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Catalogue: Vintage Arts: Regional Art: Asian: Southeast Asian: Sculpture (13)

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

Carved Teak Shan Naga Protector Catalogue: Vintage Arts: Regional Art: Asian: Southeast Asian: Sculpture: Pre 1960 item# 855906 (stock# 12-08)
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The well-defined scales on this carved teak wood naga from the Shan people of northeast Burma are an example of the intricate detailing they achieve with skilled applications of “thayo,” lacquer thickened with bone ash. Each scale is made of a thin coil of thayo painstakingly applied to the teak carving. Carving on the face, tail and winged feet also is enhanced with thayo, which dries to the hardness and durability of wood and, indeed, cannot be distinguished from wood. The naga, dragon or serp ...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

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

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