Rare Japanese Asuka Period Wooden Standing Buddha Butsuzō, 552–645 CE
Located in New York, NY
Extremely Rare Japanese Wooden Standing Buddha (Butsuzō) Asuka Period (552–645 CE) An extraordinarily rare Japanese wooden standing Buddha (Butsuzō) dating to the Asuka period (552–...
Wood
Chinese Shaka Triad Sculpture Foo Dogs Elephant Dragon Statue 59"
Located in Dayton, OH
It was crafted from bronze and created during the Asuka period around 623 CE. This beautiful 20th century example is meticulously carved from marble and features a central rear figur...
Stone
Ceramic Figurative Sculpture by Akio Takamori Published
By Akio Takamori
Located in Atlanta, GA
The figure was apparently based on Prince Shotoku (574-622AD), a semi-legendary regent of the Asuka period who became a cult icon as the protector of Japanese nation, its imperial fa...
Ceramic
Unavailable
H 9.26 in W 5.91 in D 5.91 in
Sue Ware Long Neck Jar / Japanese Antique / Asuka Period / 592-710 CE
Located in Kyoto-shi, Kyoto
Among Japanese Sue ware, the long-necked jar is a relatively new vessel that appeared around the 7th century. A typical long-necked jar with a delicately shaped bottom and a small bo...
Ceramic
Unavailable
H 8.63 in W 10.63 in D 0.04 in
Katsushika Hokusai, Mount Fuji, Japanese Poet, Japanese Woodblock Print, Edo
By Katsushika Hokusai
Located in London, GB
Ranked as one of the thirty six immortal poets, Kakinomoto no Hitomaru was an aristocratic waka poet of the late Asuka Period (c. 538-710) in Japan. His poetry was known for its leng...
Handmade Paper, Washi Paper, Pigment, Woodcut
Japanese Kimono Art / Tapestry, Longevity
Located in Shibuya City, Tokyo
The tortoiseshell pattern was handed down from China during the Asuka period in Japan. During the Heian period , only aristocrats were allowed to use the pattern, and the general pub...
Silk, Thread
Kimono Art / Japanese Wall Art /Textile Art -Longevity-
Located in Shibuya City, Tokyo
The tortoiseshell pattern was handed down from China during the Asuka period (592~710) in Japan. During the Heian period (794~1185), only aristocrats were allowed to use the pattern,...
Silk, Acrylic
Japanese Contemporary Blue Green White Porcelain Vase by Master Artist
Located in Takarazuka, JP
The phoenix tradition was handed down to Japan during the Asuka period, and its designs are used in a wide variety of ornaments and furnishings, and it is still loved as an auspiciou...
Porcelain
Japanese Antique Gigaku Noh Mask with Fine Details, Signed, 19th Century
Located in South Burlington, VT
refers to an extinct genre of masked drama-dance performance, imported into Japan during the Asuka period. (thank you Wikipedia) Noh—derived from the Sino-Japanese word for skill ...
Wood, Lacquer
Japanese Antique Stone Trio Buddhas With Kanon Guan Yin
Located in South Burlington, VT
The origins of Kannon and Avalokiteshvara in Buddhism The worship of Kannon in Japan can be traced back to the introduction of Buddhism from China during the Asuka Period in the 6th...
Stone
Japanese Contemporary Red Gold Green Porcelain Vase by Master Artist
Located in Takarazuka, JP
They were introduced to Japan in the 7th century AD and their images of the "Four Guardians" are found on the tomb walls in Nara, built in the Asuka period (600 - 710 AD). This old ...
Gold
$798Sale Price|20% Off
H 8.25 in W 7.38 in D 5.65 in
CHINA REPUBLICAN 20th Century Buddha Statue In Porcelain Zeng Long Sheng Mark
Located in Miami, FL
A China republic seated Buddha in porcelain. This is a beautiful antique devotive figure of a seated happy Buddha created in the China Republic back in the early 20th-century, circa...
Enamel
Large Asian Bronze Foo Dogs
Located in Atlanta, GA
Pair of Large Asian Bronze Foo Dogs or Kylin Dragon, probably Chinese, circa 1950s or earlier. They retain their warm original patina. These were purchased from the Manhattan estate ...
Bronze
Early Ming Dynasty Chinese Buddha Statue, circa 14th Century
Located in Dallas, TX
A very fine late Yuan to early Ming Chinese terracotta gilt and polychrome painted Buddha figure, he is dressed in thick robes, his hair arranged in typical early song or Yuan dynast...
Terracotta
$24,000
H 41 in W 15 in D 22.5 in
2 Rare Chinese Marble Foo Dog Guardian Fu Lion Temple Garden Statues 41"
Located in Dayton, OH
Two monumental antique Chinese Foo Dogs, circa mid 20th century. Made of white marble featuring meticulously carved detail. Each Guardian is set over a large plinth base with invert...
Marble
$3,600
H 14.38 in W 6.5 in D 3.35 in
Japanese Antique Wooden Carved Buddha 14th-16th century / Statue Wabi-Sabi
By Axel Vervoordt
Located in Chōsei District Nagara, JP
This is a very old Japanese wooden Buddhist sculpture. It is believed to date back to the Muromachi period (14th–16th century) and has quietly existed alongside people’s prayers for ...
Cedar
20C Medium Chinese Soapstone Carving
Located in Dallas, TX
Presenting a lovely 20c medium Chinese soapstone carving. Made in China in the early 20th century circa 1930. This is a medium/tall green and brown soapstone carving in that it...
Soapstone
$1,800
H 12.13 in W 4.1 in D 2.96 in
Edo period wooden carved Buddhist statue/11-faced Thousand-armed Kannon
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
This is a wooden statue of **Jūichimen Senju Kannon Bosatsu (Eleven-Headed Thousand-Armed Kannon)**, created in Japan during the late Edo period. Senju Kannon (Thousand-Armed Kannon...
Wood, Cypress
$550
H 4.449 in W 3.15 in D 1.654 in
Japanese Wooden Sculpture"JIzo Buddha Statues" Early Edo period Wabisabi Mingei
Located in 足利市, JP
This profoundly moving, hand-carved wooden sculpture of Jizzo Bosatsu (Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva) is an exceptional masterpiece dating from the late Muromachi to early Edo period (16th...
Cypress
Small Song Dynasty Carved Wood Bodhisattva, 13th Century, China
Located in Austin, TX
A small and very fine Chinese carved sandalwood figure of a bodhisattva, possibly Avalokiteshvara (Guan Yin), Song Dynasty (960 to 1276), circa 13th century, China. Carved from a si...
Hardwood
$4,200
H 14 in W 6.75 in D 5 in
Chinese Carved Wood Bodhisattva Guanyin, Late Ming Dynasty, 17th Century
Located in Austin, TX
An attractive carved wood figure of the Bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara, known as Guanyin in China, late Ming Dynasty, early 17th century, China. Guanyin, the Bodhisattva of Compassion,...
Gesso, Wood
$4,800Sale Price|20% Off
H 44 in W 26 in D 18.5 in
Monumental Chinese Carved Wooden Foo Dog Lion Temple Sculpture
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Monumental Chinese Qing style foo dog or foo lion temple sculpture intricately hand-crafted from wood. The large statue has an aged, weathered patina with a bleached finish. Original...
Wood
$7,000
H 15.91 in W 6.7 in D 5.71 in
Antique Japanese wooden Nyorai Buddha torso / Late Heian / Rare sculpture
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
This piece is thought to be a wooden Nyorai Buddha statue carved in the late Heian period. The moment we first saw it at the time of purchase, we were completely captivated by its pr...
Softwood, Cypress
$3,751
H 10.44 in W 7.88 in D 3.94 in
Rare Large Chinese Export circa 1900 Shoushan Stone Sculpture Pandas Crane Birds
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer for sale this stunning and very rare original Chinese Export circa 1900 Shoushan stone carving of mountain lions on rocks I have two Shoushan stone carving...
Stone
Japanese Edo Period Wooden Buddha Statue / Kannon Bodhisattva
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
This is a wooden standing statue of Kannon Bosatsu (Avalokiteśvara) produced in Japan during the mid to late Edo period (18th to 19th century). With a height of 36.5 cm, it possesses...
Wood, Cypress
Gargantuan Impressive Ceramic Asian Foo Dog Sculpture
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Fabulous gargantuan Chinese painted ceramic foo dog sculpture. An iconic and timeless form.
Ceramic
$16,000 / set
H 43.5 in W 46 in D 13.5 in
20th Century Chinese Tang Dynasty-Style Horse Statues with Bone Veneer
Located in Queens, NY
Pair of Chinese Tang Dynasty-style monumental horse statues with tessellated bone veneer, carved saddles and manes, and hanging carved bone ornaments, mounted on dark red painted woo...
Bone
$2,742
H 10.75 in W 5.25 in D 4.4 in
Striking Art Nouveau Ceramic and Bronze-Mounted Vase in Victor Horta Style
By Victor Horta
Located in Lisse, NL
Top condition and pure elegance Art Nouveau vase. For the collectors of museum quality and condition Art Nouveau ceramics. This stunning Art Nouveau vase is decorated with the mos...
Bronze
19th Century English Olivewood and Brass Inlaid Cabinet
By Town & Emanuel
Located in London, GB
A William IV cabinet attributed to Town and Emmanuel Constructed in a strongly grained olivewood and dressed with gold brass inlays and an etched and engraved brass panel; rising fr...
Marble, Brass
Japanese Antique Stone Buddha from Niigata Prefecture /Edo period
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
This is a stone statue of Jizo Bodhisattva, believed to have been created on Sado Island in Niigata Prefecture during the Edo period. On Sado Island, there is a small Jizo hall know...
Sandstone
Japanese Edo Kokin Bina Hina Ningyō Imperial Lady Doll, circa 1750
Located in New York, NY
Japanese Edo Kokin Bina Hina Ningyō Imperial Lady Doll, circa 1750 A rare and exceptional Japanese Kokin Bina Hina Ningyō Imperial Lady Doll, dating to the Edo Period (1603–1868), 1...
Silk, Wood
$65,000
H 56 in W 98 in D 72 in
19th Century French Empire Queen Bed in Mahogany & Bronze, Swan Design
Located in Queens, NY
French Empire-style mahogany and bronze and gilt trimmed queen size bed with swan design (includes: headboard, footboard, rails). (19th Century reproduction of Josephine Bonaparte's ...
Bronze, Gold Leaf
Rare Pair of Walnut Captain Chair by Wharton Esherick
By Wharton Esherick
Located in Atlanta, GA
Handmade in his studio in Paoli PA in 1951, by one of the most celebrated American artist and woodworker Wharton Esherick (1887-1970), the pair of "Captain's Chairs" manifests the be...
Leather, Walnut
$5,500 / item
H 16 in W 72 in D 24 in
Bertu Benches, Suelo Big Modern Sheepskin Fur Bench, Sheepskin with Maple
By Bertu Furniture
Located in Oak Harbor, OH
This Big Fur Suelo® Bench is beautifully constructed from solid maple in Ohio, USA. This silhouette is simple, modern, and sleek, topped with a very thick sheepskin cushion. The Suel...
Sheepskin, Maple
$24,513
H 27.76 in W 28.75 in D 18.12 in
Rare Freestanding Chest in Brass, Parchment and Walnut by Josef Frank, 1940s
By Estrid Ericson
Located in Limhamn, Skåne län
This exceptionally rare freestanding chest, designed by Estrid Ericson and Josef Frank for Svenskt Tenn in Sweden during the 1940s, exemplifies a distinctive fusion of decorative art...
Brass
$9,850Sale Price|23% Off
H 5.25 in W 26 in D 22 in
A French 19th-20th Century Ebonized Wood & Plated Surtout de Table Centerpiece
By Gianmaria Buccellati
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A very fine French 19th-20th century neoclassical revival style ebonized wood and figural silver plated mounted plateau Surtout de Table centerpiece in the manner of Buccellati. The ...
Wood
Junzo Sakakura chair
By Junzo Sakakura, Tendo Mokko
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
Chaise modèle 3221 par Junzo Sakakura pour Tendo Mokko, Japon, vers 1953
Plywood
$6,600
H 28.35 in W 33.47 in D 31.89 in
Rattan Lounge Chair by Isamu Kenmochi for Yamakawa Rattan, 1960s, Japan
By Isamu Kenmochi
Located in Tokyo, Tokyo
A beautifully crafted rattan lounge chair by Isamu Kenmochi, one of Japan’s foremost modernist designers. This piece reflects Kenmochi’s celebrated approach of merging traditional Ja...
Rattan
$12,500
H 35.5 in W 60 in D 1 in
Japanese Shōwa Four-Panel Screen with Flying Cranes, Signed, circa 1950
Located in New York, NY
Japanese Four-Panel Screen of Flying Cranes, Signed, Shōwa Period (1926–1989), circa 1950 A striking Japanese four-panel folding screen (byōbu) depicting an elegant gathering of red...
Wood
French Restauration Period Mahogany and Gilt Bronze Daybed
Located in London, GB
This grand daybed would make a fantastic addition to a traditional lounge room: framed in dark mahogany and upholstered in green and gold striped silk, the daybed is a fine work of a...
Ormolu, Bronze
$3,500
H 33.86 in W 20.71 in D 1.77 in
18th C. Inscribed Silk Painting of Fudo Myoo Acala / Buddhist Art Zen Wabisabi
Located in 足利市, JP
A magnificent 18th-century Mid Edo-period Buddhist hanging silk painting (Butsuga), expertly mounted in a contemporary custom exhibition frame. The painting masterfully portrays Fud...
Silk, Glass, Organic Material, Wood
$1,450
H 8.46 in W 13.78 in D 21.5 in
Japanese Old-Growth Cedar Bodhidharma Standing Sculpture・19th C / wabisabi Zen
Located in 足利市, JP
A powerful, monumental 19th-century Japanese single-block wood sculpture depicting the standing Zen patriarch, Bodhidharma (Daruma). Masterfully carved from a single massive trunk o...
Cedar
$18,950Sale Price|45% Off
H 34.5 in W 32.5 in D 22 in
French 19th Century Louis XVI Style Ormolu-Mounted Mahogany Two-Tier Tea-Table
By François Linke
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A very fine French, 19th century Louis XVI style ormolu-mounted mahogany two-tier tea-table etagere attributed to François Linke (1855-1946). The oval Basque Jaspe marble top with a ...
Marble, Bronze, Ormolu
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.