Religious Statues and Sculptures

A collection of diverse religious sculptures, including wooden, ivory, and bronze representations. The pieces exhibit intricate details and varying cultural styles.

Akiba Gongen, Manifestation of Mount Akiba, early 17th century, Unknown Japanese, 34 1/2 × 16 1/4 × 16 1/2 in. (87.63 × 41.28 × 41.91 cm), Wood with polychrome and gold, 17th century, This deity, known as the Manifestation of Mount Akiba in Echigo Province, is worshipped as a protector against fire. Also called Akiba Gongen, the deity is commonly portrayed as a figure with elements of the Shinto tengu, the Buddhist Wisdom King Fudō Myōō, and the Hindu goddess Dakini. Shinto tengu are fierce, long-beaked, and winged goblins with a birds face and a human body, and we can see those features here. Like the Buddhist Wisdom King Fudō Myōō, Akiba Gongen is dressed as a Buddhist monk and holds a double-edged sword and a rope. Dakini is a Hindu goddess who rides on a white fox and flies through the sky, just as Akiba Gongen does.

Arcángel San Gabriel, talla en madera encarnada, estofada y policromada, siglo XVIII, museo colonial, Casa de Santo Domingo, antiguos templo y convento de Santo Domingo y al Colegio Mayor de Santo Tomás de AquinoAntigua Guatemala, departamento de Sacatepéquez, República de Guatemala, América Central.

Cachet with an ivory handle in the shape of a Chinese woman. A cachet with a handle in the shape of a Chinese woman with a lotus in hand. On the cachet itself a standing lion.

COLUMNA DE LA CAPILLA DE LOS DOLORES O DE LA PICOTA FORMADA POR REPRESENTACIONES ESQUEMATIZADAS DE AJUSTICIADOS - SIGLO XVIII. Location: CAPILLA DE LOS DOLORES O DE LA PICOTA. RONDA. Malaga. SPAIN.

Statuette of Agni, god of fire, 11th century. Artist: Unknown

Buddha Sculpture, Jingan Temple, Shanghai, China Small buddha sculpture photo isolated on white background Copyright: xZoonar.com/DanielxFerreira-LeitesxCiccarinox 13638737

Polestar Deity Kui Xing 16th-17th century China The Pole Star, a popular religious figure associated with the Lord of Literature (Wen Chang Dijun), was the tutelary spirit presiding over the civil-service examinations. Depicted as a demonic figure (the name of the star is a homophone for the word for "eminent," which is composed of the ideograph for "demon" and the ideograph for "dipper"), the Pole Star had a cult that became particularly important in Ming times, when the number of examination candidates competing for the limited number of available official appointments made divine help all the more welcome. This dynamic figure shows the god in the act of adding the final dot to the Big Dipper constellation over which he presides. The deity, his robes swept backward by a cosmic wind, balanced on one foot (now missing) while holding aloft a brush (also missing). In his left hand he grasps an ingot of gold or silver, symbolic of the emoluments forth-coming from examination success.. Pol

Guanyin, 18th Century. China, Qing dynasty (1644-1911). Amber; overall: 16.9 cm (6 5/8 in.).

Chinese Daoist. Hidemasa (Japan, active early 19th century). Japan, early 19th century. Costumes; Accessories. Ivory with staining, sumi

Akiba Gongen, Manifestation of Mount Akiba, early 17th century, Unknown Japanese, 34 1/2 × 16 1/4 × 16 1/2 in. (87.63 × 41.28 × 41.91 cm), Wood with polychrome and gold, 17th century, This deity, known as the Manifestation of Mount Akiba in Echigo Province, is worshipped as a protector against fire. Also called Akiba Gongen, the deity is commonly portrayed as a figure with elements of the Shinto tengu, the Buddhist Wisdom King Fudō Myōō, and the Hindu goddess Dakini. Shinto tengu are fierce, long-beaked, and winged goblins with a birds face and a human body, and we can see those features here. Like the Buddhist Wisdom King Fudō Myōō, Akiba Gongen is dressed as a Buddhist monk and holds a double-edged sword and a rope. Dakini is a Hindu goddess who rides on a white fox and flies through the sky, just as Akiba Gongen does.

Bishamonans depressed by the Demons of Ranba and Biranb; XVII-XVIII century () (1601-00-00-1800-00-00);Bishamonaten, gift (provenance), figurines, Japanese art

Rakan: A Principle Disciple of the Buddha with Scepter. Japan, late 18th-early 19th century. Costumes; Accessories. Wood

Holy Bishop. Cologne. First third of the 14th century. Wooden sculpture. Museum Catharijneconvent. Utrecht. Netherlands.

The Immaculate Conception. India, Goa, 18th century. Sculpture. Patinated ivory

Puppet (Wayang Klitik) of ButaRaton

Bishamonten, the Guardian of the North, late 13th century, Circle of Higo Busshi Jōkei, Japanese, 1184 - after 1256, 18 13/16 × 9 × 6 9/16 in. (47.78 × 22.86 × 16.67 cm), Japanese cypress wood with polychrome, cut gold-leaf, and inlaid crystal; metal, Japan, 13th century, In Hindu mythology, each of the four directions is protected by a specific god. These four gods were incorporated into Buddhism as guardian kings at an early period and came to be known in Sanskrit as Lokapalas, or Shitennō in Japanese. This sculpture of a warrior represents Bishamonten, the Guardian of the North. The north was believed to be the most dangerous of the cardinal directions and so its protector, Bishamonten, is the strongest of the four guardian kings. Here, wearing heavy armor and carrying a lance and miniature stupa, Bishamonten stands atop two demons, representing threats from the North that he has overpowered.

'Candlestick in the Form of Kneeling Adorer (Vishnu )'. Siam (now Thailand). Bangkok art, Second half of the 19th century. Dimensions: h. 19 cm. Museum: State Hermitage, St. Petersburg.

Soapstone Chinese statuette of Kuan-ti, 17th century. Artist: Unknown

Wooden statue of the lucky god Daikokuten, one of the Seven Lucky Gods of Japanese mythology. Dated 18th Century

Figure of Wenchang, Deity of Literature, 12th-13th century, 17 1/2 x 6 7/8 x 7 3/8 in. (44.45 x 17.46 x 18.73 cm), Cizhou ware Slip coated stoneware with overglaze enamels on a clear glaze, China, 12th-13th century, Wenchang is the combination of two deified personages. The first is a local deity called Zitong who was worshiped in Sichuan during the Tang dynasty. The second is the deity of the constellation Ursa Major known by the Chinese as Kui. The reason why and how they became to be merged remains unclear, however, after the Tang dynasty the two became a single deity under the name of Wenchang and was venerated as the Deity of Literature. Wenchang is represented as a handsome man in the sitting posture. Sometimes he is also shown standing upon a fish, because the carp of the Yellow River is believed to make an ascent of the stream in the spring of each year, and those who succeed in passing the rapids of Longmen in Henan, become changed into dragons. This supposed transformation of

NIÑO JESUS NAZARENO, 1657/60, ESCULTURA DE MADERA POLICROMADA DE 57cm. Author: ALONZO CANO. Location: REAL COFRADIA SAN FERMIN NAVARRO. MADRID. SPAIN.

Figure of Guanyin China. Figure of Guanyin 48657

SAN FERNANDO III EL SANTO. Author: DOMENICO FANCELLI. Location: CATEDRAL-INTERIOR. Toledo. SPAIN. FERNANDO III EL SANTO CASTILLA / LEON. SAN FERNANDO (REY).

Kharamukha Samvara 1700-1800. Tantric Buddhist deity. Made from gilded brass; Tibet

Seligenporten, Former Cistercian monastery church

Baltasar, one of the three wise men. Ceramic figure isolated on white background

St. Christopher With Dragon ; The Archiepiscopal Palace ; Built In 16th Century ; UNESCO World Heritage Site ; Old Goa ; Velha Goa ; India

Boar Incarnation of God Vishnu Lifting Earth Goddess (Bhuvaraha) 1001-1100 Himachal Pradesh. Brass .

Priest. Nevers, France. Date: 1700-1725. Dimensions: H. 11.6 cm (4 9/16 in). Glass; lampwork (verre de Nevers), metal armature. Origin: France. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, Chicago, USA.

Puppet (Wayang Klitik) ofRahwana

Shadow Puppet (Wayang Kulit) of Sang HyangPrajapati

God Ganesh wooden Idol Copyright: xVirenxDesai/DinodiaxPhotox

Figure of a seated Guanyin holding a scroll, anonymous, c. 1675 - c. 1724 Image of porcelain on a pedestal, covered with a translucent white glaze. Seated image of Guanyin; Her hands folded over each other with a role in her left hand; A Ruyi motif on her chest; Inganglift Areawork in the pedestal. Some baking cracks. Blanc the Chine. China porcelain. glaze vitrification Image of porcelain on a pedestal, covered with a translucent white glaze. Seated image of Guanyin; Her hands folded over each other with a role in her left hand; A Ruyi motif on her chest; Inganglift Areawork in the pedestal. Some baking cracks. Blanc the Chine. China porcelain. glaze vitrification

Brahmarupa Mahakala 17th century Tibet Brahmarupa, a benign form of the wrathful deity Mahakala, is shown as a bearded nomadic ascetic, sitting on a corpse, wearing a bone apron and holding a thighbone trumpet and a skull cup. A protector of the Sakya school of Tibetan Buddhism, he is credited with introducing the Hevajra Tantra, an important Vajrayana text, to the Sakya hierarchs.. Brahmarupa Mahakala 73384

Buddha Shakyamuni in a House of Jewels at Bodhgaya. Burma (Myanmar), 19th century. Sculpture. Gilt copper alloy

Helmet of Ashikaga Takauji (1305-1358) mid-14th century Japanese This helmet is part of a rare example of a medieval yoroi. The yoroi is characterized by a cuirass that wraps around the body and is closed by a separate panel (waidate) on the right side and by a deep four-sided skirt. In use from around the tenth to the fourteenth century, yoroi were generally worn by warriors on horseback.Originally, this armor was laced in white silk and had diagonal bands of multicolored lacings at the edges of the skirt and the sode (shoulder guards, missing here). The colored lacings symbolized the rainbow, which represented both good fortune and fleeting beauty. The breastplate is covered with stenciled leather bearing the image of the powerful Buddhist deity Fudō Myō-ō, whose fierce mien and attributes of calmness and inner strength were highly prized by the samurai. The helmet, long associated with this armor, dates from the middle of the fourteenth century.Traditionally, it is believed that thi

Shadow puppet. Bali, Indonesia.

Puppets of a Puppet show in the town of Nyaungshwe at the Inle Lake in the Shan State in the east of Myanmar in Southeastasia.. ASIA MYANMAR BURMA PUPPET SHOW

Standing Taoist God late 17th-early 18th century China. Standing Taoist God. China. late 17th-early 18th century. Porcelain with five-color biscuit on green ground. late Ming (1368-1644)- early Qing (1644-1911 dynasty. Ceramics

Statue of Vajrabhairava, (1368 - 1644 AD) The Capital Museum, Beijing, China

Mazu sea goddess in Thian Hock Keng Taoist temple, Singapore, Southeast Asia, Asia

Bronze Guanyin figure China, Liao dynasty (907-1125). Guanyin raises her right hand in the gesture of 'fear not' and holds the Vase of Life in her left, sending a message of peace and hope to those who suffer. Bronze.

Guanyin figure - is the Bodhistattva associated with compassion as venerated by East Asian buddhists, ussually as a female. The name Guanyin is short for Guanshiyin.

Standing Tara, the Buddhist Savioress 9th century Pakistan (Northwest Frontier Providence, Swat Valley). Standing Tara, the Buddhist Savioress. Pakistan (Northwest Frontier Providence, Swat Valley). 9th century. Bronze. Sculpture

Japan, woodmade Kongorikishi statue, the muscular guardians of the Buddha, 13 century

Golden Christmas angel

Figurine of bodhisattva Guanyin. unknown, craftsman

Goldsmith's art, 10th century. Majesty of Sainte Foy (Holy Faith), statue reliquary in gold and precious stones.

Buffalo-Headed Vajrabhairava, a Wrathful form of Bodhisattva Manjushri 1401-1500 Southern Tibet. Bronze .

Pi deities on a pedestal in the shape of a scale; 19th century (1801-00-00-1900-00-00);

The Goddess Durga Killing the Buffalo Demon, (Mahishasura Mardini) from India. Dated 12th Century

Child Jesus (from a nativity) 18th century () Ecuadorian and Philippine. Child Jesus (from a nativity). Ecuadorian and Philippine. 18th century (). Ivory (or possibly bone) and wood, polychromed and gilded.. Probably made in Philippines; (none assigned) Ecuador

Young Emperor Shun as a Confucian Paragon with Blind Father

Madonna and Child with an Angel. Unknown maker, Venice

Buffalo-Headed Vajrabhairava, a Wrathful form of Bodhisattva Manjushri. Southern Tibet. Date: 1401-1500. Dimensions: 9 x 6.2 x 4.6 cm (3 1/2 x 2 7/16 x 1 13/16 in.). Bronze. Origin: Southern Tibet. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, Chicago, USA.

Monk seated holding a rosary and a sutra. first half of the 10th century. Tang dynasty (618-907 A.D). Brick, terracotta and polychrome. Chinese

Shadow Puppet (Wayang Kulit) of Bratasena, from the set KyaiDrajat

Epitaph of Johann-Georg II, von Taube, St., Saint, Saint

Statue of Treasure God, Shanghai, China

Indonesia, Gunnungsari. Popular handicraft village of Sesela Art Market, known as Pasar Seni Sesela. Traditional Indonesian style dancing figure wood carvings.

Shen Nung- god of medicine. Dressed in leaves.CHINA.

Shadow Puppet (Wayang Kulit) of Semar, from the set KyaiDrajat

Naga Gurulu, Kolam Mask from Sri Lanka .

John Davis, Cigar Store Indian, 1935 1942 Cigar Store Indian

NINO JESUS. Author: JERONIMO HERNANDEZ (1540-1586). Location: IGLESIA DE LA MAGDALENA. Sevilla. Seville. SPAIN. INFANT JESUS.

Hopi katsina doll used during the spring and summer ceremonies, the dancers embody Katsina. From North-eastern Arizona. Dated 1950

Buddhist Reliquary in the Shape of a Wish-Granting Jewel, 16th-17th century, Unknown Japanese, 7 1/4 x 3 1/2 x 3 3/4 in. (18.42 x 8.89 x 9.53 cm), Gilt bronze, rock crystal, Japan, 16th-17th century, Keeping relics (objects of worship that contain body parts of deceased religious figures) has been an important part of Buddhism since the death of the historical sage, Sakyamuni, in the 500s BCE. Sakyamuni is the man who first spread the teachings of what would become Buddhism. He was the first person to reach enlightenment, transcend suffering, and become a buddha. According to tradition, the cremated remains of the Buddha were divided into nine groups, and memorial stupas (shrines with domed roofs topped with a spire) were created to house them as places of worship. Some 230 years later, King Asoka is said to have divided the nine groups of relics into 84,000, which he used to create stupas throughout India. This custom spread with the transmission of Buddhism throughout Asia. At some p

Shadow Puppet (Wayang Kulit) of Bratasena, from the set KyaiDrajat

Armor (Gusoku) of the Maeda Family 18th century Japanese The armor is decorated in several places with the plum blossom mon (heraldic emblem) of the Maeda family, who were daimyo (feudal lords) of Kaga Province (the southern part of present-day Ishikawa Prefecture) and the second largest landowners in Japan after the Tokugawa family.. Armor (Gusoku) of the Maeda Family 25586

Hanuman, a Hindu deity, is a central character in the Indian epic Ramayana.

Shadow Puppet (Wayang Kulit) of Raja GerabakBesi

Dancing Ganesha 13th century() Nepal (Licchav). Dancing Ganesha. Nepal (Licchav). 13th century(). Bronze. Sculpture

Painted jade carving of a Chinese woman playing a musical instrument, Beijing, China

Temple Guardian and Demon Wrestling. Miwa (school of) (Japan, late 18th-19th century)Miwa I (Japan, active 1780s). Japan, mid-19th century. Costumes; Accessories. Wood

Figure of Guanyin late 17th-early 18th century China. Figure of Guanyin 42294

VIRGEN DEL ROSARIO EN PLATA REPUJADA DEL S XVIII. Author: Pécoul. Location: CATEDRAL DE SAN MARTIN. Orense. SPAIN.

Wayang is a Javanese word for particular kinds of theatre (literally 'shadow'). When the term is used to refer to kinds of puppet theatre, sometimes the puppet itself is referred to as wayang. Performances of shadow puppet theatre are accompanied by gamelan in Java. UNESCO designated Wayang Kulit, a shadow puppet theatre and the best known of the Indonesian wayang, as a Masterpiece of Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity on 7 November 2003.

Japanese Temple Guardians. Dated 14th Century.

Figure of Li Tieguai, a Daoist Immortal, c. 1752, 3 7/8 x 1 1/4 x 7/8 in. (9.84 x 3.18 x 2.22 cm), Porcelain, China, 18th century, Figures of the Eight Daoist Immortals were popular in Europe as exotic ornaments and novelties, which allowed the Chinese to sell them to both eastern and western markets without alteration into the 19th century.

Figure, possibly the God of Wealth in His Military Aspect late 17th-early 18th century China The tentative identification of this figure with the God of Wealth is based on the hat that he wears. One of many popular gods in China, the God of Wealth (Cai Shen) is thought to derive from a historical figure who lived during the Qin dynasty (221-206 B.C.), and was later deified and revered for his ability to foster wealth and good fortune.. Figure, possibly the God of Wealth in His Military Aspect. China. late 17th-early 18th century. Porcelain painted in famille verte enamels on the biscuit. Qing dynasty (1644-1911), Kangxi period (1662-1722). Ceramics

traditional Chinese decoration

Pottery figure- wears nose plug and mouth mask. Tumaco Region. COLOMBIA.

Left hand of a standing Chinese kinkpop (man). Left hand of a kinkpop. Together with a head, body, right hand and a staff, forms a Chinese high-quality capacity.

Asian Civlisations Museum. Saint Francis of Assissi. Philippines. 17th century. Ivory. Singapore.

The monk keeps the right hand before the chest.

Parinirvana (Extinction of the Buddha) and Attendant. Artist: Qiao Bin (Chinese, active 1481-1507). Culture: China. Dimensions: H. 11 in. (27.9 cm); W. 4 5/8 in. (11.7 cm); D. 4 1/2 in. (11.4 cm). Date: dated 1503.According to the inscription on the back and sides of the couch on which the Buddha reclines, this depiction of the ultimate extinction of the historical Buddha was created as a private act of devotion and was originally part of a larger assemblage of figures: "In the sixteenth year of the Hongzhi reign era of the Great Ming dynasty 1503, the chan monk Huitai from Pantingshan, Xiyan, fulfilled his desire and commissioned on sleeping Buddha, one Shakyamuni, one Maitreya, one Kshitigarbha, one Avalokitshvara, and seven lofty monks. Made by Qiao given name illegible from Dongguan of our country." Based on other inscribed sculptures of this type, this set can be identified as coming from the Qiao family workshop in Yangcheng, Shanxi Province. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of A

St. Miguel, the Archangel, expelling the Devil from heaven. Mexican folk art.

Figure from a Crèche: Attendant of the Magi, 1780-1830. Italy, Naples, late 18th-early 19th century. Painted wood and terracotta with various textiles; overall: 36.1 cm (14 3/16 in.). The practice of creating scenes of the Nativity for the home dates from the early 1700s in Italy, where people began to set up doll-like figures of about a foot or less in height. The custom was particularly popular in Naples around 1800, where crèche scenes (crèche means cradle, or crib) included many figures, whose heads and hands of painted terracotta, stuffed cloth bodies, and clothing adapted from contemporary local costumes gave them an amazingly realistic character.

Long Duc buddhist Pagoda.Buddha sitting on a lotus. flue Tan Chau. Vietnam.

Hopi katchina doll dressed in traditional woven regalia and face mask.

Shadow Puppet (Wayang Kulit) of ButaAgul-Agul

Crucified Christ, c. 1400 - c. 1425 An image of the crucified Christ with loincloth. Christ has semi -waved eyes, the head to the left and down and down the feet. The detailed processed body and the legs are elongated and lean, the torso has a clearly visible rib cage and sunken belly. The contrast with the relatively short thighs is striking. The front of the lumbar cloth is apron -shaped with horizontal sickle -shaped folds, which hang on the left in two elegant pipe -shaped folds along hip and upper leg. Drops of blood run from the wound in Christ's silk. Remarkable detail is the armpit hair that has been explicitly indicated by the image cutter. Meuse Area walnut (hardwood) cutting An image of the crucified Christ with loincloth. Christ has semi -waved eyes, the head to the left and down and down the feet. The detailed processed body and the legs are elongated and lean, the torso has a clearly visible rib cage and sunken belly. The contrast with the relatively short thighs is strik

Votive Stupa. Bodh Gaya; Bihar; India; Stone. Stupas were used before Buddha was represented in art. On the sides of this Stupa are images of the Buddha; displaying various hand gestures which suggest different events in the life of the Buddha. Dated 11th century

Staff from a standing Chinese kinkpop (woman). Staff hearing at a kinkpop in the shape of the woman of a Chinese highworthiness.

Figure of God of Longevity (Shoulao) and two dogs 18th century China. Figure of God of Longevity (Shoulao) and two dogs 47871

Wayang is a Javanese word for particular kinds of theatre (literally 'shadow'). When the term is used to refer to kinds of puppet theatre, sometimes the puppet itself is referred to as wayang. Performances of shadow puppet theatre are accompanied by gamelan in Java. UNESCO designated Wayang Kulit, a shadow puppet theatre and the best known of the Indonesian wayang, as a Masterpiece of Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity on 7 November 2003.

Statue of St. Olav, King of Norway, from Vatnsfjordur, Northwest Iceland. 16th century, or older.

Incarnations of Krishna, India, Hand-Colored Magic Lantern Slide, Newton & Company, 1925

Russian doll on white background India Copyright: xMadhusudanxTawde/DinodiaxPhotox

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