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

After Ogata Korin, Japanese Gold Lacquer Round Box, Meiji Period

By Ogata Korin

Located in Austin, TX

A striking Japanese Shijo School kinji gold lacquer round box, kashibako, with a shibayama design of horse and fuyou (cotton rose hibiscus), apocryphally signed Hokkyo Korin for Ogat...

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Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Lacquer

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Pewter

After Ogata Korin, Japanese Gold Lacquer Round Box, Meiji Period

Japanese Rinpa School Lacquer Box with Autumn Flowers, Tebako, Edo Period

Located in Austin, TX

A fine Japanese Rinpa School lacquer box for personal accessories, te-bako, featuring a dense design of autumn flowers and grasses, Edo Period, early to mid 19th century, Japan. Th...

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Antique Mid-19th Century Japanese Edo Lacquer

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Silver, Pewter, Gold Leaf

Japanese Rinpa School Lacquer Box with Autumn Flowers, Tebako, Edo Period

Japanese Meiji Bronze Vase with Auspicious Animals, circa 1900

Located in Austin, TX

An impressive Japanese cast and parcel gilt bronze vase with auspicious animals, Meiji Period, circa 1900, Japan. The striking vase heavily cast and of flattened and modified balust...

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Antique Early 1900s Japanese Meiji Metalwork

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Bronze

Japanese Meiji Bronze Vase with Auspicious Animals, circa 1900

Prince Shōtoku at Age 16, Kōyō-Zō Hanging Scroll, Edo/Meiji Period, mid 19th c

Located in Austin, TX

A fine and beautiful Japanese Buddhist devotional kōyō-zō painting of the revered Prince Shōtoku at the age of 16, mineral pigments and gilding on fine silk, silk brocade mounting, h...

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Antique Mid-19th Century Japanese Meiji Paintings and Screens

Materials

Gold Leaf

Prince Shōtoku at Age 16, Kōyō-Zō Hanging Scroll, Edo/Meiji Period, mid 19th c

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

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Multi-gemstone, Gold

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

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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