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Alms Bowl

Japanese Antique Zen Rosewood Mala Prayer Bead String 800 Beads With Alms Bowl
Located in South Burlington, VT
Rare find!: 24 feet long Zen monk Mala Prayer Bead String plus original wooden alms bowl with its
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Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Sculptures and Carvings

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Wood

Vintage Oriental Hand Carved Buddha Lamp
Located in Pasadena, TX
Vintage wood sculpture of Buddha God (bhikkhu) going around with an alms bowl, a rattan fan and
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Vintage 1970s Asian Sculptures

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Metal

Chinese Ming Dynasty 'Swatow' Polychrome-Enamelled Shallow Bowl, circa 1600
Located in Kinderhook, NY
form having unusual scene of a robed monkey as a Buddhist monk with left arm raising alms bowl and
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Antique 16th Century Chinese Chinese Export Ceramics

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Pottery

Large Ceramic Bowl with Carving by Warren Mackenzie
By Warren MacKenzie
Located in Atlanta, GA
alms bowl shape and supported by a short foot ring, the bowl has a robust and earthy appeal. The
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20th Century American Modern Decorative Bowls

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Ceramic

Tibetan Thangka of Sakyamuni with Silk Brocade, C. 1880
Located in Chicago, IL
in the diamond position with alms bowl in hand and surrounded by multiple monks in prayer. Its
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Antique Late 19th Century Tibetan Tibetan Paintings and Screens

Materials

Linen, Silk

Japanese Contemporary Iga Stoneware Bowl by Shiro Tsujimura
By Shiro Tsujimura
Located in Atlanta, GA
reminiscent of the alms bowl monks hold for food donation. Made from local coarse sandy clay and largely fired
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Early 2000s Japanese Organic Modern Ceramics

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Stoneware

17th Century Tibetan Thangka Painting
Located in Chicago, IL
seated on a lotus throne with an alms bowl in one hand, and his other hand with outstretched fingers
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Antique 17th Century Tibetan Tibetan Paintings

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Linen, Paint

17th Century Tibetan Thangka Painting
17th Century Tibetan Thangka Painting
H 35 in W 26.25 in D 1.25 in
Antique Korean Ceramic Gohon Chawan Tea Bowl Joseon Dynasty
Located in Atlanta, GA
alms bowl shape supported by a foot ring. The surface was covered in a white slip glaze over a grey
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Antique 17th Century Japanese Edo Ceramics

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Ceramic

Japanese Glazed Stoneware Bowl by Kitaoji Rosanjin Ex-Musuem Collection
By Rosanjin Kitaoji
Located in Atlanta, GA
the 20th century. The low height bowl with wide opening and swell body resembles a monk's alms bowl
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Mid-20th Century Japanese Modern Ceramics

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Ceramic

Japanese Ceramic Bowl with Crescent Mark by Kodai-ji Kiln Meiji Period Ex-Musuem
Located in Atlanta, GA
Period. The bowl has a rounded shape of a monk's alms bowl supported by a short foot ring, but it has a
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Antique 19th Century Japanese Meiji Ceramics

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Ceramic

Japanese Woven Bamboo Ikebana Basket
Located in Atlanta, GA
. The basket has a lovely form that reminds one the shape of a monk's alms bowl but only more shallow
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Early 20th Century Japanese Japonisme Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Bamboo

Japanese Ceramic Centerpiece Bowl Makuzu Kozan Meiji Period
By Makuzu Kozan
Located in Atlanta, GA
A beautiful ceramic vessel in the form of Bo, the so-called monk's alms bowl from the studio of
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Antique Early 1900s Japanese Japonisme Ceramics

Materials

Ceramic

Japanese Glazed Ceramic Bowl by Makuzu Kozan
By Makuzu Kozan
Located in Atlanta, GA
rectangular seal. The bowl is in the form of "monk's alms bowl" and supported with three short feet. The shape
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Antique 1880s Japanese Meiji Ceramics

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Ceramic

Japanese Glazed and Caved Ceramic Dragon Bowl by Makuzu Kozan
By Makuzu Kozan
Located in Atlanta, GA
phase (started around 1887 until his death in 1916). The bowl is in the shape of an Alms bowl, which
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Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Ceramics

Materials

Ceramic

17th C. Rare Alms Dish Bowl Luxury Vide Poche Center Tray Decorative Object
Located in West Hollywood, CA
17th C. Rare Alms Dish Bowl Luxury Vide Poche Center Tray Decorative Object .German Baroque . A
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Antique 17th Century German Baroque Decorative Art

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Metal

Hand-Carved White Alabaster Figure of Guanyin, China, Early 20th Century
Located in Grythyttan, SE
depicted holding a flask or an alms bowl. In this particular representation, however, she holds a pearl
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Early 20th Century Chinese Other Sculptures and Carvings

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Alabaster

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Solid Cast Bronze Traveling Monk
Located in San Francisco, CA
A gorgeous, solid cast bronze with gilt traveling monk in walking pose, with alms bowl, umbrella
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Antique Late 19th Century Burmese Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Solid Cast Bronze Traveling Monk
Solid Cast Bronze Traveling Monk
H 37 in W 11 in D 12 in
A Pair of Chinese Rose Quartz Figural Lamps
Located in Austin, TX
A pair of finely carved rose quartz figures, one as Buddha holding an alms bowl, the other as
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Table Lamps

Tibetan Thangka
Located in Chicago, IL
A 19th century Tibetan thangka with centrally seated Sakyamuni figure with alms bowl in hand
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Antique 19th Century Tibetan Paintings

Tibetan Thangka
Tibetan Thangka
H 39 in W 28 in
Large Vintage Burmese Mandalay-Style Bejeweled Standing Buddha
Located in Point Richmond, CA
holding an alms bowl. In Myanmar, formerly Burma, Mandalay was considered the center of the Buddhist world
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Mid-20th Century Burmese Other Sculptures and Carvings

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Glass, Wood

Andrianna Shamaris Buddha and Buddhist Monk Statues
By Andrianna Shamaris
Located in New York, NY
represent the life of the Burmese Monks with their alms bowl as a symbolic connection to the spiritual realm
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Vintage 1940s Burmese Statues

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Glass, Wood, Reclaimed Wood

A Large Carved Wooden Figure Of Buddha, Ming Dynasty
Located in ARMADALE, VIC
dhyanasana, the arms lowered in dhyanamudra, holding an alms bowl, wearing long robes falling into voluminous
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Antique Late 17th Century Chinese Ming Sculptures and Carvings

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Hardwood

A Thai Bronze and Parcel Gilt Standing Buddha
Located in Austin, TX
lotus base. One arm raised to chest level to hold a removable alms bowl, the other arm hanging pendant
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Early 20th Century Thai Sculptures

Japan Fine Antique Serene "Crown" Stone Buddha Hand Carved, good garden choice
Located in South Burlington, VT
alms bowl, a superb work of art dating to the Meiji period, late 19th century. The carved seated holy
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Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Garden Ornaments

Materials

Stone

Tibetan Shrine Box with Chenresi Tsakli, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
enlightenment. His left hand holds an alms bowl in his lap and his right reaches down in bhumisparsha mudra, a
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Antique Mid-19th Century Tibetan Tibetan Religious Items

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Ceramic, Fabric, Wood

19th Century Khmer Bronze Buddha on Naga Throne
Located in Dallas, TX
mysterious object. A lotus bud? A jewel? An alms bowl? Sometimes, this object is interpreted as a medicinal
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Antique 1850s Cambodian Agra Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Japanese Antique Mala Beads Jizo Spiritual Guardian of Travelers
Located in South Burlington, VT
what a string of prayer mala beads and an alms bowl in his left hand and carrying a hat "kasa or
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Early 20th Century Japanese Taisho Garden Ornaments

Materials

Stone

Budai Buddha in hyaline quartz
Located in Milano, IT
of abundance), sweets, food, and many things of great value. He often carries an alms bowl
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Antique Early 1900s Chinese Chinoiserie Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Quartz

Budai Buddha in hyaline quartz
Budai Buddha in hyaline quartz
H 5.52 in W 4.93 in D 6.3 in
19th Century Chinese Bronze Medicine Buddha
Located in Chicago, IL
A 19th century Chinese bronze medicine Buddha depicted with elaborate robes and alms offering bowl
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Statues

Materials

Bronze

Japanese Antique Stone Sweet Buddha Hand Carved Hand Painted Serene Face
Located in South Burlington, VT
and joyful face hand carved in solid stone and in meditation mudra holding an alms or medicine bowl
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Early 20th Century Japanese Taisho Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Stone

Large Chinese Cloisonné Champlevé Floral Bowl
Located in Dallas, TX
A Chinese cloisonné enamel alms bowl. With intricately detailed decoration. Interior decorated with
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Mid-20th Century Chinese Chinoiserie Metalwork

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Bronze

Large Chinese Cloisonné Champlevé Floral Bowl
Located in Dallas, TX
A Chinese cloisonné enamel alms bowl. With intricately detailed decoration. Interior decorated with
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Mid-20th Century Chinese Ceramics

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Enamel

Thangka of Shakyamuni Buddha and His Life Stories, Tibet Early 20th Century
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
on cloth. The Buddha seated holding an alms bowl on a lotus petal throne, with the right hand in
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Early 20th Century Tibetan Tibetan Decorative Art

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Linen

Thangka of Shakyamuni Buddha and His Life Stories Tibet, Early 20th Century
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
cloth wit Buddha seated holding an Alms bowl on a lotus petal throne, with the right hand in
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Early 20th Century Tibetan Tibetan Paintings and Screens

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Linen

Thai Bronze Buddha's Hand, 19th Century
Located in Chicago, IL
upwards, sometimes holding a ritual object such as a text or alms bowl. This mudra is derived from the
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Antique Mid-19th Century Thai Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Bronze

16th Century Tibetan Thangka Painting
Located in Chicago, IL
seated on a lotus throne with an alms bowl in one hand, and his other hand with outstretched fingers
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Antique 16th Century Tibetan Ming Paintings and Screens

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Linen, Paint

Chinese Celadon Green Glazed Fishbowl, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
fishbowl. The basin has a round "alms bowl" shape, defined by gently swelling sides and a rounded rim that
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Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Planters, Cachepots and Jardinières

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Ceramic

Shan Burmese Carved and Giltwood Standing Buddha, Early 20th Century
Located in Austin, TX
jar may symbolize either an alms bowl, or a medicine pot. The Buddha's heart-shaped face is serene
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Early 20th Century Burmese Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Shell, Teak

Japanese Antique Children Spiritual Guardian Jizo with Sacred Staff Ksitigarbha
Located in South Burlington, VT
his sacred staff Ksitigarbha in his right hand and likely an alms bowl in his left. Sculpted from a
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Early 20th Century Japanese Taisho Garden Ornaments

Materials

Stone

Japanese Antique Spiritual Guardian Stone Jizo with signed box tomobako
Located in South Burlington, VT
. He stands tall clutching likely an alms bowl between his hands. Showing an original dark paina, he
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Early 20th Century Japanese Taisho Scholar's Objects

Materials

Stone

Rare Chinese Alms Jade Globular Shape Bowl with Relief Panels of Fruit
Located in New York, NY
A quite rare 18-19th century Chinese hand carved globular shape alms jade bowl, hand carved with
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Antique Early 1800s Chinese Scholar's Objects

Materials

Jade

Antique Islamic Persian Qajar Period Coco de Mer Kashkhul Sufi Begging Bowl 1740
Located in Portland, OR
Rare antique Persian Islamic carved Kashkul (Sufi begging bowl) coco-de-mer, Safavid period, Persia
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Antique 1730s Persian Islamic Decorative Bowls

Materials

Silver

Lacquered Alms Bowl (ref# VL088BU)
Located in San Francisco, CA
Sold Individually. Black or Purple Interior. No piece the same.
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21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Vases

Vintage Large Burmese Hand-Hammered Silver Bowl with Repousse Zodiac Decoration
Located in Concord, MA
Large Burmese hand-hammered silver alms bowl with repoussé Zodiac decoration, signed on bottom
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Early 20th Century Burmese Sterling Silver

Materials

Silver

Standing Burmese Monk
Located in Dallas, TX
Standing Burmese Monk on a Teak Stand, eyes closed, in the pose of collecting alms, an alms bowl
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Burmese Statues

Materials

Wood, Paint

Standing Burmese Monk
Standing Burmese Monk
H 26.5 in W 8 in D 7 in
Seated Burmese Monk
Located in Dallas, TX
A Seated Burmese Monk with a hand in one lap symbolizing wisdom supplemented by the alms bowl
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Burmese Sculptures

Materials

Wood, Paint

Seated Burmese Monk
Seated Burmese Monk
H 15.5 in W 11 in D 9 in
Gold gilded carving of a Taoist saint
Located in Brooklyn, NY
hand an alms bowl to receive offerings, and in his right hand he is poised to hold a staff (either
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21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Statues

Materials

Wood

Qing Dynasty Chinese Buddha Bookends
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
and unglazed clay. The piece's depict a Buddha with an alms bowl and he is also carrying the sword of
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Early 20th Century Chinese Hollywood Regency Bookends

Materials

Clay

Qing Dynasty Chinese Buddha Bookends
Qing Dynasty Chinese Buddha Bookends
H 5.5 in W 7.5 in D 3.5 in
Set of Six Standing Buddhas
Located in New York, NY
hands crossed placed on chest level - Gesture of Unshakable confidence. #3. Alms bowl
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21st Century and Contemporary Thai Sculptures

Set of Six Standing Buddhas
Set of Six Standing Buddhas
H 41 in W 10 in D 8 in
19th Century, Japan, Dish Representing Three Arhats, Takazogan Sentoku Technique
Located in VILLEFONTAINE, FR
level an alms bowl from which springs a fountain of water, his second gaze turned towards his fellow
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Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Metalwork

Materials

Copper

Old Himalayan Painting of Buddha
Located in London, GB
A old framed Himalayan painting of Buddha on silk cloth Buddha holding an alms bowl, seated on a
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Early 20th Century Nepalese Paintings and Screens

Materials

Korhogo Cloth

Old Himalayan Painting of Buddha
Old Himalayan Painting of Buddha
H 13 in W 9.85 in D 0.4 in

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Alms Bowl For Sale on 1stDibs

Choose from an assortment of styles, material and more with respect to the alms bowl you’re looking for at 1stDibs. Each alms bowl for sale was constructed with extraordinary care, often using metal, ceramic and wood. There are many kinds of the alms bowl you’re looking for, from those produced as long ago as the 18th Century to those made as recently as the 20th Century. When you’re browsing for the right alms bowl, those designed in Hollywood Regency styles are of considerable interest. Makuzu Kozan each produced at least one beautiful alms bowl that is worth considering.

How Much is a Alms Bowl?

A alms bowl can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price 1stDibs is $3,843, while the lowest priced sells for $600 and the highest can go for as much as $18,800.