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Tibetan Nomad's Hide Trunk, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
This fantastic antique trunk from the mid-19th century once belonged to a nomadic traveler of the Tibetan Plateau or the Himalayas. One of the most unique items in our collection, th...
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Tibetan Tibetan Trunks and Luggage
Materials
Wood, Hide
Chinese Painted Snack Box with Deer & Lingzhi, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
This wooden Chinese box is a 19th-century snack box, once presented as a gift for a holiday or special occasion. To the delight of the recipients, the box would have been filled with...
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Chinese Qing Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wood
Pair of Chinese Sword Leg Wine Tables, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
Originally used as incense stands, game tables, or as gathering spot for food & drink, these 19th-century Chinese wine tables demonstrate the timeless appeal of traditional furniture...
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Furniture
Materials
Elm
Petite Ming Shipwreck Box, c. 1500
Located in Chicago, IL
The soft, matte texture and eroded wear of this petite porcelain box suggest it spent many years submerged in saltwater, likely excavated from a sunken trade ship carrying ceramic ex...
Category
Antique 16th Century Chinese Ming Ceramics
Materials
Porcelain
Petite Chinese Sticky Rice Basket
Located in Chicago, IL
This woven basket from Guizhou province celebrates the beautiful simplicity of a hand-woven object. Expertly woven of thin bamboo strips, the little basket was originally used for pr...
Category
20th Century Chinese Rustic Antiquities
Materials
Bamboo
Chinese Blue & White Twin Dragon Censer, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
This 19th-century porcelain incense burner once resided upon the family altar of a provincial Qing-dynasty home. Brushed with cobalt underglaze, the blue and white censer is hand-pai...
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Ceramics
Materials
Porcelain
Finely Woven Chinese Sewing Box, c. 1875
Located in Chicago, IL
Finely woven around a painted lacquer panel, this round sewing box from the late 19th century is a beautiful example of Chinese basketry. The box is woven of thin bamboo strips with ...
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Chinese Qing Decorative Boxes
Materials
Bamboo
Petite Ming Shipwreck Medicine Jar, c. 1500
Located in Chicago, IL
The eroded surface of this petite, Ming-dynasty medicine jar tells a story of trade, tradition and lost treasure. A matte texture and traces of marine life suggest the jar spent many...
Category
Antique 16th Century Chinese Ming Ceramics
Materials
Earthenware
Japanese Black Clay Persimmon Water Dropper
Located in Chicago, IL
This petite ceramic sculpture is a Japanese water dropper (suiteki) in the form of a persimmon (kaki), an autumn fruit that symbolizes joy. Water droppers such as this were an essent...
Category
20th Century Japanese Minimalist Scholar's Objects
Materials
Clay
Yellow & Green Peking Glass Snuff Bottle, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
With bright color and intricate carvings, this petite Chinese snuff bottle from the early 20th century is a lovely example of the art of Peking glass. The little bottle is sculpted i...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Antiquities
Materials
Glass
Petite Ming Shipwreck Box, c. 1500
Located in Chicago, IL
The soft, matte texture and eroded wear of this petite porcelain box suggest it spent many years submerged in saltwater, likely excavated from a sunken trade ship carrying ceramic ex...
Category
Antique 16th Century Chinese Ming Ceramics
Materials
Porcelain
Chinese Mingqi Attendant Head, Han Dynasty
Located in Chicago, IL
This petite ceramic bust is the head of a Han dynasty (206 B.C. to 220 A.D.) figure of a personal attendant. A type of burial figurine known as míngqì, the attendant would have been ...
Category
Antique 15th Century and Earlier Chinese Han Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Ceramic
Chinese Mingqi Attendant Head, Han Dynasty
Located in Chicago, IL
This petite ceramic bust is the head of a Han dynasty (206 B.C. to 220 A.D.) figure of a personal attendant. A type of burial figurine known as míngqì, the attendant would have been ...
Category
Antique 15th Century and Earlier Chinese Han Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Ceramic
Vintage Chinese Woven Bamboo Tray Basket
Located in Chicago, IL
This shallow basket of hand-woven bamboo is a beautiful example of traditional Chinese basketry. Used for harvesting grain or as a kitchen vessel for food prep, the large, round tray...
Category
Mid-20th Century Chinese Rustic Antiquities
Materials
Bamboo
Petite Ming Shipwreck Box, c. 1500
Located in Chicago, IL
The soft, matte texture and eroded wear of this petite porcelain box suggest it spent many years submerged in saltwater, likely excavated from a sunken trade ship carrying ceramic ex...
Category
Antique 16th Century Chinese Ming Ceramics
Materials
Porcelain
Petite Nepalese Bronze Ganesha Shrine, c. 1700
Located in Chicago, IL
Well-loved and richly worn, this petite bronze traveling shrine depicts the Hindu god Ganesha. Attributed to 17th/18th century Nepal, the palm-sized icon is sculpted of bronze and fi...
Category
Antique Early 18th Century Nepalese Primitive Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Bronze
Japanese Wooden Daruma Netsuke, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
The lack of pockets on traditional Japanese kimonos resulted in small pouches or boxes that were strung at the waist and secured by button-like fasteners known as netsuke. Although t...
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Wood
Blue & White Nanking Cargo Shipwreck Bowl, c. 1750
Located in Chicago, IL
Softened by seawater, this blue-and-white porcelain bowl spent 250 years submerged in the salty waters of the South China Sea. The bowl was recovered from the famous Nanking Cargo sh...
Category
Antique Mid-18th Century Chinese Qing Ceramics
Materials
Porcelain
Chinese Woven River Basket, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
Centuries ago, a woven reed fisherman’s basket such as this would have been common in rural China as an everyday item, used until it became worn through. This example from the mid-19...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Rustic Antiquities
Materials
Reed
Tibetan Bronze Dorje with Mosaic Inlay, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
This unusual bronze sculpture is an early 20th-century dorje, or vajra, a scepter used during Tibetan Buddhist ritual recitation. Translated as thunderbolt or diamond, the dorje symb...
Category
Early 20th Century Tibetan Tibetan Metalwork
Materials
Stone, Bronze
Chinese Woven Bamboo Flower Basket, c. 1940s
Located in Chicago, IL
Woven with precious scale and delicate artistry, this small flower basket from the early 20th century is a charming example of traditional Chinese basketry. The basket is woven of th...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Rustic Antiquities
Materials
Bamboo
Petite Indian Bronze Ganesha Shrine, c. 1700
Located in Chicago, IL
Well-loved and richly worn, this petite bronze traveling shrine from North India depicts the Hindu god Ganesha. Attributed to 17th century or later, the palm-sized icon reveals its a...
Category
Antique Late 17th Century Indian Primitive Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Bronze
Chinese Green Glazed Brush Rest Shrine, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
Set alongside the four treasures of the study - the calligraphy brush, ink, paper, and inkstone - a brush rest was an essential fixture of the Chinese scholars' desk. This 19th-centu...
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Scholar's Objects
Materials
Porcelain
Chinese Yellow Glazed Brush Rest, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
Set alongside the four treasures of the study - the calligraphy brush, ink, paper, and inkstone - a brush rest was an essential fixture of the Chinese scholars' desk. This 19th-centu...
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Scholar's Objects
Materials
Porcelain
Chinese Green Glazed Brush Rest, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
Set alongside the four treasures of the study - the calligraphy brush, ink, paper, and inkstone - a brush rest was an essential fixture of the Chinese scholars' desk. This 19th-centu...
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Scholar's Objects
Materials
Porcelain
Chinese Speckled Green Brush Rest, c. 1800
Located in Chicago, IL
Set alongside the four treasures of the study - the calligraphy brush, ink, paper, and inkstone - a brush rest was an essential fixture of the Chinese scholars' desk. This early 19th...
Category
Antique Early 19th Century Chinese Qing Scholar's Objects
Materials
Porcelain
Petite Ming Shipwreck Box, c. 1500
Located in Chicago, IL
The soft, matte texture and eroded wear of this petite porcelain box suggest it spent many years submerged in saltwater, likely excavated from a sunken trade ship carrying ceramic ex...
Category
Antique 16th Century Chinese Ming Ceramics
Materials
Porcelain
Indian Stone Relief Ganesha, 10th Century
Located in Chicago, IL
Mystical and alluring, this stone relief carving from North India depicts the Hindu god Ganesha. Attributed to the 10th century or later, the palm-sized icon is chiseled from dark st...
Category
Antique 15th Century and Earlier Indian Primitive Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Stone
Petite Ming Shipwreck Medicine Jar, c. 1500
Located in Chicago, IL
The eroded surface of this petite, Ming-dynasty medicine jar tells a story of trade, tradition and lost treasure. A matte texture and traces of marine life suggest the jar spent many...
Category
Antique 16th Century Chinese Ming Ceramics
Materials
Earthenware
Yellow & Green Peking Glass Snuff Bottle, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
With bright color and intricate carvings, this petite Chinese snuff bottle from the early 20th century is a lovely example of the art of Peking glass. The little bottle is sculpted i...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Antiquities
Materials
Glass
Petite Ming Shipwreck Box, c. 1500
Located in Chicago, IL
The soft, matte texture and eroded wear of this petite porcelain box suggest it spent many years submerged in saltwater, likely excavated from a sunken trade ship carrying ceramic ex...
Category
Antique 16th Century Chinese Ming Ceramics
Materials
Porcelain
Chinese Robin's Egg Peach Water Dropper, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
This porcelain peach is a traditional Chinese water dropper, a calligraphy accessory that would have been found upon a scholar's painting table alongside the Four Treasures of the St...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Scholar's Objects
Materials
Porcelain
Chinese Twin Dragon Water Pail, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
Finely crafted of elmwood and brass, this lovely wooden bucket is a 19th-century Chinese water pail used for drawing up water from wells and rain jars. An especially elegant example,...
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Antiquities
Materials
Elm
Chinese Yuan Celadon Wine Jar, c. 1200
Located in Chicago, IL
With simplicity of form and a delicate glaze, this Yuan dynasty (1279-1368) jar for rice wine or spirits displays the quiet refinement of provincial Chinese ceramics. The earthenware...
Category
Antique 15th Century and Earlier Chinese Minimalist Ceramics
Materials
Earthenware
Gnarled Tree Trunk Mortar, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
This large wooden mortar dates to the late 19th century and was originally used for crushing rice, grain, spices and other foodstuffs. Carved from a single tree trunk, the mortar has...
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Chinese Organic Modern Antiquities
Materials
Wood
Horizon Painting Stone Drum Table
Located in Chicago, IL
As if blotted with ink and brushed with calligraphy, this polished painting stone drum from Guangxi province is marked with swirling patterns of dark and light. Selected for its orga...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Organic Modern Side Tables
Materials
Stone
Chinese Black Lacquer Woven Tray, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
This small woven tray from the early 20th century celebrates the beautiful simplicity of a hand-woven object. The dish is tightly woven of bamboo to a square-to-round form and finish...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Rustic Decorative Bowls
Materials
Rattan
Vintage Japanese Three Rat Netsuke
Located in Chicago, IL
The lack of pockets on traditional Japanese kimonos resulted in small pouches or boxes that were strung at the waist and secured by button-like fasteners known as netsuke. Although t...
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Wood
Petite Ming Shipwreck Box, c. 1500
Located in Chicago, IL
The soft, matte texture and eroded wear of this petite porcelain box suggest it spent many years submerged in saltwater, likely excavated from a sunken trade ship carrying ceramic ex...
Category
Antique 16th Century Chinese Ming Ceramics
Materials
Porcelain
Petite Tibetan Ritual Bell Handle, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
This unusual bronze charm is the handle of a 19th-century ritual bell known as drilbu or ghanta, a ceremonial instrument that accompanies the dorje scepter in Tibetan Buddhist ritual...
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Tibetan Tibetan Metalwork
Materials
Bronze
Petite Tibetan Dorje on Mount, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
This unusual bronze sculpture is a 19th-century dorje, or vajra, a scepter used during Tibetan Buddhist ritual recitation. Translated as thunderbolt or diamond, the dorje symbolizes ...
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Tibetan Tibetan Metalwork
Materials
Bronze
Pair of Japanese Bamboo Flower Baskets, c. 1920
Located in Chicago, IL
These unusual bamboo baskets are early 20th century flower baskets (hanakago) designed especially for ikebana, the Japanese art of floral arrangement. Sculptural and intriguing, each...
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Taisho Antiquities
Materials
Bamboo
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"Dark Knight'" Kite by Michael Thompson
Located in Chicago, IL
Chicago-based artist Michael Thompson creates unique kites crafted from split bamboo frames covered with stretched muslin and a collage of vintage Asian ephemera - including fragments of fabric, scrolls, drawings, and books collected during his travels.
In this kite entitled “Dark Knight...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Minimalist Contemporary Art
Materials
Fabric, Bamboo, Paper
Blue & White Ming Scale Weight Drum, c. 1600
Located in Chicago, IL
This small porcelain object is a scale weight from the late Ming-dynasty (1368-1644), a dense counterweight for a tabletop balances used by merchants to parcel out spices, opium or o...
Category
Antique Early 17th Century Chinese Ming Ceramics
Materials
Porcelain
Petite Chinese Gathering Basket, c. 1940s
Located in Chicago, IL
Woven with precious scale and delicate artistry, this petite bamboo basket from the early 20th century is a beautiful example of traditional Chinese basketry. Hand-crafted in southwe...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Rustic Antiquities
Materials
Bamboo
Petite Brass Amulet of Medicine Buddha
Located in Chicago, IL
This petite Thai prayer amulet depicts a seated medicine Buddha, also known as the King of Healers. Cast of brass with traces of red and gold pigments, the petite Buddha sits in quie...
Category
20th Century Thai Metalwork
Materials
Brass
Petite Brass Amulet of Ganesha
Located in Chicago, IL
This petite brass amulet depicts the Hindu god Ganesha, easily recognized by his elephant face and four arms. Ganesha is a widely worshipped deity believed to grant success, prosperi...
Category
20th Century Thai Metalwork
Materials
Brass
Petite Thai Brass Amulet of Bodhisattva
Located in Chicago, IL
This petite Thai prayer amulet depicts a devout bodhisattva in standing mediation, arms held forward with an alms bowl in dhyana mudra. Known as the gesture of inner balance, this po...
Category
20th Century Thai Metalwork
Materials
Brass
Petite Brass Amulet of Avalokiteshvara
Located in Chicago, IL
This petite brass prayer amulet depicts the Buddhist bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara, also known by the names Chenresi, Guanyin or Kannon. Considered the embodiment of compassion, this b...
Category
20th Century Thai Metalwork
Materials
Brass
Petite Chinese Bamboo Flower Basket, c. 1940s
Located in Chicago, IL
Woven with precious scale and delicate artistry, this petite flower basket from the early 20th century is a lovely example of traditional Chinese basketry. The small basket is woven ...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Rustic Antiquities
Materials
Bamboo
Petite Ming Shipwreck Medicine Jar, c. 1500
Located in Chicago, IL
The eroded surface of this petite, Ming-dynasty medicine jar tells a story of trade, tradition and lost treasure. A matte texture and traces of marine life suggest the jar spent many...
Category
Antique 16th Century Chinese Ming Ceramics
Materials
Earthenware
Chinese Black Lacquer Woven Box, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
This small woven box from the early 20th century celebrates the beautiful simplicity of a hand-woven object. The round, lidded box is shaped from tightly woven reeds and finished wit...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Rustic Decorative Boxes
Materials
Rattan
Chinese Ming Cobalt Brushed Rice Bowl, c. 1550
Located in Chicago, IL
This Ming-dynasty (1368-1644) bowl is attributed to the kilns of Yunnan province, painted in dark cobalt underglaze with floral motifs and sweeping brushstrokes. Dated to the 15th/16...
Category
Antique 16th Century Chinese Ming Ceramics
Materials
Earthenware
Petite Chinese Gathering Basket, c. 1940s
Located in Chicago, IL
Woven with precious scale and delicate artistry, this petite bamboo basket from the early 20th century is a beautiful example of traditional Chinese basketry. Hand-crafted in southwe...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Rustic Antiquities
Materials
Bamboo
Chinese Puddingstone Calligraphy Brush
Located in Chicago, IL
Along with paper, ink and inkstone, the brush is one of the Four Treasures of the scholar’s studio. Arguably the most important tool, the brush served as a direct link to the artist’...
Category
20th Century Chinese Scholar's Objects
Materials
Stone
Petite Chinese Sticky Rice Basket
Located in Chicago, IL
This woven basket from Guizhou province celebrates the beautiful simplicity of a hand-woven object. Expertly woven of thin bamboo strips, the little basket was originally used for pr...
Category
20th Century Chinese Rustic Decorative Bowls
Materials
Bamboo
Petite Ming Shipwreck Box, c. 1500
Located in Chicago, IL
The soft, matte texture and eroded wear of this petite porcelain box suggest it spent many years submerged in saltwater, likely excavated from a sunken trade ship carrying ceramic ex...
Category
Antique 16th Century Chinese Ming Ceramics
Materials
Porcelain
Chinese Black Lacquer Woven Plate, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
This small woven tray from the early 20th century celebrates the beautiful simplicity of a hand-woven object. The round plate is shaped from tightly woven reeds or bamboo and finishe...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Rustic Decorative Bowls
Materials
Rattan
Chinese Ming Celadon Oil Bottle, c. 1500
Located in Chicago, IL
This petite ceramic vessel is a Ming-dynasty (1368-1644) bottle originally used for storing cooking oil or condiments. Dated to the 15th/16th century, the bottle has a gracefully cur...
Category
Antique 16th Century Chinese Ming Ceramics
Materials
Earthenware
Petite Chinese Gathering Basket, c. 1940s
Located in Chicago, IL
Woven with precious scale and delicate artistry, this petite bamboo basket from the early 20th century is a beautiful example of traditional Chinese basketry. Hand-crafted in southwe...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Rustic Antiquities
Materials
Bamboo
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