Chinese Bone Fisherman Basket Toggle, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
This miniature bone carving of a woven fisherman's basket is a charming example of the decorative toggles used by Qing-dynasty men much like Japanese netsuke.
Bone
$1,235Sale Price|35% Off
H 24 in W 24 in D 9 in
Early 20th Century Antique Chinese Bone Carved Elephant Sculpture
Located in Pomona, CA
This magnificent antique Chinese bone carved elephant was 100% hand made and hand carved from OX bone.
Copper
$485
H 9.75 in W 2.75 in D 1.75 in
Antique Bone Figure of Indochina Male Dignitary Hardwood 19th Century Chinese
Located in Dublin, Ireland
An exquisitely hand carved bone Chinese dignitary standing figure portraying a lavishly dressed bearded male.
Hardwood, Bone
$995 / set
H 10.5 in W 4 in D 3.5 in
Pair of Chinese Hand Wood Carved, Bone Inlay Foo Dogs, circa Early 1900s
Located in Studio City, CA
Intricately carved wood and bone inlaid pair of Chinese foo dogs. Very unique and wonderful. We haven't seen another pair quite like them. Sure to stand out in any setting, Di...
Wood
Exquisite Pair of Polished Carved Bone Tang Style Horses
By Mei Yi
Located in Bensalem, PA
Stunning pair of carved bone horses in mint condition no flaws please look over pictures for detail and measurements. Feel free to reach out with any questions.
Bone
$1,036Sale Price|20% Off
H 14.5 in W 7 in D 5 in
19th Chinese Carved Hardwood Figure of an Immortal Holding a Bat
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
This exquisite late 19th-century Chinese carved hardwood figure depicts an immortal holding a bat, symbolizing happiness and good fortune in Chinese culture. The workmanship is exemp...
Bone, Hardwood
$2,275Sale Price|35% Off
H 9 in W 3.25 in D 3.5 in
Early 20th Century Antique Chinese Carved Faux Ivory Foo Dogs, a Pair
Located in Pomona, CA
Size: 9in H x 3.25in W x 3.5in D Origin: China Circa: Late Qing Dynasty Material: Faux Ivory/Bone Condition: Original condition, hand made and hand carved, normal age wear.
Bone
Unavailable
H 19.3 in W 7.88 in D 7.49 in
20th Century Sculpture Chinese Warrior Parade Amor Foo Dog Emblems Signet
By Mei Yi
Located in Osnabrück, DE
From a collection of more than 70 years, this extraordinary and highly decorative bone over wood, sculpture comes from! Rarely worked out in movement and aesthetics! Never see, or fi...
Bone
Large Pair of Vintage Chinese Bone Tusks
Located in Dallas, TX
Pair of large, Asian bone tusks, measure: 32" height, circa 1920.
Bone
Sold
H 0.79 in Dm 3.15 in
Chinese Painting, Miniature, on a Bone Frame, Green and White, Republic Period
Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR
It's a little bone disk, painted. The decor is a decor of birds on branches in green and black color, bone is of course in white color. It is typically an object made in the republic...
Bone
Sold
H 11 in W 19.5 in D 1 in
19th Century Qing Dynasty Chinese Telescopic Canton Fan with Carved Bone Stays
Located in Southampton, NJ
A beautiful 1800s Canton fan having highly detailed carved bone stays with a hand painted scene on each side. Included is the original storage box which features its own scenery deta...
Brass
Beautiful Chinese fan of Canton of the 19th Century
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Beautiful Chinese fan of Canton of the 19th century in Bone, Paper and Silk. Dimensions: H: 49cm, W: 28cm, D: 2cm.
Bone, Silk
Chinese Eternal Life Netsuke Charm, circa 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
Japanese artisans have long held mastery in the creation of miniature treasures, or netsuke. Carved from bone, this leaf with a central chrysanthemum medallion would have been a wais...
Bone
Chinese Bone Carving of Dragons
Located in London, GB
This intricate sculpture is crafted entirely of carved bone, and rests on a rectangular plinth with canted angles. The sculpture is formed of dragons amidst waves, who breath fire th...
Bone
Sold
H 3 in W 1.88 in D 1.2 in
Two 19th Century Chinese Snuff Bottles Hand Carved & Decorated Bovine Bone, Qing
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
These are two good Chinese hand carved, Bovine Bone Snuff bottles, with engraved and black inked decoration, which we date to the early 19th Century, circa 1830. The bottles are ...
Bone
Sold
H 2.5 in W 1.32 in D 1 in
Early 19th Century Chinese Snuff Bottle Hand Engraved & Inked on Bovine Bone
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
This is a very good Chinese hand carved, Bone Snuff Bottle with an engraved and inked bird decoration, which we date to the early 19th Century, circa 1830. The bottle is made of ...
Bone
Chinese Medicine Doll, 19th Century
Located in Savannah, GA
A Chinese ladies medicine doll, 19th century. with stand: 4 ½ inches wide by 1 ¼ inches deep by 1 1 ¼ inches tall piece measures 3 ¾ inches long without stand
Bone
Antique Reticulated Carved 8 Layer Chinese Dragon Puzzle Ball & Stand
Located in Dayton, OH
Intricately carved Chinese dragon puzzle ball within ball sculpture and stand. Eight layers on top and 3 along the middle section. Measure: 11".
Bone
Cricket Basket Made from a Horn, China, circa 1900
Located in Sint Annaland, NL
Chinese cricket basket in horn with an erotic design. Lid in boxwood with a dragon in horn.
Bone, Boxwood
Mah Jongg Set Chinoiserie Carving
Located in Houston, TX
Antique Mah Jongg set with colorful Chinese game pieces with deeply carved chinoiserie lacquer panels on each side. The exceptional tiles has a black back. The hardware on this excep...
Bamboo, Bone
$426
H 11 in W 4 in D 3.5 in
Antique Victorian Religious Chinese Export Carved Pagoda Sculpture 19th Century
Located in Dublin, Ireland
A Very Fine Quality Chinese Export Hand Carved Religous Pagoda of traditional architectural form and generous proportions, late Nineteenth Century. The overall structure beautifull...
Acrylic
$16,900Sale Price / set|35% Off
H 70 in W 16 in D 1.5 in
Early 20th Century Chinese Folding Screen/Room Divider with Cloisonne panels
Located in Pomona, CA
This is a set of 6 panels of Chinese vintage lacquered wooden screen which to be used as the room section panels in ancient China that are put together to make into a screen. Screens...
Hardwood
Pair of Tang Dynasty Painted Pottery Soldiers
Located in Austin, TX
A well modelled pair of Tang dynasty painted pottery soldiers. The warriors portrayed standing, dressed in form fitting, elaborate layered Armor with fitted helmets. The breastplate...
Pottery
Chinese Carved Boxwood Figure of Guanyin, Mid-Qing Dynasty
Located in Austin, TX
A sublime Chinese carved boxwood figure of the Bodhisattva of Compassion, Avalokiteshvara, called Guanyin in Chinese, mid-Qing dynasty. The androgynous figure wears layers of loose...
Boxwood
Extensive English Porcelain Dessert Service, circa 1825
Located in New York, NY
Pair of covered fruit coolers, pair of covered sauce tureens, pair of open work baskets, 1 compote, 4 kidney-shaped dishes, pair of square dishes, pair of oval dishes, 16 plates.
Porcelain
$16,816 / item
H 53.15 in W 125.99 in D 59.06 in
Oval Brass and Parchment Chandelier by Diego Mardegan for Glustin Luminaires
By Diego Mardegan
Located in Saint-Ouen, IDF
Beautiful chandelier by Diego Mardegan for Glustin Luminaires, this other version of the spider chandelier has longer arms on the sides giving the oval shape. The metal arms paint...
Metal, Brass
$342,394
H 100.6 in W 66.93 in D 24.81 in
Rare Moses Michelangelo Guggenheim & Pauly Cie Et Venice Antique Carved Armoire
By Pauly et Cie, Guggenheim Museum
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer for sale this very rare one of a kind Pauly CIE Et stamped hand carved walnut armoire made by the genius that was Moses Michelangelo Guggenheim 1837-1910 W...
Walnut
$187,500
H 102 in W 84.5 in D 22.5 in
Exceptional 19th Century English Chinoiserie Pagoda Display Cabinet
Located in Houston, TX
Large-scale 19th century English display cabinet executed in the Chinoiserie tradition. Constructed in carved mahogany and conceived as a tripartite architectural façade, each glazed...
Glass, Mahogany
Pair of Chinese Porcelain Foo Dogs
Located in Essex, MA
Each seated on pedestals one stepping on a ball the other clutching a reptilian creature. Painted in the spinach and egg color.
Other
Antique Chinese Carved Camphor wood Trunk Coffer 20th Century
Located in London, GB
This is a stunning antique Chinese camphor wood trunk with brass fittings, and featuring an interesting desert scape scene, circa 1920 in date. Elaborately detailed, the trunk has ...
Wood
Venetian Monumental Seated Bird Cage
Located in Queens, NY
Italian Venetian style (20th Cent) octagonal shaped painted and decorated metal and wood bird cage with 8 upholstered seat and back cushions around base. (Franco Zefferelli Collection)
Metal
19th Century Chinese Canopy Wedding Bed
Located in Marbella, ES
This is a wonderful example of a canopy bed from Shanghai Province, China. Made of Chinese Northern Elm, this bed features hoofed feet and multiple floral carvings. The exterior ...
Gold Leaf
$574,500
H 84 in W 56 in D 20 in
An Imperial Japanese Meiji Shibayama Tea Cabinet by The Tokugawa Samurai Clan
Located in Long Island City, NY, NY
An Imperial Japanese Meiji Shibayama Tea Ceremony Cabinet by The Tokugawa Samurai Clan. This extraordinary Meiji-period shibayama cabinet, attributed to the Tokugawa samurai clan, s...
Mother-of-Pearl, Wood, Lacquer
$75,000
H 74.13 in W 122 in D 0.75 in
Early 19th Century Chinese Coromandel Eight-Panel Screen with Palace Attendants
Located in Miami, FL
Early 19th Century Chinese Coromandel Eight-Panel Screen — Provenance: Perret Vibert, Paris Early 19th Century Chinese Coromandel Eight-Panel Screen with Palace Attendants and Schola...
Paint, Wood
$8,337Sale Price|20% Off
H 37.41 in W 95.67 in D 24.41 in
Sofa Louis XV, Covered with Authentic Perfect Aubusson Tapestry
Located in Alessandria, Piemonte
1910/M, I hope You can understand what it is from some photos only. Museum quality antique sofa, coating with an authentic Aubusson old tapestry: everything perfectly restored.. Uni...
Wood
20th Century Antique Chinese Cloisonne Vase
Located in Pomona, CA
This magnificent Chinese Antique Cloisonne vase was hand made from gold copper with cloisonne. It has detailed cloisonne works of Crane, Pine tree, floral and decorated with clouds o...
Copper
Asian sculptors have worked in materials including wood, bronze and jade. Artists and artisans have used traditional techniques to depict deities, scenes from culture and more, and today, antique Asian sculptures and carvings are a popular choice for provocative and sophisticated home decor.
In China, the Qing dynasty, from the mid-17th century to the early 20th century, brought about significant changes in art while preserving traditional culture. Many emperors during this period were patrons of the arts, such as painting, calligraphy and decorative arts. This era saw the building of new Buddhist temples, which were decorated with statues. Some of these sculptures were adorned with colorful cloisonné decoration, in which tiny compartments, or cloisons, made by soldering copper filaments to a metal surface were filled with vibrantly hued enamel.
From the 17th to mid-19th century in Japan, kimonos were worn across classes and often fastened with a netsuke, a type of small carved toggle. Artists carved these from ivory, wood, shells and coral, creating animals, flowers and mythical creatures. During the Japanese Meiji period, spanning from 1868–1912, the country began trading internationally after centuries of isolation, allowing artists to sell their work overseas. Bronze sculpture flourished around this time for creating teapots, vases and incense burners.
Asian sculpture continued to evolve in the 20th century. During the Japanese Shōwa era, from 1926–89, art was influenced by international modernist movements like abstraction, Futurism and Surrealism. Contemporary Asian sculptures and carvings continue to combine global influences and a rich heritage of technique.
Decorating a space with Asian sculptures and carvings is a great way to add interest to any corner of your home. Explore by material, period or style on 1stDibs.
Decorated with white cranes and the sought-after thousand-butterflies motif, the Meiji-period vessel offers both a celebration of traditional aesthetics and a clear reflection of the era’s appetite for exquisite export pieces.
For 25 years, gallerist Betsy Nathan has leveraged her keen eye and key connections to bring a unique selection of rare finds to the market.
Now working alongside his daughter Bianca, dealer Joel Chen has presented a most covetable array of antiques, art and contemporary creations for more than 40 years.
From cherry-blossom-adorned walls paired with glamorous lighting to wood-paneled ceilings above checkerboard-patterned chairs, these 12 spaces seamlessly blend Eastern and Western aesthetics.
The dealer and curator has spent the past 50 years amassing a collection of exceptional art, furniture and architectural elements that trace the cultural influence of the Spanish empire from Europe to the Americas and beyond.
These spaces exemplify how Eastern elements elevate a home's decor.