This is a beautiful and novel little treasure carved in stone. This Buddha foot carving in dark limestone was acquired for our private collection in western China some 15 years ago. It was originally carved in China’s Chengdu area. Our Buddha’s Foot measures 14 inches in length and 5.5 inches wide. It would look perfect...

A good opportunity to acquire a very old and unusual hand-carved stone dromedary camel. This handsome Minimalist sculpture was originally acquired along with several others during one of our many field collecting and buying trips in Langzhou, North western China over 15 years ago. These were likely traded in from Central Asia. An Intriguing old...

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...

Chinese Huge Antique Bronze Dragon-Museum Quality Dimensions: 19 inches tall and 47 inches length, 110 pounds Provenance: Japanese collection formerly a building architectural ornament, Kyoto Prefecture Quality: finely cast details head, flame, eyes, tail, four claws, and scales One-of-a-kind Hand cast Superb details and old verdigris patina Impressive proportions

This is a rare and very unusual 20 inch tall Buddha limestone sculpture. It dates several hundreds of years ago to the late Yuan- early Ming period, 14th/16th, century. We acquired it for our private collection during one of many buying trips in northeast China some 25 years ago. It was originally carved in China’s...

This older hand-carved sculpture with inscription comes from a fifty year old Chinese antique stone collection formed in the 1970s-1980s. We are offering the last works from this one of a kind group and all date to the 1920s-1940s. China, a large scale fine old hand-carved limestone effigy of a seated Buddha or Bodhisattva Guanyin...

This is an extraordinary old and signed set consisting of one large hand hammered bronze temple bell and an antique red lacquered lotus display base. Each is accompanied by its very own special hand made wooden box. This is very unusual. We have never seen such a boxed “set” previously. The boxes are signed indicating...

A good opportunity to acquire a tall and handsome antique effigy of a Chinese scholar clutching a book of knowledge  with its original Cheng-du origins temple hand painted surface and hand-carved in stone. Coming from our private collection, it would look superb in your favorite space indoor or out of doors. Portable substantial size and...

China Pagoda Shrine with carved Lohans, 115″h, red sandstone, Late Qing Dynasty (1644-1912 C.E.) Provenance: Private New England Collection acquired in 2005. Formerly exhibited at The Shelburne Art Center, Shelburne, Vermont, February 2007. Origins: Private collection Cheng Du, Sichuan Province. This stone pagoda is a monumental work of art seldom seen in the west. Pagodas...

Japan, antique hand carved stone water basin tsukubai, rare columnar form, 27″h x 18″w, Edo period (1800-1850) Water basins tsukabai are singularly the most popular, frequent and practical garden ornament found in Japanese gardens. They symbolize Buddhist “purification” and are usually strategically placed to allow visitors opportunity to cleanse hands prior to participating in a...

Burma, Mandalay, a monumental hand carved and hand lacquered stone seated Buddha with a joyful face dating to early to middle 20th century. The monumental effigy of the Buddha with realistic and joyful face and hand carved of alabaster embellished with hand gilding, lacquer and paint atop a carved lotus base and weathered from good...

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China, a carving of a canine “Pug”, limestone, measures: 38 cm, 15” H, Ming Dynasty, 1368-1644 CE The hand carved beast shown on its haunches with naturalistic joyful expression and a well defined compact head, ears, noes, eyes, feet, and tail parted to one side on reverse with distinctive collar ornament seated four square on...