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Bronze Dragon Oil Lamp from Ceylon

Catalogue: Antiques: Regional Art: Asian: Indian Subcontinent: Sri Lanka: Pre 1900   item# 1021472 (stock# 35-43)

Bronze Dragon Oil Lamp from Ceylon
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Silk Road Gallery
(203) 208-0771


$295 

A dragon’s mouth holds the flame in this 19th century bronze oil lamp from Ceylon. The dragon head and lamp base, cast as a separate unit, screw off the top tiered part of the lamp, which is hollow to hold the oil (see photo enlargement #3). The oil flows down through the dragon head to feed a wick threaded into the mouth. A heavy chain cast in double links is attached to a loop at the top of the lamp, allowing it to be used either as a hanging or a standing piece (see photo enlargement #6). Thi ...click for details


Sterling Silver Ganesh Indian Rajput Necklace

Catalogue: Antiques: Regional Art: Asian: Indian Subcontinent: India: Pre 1920   item# 1020717 (stock# 61-29)

Sterling Silver Ganesh Indian Rajput Necklace
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(203) 208-0771


$595 

Seven images of Ganesh, the happy rotund god revered by Hindus, Buddhists and Janists, are embossed on the seven sterling silver plates that form this early 20th century necklace. The necklace originated in the north Indian state of Rajasthan, and has a silver content of 92.5 percent and a weight of 85 grams. Fashioned in a clever manner that gives the necklace the necessary flexibility to fit comfortably below the neck, the five-sided silver plates are strung top and bottom with hidden leather ...click for details


Uzbek Kilim Camel Bag

Catalogue: Antiques: Regional Art: Asian: Central Asian: Textiles: Pre 1920   item# 1014401 (stock# 14-83)

Uzbek Kilim Camel Bag
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(203) 208-0771


$430 

Flatwoven Kilim bags such as this one were used centuries ago by the nomadic Turkic tribes of Central Asia. The bags were made in various shapes and sizes to hold everything from salt to liquids to household goods. Woven of a combination of camel hair and wool, this bag is from the Uzbek people. The weaving is spectacular—tight enough to hold water—with a clean, intricate pattern inside six horizontal bands. Called “ jabors” or ” juvals,” rectangular bags in this size were tied to the sides of ...click for details


Orchid and Bamboo Pair Chinese Brush Paintings

Catalogue: Vintage Arts: Regional Art: Asian: Chinese: Paintings: Pre 1980   item# 999275 (stock# 29-54)

Orchid and Bamboo Pair Chinese Brush Paintings
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(203) 208-0771


$300 

The orchid and bamboo, classic Chinese brush paintings, were prized by Chinese scholars who positioned the paintings prominently in their studios because, they said, the nature of the orchid and bamboo closely mimicked laudable human virtues. Orchids represented love, beauty and refinement, and bamboo stood for longevity and durability. They were among the four plants the literati identified as “Noble Paragons.” (Also included were the chrysanthemum and plum blossoms.) These two paintings are on ...click for details


Healing Medicine Buddha with Myrobalan Fruit Offering

Catalogue: Antiques: Regional Art: Asian: Southeast Asian: Sculpture: Pre 1920   item# 998093 (stock# 12-89)

Healing Medicine Buddha with Myrobalan Fruit Offering
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(203) 208-0771


$700 

This medicine Buddha from early 20th century Burma holds the healing fruit of the myrobalan tree in the right hand with the palm extended upward over the right knee. The left hand rests in meditation, palm upward in the lap, without the begging bowl often included in medicine Buddha figures. Variations in medicine Buddha forms may be seen throughout Asia, particularly in Burma, where the elliptical myrobalan fruit sometimes is offered from the right hand of a standing rather than sitting Buddha. ...click for details


Rajput Miniature Painting of Indian Maharajah

Catalogue: Antiques: Regional Art: Asian: Indian Subcontinent: India: Pre 1900   item# 996399 (stock# 61-42)

Rajput Miniature Painting of Indian Maharajah
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(203) 208-0771


$695 

A mid-19th century Indian miniature painting from Rajasthan depicts Sawai Man Singh, who was Maharajah of Jaipur more than 200 years ago. The strong influence of Mughal style is evident in the exquisite detail of the gold designs on the sword, floral patterns on the shoes, scarf and hem of the robe and in the pose of the subject in profile. Tiny gold designs cover the gold robe, and fine gold lines radiate from a green nimbus. The rich colors are enhanced by a narrow black border with delicate g ...click for details


Chinese Qing Dynasty Pendulum Clock

Catalogue: Antiques: Regional Art: Asian: Chinese: Furniture: Pre 1900   item# 995663 (stock# 42-40)

Chinese Qing Dynasty Pendulum Clock
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$580 

This 19th century Chinese pendulum clock in a carved wood case has a glass front hand painted with a double happiness symbol encircled by flowers. The brass pendulum swings behind the happiness symbol and the hour is announced with a pleasant chime tone produced by a small mallet striking a metal shell. The springs for the timing mechanism and chime are wound separately with a key (which is included) inserted into the clock face. The carving and shape of the wood case suggest Victorian design i ...click for details


Hand Hammered Bronze Burmese Gong

Catalogue: Vintage Arts: Regional Art: Asian: Southeast Asian: Metalwork: Pre 1980   item# 985475 (stock# 55-25)

Hand Hammered Bronze Burmese Gong
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$230 

This hand hammered bronze gong from Burma emits a mid-range mellow tone when struck at the center of its starburst pattern with a padded mallet. Hanging circular gongs of this sort are used in a Burmese orchestra, where an ornate lacquered wood gong circle, called a “kyi waing” surrounds 20 or so gongs of graduated sizes and tones. Gongs of various sizes also are used for Buddhist rites in temples and monasteries throughout Burma. When created for use as musical instruments, these carefully hand ...click for details


Caucasus Region Folk Jewelry from Republic of Georgia

Catalogue: Antiques: Regional Art: Middle Eastern: Pre 1900   item# 984270 (stock# 27-64)

Caucasus Region Folk Jewelry from Republic of Georgia
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$395 

Folk jewelry from a remote mountain village in the Caucasus region of the Republic of Georgia has five agate stones and hanging silver-toned embossed disks. Most likely made by a village artisan, this piece has vitality in its less-than-perfect round and oval settings, the variegated orange hue of the stones and the faint jingle from the hanging disks. The design has a Middle Eastern feel, similar to jewelry made in the country of Dagestan, which borders Georgia on the northeast, and also to pie ...click for details


Seated Bronze Buddha in Bhumisparsa Mudra

Catalogue: Antiques: Regional Art: Asian: Southeast Asian: Sculpture: Pre 1910   item# 981876 (stock# 10-47)

Seated Bronze Buddha in Bhumisparsa Mudra
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$890 

A classic Burmese bronze Buddha from the late 19th/early 20th century, with the simple, unadorned lines of the Ava Period, is softened with roundness in the face and body. The stepped throne, rather than the traditional diamond shape, also is rounded, adding to the settled, secure look of the figure. Legacies of the traditional Ava style also are seen in the well defined brow over lowered eyes, the slight smile, and a band separating hair and forehead. (See a very similar face on another bronz ...click for details

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