Japan, an elegant and fine seated Kanon Maitreya Guan Yin in a pensive pose, a superb work of art cast in solid bronze with traces of original gold gilt . An ideal indoor or garden candidate. One of a rare pair currently available, please contact us. The peaceful and youthful Kanon with a simple crown,...

No ordinary antique gong- Impressively rare art. Extra oversized massively thick bronze measures 20 inches diameter and 10.5 inches thick. Magical resonating sound guaranteed to please you. Found in Japan and used by Buddhist monks, this unusual extra 10.5 inch thick bronze gong is the first of this bell form we have seen. It was...

Instant display and collection, one of a kind #2 From western China and collected some 20 years ago, comes this group of three (3) large hand carved red sandstone Lohans or Monks dating to the early 20th century. These characters feature fantastic and exaggerated eyes, ears, eye brows and cranials. Tallest measures 16 inches high...

For Your Garden setting or Indoors Beautiful deep resonating ring tones await the new owner of this one-of-a-kind master work. This superb antique hand cast bronze temple bell dates to the early 20th century and is accompanied by a Japanese master craftsmen custom designed cedar wood stand. Dimensions: Wood tower with bell: 82 inches tall...

From Our recent Japanese Acquisitions A beautiful face. Japan, a large 49″ tall antique 19th century elegant and finely cast bronze seated Kanon Guan Yin in a pensive pose, a superb work of art. This example is the oldest and largest version of this bronze pensive pose Kannon we have ever seen available. It dates...

China, an authentic antique hand-carved and hand-painted limestone temple figure of the venerable lohan, the joyful Ananda. Substantial dimensions: 35 inches high and 12 inches wide Handmade and hand-carved, solid limestone with weathered remnants of older temple paint as applied by the temple from where it originally came, Chengdu, China. Stone statues like these were...

An excellent hardcovered primer that details Buddhas history, life, afterlife, and teachings; Buddhism’ basic philosophy, how to read the Buddha image, Cosmic Buddhas, and much more. Ninety six pages including forty five superb and selected four color Buddha images from the museum’s renown collection, juxtaposed with atmospheric photographs taken at international Buddhist sites. Simple, concise, well illustrated, a must...

China, a monumental pair of 500 year old lime stone “Spirit Path” Equine horse heads: A the smaller 32.5cm, 13” high and 62.5cm, 25” in length and with display stand, 60cm, 24” high; b the larger 37.5cm, 15” high and 67.5cm, 27” in length and with display stand 65cm, 26” high. Ming Dynasty, (1368-1644 CE)....

Eastern Han Dynasty (25 -220 CE),  Bronze “Money Tree” YAOQIAN SHU, Money for Heavenly After life , 62” in height.  Consisting of a sculpted pottery base, inserted with a segmented bronze pole and with twenty five hanging bronze open work money “branches” attached in tiers and mounted with a figure of a phoenix as apex.  Pottery...