Nio Guardians
Pair of Japanese kakejiku 掛け軸 (hanging scrolls) depicting Niô guardians 仁王
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Pair of impressive, antique kakejiku (hanging scrolls) showcasing the awe-inspiring Niô guardians
Category
Antique Early 18th Century Japanese Paintings and Screens
Materials
Brocade, Silk, Paint
H 75.6 in W 36.03 in D 0.04 in
Japanese Edo Period Kyogen Mask o a Guardian, ca. 1750
Located in New York, NY
Japanese Edo Period (1603-1868) Kyogen mask of a Nio Guardian King, ferocious native deities, often
Category
Antique 1750s Japanese Japonisme Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Wood
Red Demon and Blue Demon with 48 Arhats
By Takashi Murakami
Located in Greenwich, CT
-sided interpretation. …these poses are reminiscent of the so-called Niō guardian figures often stationed
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Prints and Multiples
Materials
Paper, Offset
Pair of Japanese Cast Bronze Figures of Niō, Meiji Period, Late 19th Century
Located in Austin, TX
A well cast pair of Japanese mixed metal okimono figures of Buddhist guardians, known as Nio or
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Bronze
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Wooden Japanese 18th Century Nio Guardian Figure
Located in New York, NY
A large and dramatic muscled Nio guardian figure.
Nio figures were placed outside Buddhist
Category
Antique Late 18th Century Japanese Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Iron Censer, Japan, 19th Century
By Myochin Muneyuki
Located in Paris, FR
. Finial designed as Nio (guardian).
Signed « Myochin Muneyuki » and dated 12th year of Densho.
Japan
Category
Antique 19th Century Japanese Metalwork
Materials
Iron
Large Pair of Japanese Guardian Figures
Located in New York, NY
An impressive pair of wood carved and lacquered Nio figures. Such figures were guardians of the
Category
Antique 19th Century Japanese Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Antique Japanese Polychrome Wood or Composition Nio Guardian Figure 19th C
Located in Big Flats, NY
An antique Japanese Nio guardian figure offers polychromed carved wood or composition construction
Category
Antique 19th Century Japanese Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Composition
H 11.5 in W 9.75 in D 6.75 in
Late Edo Nio Screen
Located in Fukuoka, JP
This powerful and extremely rare screen depicts the Nio, Buddhist temple guardians. The screen is split
Category
Antique 19th Century Japanese Edo Paintings and Screens
Materials
Gold Leaf
Nio, Guardian of the Buddha Guatama, Polychrome Wood, Japanese, Meiji
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Nio, Guardian of the Buddha Guatama, polychrome wood, Japanese, Late Meiji
One of the two
Category
20th Century Japanese Meiji Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Wood
Edo Period Japanese Kyogen Mask of a Nio Guardian
Located in Astoria, NY
A powerful and rare Japanese Edo Period Kyogen mask of a Nio Guardian King; ferocious native
Category
Antique 19th Century Japanese Sculptures
Materials
Wood
A very large fine Japanese Satsuma tray depicting Jizō and Kannon (Guan Yin)
Located in London, GB
rebirth, two Nio guardian bring up the rear, and above the procession two deities with musical instruments
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Ceramics
Niō-dō Tosei Gusoku, Samurai Armor with a Stylized Torso Design
Located in Milano, IT
the nude torso of a Buddhist guardian deity, Nio. In fact, the front section is composed by six shaped
Category
Antique Early 18th Century Japanese Metalwork
Materials
Iron
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Japanese Large Cabinet, Wabi Sabi, Japan
Located in Edogawa-ku Tokyo, JP
Japanese antique cabinet. This is not just a traditional tansu (storage chest); it serves as a complete niche that can enhance your interior with its functionality and style, blendin...
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Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Antiquities
Materials
Wood
Emanuel Oberhauser “Mermaids and Nymphs” An Exceptional Oil on Canvas Painting
By Emanuel Oberhauser
Located in New York, NY
Emanuel Oberhauser (Austrian 1854 - 1919) “Mermaids, Neptune and Sea Water Nymphs”
An Exceptional Oil on Canvas Painting painted circa 1885.
Masterfully painted, this artwork dep...
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19th Century Rococo Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
17th Century Japanese Export Lacquer Cabinet with Depiction the Dutch Tradepost
Located in Amsterdam, NL
A highly important Japanese export lacquer cabinet with depiction of the Dutch East India Company tradepost Deshima and the annual Dutch delegation on its way to the Shogun in Edo
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Category
Antique 17th Century Japanese Edo Lacquer
Materials
Copper, Gold
H 34.65 in W 39.57 in D 21.26 in
Antique Late 19th Century Two Piece Tansu Chest
Located in Pittsburgh, PA
Two piece antique four drawer tansu chest with metal lock plates and side stacking/locking clasps. Crafted in 19th century Meiji period, the chest is made of kiri wood, known for its...
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Furniture
Materials
Metal
Flemish 17th, Orpheus and Animals, Large Decorative Wall Old Master Painting
Located in Greven, DE
Flemish school, 17th century
Orpheus and the animals
Oil on canvas, 146,5 x 217 cm
Provenance: South German private collection.
On an impressive, room-filling format, this painting ...
Category
17th Century Baroque Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Japanese Meiji Period, Blue and White Vase with Phoenix Decoration
Located in New York, NY
A Palace Size Japanese Meiji Period (1868-1912) Blue and White Vase with Phoenix Decoration. This vase is absolutely beautiful with an incredible array of hand-painted blue decoratio...
Category
Antique 1890s Japanese Meiji Ceramics
Materials
Porcelain
Monumental Oak Fireplace, 19th Century
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
Antique oak wood fireplace inspired by the fireplace in the Hercules Salon in Versailles Palace.
This antique Regence style fireplace was made out of carved oak wood in the late 19th...
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Regency Fireplaces and Mantels
Materials
Oak
Japanese Screen Landscape on Gold Leaf with Inks
By Japanese Studio
Located in Brescia, IT
Six-panel screen from the Tosa school painted with ink on gold leaf depicting a relaxing oriental landscape with pagodas, figures on boats and a beautiful sun in the sky.
The screen ...
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Paintings and Screens
Materials
Gold Leaf
18th/19th Century Chinese Cinnabar Circular Box with Multiple Cartouches
Located in New York, NY
An 18th/19th Century Chinese cinnabar circular box with multiple cartouches of Families. This is a marvelous piece with very fine details on the main top panel of the box. The top pa...
Category
Antique 1790s Chinese Qing Lacquer
Materials
Lacquer
Louis XVI Style Panelling with Louis XVI Period Mantel and Trumeau
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
Rare Napoleon III style paneled room in blackened wood (stained beech) with its fireplace in stucco in imitation of porphyry.
The fireplace, which is the centerpiece of this paneled...
Category
20th Century French Napoleon III Panelling
Materials
Bronze
H 165.36 in W 290.56 in D 216.54 in
Art Nouveau paneling in Walnut with a wood Fireplace with Ceramic
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
This exceptional Art Nouveau style pine and burr paneled room is beautifully carved and decorated with blue-green ceramics. Panels with elegant curved and sober lines are covering th...
Category
20th Century French Art Nouveau Panelling
Materials
Ceramic, Wood, Walnut
H 127.56 in W 208.67 in D 144.49 in
Pair of Old Oak Church Altars in the Neo-Gothic Style
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
Pair of antique Neo-Gothic style oak church altars.
Category
Antique 19th Century Belgian Gothic Revival Architectural Elements
Materials
Oak
Selection of eight restored 19th C Neo-Gothic Stained-Glass Windows
Located in Leuven , BE
The Color Experience: Stained-glass windows
“Color is a power which directly influences the soul” (Wassili Kandinsky, Moskou 1866 – Neuilly-sur-Seine, 1944)
“Color! What a deep a...
Category
Antique 19th Century Belgian Gothic Revival Architectural Elements
Materials
Art Glass, Stained Glass
16th-Century Indo-Portuguese Colonial Mother-of-pearl Gujarat Casket
Located in Amsterdam, NL
An exceptional Indo-Portuguese colonial mother-of-pearl veneered casket with silver mounts
India, Gujarat, 2nd half of the 16th century, the silver mounts Goa or probably Lisbon
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Category
Antique 16th Century Indian Jewelry Boxes
Materials
Silver
Baigneuse
By Marguerite Arosa
Located in Paris, FR
Marguerite AROSA
(1850-1903), French
"Baigneuse" (Bather)
Oil on canvas
Signed lower left
Canvas: 66 1/5" high x 50" wide
Frame: 74 1/5" high x 57 1/2" wide
This painting was e...
Category
Late 19th Century Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
19th Century Japanese Paintings. Zenga Tiger and Dragon by Inoue Kanshu.
Located in Kyoto, JP
Inoue Kanshu (1807-1880)
Zenga Tiger and Dragon
19th century
Pair of framed Japanese paintings. Ink on silk.
Dimensions (each): W. 114 cm x H. 115 cm (45” x 45”)
Presented here ...
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Japanese Meiji Paintings and Screens
Materials
Silk
H 45.28 in W 44.89 in D 0.4 in
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