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Catalogue: Vintage Arts: Regional Art: Asian: Southeast Asian: Sculpture (9)

Pair of Bronze Burmese Flying Hermit Figures Catalogue: Vintage Arts: Regional Art: Asian: Southeast Asian: Sculpture: Pre 1960 item# 820664 (stock# 10-58)
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Long, low Burmese hermit figures with their distinctive hats and monk robes represent heroes from ancient Buddhist legends and folk stories. According to legend, the hermits spend most of their lives in self deprivation striving to perfect themselves morally, and if they achieve that perfection are reborn as zaw-gyi (zagwi), supernatural beings who fly through water, land and air doing good deeds. Some stories say zaw-gyi live forever, others say they live a mere 80,000 years. They are venerated ...click for details

Carved Teak Royal Shan Buddha in Arakan Style Catalogue: Vintage Arts: Regional Art: Asian: Southeast Asian: Sculpture: Pre 1960 item# 813834 (stock# 12-83)
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A slender Buddha figure from mid-20th century Burma stands on a double lotus throne with right hand in varada mudra, gesture of charity and compassion. The tall crown, ornate side flanges, chest ornament and epaulets are in the style of the old Arakan Kingdom that became part of Burma in 1752 AD. This relatively small (14" tall) carved teak image was made by the Shan, a minority people residing primarily in Burma and Thailand. Shan communities have continued to produce crowned figures with ...click for details

Black Lacquered Pair of Monks Sariputta and Mogallana Catalogue: Vintage Arts: Regional Art: Asian: Southeast Asian: Sculpture: Pre 1980 item# 811124 (stock# 64-05)
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The monks Sariputta and Mogallana have been revered in Burmese Buddhist art as the two chief disciples of Buddha for more than 800 years, as evidenced by their images on 12th century plaques excavated at Pagan. Until the late 18th century they were most often integrated into carvings and bronzes of the Buddha. After artisans started carving and casting each of the figures separately, the pose of each monk evolved into the traditional poses seen on these black lacquered carvings, and now vary onl ...click for details

Carved Teak Buddhist Monks Sariputta and Mogallana Catalogue: Vintage Arts: Regional Art: Asian: Southeast Asian: Sculpture: Pre 1980 item# 800345 (stock# 11-25)
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Monks Sariputta and Mogallana, two chief disciples of Buddha, are carved in heavy Burmese teakwood. Important to the Buddhist iconography of Burma, the two are said to have been Brahmin ascetics who were among the earliest followers of the Buddha. The figures have a long history in Burmese art, appearing beside Buddha on 12th century plaques excavated at Pagan and down through the centuries in bronzes, paintings and carvings, always accompanying Buddha. Around the late 18th century, artisans beg ...click for details

Rustic Shan Horn Carving Of Buddha Catalogue: Vintage Arts: Regional Art: Asian: Southeast Asian: Sculpture: Pre 1980 item# 712929 (stock# 57-40)
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This rustic carving of Buddha seated in the curve of a horn is from the Shan Tribal People of Southeast Asia. As the Shan have migrated in increasing numbers into Thailand from neighboring Burma, where they are primarily located along the eastern border, their veneration of Buddha, expressed in a range of figures from fine to folk, has become recognized outside their tribal areas. This touchingly simple portable carving shows the extent that Buddha figures are integrated into the Shan way of lif ...click for details

Carved Teak Burmese Buddha On Tall Throne Catalogue: Vintage Arts: Regional Art: Asian: Southeast Asian: Sculpture: Pre 1940 item# 681970 (stock# 64-22)
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An unusual Mandalay Buddha seated on a high stepped throne is carved of teak wood covered in a light gold-colored wash applied over red/brown lacquer. The hand position, with palms resting on knees, is rare for a Burmese Buddha, as is the tall throne with exaggerated step design. Elaborate lappets and border trim on the robe and throne are of molded lacquer called "thayo," a Burmese technique done with a mixture of boiled lacquer and finely powdered bone, cow dung or ash that closely r ...click for details

Carved Wood Mandalay Teaching Buddha Catalogue: Vintage Arts: Regional Art: Asian: Southeast Asian: Sculpture: Pre 1980 item# 674721 (stock# 63-60)
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A Mandalay Buddha with hands in the gesture of teaching (dharmachakra mudra), this carved wood figure is of fairly recent vintage, about 30 yeas old. The position of the hands symbolizes the Buddhist wheel of law, a mudra often used to represent the moment of achieving enlightenment. This modern interpretation of the traditional Burmese Buddha shows Indian influence in the face, hair and robe. The unisha is represented by hair drawn into a bun atop the head. The robe is bordered with a design do ...click for details

Ayutthaya-Style Bronze Buddha Catalogue: Vintage Arts: Regional Art: Asian: Southeast Asian: Sculpture: Pre 1980 item# 167330 (stock# 39-12)
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The contrast of the smooth, dark sheen of the face with the light, dusty grey of the hair is a compelling feature of this well cast bronze head. Cast in Thailand about 30 years ago, it is in a style that originated during the Ayutthaya Kingdom (1350-1757), characterized by the full serene face with delicate eyebrows, slightly flared nostrils and well defined lips with the hint of a smile. Tightly curled hair in small spirals covers the head and unisha. The removable filial is an unadorned lotus ...click for details

Bronze Buddha, Sukhothai-style Catalogue: Vintage Arts: Regional Art: Asian: Southeast Asian: Sculpture: Pre 1980 item# 141341 (stock# 40-05)
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Cast about 30 years ago, this replica bronze Buddha head is in the style of Thailand's Sukhothai Kingdom. The Sukhothai period, which lasted from the mid-13th century to the end of the 14th century, is often called "The Golden Age of Thai Civilization." Religious art and architecture from this period are regarded by many art historians as representing the most classic of Thai styles. The face of a Sukhothai Buddha is immediately recognizable for its regal, commanding look, with hea ...click for details

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