Posted 8 years ago
rubysheart
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Very lovely but rough condition enamel maybe on copper Buddha statue on a brass ? ormolu base with dual pen holders, creating a shrine look. There is a number - 21 - on the base under one of the candle holders - the green (maybe jade? ) which is not attached / is in need repair and so you can see under the holder to the base. 2nd pen holder maybe carnelian. Since the one side is damaged, I can see that it is a metal holder on the metal base with carved wood holder. The absolutely gorgeous green (jade?) carved stone holder that is off the base looks to have cracks in it and may have sustained significant damage - may be cracked or may have been glued, can't tell. Both the stones have flowers carved, quite lovely. The base of the Buddha attached to the shrine is copper, and it does look like the inside of the hollow Buddha is copper. The enamel looks like cloisonne, and the Buddha has a little head piece cape that goes over all. It does look like the head has been soldered back on - an ok but not great repair. As you can see, there is also enamel loss to face. One hand is missing. The Buddha measures approx 11 3/4 tall by 6 across by 5 width. The base is approx 14 3/4 by approx 11 inches. The carved stones are approx 3 inches tall. The pieces have not been cleaned. A group of us were guessing perhaps this was / is a 1920s ish Chinese export piece, but I have also wondered if it is something made later or earlier for export. It is actually beautiful / charming but does need restoration - at least to re-attach green stone candle holder. With a light cleaning it does have a wonderful aged look. The smiling Buddha face is beautiful. We have never seen anything like it.
i LOVE this!!!
These sideways pictures are driving me insane. There should be INSTRUCTIONS for newbies.
It is not Qwan Yin,though. It's fantastic and the symbolism all over it is incredible.
I really like it. I would say it was something that was made into a ink stand from individual pieces.But I could be wrong on that. maybe mid to late 19th century could be older than that . The enamel colors are older than what you see on modern pieces. The workmanship is great it the metal gilded?
Hi! thanks for your insights, no gilding - I'm wondering if it has worn off? perhaps the base for sure (gosh would that be something!), maybe / maybe not the Buddha. Not Qwan Yin, just Buddha? And I'm thinking Chinese on the statue and the carved stone ink holders? Thanks, I like it too! Sorry I do not know how to turn pictures upright, they are upright in my saved files and they flipped when I moved them over. :(
"just Buddha" sounds like the understatement of the year, oops.
WOW!! A BEAUTIFUL PIECE !!
I think it is Chinese Just by the style of the cloisonne . The center hole in front of the Buddha should be the ink older would of had a lid or a insert I can't tell how big the opening is? The other 2 would be pen holders? Have a question do the 2 carved piece hollowed out or does the hole go straight in? If the insides are hollowed out I would say they are Snuff bottles being used as pen holders.
Interesting! No the jade (I think jade) and carnelian are solid and carved, the jade has come apart from the holder and both have holes on top - I thought they were candle holders (for smaller size candles). The Buddha is hollow and looks like copper from the inside where I can see wear. But maybe they were originally candle holders? ... again, so hard, never saw anything like it. I found a pot with cover at same estate, not as interesting as this... but I will try to post photos later today, just for interest.