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
Bronze incense burner in the form of a Mandarin Duck
Located in PARIS, FR
Bronze incense burner in the form of a stylized duck. The bird stands upright on its legs, with its wings folded against its sides, its head raised and its beak slightly open. The tr...
Category
Antique Late 18th Century Japanese Edo Metalwork
Materials
Bronze
A Bronze cucurbit sculpture designed to be used as a watterdropper or suiteki
Located in PARIS, FR
An elegant bronze suiteki, or water dropper, in the shape of a gourd. The suiteki is one of the essential objects of the literati, used to hold the water needed for grinding ink. Far...
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Scholar's Objects
Materials
Bronze
Katabori netsuke in boxwood depicting a skeleton leaning on a drum
Located in PARIS, FR
Katabori-type netsuke (fully three-dimensional) carved in boxwood, depicting a kneeling skeleton. One hand rests on a mokugyō drum placed on a small cushion-shaped stand, while the o...
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Taisho Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Boxwood
A Pair of Candlestick in Bronze adorned with detailed insects
By Auguste Cain
Located in PARIS, FR
Pair of bronze candlesticks with a brown patina. The circular, flared bases are decorated with leaves and berries. The rounded bodies are adorned with three beetles, one of which, wi...
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Antique Late 19th Century French Rococo Candelabras
Materials
Bronze
Manju nestuke in hardwood carved with a cherry blossom and geometric pattern
Located in PARIS, FR
Manju-type netsuke (round in shape) carved in wood, decorated with cherry blossoms on one side and geometric patterns on the other.
Signed “Getsu.”
Round or oval in form, the manju netsuke...
Category
Antique Late 18th Century Japanese Edo Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Hardwood
Manju Netsuke in red lacquer carved using tsuishu technique
Located in PARIS, FR
Manju-type netsuke (round in shape) in red lacquer, carved using the tsuishu technique, depicting a shōjō (young girl) standing before a waterfall.
Round or oval in form, the manju netsuke...
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Antique Late 18th Century Japanese Edo Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Lacquer
Nestuke in red lacquer carved in theform of a fan using the tsuishu technique
Located in PARIS, FR
Manju-type netsuke (round in form) in red lacquer, carved using the tsuishu technique (carved red lacquer), shaped as a fan and decorated with a carved scene of a scholar and his attendant.
Round or oval in form, the manju netsuke...
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Antique Late 18th Century Japanese Edo Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Lacquer
Manj netsuke in red lacquer, carved and decorated with red and black lacquer
Located in PARIS, FR
Manju-type netsuke (round in form) in red lacquer, carved using the tsuishu technique, decorated with blossoming cherry branches (sakura).
Round or oval in form, the manju netsuke...
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Edo Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Lacquer
Ryusa Manju netsuke depicting a phénix
Located in PARIS, FR
Ryūsa-type manju netsuke (round in form, openwork) in carved wood, depicting a coiled phoenix.
Signed Sentsui (?).
Round or oval in form, the manju netsu...
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Edo Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Boxwood
KataborI netsuke in black lacquer depicting the character "ju" or longevity
Located in PARIS, FR
Katabori-type netsuke (fully three-dimensional) in carved wood, lacquered in black, depicting the character ju (“longevity”).
Signed Zanaka.
Ink in East Asia is generally presented i...
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Antique Early 19th Century Japanese Edo Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Lacquer
Katabori netsuke in boxwood depicting a recumbent ox
Located in PARIS, FR
Katabori-type netsuke (fully three-dimensional) in carved boxwood, depicting a recumbent ox, its head harnessed and turned to the left, with its legs folded beneath its body.
Apocryp...
Category
Antique Late 18th Century Japanese Edo Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Boxwood
Katabori netsuke in boxwood in the form of a tachibana orange
Located in PARIS, FR
Katabori-type netsuke (fully three-dimensional) in carved boxwood, in the form of a tachibana orange within its foliage, the peel on the reverse opened to reveal the segments.
Signed...
Category
Antique Early 19th Century Japanese Edo Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Boxwood
More About Sylvie Tiago
Cabinet of curiosities with Japanese lacquerware and shells.