Lotus Gallery

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Austin, TX

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About Lotus Gallery

Stepping away from a successful career in high tech, Francisca Tung started Lotus Gallery in 2001, with a focus on Asian art, antiques and antiquities. Today, Lotus Gallery is a proud member of the Antiques Council, and provides a carefully curated selection of furniture, jewelry, sculpture, and works of art, seeking beauty in all its forms. Spanning millennia, continents, and cultures, the pieces in the collection seek to connect the human experience through a shared aesthetic. Jewelry has become another focus for the gallery in recent years, with specialties in untre...Read More

Established in 20011stDibs seller since 2010

Featured Pieces

Japanese Maki-e Lacquer Letter Box, Fubako, Edo Period, mid 19th c

Located in Austin, TX

A striking and powerful Japanese maki-e lacquer fubako, box for letters, with hawk, cherry, and Fuji, late Edo Period, circa 1850, Japan. The cover of the fubako wonderfully worked ...

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Antique Mid-19th Century Japanese Edo Lacquer

Materials

Bronze

Japanese Maki-e Lacquer Letter Box, Fubako, Edo Period, mid 19th c

Chinese Framed Silk Embroidered Panel with Foo Dogs, circa 1910

Located in Austin, TX

A fun and attractive Chinese coral silk ground, couched stitch, silk and metallic thread embroidered panel with foo lions at play, late Qing Dynasty or early Republic Period, circa 1...

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Vintage 1910s Chinese Qing Textiles

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Metallic Thread

Chinese Framed Silk Embroidered Panel with Foo Dogs, circa 1910

Chinese Giltwood Horizontal Panel, Carved Auspicious Wedding Frieze, Circa 1900

Located in Austin, TX

An attractive and auspicious Chinese Chaozhou carved, pierced, and gilt wood horizontal panel, early 20th century, Southern China. Most likely from a wedding bed, the frieze is full...

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Antique Early 1900s Chinese Qing Paintings and Screens

Materials

Wood, Giltwood

Chinese Giltwood Horizontal Panel, Carved Auspicious Wedding Frieze, Circa 1900

French Art Nouveau Ecole de Nancy Marquetry Side Table, Chrysanthemums, c 1900

By Ecole de Nancy

Located in Austin, TX

An elegant and charming French Art Nouveau marquetry wood side table with a design of chrysanthemums, Ecole de Nancy (School of Nancy), Nancy, France, circa 1900. The side table of...

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Antique Early 1900s French Art Nouveau Side Tables

Materials

Hardwood, Fruitwood, Oak, Burl

French Art Nouveau Ecole de Nancy Marquetry Side Table, Chrysanthemums, c 1900

Chinese Export Gilt Wood Frames with Reverse Glass Paintings, Qing Dynasty

Located in Austin, TX

A magnificent pair of Chinese Export Chaozhou (Teochew) carved gilt wood frames with reverse glass painted panels, Qing Dynasty, mid 19th century, Guangdong, China. Made in southern...

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Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Paintings and Screens

Materials

Fabric, Glass, Wood, Giltwood, Paint

Chinese Export Gilt Wood Frames with Reverse Glass Paintings, Qing Dynasty

Chinese Pair Qilin Guardian Sculptures, Carved Wood and Gilt Lacquer, Circa 1900

Located in Austin, TX

A magnificent pair of Chinese Choazhou (Teochew) carved wood and gilt lacquered mythical guardian beasts known as qilin, late Qing Dynasty (1644 - 1911), circa 1900, southern China. ...

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Antique Early 1900s Chinese Qing Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Gesso, Glass, Wood, Softwood, Lacquer, Paint

Chinese Pair Qilin Guardian Sculptures, Carved Wood and Gilt Lacquer, Circa 1900

Pair Chinese Ming Dynasty Gold and Spinel Hair Ornaments, 17th c

Located in Austin, TX

A rare and unusual pair of Chinese Ming Dynasty hair ornaments crafted in high karat gold with cabochon spinels, and featuring images of cranes amongst clouds, early to mid 17th cent...

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Antique 17th Century Chinese Ming Antiquities

Materials

Multi-gemstone, Gold

Pair Chinese Ming Dynasty Gold and Spinel Hair Ornaments, 17th c

Japanese Lacquer Tray by Zohiko, Meiji/Taisho Period, Early 20th Century, Japan

By Zōhiko Studio

Located in Austin, TX

A lovely Japanese lacquer decorated tray with images of hemp leaves, maple leaves, and cherry blossoms by Zohiko, Meiji or Taisho Period, early 20th century, Japan. The graceful tra...

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Early 20th Century Japanese Taisho Lacquer

Materials

Lacquer, Wood, Urushi lacquer

Japanese Lacquer Tray by Zohiko, Meiji/Taisho Period, Early 20th Century, Japan

Japanese Kodaiji Maki-e Lacquer Kyarabako Incense Box, Momoyama Period

Located in Austin, TX

A striking and rare Japanese Kodaiji style lacquer kyara-bako, box for precious agarwood incense, Momoyama period (1573-1615), late 16th to early 17th century, Japan. The rectangula...

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Antique 16th Century Japanese Edo Lacquer

Materials

Copper

Japanese Kodaiji Maki-e Lacquer Kyarabako Incense Box, Momoyama Period

19th Century Japanese Lacquer Document Box, Ryoshibako, Meiji Period, Japan

Located in Austin, TX

A resplendent Japanese gold maki-e lacquer ryoshibako, document box, Meiji Period, late 19th century, Japan. The large document box, known in Japan as a ryoshibako, is decorated al...

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Antique Mid-19th Century Japanese Meiji Lacquer

Materials

Gold, Silver

19th Century Japanese Lacquer Document Box, Ryoshibako, Meiji Period, Japan

Large Antique Tibetan Hand Hammered Copper Ritual Vessel or Butter Lamp

Located in Austin, TX

An unusually large antique Tibetan hammered copper ritual offering vessel or butter lamp with inset turquoise, 19th/20th century, circa 1900, Tibet. The hand hammered copper vessel...

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Early 20th Century Tibetan Tibetan Metalwork

Materials

Stone, Copper

Large Antique Tibetan Hand Hammered Copper Ritual Vessel or Butter Lamp

Japanese Lacquer Suzuribako with Fighting Cocks, Edo Period, 17th Century

Located in Austin, TX

A powerful Japanese lacquer decorated suzuribako, writing box, featuring an image of fighting cocks, early Edo Period (1603 - 1868), 17th century, Japan. Ex. Charles Gillot Collectio...

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