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
Encens box or Kogo in hardwood in the form of a cicada standing on a trunk
Located in PARIS, FR
Small incense box (kōgō) in black persimmon wood, carved in the form of a textured, charred and overturned tree stump upon which rests a cricket.
The underside of the stump bears the...
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Taisho Lacquer
Materials
Ebony
Circular Kobako in Golden Lacquer decorated of crabs
Located in PARIS, FR
Small circular lacquered wood incense box (kōgō). The exterior of the concave cover is decorated with three crabs rendered in fundame, hiramaki-e, and takamaki-e in gold. Each is uni...
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Lacquer
Materials
Gold
Bunchin or, paper holder in bronze in the form of a group of tortoise
Located in PARIS, FR
Interesting bronze bunchin (scholar’s paperweight) with a fine polished brown patina, formed as a group of five turtles (kame), some emerging fully from their shells. The largest occ...
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Taisho Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Bronze
Waterdropper or suiteki in bronze in the form of a group of turtles
Located in PARIS, FR
Bronze suiteki (water dropper) with a fine brown patina, modeled as two turtles (kame) stacked one upon the other.
In Japan, the turtle (kame) is regarded as a symbol of wisdom, sta...
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Taisho Metalwork
Materials
Bronze
Suiteki or Water dropper in bronze in the form of a tree stump
Located in PARIS, FR
Large bronze suiteki (water dropper) in the form of a plum stump (mume). Its surface, textured to evoke the structure of wood, abounds in detail: a toad in relief poised to leap ont...
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Metalwork
Materials
Bronze
Kobako or incens box in the form of a bitter cucumber
Located in PARIS, FR
Elegant small kobako in the shape of a bitter melon, also known as balsam pear or bitter cucumber. Crafted in bluish-green lacquer, with a gold-lacquered interior. The rendering of t...
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Taisho Lacquer
Materials
Lacquer
Kobako or incens box in lacquer in the form of a shitake mushroom
Located in PARIS, FR
Small kobako in the shape of a shiitake mushroom, rendered in an ultra-realistic manner in white and brown lacquer, perfectly imitating the texture of a real fungus. Literally transl...
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Taisho Lacquer
Materials
Lacquer
Kogo or incens box in the form of a chili pepper
Located in PARIS, FR
Small kogo representing a chili pepper, finished with a subtly shaded red lacquer on the body of the fruit and a textured, glossy green lacquer on the stem. The underside is executed...
Category
Late 20th Century Japanese Taisho Lacquer
Materials
Lacquer
Kogo or incens box in the form of a physalis in orange lacquer
Located in PARIS, FR
Kōgō (incense box) in textured and lacquered wood, shaped like a physalis. The exterior surface of the box is painted with pigmented lacquer in red, orange, and yellow, gradually tra...
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Taisho Lacquer
Materials
Lacquer
Kogo or incens box in the form of pomegranate
Located in PARIS, FR
Curious small incense box, or kōgō, in red and pink lacquer, fashioned in the form of a split pomegranate. The interior is finished in gold lacquer with a crackled effect. A kōgō is ...
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Taisho Lacquer
Materials
Lacquer
Kogo or incens box in the form of an eggplant
Located in PARIS, FR
Small lacquered wooden box in the shape of an eggplant. The upper part of the fruit near the leaves is painted with silver or tin pigments forming the stem. The subtly shaded lacquer...
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Taisho Lacquer
Materials
Lacquer
Lacquered Chestnut Kōgō by Azechi Takio, Taisho Style, Japan, 1920s
Located in PARIS, FR
Kōgō (incense box) in lacquered wood shaped like a chestnut. The exterior surface of the box is decorated with a beautiful shade of brown lacquer. The interior is finished in gold fu...
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Taisho Lacquer
Materials
Lacquer
More About Sylvie Tiago
Cabinet of curiosities with Japanese lacquerware and shells.