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Large Sitting Mandalay Buddha Catalogue: Vintage Arts: Regional Art: Asian: Southeast Asian: Sculpture: Pre 1980 item# 969594 (stock# 10-78)
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This graceful Mandalay Buddha, nearly two feet in height, seems to float above its low double lotus throne. The floating effect is achieved with the robe, edged in a Burmese lacquer technique called thayo that ripples lightly across the wide pedestal and cascades in loose folds down the front and back of the slender figure’s left shoulder. The face is serene, with wide downcast eyes and finely executed nose and mouth. Carved of Burmese teak, the surface is a rich red/brown, sealed with a light ...click for details

Royal Shan Buddha Seated on Lotus Throne Catalogue: Vintage Arts: Regional Art: Asian: Southeast Asian: Sculpture: Pre 1950 item# 933778 (stock# 11-05)
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A royal Buddha, with right thumb and forefinger forming a circle, the vitarka mudra, sits in lotus position on a high double lotus throne. The vitarka gesture, sign of the Buddhist wheel of law, signifies intellectual discussion of philosophy and doctrine. This is one of several variations of the mudra, also conveyed with the circle sign given by the hand raised with palm outward, or the hand palm up resting in the lap. This figure, carved of dense Burmese teak wood, is attired in the distinc ...click for details

Standing Mandalay Buddha Carved Teak Catalogue: Vintage Arts: Regional Art: Asian: Southeast Asian: Sculpture: Pre 1940 item# 924655 (stock# 62-25)
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A tall teak Mandalay Buddha has an elegantly draped robe with a deep edging of thayo, a lacquering technique used for centuries by Burmese artisans to create the look and feel of intricate wood carving. The forehead band and tightly curled hair over the wide Mandalay unisha are also thayo, lacquer thickened with bone ash that dries to the hardness of wood. A thin brown/red lacquer applied over the carved teak allows the grain of the dense native wood to show, and traces of gold add richness to t ...click for details

Jambhupati Royal Shan Buddha Catalogue: Vintage Arts: Regional Art: Asian: Southeast Asian: Sculpture: Pre 1950 item# 909778 (stock# 11-02)
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This crowned Shan Buddha sits in bhadrasana, or Western position, on a tall stepped throne of unusual design. The carved teak wood figure has the winged side flanges and spired crown centered with high finial that identify royal Buddha figures from Burma. Shan artisans often added Arakanese accoutrements such as long ear pieces and ornate epaulets and chest ornaments to jambhupati (crowned) Buddha but this one has none of those; instead, the carver provided a striking throne that nicely balance ...click for details

Black Teak Burmese Sitting Buddha Catalogue: Vintage Arts: Regional Art: Asian: Southeast Asian: Sculpture: Pre 1940 item# 899328 (stock# 10-80)
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A serene black vintage Buddha carved of dense Burmese teak emits a glow as a result of its lacquer treatment—first a coat of red lacquer, then a sheer top layer of black applied very sparingly so the red shines subtly through. This is a reversal of the traditional Burmese lacquer technique involving numerous coats of black lacquer covered with numerous coats of red, which produced handsome though much more formal antique pieces. The striking impact of this mid-20th century Buddha is heightened b ...click for details

Red Lacquered Carved Teak Mandalay Buddha Catalogue: Vintage Arts: Regional Art: Asian: Southeast Asian: Sculpture: Pre 1950 item# 874036 (stock# 10-79)
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A Mandalay Buddha forms the sign of the wheel of Buddhist law with right thumb and forefinger touching in vitarka mudra, symbolizing intellectual searching and discussion. A striking feature of this Buddha is the masterfully rounded modeling that gives the figure a settled, serene aura. Carved of dense, heavy Burmese teak wood,the Buddha is seated on a low double lotus throne. Thayo, lacquer thickened with bone ash, is used to create unusual scrolling over the bare shoulder as well as the robe e ...click for details

Gilded Carved Teak Mandalay Buddha Catalogue: Vintage Arts: Regional Art: Asian: Southeast Asian: Sculpture: Pre 1940 item# 845521 (stock# 12-46)
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A Burmese Buddha with elaborate thayo edging on the robe and throne sits in lotus position with right hand in earth touching mudra. Carved of teak, the figure is lightly gilded, allowing the dark wood grain to show through, particularly on the face, arms and feet. Generous edging on the robe and double lotus throne is made of thayo, a lacquer and bone ash mixture used by Burmese artisans for relief molding. The serene face and tightly curled hair with low rounded unisha are classic Mandalay styl ...click for details

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

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