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. In addition to the physical gallery in Austin, TX, clients may view parts of the collection...Read More
Featured Pieces
Fabergé Porcelain Dinner Set for 12, Cobalt Blu...
Fabergé
Early 2000s French Other More Dining and Entertaining
Porcelain
Fine porcelain dinner service by Faberge for twelve in cobalt blue galaxy pattern. There are comprising of (12) dinner plates, 11"diameter; (12) salad plates, 8.5"diameter; (12) brea...
Japanese Meiji Period Cast Bronze Incense Burne...
Antique Early 1900s Japanese Meiji Metalwork
Bronze
A lovely Japanese bronze koro, incense burner, Meiji Period, circa 1900.
The tapered body of the incense burner sits upon three tall, slender legs rising from a circular stand. T...
Burmese Mandalay Period Red Lacquered, Gilt and...
Antique Late 19th Century Burmese Sculptures and Carvings
Shell, Glass, Teak
A charming Burmese carved teak figure of the Buddha, lacquered, gilt and embellished with glass "jewels" and shell inlaid eyes, Mandalay Period, late 19th century.
The historical...
Japanese Giltwood Standing Amida Raigo Buddha, ...
Antique Early 19th Century Japanese Edo Sculptures and Carvings
Rock Crystal, Cypress
A fine and sensitively carved, lacquered and giltwood Japanese Buddha depicting Amida Raigo, Edo period, early 19th century.
The Buddha stands upon a double lotus pedestal, hands...
Chinese Carved Limestone Head of the Buddha, Mi...
Mid-20th Century Chinese Busts
Limestone
A sensitively carved limestone monumental head of the Buddha, China, mid-20th century.
The large carved limestone head displays a quiet sensuousness typical of the Northern Qi sty...
Japanese Meiji Period Cast Bronze Vase for Ikeb...
Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Vases
Bronze
An exuberantly cast Japanese bronze vessel for ikebana flower arranging, called an usubata, Meiji Period, late 19th century.
The vessel comprised of two parts. The neck detaches ...
Gandharan Stucco Head of a Donor, 4th-5th Century
Antique 15th Century and Earlier Pakistani Hellenistic Sculptures and Ca...
Stucco
A sublime molded stucco head of a young male donor from the ancient region of Gandhara, 4th-5th century.
The youthful nobleman sculpted in an idealized manner, with soft and kind...
Chinese Carved Bamboo Figure of a Sage, Qing Dy...
Antique 19th Century Chinese Qing Sculptures and Carvings
Bamboo
A sweet and lovely Chinese bamboo carving of the sage Dongfang Shuo, mid-Qing dynasty, 18th century.
Well carved form a single section of bamboo, the carving depicts the historica...
Chinese Carved Bamboo Brushpot, Bitong, 17th Ce...
Antique Mid-17th Century Chinese Qing Scholar's Objects
Bamboo
A finely carved late Ming or early Qing dynasty Chinese carved bamboo brush pot, called a bitong, mid-17th century.
The bruspot fashioned from a single section of bamboo, and intric...
Pair of Italian Renaissance Revival Side Chairs...
Antique Mid-19th Century Italian Renaissance Revival Side Chairs
Wood
A handsome pair of 19th century Italian ebonized wood chairs. The chairs of alluring shape, with slatted legs and back. The legs of a curvaceous "x" form rising to a flat seat. The b...
Pair of Chinoiserie Black Lacquer Painted Cover...
Late 20th Century Hong Kong Chinoiserie Jars
Wood
A handsome pair of chinoiserie painted and black lacquered wooden temple jars, circa 1980s.
The wooden jars of baluster form and surmounted by a domed lid. The jars painted in re...
Pair of Vintage Chinese White Cloisonné Hexagon...
Mid-20th Century Chinese Qing Vases
Copper
An impressive pair of vintage Chinese hexagonal covered cloisonné vases or jars featuring the "Hundred Antiques" motif, circa 1950s.
The hexagonal vases beautifully decorated in ...
More About Lotus Gallery
San Francisco Fall Antiques Show 2016
San Francisco Fall Antiques Show 2016
San Francisco Fall Antiques Show 2015
Lotus Gallery Interior March 2017
