ANTIQUE CHINESE WOOD DISPLAY SHRINE STAND FOR A MING DYNASTY GILT BRONZE BUDDHA

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ANTIQUE CHINESE WOOD DISPLAY SHRINE STAND FOR A MING DYNASTY GILT BRONZE BUDDHA:
$317.00

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GJPaw sales is very pleased to offer an Ancestor Shrine Display for A Gilt Bronze Buddha. Ancestor worship is very important inChina, because like many people around the world, the Chinese believe thattheir ancestors take an active part in the lives of the living. To that end,ancestral shrines of worship known as fo kan (or fo gui) served essentially asa family temple. In ancient times, shrines were dug from rock much like nichesor grottos as can still be seen today in many Buddhist heritage sites. Laterstone, wood and other materials were used.

Eventually Fo Kan evolved and begantaking on architectural characteristics, often being modeled on houses,official buildings and even palaces. In many cases they resemble architecturalmodels of beautiful Chinese estate houses, many of which were later destroyed. Most of the remaining home shrines are decorated on the frontand sides with little or no detail on the back as they sat in a special placewithin a private room in the rearmost area of the family compound. Theancestral shrines did not contain images as one might expect in the West, butrather statuary and name plaques (or “soul tablets”) representing the ancestrallineage, some dating back hundreds of years.

This particularexample is more than modest in size at 23.5 inches tall and will hold an 8 inch tall Buddha for display (59.69 cm / 20.32 cm). It is perfect for placement on a tabletop, altar table, or cabinet top. With a small light inside, it would really elevate a bronze piece or a statue from any collection. The wood surfaces andpatinas are original and unrestored, leaving a beautiful old platform for display. The piece dates from the 19th century and was originally collected in China many decades ago. It was part of an important Midwest collection of Chinese antiques. Small shrines like this are now exceedingly hard to find, so offer now and offer often. If you win, you will have an authentic piece of Chinese history and a stellar antique.

GJPaw sales hasbeen in theArt business for over 25 years and is now expanding itsoperation to . Our goal is to bring the same experience andexcitement of collecting that we have been delivering to our walk-in customersfor decades to collectors across the Globe. Every object we sell onlinehas been carefully hand-selected with special attention to detail, quality, andsignificance.