About Sylvie Tiago
Created in 2013, Galerie Tiago is located in the heart of Carré Rive Gauche in Paris, between Saint-Germain-des-Prés, the Orsay museum and the Louvre museum. The gallery specialise in Momoyama, Edo and Meiji Japanese works of art, Namban, lacquer, screen, European furniture, objets d’art and curiosities. Passionate about 'Grand Siècle', Galerie Tiago loves to combine objects from different horizons, periods, styles, artists, in order to invent a unique decorative universe.
Established in 20131stDibs seller since 2023
Featured Pieces
Japanese bronze sculpture or Okimono of a small yet realistic walking turtle
Located in PARIS, FR
Bronze turtle with brown patina. In Japan, the turtle (kame) is considered a symbol of wisdom, stability and luck. Tradition has it that it provides protection and 10,000 years of ha...
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Metalwork
Materials
Bronze
Bronze sculpture or Okimono in the form of a snail in an interesting pose
Located in PARIS, FR
An interesting bronze sculpture or okimono with a brown patina depicting a snail in a very original pose. Its angular form indeed suggests that it can be displayed in a way that give...
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Metalwork
Materials
Bronze
Lacquered Netsuke in the form of an old Lady carrying an Oni in her back
Located in PARIS, FR
Boxwood netsuke depicting a standing man carrying a pouch behind his back in which an oni is hidden.
Onis are an integral part of the pantheon of yokai, the spirits and monsters of J...
Category
Antique Early 19th Century Japanese Meiji Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Boxwood, Lacquer
Deer Antler netsuke in the form of an elderly with a turtle shell on his back
Located in PARIS, FR
Deer antler netsuke showing a man sitting on a chair with his back in the shape of a tortoise shell. His right arm is raised.
In Japan, tortoise is a symbol of luck and longevity, i...
Category
Antique Early 19th Century Japanese Meiji Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Antler
A comb and hairpin in gold lacquer decorated with two swimming turtles
Located in PARIS, FR
Elegant gold-lacquered wooden comb and hairpin decorated in maki-e with landscapes and animals.
The comb is decorated on one side with pavilions in a landscape and on the other side ...
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Furniture
Materials
Gold Leaf
Writting box or Suzuribako in black and gold lacquer of a karstic landscape
Located in PARIS, FR
Suzuribako (writing box) in black lacquer, rectangular in shape, with a gold lacquer (maki-e) decoration of a pavilion by the edge of a waterfall and a mountain river surrounded by v...
Category
Antique Late 18th Century Japanese Edo Lacquer
Materials
Gold Leaf
Suzuribako or writting box circular shape in nashiji and gold lacquer
Located in PARIS, FR
Suzuribako (writing box) in black lacquer, rectangular in shape, with a gold lacquer (maki-e) decoration of a pavilion by the edge of a waterfall and a mountain river surrounded by v...
Category
Antique Late 18th Century Japanese Edo Lacquer
Materials
Gold Leaf
Kobako in nashiji lacquer imitating wood texture, lid decorated with an ikebana
Located in PARIS, FR
Imposing kobako in nashiji lacquer on a black ground, decorated with a motif imitating wood grain. The lid is adorned with an ikebana basket (hanakago) containing a bouquet of remark...
Category
Antique Early 19th Century Japanese Meiji Lacquer
Materials
Gold
Kobako in black and gold lacquer decorated of a pavillion by a lake
Located in PARIS, FR
Elegant rectangular kobako decorated in nashiji lacquer on a black ground. The lid features a delicate landscape scene depicting a pavilion—possibly a small castle—set beside a river...
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Furniture
Materials
Gold Leaf
Kobako in the form of a Seashell in gold and wajima lacquer
Located in PARIS, FR
Wajima-lacquer kobako in grey lacquer, decorated with gold-lacquer stripes forming a bivalve shell motif. The interior is finished in nashiji lacquer on a black ground.
Wajima lacque...
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Taisho Lacquer
Materials
Gold
A pair of kakemono weight in porcelain decorated with dragons in a cloudy sky
Located in PARIS, FR
Pair of eggshaped kakemono weights (fuchin), made of blue-and-white porcelain (possibly Hirado) and decorated with a three-clawed dragon. Fuchin are used to keep the fabric or paper ...
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Ceramics
Materials
Porcelain
A Pair in fuchin or kakemono weights in painted porcelain of Kutani
Located in PARIS, FR
Pair of kakemono weights (fuchin), cubic in shape, made of ceramic and painted with green floral dots on a black ground. Fuchin are used to keep the fabric or paper of a kakemono tau...
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Ceramics
Materials
Porcelain
More About Sylvie Tiago
Cabinet of curiosities with Japanese lacquerware and shells.