Shakyamuni Buddha shown seated in Bhumisparsha Mudra, known as the Earth-Touching Pose. This gesture represents the Buddha's moment of awakening as he claims the earth as a witness to his enlightenmen[...]
A small Thai Ayutthaya bronze head of a crowned and bejewelled Buddha mounted on a wood base. Traces of original gilding. Height of the bronze: 9.8 cm. Total height including base: 15.2 cm. Period - 1[...]
Bronze Buddha Lost wax casting with traces of gilding Position of appeasement of relatives Siam, Ayuthya kingdom Ban Phlu Luang dynasty 17th century Height 42cm without the base
A pair of antique Chinese temple door supports or brackets, Qing Dynasty period, 17th/18th century, stone with carvings of Fo dogs or Buddhist lions, seated on tanggu (ceremonial drums) on large pedes[...]
Antique Buddha in lacquered wood with remains of gilding. He is seated on a lotus flower base in the posture of Bhumisparsha mudra (taking the Earth to witness). Erosions, traces of fire from ritual u[...]
A bronze ‘scholar and boy’ brush rest and paperweight.
China, late Ming dynasty to early Qing dynasty, 17th century.
Cast in the form of a reclining scholar on a flat irregular base, an ewer and a[...]
Statuette of Ganesh represented with four arms, copper alloy, India, Orissa (Odisha), 17th century. Dimensions: H 8.5 cm x W 5 cm x D 4 cm Weight 354 grams Provenance: Estate of the collector and Asia[...]
Head of the Buddha sketching a slight smile, half-closed eyes expressing serenity, hair formed of fine curls braided in a bun. Height 30 cm, with the base 43 cm. Beige sandstone, Siam XVI—XVII century[...]
Nepal, Kathmandu Valley
16th – 17th century
Rare representation of Kali in her Chamunda aspect. She is represented in a terrifying form, with an emaciated face adorned with a third eye, a skele[...]
Nepal, Kathmandu Valley
16th – 17th century
Rare representation of Shiva in his wrathful aspect, Bhairava. He is represented in a terrifying form, his grimacing face adorned with the third eye. [...]
Japan, early Edo period (1603-1868), rare and very old statue of the Shinto god depicted standing, in formal attire, arms in prayer posture. This superb sculpture is in good condition except for the e[...]
Antique bronze covered pot or bowl, Burma, Taungû / Nyaungyan periods (16th / 17th century) Provenance: Estate of the Asian art dealer and collector Claude de Marteau Sold with certificate of provenan[...]
Vishnu, bronze ganga jumna (two-tone), standing on a molded pedestal, adorned with numerous jewels, holding the conch and the wheel, southern India, Karnataka, 17th-18th century. h. 14 cm.
A Chinese bronze ‘boy’ incense stick holder figure, Ming dynasty (1368-1644).
The finely cast figure of a boy standing on a lozenge-shaped base in a wide-legged stance holding a Ding tripod censer [...]
Buddha Head - Thailand, Ayutthaya Kingdom, 17th Century
Buddha head in bronze with green-brown patina on a Plexiglas base. The serene divinity, half-closed eyes, elongated earlobes.
The head adorn[...]
Bronze vase with a beautiful natural patina. The decoration shows meanders and archaic Chinese motifs.
China, Ming-Qing dynasty, 17th - 18th century.
Height 22.5 cm, diameter 11 cm.
Relativel[...]
A fine Chinese bronze vase with lion handles.
Qing dynasty, 17th century.
The squat body resting on a spreading foot, with two finely-cast leonine mask handles applied to the shoulder and up the t[...]
Rare Chinese cast iron sculpture depicting a Prince riding a Leo-Fu seated in the Vitarka Mudra position who seems to bless with his right hand. Ming period. Polychromy and gilding have survived the c[...]
A large important bronze Buddha. Siam region, Ayutthaya school 16th-17th century The Buddha all in bronze, headless, with a beautiful patina, dressed in monastic robes. This bronze sculpture reveals a[...]
A well-modeled bronze figure of Liu Hai. The young Immortal stands with long flowing sleeves and his right foot resting on a double gourd from which issues a winding trail of smoke. He dangles a silve[...]
Shakyamuni Buddha head in sandstone, Thailand (formerly Siam), Ayutthaya Kingdom, 17th century
Thai Buddha head (Ayutthaya Kingdom) from the 17th century sculpted on sandstone with a serene and del[...]
Hand position in Dharmachakra-mudra, which corresponds to the teaching of the Dharma, this set of precepts given by the Buddha. In the palm of this left hand a stylized lotus flower. Delicacy of the g[...]
China, late Ming period, early Qing period, 17th century, superb, rare and very old lacquered and gilded wooden statue representing Kouan Yin, Buddhist goddess of mercy. She is dressed in formal attir[...]
An Antique Chinese Bronze Figure holding a incesne stick holder, Ming Dynasty. C17th.
Period - 17th century;
Condition - The feet are bent. Wear commensurate with age.
Measurement - Height 1[...]
India, Tamil Nadu region, 17th-18th century, superb and unusual architectural element from a temple or residence belonging to upper castes. It is decorated with a Yali, an animal with a lion's body an[...]
A large Antique Chinese bronze incense burner "DING" Ming Dynasty.
The cover formed as cloud scrolls and surrmounted by a Qilin. The sides decorated with Taotie in low relief. Unusual to see decor[...]
Buddha made of polychrome wood with remains of gilding. Shakyamuni Buddha is seated in the lotus position, his hands arranged in the gesture of bhumisparsha or calling the earth to witness. The figure[...]
Sculpture representing a Fo Dog Grey granite-style stone with remains of lacquer and green and red paints erosion due to bad weather, certainly an element of an outdoor altar China Ming period 17th ce[...]
These two gun handles were separated from the gun carriage by sawing. They are made of cast yellow bronze. They represent two powerful threatening dragons. Although they were discovered in Japan, they[...]
This excellent bronze head of Shiva dating from the 17th - 18th century is a mukhalinga, which literally means "lingam with a face". Lingams are phallic eggs and the non-representational form of Shiva[...]
A very unusual Chinese bronze incense burner with inscription 锦上添花 - the icing on the cake! Song/Ming period.
Period - 17th century or earlier
Measurement - Height 10 cm Diameter 16 cm
VEN[...]
A CHINESE/TIBET INCENSE BURNER DECORATED WITH TWO SMILING FACES OF PATT AND OTHERS, DARK PATINATED BRONZE, PROBABLY FROM THE HIMALAYAN REGION. HEIGHT: 7.8 CM. WIDTH: 12.5 CM. DIAMETER: 9 CM, FOOT: 6.3[...]
The deity is presented standing with his hands together in a position of prayer. It is carved from a solid piece of wood, lacquered black and gilded with gold leaf. The crown and the jewels are made o[...]
Lost wax cast bronze monk. The character is represented standing with his hands folded in prayer. The cast iron is coarse, it has numerous defects and holes (circled in the photo), the one in the head[...]
India, 17th century or earlier, very pretty and unusual bronze group made in two parts representing the goddess Durga, wrathful form of Parvati. She is represented in a prabhavali arch surmounted by t[...]
Flared neck, “leiwen” background decoration flanked by two handles in the shape of chilong dragon heads, the rounded body rests on a slightly flared circular foot. Ming dynasty (1368-1644). Beautiful [...]
Large tripod incense burner in bronze China 17th century
Qing dynasty 17th century period Archaic Shang style
Represents taotie masks in relief
Green and red patina imitating antique bronzes
D[...]
Buddha head carved in sandstone. Kingdom of Ayutthaya, 17th century. Solid wood floor. Estate of the merchant and collector Claude de Marteau www.thecdmcollection.be Sold with certificate of provenanc[...]
Superbe petit temple en pierre sculpté situé traditionnellement devant les maisons en Inde.
Beau décors de colonnes torsadées et de volutes en partie supérieure.
Dimensions hauteur 36 cm
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Belle sculpture en porcelaine du Japon de la fin du 17 ème siecle représentant un acteur a la silhouette sinueuse , louchant et vêtu de sa robe décorée de chardons et de fleurs dans la plus élaborée p[...]
Anthropmorphic kriss handle in copper alloy
Indonesia, East Java / Island of Bali
16th - 17th Century
Kriss handle representing a female deity represented standing barefoot, legs apart a[...]
Garuda, the king of birds, Vâhana of Vishnu, with outstretched wings, holding the serpent, Naga, in his claws. Small sandstone stele from the Kathmandu valley in Nepal, part of a Newar altar, collecte[...]
Large Torana in embossed and gilded copper on a polychrome background representing in the center a Garuda with outstretched wings flanked by two snake goddesses the Naga Kanya. Lower down, two Makaras[...]
Expressive face, calm and serene, the eyes are inlaid with glass beads, the forehead marked with the urna, the elongated earlobes, the hair worn in a bun and surrounded by a high tiara decorated with [...]
Bronze sculpture representing a Thai Buddha head, eyes half-open, hinting at a slight smile, stretched earlobes, with its characteristic hairstyle of a bun in curls normally topped with an ushnisha (p[...]
A Sino-Tibetan bronze figure of Tara seated in dhyanasana on a lotus pedestal, the right hand held in varada mudra and the left held in vitarka mudra.
Varada Mudra (vara means gift): it is the sy[...]
A celadon and russet jade figure of a boy seated on a dragon carp.
China, 17th-18th century (Ming-Qing dynasty)
The boy clutching the beast's horn with one hand and grasping his billowing scarf wi[...]
A rare Chinese bronze paperweight or scroll weight in the form of a dog with puppy.
Ming dynasty (1368-1644).
The relatively heavy miniature sculpture well cast in recumbent position with a puppy [...]
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