Korean Black Lacquer Panels Brass Inlay
Antique Late 19th Century Korean Other Furniture
Brass
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Antique Early 19th Century Chinese Qing Daybeds
Rattan, Elm
Early 20th Century Korean Other Furniture
Brass
Antique 19th Century Chinese Chinoiserie Decorative Boxes
Wood
Early 20th Century Chinese Planters, Cachepots and Jardinières
Mother-of-Pearl, Wood
Antique 19th Century Victorian Side Tables
Mother-of-Pearl, Wood, Paint
Early 20th Century Chinese Victorian Games
Abalone, Mother-of-Pearl, Wood, Lacquer
Antique Early 19th Century Chinese Qing Decorative Boxes
Mother-of-Pearl
Early 20th Century Korean Other Furniture
Brass
Antique Late 19th Century Thai Other Lacquer
Mother-of-Pearl
Antique Late 19th Century Chinese Paintings and Screens
Teak, Mother-of-Pearl
Antique Late 19th Century Chinese Qing Screens and Room Dividers
Mother-of-Pearl, Wood, Lacquer
Antique 1860s British Victorian Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Lacquer
Antique Mid-19th Century English Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Lacquer
Antique 1810s English Regency Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Wood
Antique 19th Century Indian Anglo-Indian Console Tables
Marble
Vintage 1980s Chinese Chinese Export Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Glass, Wood, Mother-of-Pearl, Lacquer
Finding the Right asian-art-furniture for You
From Japanese handmade earthenware pottery, originating circa 14,500 B.C. and adorned with elaborate corded patterns known as jōmon, to natural elm case pieces and storage cabinets built in Qing dynasty–era China to mid-century Thai rice-paper charcoal rubbings, antique and vintage Asian art and furniture make for wonderful additions to all kinds of contemporary interiors.
Eastern elements elevate any home’s decor. Introduce zen sensibility to your living room, dining room and bedroom with the neutral color palettes and the natural materials such as rattan, bamboo and elm that we typically associate with traditional Asian furniture. Decorative handwoven embroideries and textiles originating from India and elsewhere on the continent, which can be draped over a bed or sofa or used as a wall hanging, can be as practical as they are functional, just as you wouldn’t seek out Japanese room-divider screens — often decorated with paintings but constructed to be lightweight and mobile — merely for privacy.
With everything from blanket chests to lighting fixtures to sculptures and carvings, it’s easy to tastefully bring serenity to your living space by looking to the treasures for which the East has long been known.
For British-born furniture designer Andrianna Shamaris, the Japanese concept of beauty in imperfection isn’t limited to her Wabi Sabi collection. She embraces it in her New York City apartment as well. In the living area, for instance, she retained the fireplace’s original black marble while swathing its frame and the rest of the room in bright white.
“We left the fireplace very clean and wabi-sabi, so that it blended into the wall,” says Shamaris, who further appointed the space with a hand-carved antique daybed whose plush pillows are upholstered in antique textiles from the Indonesian island of Sumba.
In the growing antique and vintage Asian art and furniture collection on 1stDibs, find ceramics from China, antiquities from Cambodia and a vast range of tables, seating, dining chairs and other items from Japan, India and other countries.