Important Storied Tall Ceramic Pot with Rattle and Fingerprints Toshiko Takaezu
By Toshiko Takaezu
Located in Atlanta, GA
Together with the other pot on offer, they stayed in Lola Rae's personal collection until now offered by us Tishu Gallery Atlanta. The vessel: The wheel-thrown closed-form pot featu...
Ceramic
Extraordinary Chinese Scholar Ying Stone on Stand with Collector Seal
Located in Atlanta, GA
Different sceneries are revealed when viewed from different angles, making this one of the most intriguing stones in Tishu Gallery's collection. There is a carved seal under the base...
Stone
Important Storied Tall Ceramic Pot with Rattle and Handprints by Toshiko Takaezu
By Toshiko Takaezu
Located in Atlanta, GA
Together with the other pot on offer, they stayed in Lola Rae's personal collection until now offer by us Tishu Gallery Atlanta. The pot comes with two vintage photographs of the art...
Ceramic
Ceramic Moon Pot with Rattle by Toshiko Takaezu
By Toshiko Takaezu
Located in Atlanta, GA
Together with the other pot on offer, they stayed in Lola Rae's personal collection until now offered by us Tishu Gallery Atlanta. The vessel: The wheel-thrown closed-form pot featu...
Ceramic
$2,400
H 11 in W 10.5 in D 7 in
19th Century French Gilt Bronze, Baccarat Crystal and Marble Cornucopia Vase
By Baccarat
Located in Pittsburgh, PA
This large cut crystal cornucopia vase terminates in a ram's head form gilt bronze mount, and is set on a black marble base.
Crystal, Marble, Bronze
Chinese Scholar Rock Chrysanthemum Stone
Located in Atlanta, GA
An extraordinary specimen created by nature millions of years ago, this large and stunning Chinese black chrysanthemum stone features white crystalline mineral (calcite and chalcedon...
Stone
$8,900
H 2.25 in Dm 12 in
Peter Voulkos Signed Mid-Century Modern California Studio Pottery Plate Charger
By Peter Voulkos
Located in Studio City, CA
A fantastic, freeform, large, heavy plate/ charger by American master potter Peter Voulkos who is known for his abstract expressionist ceramic pottery pieces and sculptures. Very uni...
Stoneware
$2,495
H 3.25 in W 8.5 in D 8.6 in
Tashiko Tazaezu Signed Mid-Century Modern Japanese Hawaiian Studio Pottery Bowl
By Toshiko Takaezu
Located in Studio City, CA
A beautiful and quite engaging relatively large sumptuously glazed bowl by famed Japanese Hawaiian American pottery master Toshiko Takaezu. The high-fired porcelain bowl features a v...
Porcelain, Pottery
$2,495
H 4 in W 7 in D 7.15 in
Toshiko Takaezu Signed Mid-Century Modern Japanese Hawaiian Studio Pottery Bowl
By Toshiko Takaezu
Located in Studio City, CA
A beautiful and quite engaging relatively large sumptuously glazed bowl by famed Japanese Hawaiian American pottery master Toshiko Takaezu. The high-fired stoneware bowl features a v...
Pottery, Stoneware
$27,800
H 1.13 in W 72 in D 21 in
George Nakashima 6 Foot Free Edge Corner Counter Shelf or Console, Signed, 1971
By George Nakashima
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A corner-mounted counter shelf or floating console table by George Nakashima comprising a single slab in American black walnut with two free edges, signed and dated 1971 to the under...
Walnut
Chinese Scholar Rock Yellow Taihu Stone on Wood Stand
Located in Atlanta, GA
On offer is a tall Chinese Taihu scholar rock in an upright mushroom-cloud shape displayed on a custom wood stand. Well-balanced in form, the stone is of an uncommon deep yellow colo...
Limestone
Ceramic Closed-Form Moon Pot by Toshiko Takaezu
By Toshiko Takaezu
Located in Atlanta, GA
A ceramic closed-form pot by Japanese American artist Toshiko Takaezu (American, 1922 - 2011), circa 1980-1990s. The small moon pot takes a near perfect rounded form. It has small sp...
Ceramic
Extraordinary Chinese Scholar Rock Ying Stone on Stand
Located in Atlanta, GA
The Chinese scholar rock on offer here is a wonderful example of Ying (also known as Yingde stone), a less common type than Lingbi or Taihu. Gray in color, it has an extraordinary up...
Stone
Large Ceramic Shallow Bowl with Brilliant Blue Glaze by Toshiko Takaezu
By Toshiko Takaezu
Located in Atlanta, GA
A glazed ceramic shallow bowl circa 1960s made by Japanese American artist Toshiko Takaezu (American, 1922 - 2011), whose work was heavily influenced by the Japanese ceramic traditio...
Ceramic
$9,800
H 7.25 in Dm 6.25 in
Fine Japanese Satsuma Vase by Ryozan Okamoto for Yasuda Company Meiji Period
Located in Atlanta, GA
A finely decorated Japanese satsuma ceramic vase by Ryozan Okamoto (c.1820s-1910s) for Yasuda. Ryozan is the head artist working for Yasuda company, a Japanese ceramic makers and dea...
Ceramic
Asian Scholar Stone
Located in Winnetka, IL
Gongshi (chinese)also known as scholars rocks are naturally occurring or shaped rocks which are traditionally appreciated by chinese scholars. they can be any color and are in chines...
Stone
Large Spectacular Chinese Lingbi Scholar Stone on Stand
Located in Atlanta, GA
One of the most visually arresting Chinese scholar stones (also known as Gong Shi, meditation stone and spirit rock) we have ever had on offer. A massive block of naturally formed wo...
Stone
$9,500
H 4.25 in Dm 3.25 in
Tashiko Tazaezu Signed Japanese Studio Pottery Closed Form With Rattle Sculpture
By Toshiko Takaezu
Located in Studio City, CA
A beautiful and quite engaging colorfully glazed closed-form sculpture with rattle by renowned Japanese Hawaiian American pottery master Toshiko Takaezu, famed for her use of color, ...
Porcelain, Pottery
$9,500
H 8 in Dm 5.75 in
Tashiko Tazaezu Signed Japanese Studio Pottery Closed Form With Rattle Sculpture
By Toshiko Takaezu
Located in Studio City, CA
A beautiful and quite engaging wonderfully glazed closed-form sculpture with rattle by renowned Japanese Hawaiian American pottery master Toshiko Takaezu, famed for her use of color,...
Porcelain, Pottery
$2,800
H 10.25 in W 9 in D 8 in
Chinese Black Lingbi Scholar Stone with White Crystal on Display Stand
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Chinese scholar stone of white Lingbi type in upright mushroom form presented on a carved conforming wood base. The type of special Lingbi known to the collector as white Lingbi fe...
Stone
Styling your home with vintage, new and antique sculptures means adding a touch that can meaningfully transform the space. By introducing a sculptural work as a decorative finish to any interior, you’re making a statement, whether you tend toward the dramatic or prefer to keep things casual with modest, understated art.
A single, one-of-a-kind three-dimensional figurative sculpture mounted on your dining room wall is a guaranteed conversation piece, while a trio of abstract works arranged on your living room bookshelves can add spontaneity to the collection of first-edition novels or artist monographs you’re displaying as well as draw attention to them. Figurative sculptures are representational works that portray a specific person, animal or object. And while decorating with busts, which are sculpted or cast figurative works, hasn’t exactly topped the list of design trends every year, busts are back. According to designer Timothy Corrigan, “They give humanity in a way that a more abstract sculpture can’t give.” Abstract sculptures, on the other hand, are not meant to show something specific. Instead, they invoke a mood or scene without directly stating what they are portraying.
Busts made of stone or metal may not seem like a good fit for your existing decor. Fortunately, there are many ways for a seemingly incongruous piece to fit in with the rest of your room’s theme. You can embrace a dramatic piece by making it the focal point of the room, or you can choose to incorporate several elements made out of the same material to create harmony in your space. If an antique or more dramatic piece doesn’t feel like you, why not opt for works comprising plastic, fiberglass or other more modern materials?
When incorporating sculpture into the design of your home — be it the playful work of auction hero and multimedia visionary KAWS, contemporary fiber art from Connecticut dealer browngrotta arts or still-life sculpture on a budget — consider proper lighting, which can bring out the distinctive aspects of your piece that deserve attention. And make sure you know how the size and form of the sculpture will affect your space in whole. If you choose a sculpture with dramatic design elements, such as sharp angles or bright colors, for example, try to better integrate this new addition by echoing those elements in the rest of your room’s design.
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