VIETNAMESE FOLK ART STATUE OF A SERVANT $ 250

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Hand carved from Mit wood and painted with traditional Vietnamese lacquer, this statue of a servant is kneeling and holding a wine pot in his hand.

It's dimensions are 14"H and 8" diameter base

CAMBODIAN SILVER SMALL OVAL BOX WITH BIRD AND FLOWER $200

Cambodian silversmith are considered experts at chasing, repousse, niello, enamelling, and gilding. Therefore, silver objects from Cambodia are among the most beautiful and interesting art objects in South East Asia.

This box original was used to keep ingredients for betel chewing. Early 20th century.

It's dimensions are 3.5"W x 2.5" D x 1 1/2" H.

VIETNAMESE YAO SHAMAN'S RITUAL MASK $250

This wooden mask was hand carved and covered with Do paper by Yao’s tribe who live in the mountains of Northern Vietnam. This mask is used in ritual ceremonies such as Taoist Priests Adorning Ceremony.
During the ceremony participants wear the masks and perform a ritual dance as a way of meeting the gods. At the end, participants - under guidance of the master - lay down in a deep cataleptic-like state. The masks are collected and participants are covered in fabric as if they were dead. They are believed to be reborn then becoming a new human. The reborn are considered “mature,” while anyone who has not been through the ceremony is forever immature and time does not age the soul.
It's dimensions are 14"H x 8"W x 4"D.

VIETNAMESE FOLK ART STATUE OF AMITABHA BUDDHA $300

Statue of Amitabha buddha standing on a lotus. His left arm is bare and extended downward with thumb and forefinger touching and his right hand facing outward also with thumb and forefinger touching. The meaning of this mudra is that wisdom (symbolized by the raised hand) is accessible to even the lowest beings, while the outstretched hand shows that Amitabha's compassion is directed at the lowest beings, who cannot save themselves.

This statue was hand carved from Mit wood and painted with traditional Vietnamese lacquer in black, red and gold. Large face with peaceful expression.

It has a crack in the chest because it is an old statue that has traveled a very long way. East to West. Otherwise in a good condition. Prewar.

It's dimensions are 18"H x 4.5"W x 5"D.

VIETNAMESE FOLK ART STATUS OF AVALOKITESVARA $320

This statue of 12 arms Avalokitesvara was hand carved from Mit wood and painted with traditional Vietnamese lacquer in red, bronze and gold. Beautiful and feminine face. In a meditative pose. Very peaceful ambience.

Original and from Hanoi, Northern Vietnam. Prewar. One arm does not match color. It's dimensions are 13"H x 12"W (arm to arm) x 6"D.

Avalokitesvara is known as Guan Yin and she is an extremely popular Goddess in Vietnamese folklore, and is worshiped in Vietnamese communities throughout South East Asia. Guan Yin is revered in the general Vietnamese population due to her unconditional love, compassion and mercy. She is generally regarded by many as the protector of women and children. By this association she is also seen as a fertility goddess capable of granting children. She is also the champion of the unfortunate, the sick, the disabled, the poor, and those in trouble. Among business people and traders, she is looked upon as a Goddess of Luck and Fortune. In recent years there have been claims of her being the protector of air travelers.