeworn Japanese Wood Sculpture in vaguely anthropomorphic form balanced on five points and fashioned from a particula...
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Early 20th Century Japanese Edo Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Wood
$2,250 / set
Middle 20th century Old bronze Nepali Buddha statue - OriginalBuddhas
Located in DEVENTER, NL
This stunning old bronze Nepali Buddha statue is a captivating example of mid-20th century craftsmanship, radiating spiritual significance and artistic elegance, making it a must-hav...
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Mid-20th Century Nepalese Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Bronze
Japanese Modern Minimalist LAAB Dome Vase Raku Ceramic White Crakle
By LAAB Milano
Located in monza, Monza and Brianza
Dome vase
Singular, unpredictable cracks and tiny speckles distinguish the captivating aesthetic of this vase, featuring a cylindrical base and mouth incorporated within the spher...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Ceramic
Chinese Carved and Lacquered Figure of Zhenwu, Qing Dynasty, 19th century, China
Located in Austin, TX
A powerful Chinese figure of the Taoist diety Zhenwu (Xuanwu), carved and lacquered wood with applied lacquer details, Qing Dynasty, 19th century or earlier, China.
Zhenwu, also kno...
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19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Wood, Hardwood
Meiji Era circa 1900 Antique Japanese Bronze Sea Dragon 3-Arm Candelabra
Located in Tustin, CA
Magnificent and powerful, fantastically sculptural, ferocious bronze Japanese writhing sea dragon candleholder is coiled around itself, with an uplifted head and a stylized plume of ...
Category
Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Bronze
Asian Khmer Cambodia Stoned Carved Head Bust of Male Buddhist Buddha Shiva Deity
Located in Studio City, CA
A wonderfully sand stone-carved Asian deity figure / sculpture likely from Cambodia. The detailed head is likely that of the divinity deity Shiva, sometimes referred to as the smiling God-King. The features are clearly reminiscent of the carvings found at both Bayon Temple at Angkor Thom...
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19th Century Cambodian Antique Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Sandstone
Khmer Bronze Uma, Angkor Wat Style, 12th Century, Cambodia
Located in Austin, TX
A small Khmer bronze figure of the Hindu goddess Uma, Angkor Period, Style of Angkor Wat, circa 12th century, Cambodia.
This small Khmer bronze devotiona...
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15th Century and Earlier Cambodian Antique Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Bronze
19th century Antique wooden temple fragment of a Horse head from India
Located in DEVENTER, NL
This antique wooden temple fragment of a horse head is a rare and evocative piece of 18th-century Indian temple art, showcasing the refined craftsmanship of the period. Carved from w...
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19th Century Antique Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Wood
Chinese Spinach Jade Recumbent Horse
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Chinese Spinach Jade Recumbent Horse
The well-striated light to dark green jade with areas of pale gray and russet, on a prunus carved wood stand.
Height of horse 10.25 in., Width 1...
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20th Century Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Jade
Antique Indian Carved Wood Sculpture of Parvati with Vibrant Polychrome
Located in Yonkers, NY
An Indian late 19th, early 20th century carved and painted wooden fragment depicting Parvati. A commanding presence in carved wood, this antique Indian sculpture...
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Late 19th Century Indian Antique Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Hardwood
18th century Antique wooden temple fragment of a Horse head from India
Located in DEVENTER, NL
This exquisite antique wooden temple fragment, depicting a horse's head, hails from India and dates back to the 18th century. Measuring 46.5 cm in height, 12.8 cm in width, and 25.5 ...
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18th Century Indian Antique Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Wood
Japanese Signed Showa Hand Carved Wood Noh Theater Mask of Buddhist Monk Shunkan
Located in Studio City, CA
A beautifully carved, wonderfully crafted, highly engaging mask made for Japanese Noh theatre.
The mask is handcrafted and hand carved from natural wood and is signed and sealed b...
Category
20th Century Japanese Showa Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Wood
Khmer Cast Bronze Buddha Sheltered by Naga, 19th Century, Cambodia
Located in Austin, TX
A well cast Khmer style bronze figure of an adorned Buddha sheltered by a Naga, Buddha Muchalinda, 19th century or earlier, Cambodia.
The sculpture in th...
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19th Century Cambodian Antique Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Bronze
Asian Sculptures and Carvings for Your Home Decor
Asian sculptors have worked in materials including wood, bronze and jade. Artists and artisans have used traditional techniques to depict deities, scenes from culture and more, and today, antique Asian sculptures and carvings are a popular choice for provocative and sophisticated home decor.
In China, the Qing dynasty, from the mid-17th century to the early 20th century, brought about significant changes in art while preserving traditional culture. Many emperors during this period were patrons of the arts, such as painting, calligraphy and decorative arts. This era saw the building of new Buddhist temples, which were decorated with statues. Some of these sculptures were adorned with colorful cloisonné decoration, in which tiny compartments, or cloisons, made by soldering copper filaments to a metal surface were filled with vibrantly hued enamel.
From the 17th to mid-19th century in Japan, kimonos were worn across classes and often fastened with a netsuke, a type of small carved toggle. Artists carved these from ivory, wood, shells and coral, creating animals, flowers and mythical creatures. During the Japanese Meiji period, spanning from 1868–1912, the country began trading internationally after centuries of isolation, allowing artists to sell their work overseas. Bronze sculpture flourished around this time for creating teapots, vases and incense burners.
Asian sculpture continued to evolve in the 20th century. During the Japanese Shōwa era, from 1926–89, art was influenced by international modernist movements like abstraction, Futurism and Surrealism. Contemporary Asian sculptures and carvings continue to combine global influences and a rich heritage of technique.
Decorating a space with Asian sculptures and carvings is a great way to add interest to any corner of your home. Explore by material, period or style on 1stDibs.
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