Karen Sgaw
Early 20th Century Burmese Tribal Textiles
Cotton
People Also Browsed
2010s American Flush Mount
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Swedish Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Textile
Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Doors and Gates
Steel
Early 20th Century Congolese Tribal Tribal Art
Natural Fiber
Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Textiles
Cotton
Early 20th Century Afghan Tribal Central Asian Rugs
Wool
Mid-20th Century Congolese Tribal Tapestries
Natural Fiber
Early 20th Century Bhutanese Tribal Textiles
Cotton
Mid-20th Century Indian Tribal Textiles
Cotton
Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Textiles
Cotton
Early 20th Century Cambodian Textiles
Textile
Late 20th Century Indonesian Other Textiles
Yarn
Vintage 1920s Indonesian Other Textiles
Yarn
Mid-20th Century Burmese Tribal Tribal Art
Cotton
Early 20th Century Chinese Tribal Textiles
Cotton
Antique Late 19th Century Tibetan Tribal Tapestries
Wool
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.