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Asian Art and Furniture For Sale
Portable jû'bako 重箱 (tiered food container)
Located in Amsterdam, NL
A rare, high quality lacquered portable jû'bako (tiered food container/stacked picnic box) fitted with a removable vertical safety bar - housing a nice secret – decorated with a refi...
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Late 19th Century Japanese Antique Asian Art and Furniture

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Brass

Large Pichhavai Painting of Krishna with Female Gopis Dancing
Located in North Hollywood, CA
A large Pichhavai painting of Krishna with female Gopis dancing Krishna playing flute on a bed of lotus, the composition is enclosed in a lush gree...
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Early 20th Century Indian Folk Art Asian Art and Furniture

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Silk

Moorish Revival Hand Engraved Figural Marriage Brass Bowl
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
An exceptional hand crafted antique Moorish revival brass bowl engraved in relief with a continuous figural scene, probably a wedding dating from the 1...
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19th Century Turkish Islamic Antique Asian Art and Furniture

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Brass

Paresh Maity Watercolor on Board, Encounter I
Located in Dallas, TX
Presenting a glorious contemporary piece of Art by a recognized Indian Master – Paresh Maity Watercolor on Board – Encounter I. This piece has impeccable Provenance! It was purchased by a Private Dallas Collector at Sotheby’s New York Auction on 18th September 2008. Lot No. 74. Sotheby’s operate a twice yearly auction of Southeast Asian Art & Antiquities in New York in the months of March and September. This sale was titled “Modern & Contemporary Indian Art”. The Lot consisted of a Group of 3 Watercolors by Babu Xavier, Paresh Maity and Ranjit Kurmi. (b.1960, b.1965, b.1970) Three Untitled Works. Signed and dated ‘Paresh Maity ’02 lower right, watercolor and ink on paper. …. 5.6 x 3.6 (14 x 9 cm)”. Exhibited: Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art, Modern Indian Art, Cornell University, Ithaca, April 8 – June 11 2006. The Provenance is given as: “Property of Private Maryland Collectors”. The 3 watercolors carried an Auction estimate of USD 3,000 to USD 4,000 and Sold for USD 4,000 (not including Buyers Premium). Allowing for inflation alone this would be over $7,000 in today’s value. We have this watercolor by Paresh Maity and (listed separately) the Babu Xavier watercolor, but not the Ranjit Kurmi watercolor. As an added bonus and proof of authenticity the painting still retains it’s original Sotheby’s Lot No. Label. It has substantially increased in value over the years as a HIGHLY DESIRABLE piece from an exhibited and highly collected Modern Indian Master painter. We also possess the Babu Xavier watercolor in our Collection! Paresh Maity (born 1965) is an Indian painter...
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20th Century Indian Modern Asian Art and Furniture

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Paper

Japanese Satsuma Vase
Located in Douglas Manor, NY
Japanese Satsuma hand decorated vase.
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1920s Japanese Vintage Asian Art and Furniture

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Ceramic

Indonesian Wood Mask, Mid-20th Century
Located in New York, NY
A vintage Penasar mask from Indonesia, circa 1975-1980. Hand-carved teak, polychromed in white and black. Mounted on a black metal stand. This type of mask is used at Indonesian ...
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1970s Indonesian Other Vintage Asian Art and Furniture

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Teak

A magnificent Japanese cloisonne enamel Vase. Signed. Meiji period
Located in London, GB
A magnificent Japanese cloisonne enamel Vase. Signed. Meiji period of tapering form with everted neck, decorated in various coloured enamels with two cranes in flight above the cra...
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19th Century Japanese Antique Asian Art and Furniture

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Enamel

1970s Mirror Glass Coffee Table with Black Plinth Base
Located in Victoria, BC
Striking and sculptural, this 1970s coffee table features a mirrored glass body with a minimalist cube form, perched on a recessed black plinth base. The ...
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1970s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Asian Art and Furniture

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Glass

Nikkō and Gakkō Bodhisattvas Temple Bell, Bunsei Era 1822
Located in Fukuoka, JP
This remarkable Buddhist temple bell is an authentic piece of spiritual history, cast in 1822, during the Bunsei era. Adorned with the august symb...
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19th Century Japanese Edo Antique Asian Art and Furniture

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Bronze

Japanese Porcelain Vase Meiji Period Makuzu Kozan
Located in Atlanta, GA
A finely decorated and glazed Japanese porcelain vase by Makuzu Kozan (1842-1916) circa 1900s Meiji Period. The vase is of a classic bottle form with baluster body and short neck. It was decorated with underglaze white magnolia blossom on a pleasant celadon background. The stamens of the flower were artistically rendered in a low relief, giving the design a realistic appeal with the dimension. Miyagawa Kozan...
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Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Asian Art and Furniture

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Porcelain

Antique Japanese Meiji Period Cloisonne Enamel Vase
Located in Long Island City, NY
An antique Japanese Meiji period cloisonne enamel vase. Baluster shaped vase richly adorned with multicolor floral motifs within swirl and scale like patterns. Decorated with a few m...
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Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Asian Art and Furniture

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Enamel

19th Century Chinese Quatrefoil Rose Mandarin Footed Fruit Bowl*, Circa 1850
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
19th Century Chinese Quatrefoil Rose Mandarin Footed Fruit Bowl*, Circa 1850 China, circa 1850s * Reference Chinese Export Porcelain, Standard patte...
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Mid-19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Antique Asian Art and Furniture

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Porcelain

19th Century Chinese Lacquer Gaming Board
Located in Brea, CA
19th century Chinese export gilt decorated black lacquer gaming board. The game board painted with gilt seated figures in various poses on a black ground within a landscape vignette ...
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19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Asian Art and Furniture

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Lacquer

Antique 1910s Persian Yazd Rug, Wool, Hand-knotted, 10' x 17'
Located in New York, NY
This Persian Yazd carpet circa 1910 consists of a hand-knotted handspun wool pile and natural vegetable dyes. The size is 10' x 16'9" and it is in excellen...
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Early 20th Century Persian Asian Art and Furniture

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Wool

Set of Four Chinese Shiwan Pottery Immortal Deities
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Amazing set of four Chinese Shiwan pottery figures depicting immortal gods or dieties. Beautifully glazed and made on a large scale with fascinating fac...
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20th Century Chinese Qing Asian Art and Furniture

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Pottery

Japanese Art Deco Sculpture Lioness and Gazelle
Located in Douglas Manor, NY
3-541 Japanese Art Deco Folk Art hand carved sculpture of a lioness and its gazelle prey.
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1940s Vintage Asian Art and Furniture

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Ebony

Special Large Bronze Buddha Statue from Burma
Located in DEVENTER, NL
Material: bronze 162 cm high 145 cm wide and 82 cm deep Polished bronze - after a few years, the statue will be more 'matt' Mandalay style Bhumisparsha mudra Originating from ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Burmese Asian Art and Furniture

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Bronze

Chinese Fan with Wooden Box
Located in Lisboa, Lisboa
Chinese fan with wooden box. Composed of twenty-two vertical wooden rods, finely crafted in a dark tone and decorated in gold with butterflies, flowers and geometric motifs. Small ci...
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Mid-19th Century Chinese Romantic Antique Asian Art and Furniture

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Fabric, Wood

Rare Qingbai Carved Ewer, Song-Yuan Dynasty
Located in seoul, KR
This Qingbai ewer features a rounded body with smooth curves, a short spout, and a looped handle, presenting a harmonious and balanced form. The lid is adorned with a flower-shaped f...
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15th Century and Earlier Hong Kong Antique Asian Art and Furniture

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Ceramic

Pair of Large Vintage Chinese Hand Carved Gold Giltwood Foo Dogs
Located in San Diego, CA
A beautiful pair of large vintage Chinese hand carved wood foo dogs painted a deep red with a heavy gold gilt, circa 1960s. The dogs (or lions) are in...
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Mid-20th Century Chinese Mid-Century Modern Asian Art and Furniture

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Wood

Japan Large Old Blue Bronze Lantern with Fine Details
Located in South Burlington, VT
Beautiful Blue Garden Lantern- Only One left in this large size, 18 inches high. Japan, a fine large vintage hand cast bronze Yukimi round top lantern with beautiful details from th...
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Mid-20th Century Japanese Showa Asian Art and Furniture

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Bronze

18th century Chinese porcelain Famille Verte vases on bronze base, Kangxi period
Located in Bilzen, BE
Chinese Pair of polychrome famille verte porcelain vases decorated with Foh dogs, Chilong-shaped handles, Louis XV style bronze bases, 18th century from the Kangxi period Heigth each...
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18th Century Chinese Louis XV Antique Asian Art and Furniture

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Bronze

Kiyoshi Saito Signed Limited Edition Japanese Woodblock Print Bisyamonten, Kyoto
Located in Studio City, CA
A beautifully designed and composed woodblock print by famed Japanese printmaker Kiyoshi Saito. Many consider Saito to be one of the most important, if not the most important, contem...
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1960s Japanese Showa Vintage Asian Art and Furniture

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Paper

Japanese Six-Panel Screen Byobu With Chrysanthemums And Autumn Grass and Flower
Located in Torino, IT
The 19th Century Six-Panel Japanese folding screen "Byōbu" usually used in the most important Japanese house to stop wind and also to separate different space of the same big room de...
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Mid-19th Century Japanese Edo Antique Asian Art and Furniture

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Gold Leaf

Large Chinese Carved Sculpture of Shou Xing God of Wisdom and Longevity
Located in San Diego, CA
Stunning Chinese sculpture of Shou Xing God of Wisdom and Longevity. Richly carved in organic burl wood. circa 1960s. Measure: 45.5" High. X.
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1960s Chinese Organic Modern Vintage Asian Art and Furniture

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Burl

Early 20th Century Holland Arm Chairs [Pair]
Located in Bantam, CT
Finish -Oak -Wool Fabric by Bisson Bruneel Dimensions 24.25”W x 27.5”D x 33”H Seat Height - 18” Sold as a pair Item must be White Glove delivered or crated
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Early 20th Century Dutch Mid-Century Modern Asian Art and Furniture

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Wool, Oak

Japanese Noh Mask of Ko-omote- young woman
Located in Fukuoka, JP
Ko-omote The Ko-omote mask is most often used in Noh performances to depict young women of noble birth or spirits of young maidens. Characters portrayed with this mask are usually g...
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20th Century Japanese Showa Asian Art and Furniture

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Wood

Japanese Antique Bronze Electrified Shrine Lantern with fine Heart motif Designs
Located in South Burlington, VT
A Special Antique Interior Lighting Choice- One Of Kind And Over 100 Years Old Japan, a well loved antique heavy bronze shrine lantern with attractive Hoju jewel finial, heart shape...
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19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Asian Art and Furniture

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Bronze

Chinese Ancient Hongshan Culture Pregnant Female Fertility Sculpture 4700-2900BC
Located in South Burlington, VT
China, a fine archaic conjoined bust sculpture of a male and female hand carved from a granular medium to dark gray stone. Neolithic period, Hongshan culture (circa 4700-2900 BC) Likely a fertility - progeny sculpture. Please note the pecked surfaces and the stone carved hair line particularly on the back head area. Quality: Fine original condition, no repairs, as collected. Dark varied patina from appropriate age. This is likely a unique carving. Dimensions: 12.25 inches tall and 4.25 inches width. About Hongshan Culture: The Hongshan culture was a Neolithic culture in northeastern China. Hongshan sites have been found in an area stretching from Inner Mongolia to Liaoning, and dated from about 4700-2900 BC. The culture is named after Hongshanhou, a site in Hongshan District, Chifeng. The Hongshanhou site was discovered by the Japanese archaeologist Torii Ryuzo in 1908 and extensively excavated in 1935 by Kosaku Hamada and Mizuno Seiichi. Provenance: Our private collection and accompanied by our Lifetime Guarantee of Authenticity. Originally collected in the area of Chifeng City, Inner Mongolia. In addition, our Hongshan stone effigy...
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15th Century and Earlier Chinese Antique Asian Art and Furniture

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Stone

Fine rare Antique Indian Hindu Mughal style Jade bracelet Asian Jewellery
Located in London, GB
Fine rare Antique Indian Hindu Mughal style Jade bracelet Period early 20th century Fine quality Indian jade decorated with silver and semi precious stones Condition: natural lin...
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Early 20th Century Indian Asian Art and Furniture

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Jade, Silver

Antique Persian Safavid Textile Silk Tapestry
Located in Long Island City, NY
An antique Persian Iranian Safavid dynasty hand woven embroidered red textile tapestry. The textile is adorned with hand woven raised floral and foliage motifs. Safavid Iran or Safav...
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18th Century Persian Antique Asian Art and Furniture

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Textile, Silk

Shoji Hamada Mingei Kakiyu Kaki Glaze Japanese Pottery Yunomi Teacup Signed Box
Located in Studio City, CA
An exquisite, beautifully crafted, and wonderfully designed Yunomi teacup by master Japanese potter Shoji Hamada featuring his wax-resistant technique and highly coveted thick rich Kaki glaze over Mashiko stoneware pottery in a circular striped pattern. A unique work. Rare to find such a beautiful piece in such impeccable condition. It is a true pleasure to hold in your hand. The original Hamada signed and sealed wood storage box is included. A beautiful work. Would be a great addition and sure to shine in any Hamada or Japanese/Asian ceramics collection or serve as an eye-catching stand-alone accent piece in about any setting. Shoji Hamada was designated a Living National...
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Mid-20th Century Japanese Showa Asian Art and Furniture

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Stoneware

20th Century Japanese Six Panel River Screen
Located in Locust Valley, NY
This 20th Century Japanese Six-Panel River Screen is a beautiful example of traditional Japanese screen art, featuring a serene river scene. These ...
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20th Century Unknown Anglo-Japanese Asian Art and Furniture

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Wood, Paper

Floor Lamp No. 2 - Fluentum Series, in ash wood by Raka Studio
Located in Cape Girardeau, MO
This is the Floor Lamp No. 2 from the Fluentum Series. A collaboration between the Studio and Hamza Khan Sherwani, a Pakistan based artist. The piece is an arc lamp which has been p...
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2010s Pakistani Art Nouveau Asian Art and Furniture

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Bentwood, Paint, Acrylic, Ash

Antique Small Chinese Famille Rose Plate, 19th Century
Located in Norton, MA
Antique Small Chinese Famille Rose Plate, 19th Century, marked on the base. Nicely detailed and in excellent condition with no chips, cracks, or damage.   
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19th Century Asian Antique Asian Art and Furniture

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Porcelain

Chinese Qing Dynasty Ceramic Wine or Oil Jar with Greenish Glaze
Located in Kastrup, DK
Chinese wine or oil jar from the Qing Dynasty (1750-1850). Traditionally used for storage and transport, this jar is crafted in durable ceramic with vertical lines, a greenish glaze...
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18th Century Chinese Qing Antique Asian Art and Furniture

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Ceramic

Qing Dynasty Coffee Table
Located in Kastrup, DK
A Chinese Qing Dynasty period walnut wood coffee table from the 19th century Square top with waisted apron atop a black lacquered frame and horse hoof l...
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Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Asian Art and Furniture

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Walnut

Vintage Japanese Ceremonial Kimono Gold Brocade with Flying Cranes
Located in North Hollywood, CA
A vintage Mid-Century ivory color silk brocade collectable Japanese ceremonial kimono. One of a kind hand crafted. Fabulous museum quality ceremonial piece in pure silk with intricat...
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20th Century Japanese Japonisme Asian Art and Furniture

Materials

Silk

19th Century Chinese Famille Rose Porcelain Large Bowl
Located in Brea, CA
19th century Chinese famille rose porcelain large bowl from the Qing Dynasty. Very unique and hard to find, with a 40 cm diameter. Decorated all over beautifully with ancient Chinese...
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19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Asian Art and Furniture

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Porcelain

18th Century Chinese Heavily Detailed 8-Panel Coromandel Screen
Located in New Orleans, LA
18th century Chinese heavily detailed 8-panel Coromandel screen, decorated on either side, with carved open work at top and bottom of each panel, heavily gold-leafed. On the front ar...
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18th Century Chinese Antique Asian Art and Furniture

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Giltwood

4.6x6.6 Ft Modern Wall Hanging, Embroidered Silk Bed Cover, Boho Wall Decor
Located in Spring Valley, NY
In the most technical sense of the word, "Suzani," in Central Asia and Iran, means needle and is used to describe this type of needlework, but to most people, such as decorators or c...
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2010s Uzbek Suzani Asian Art and Furniture

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Cotton, Silk

Japanese Tansu Storage Cabinet with Sliding Doors, Meiji Period, 19th Century
Located in Savannah, GA
Large Two Section Japanese Kitchen Tansu, Late 19th Century. Interior bottom section has been modified to accommodate a TV. Part of the back bot...
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Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Asian Art and Furniture

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Elm

Original Keuffel and Esser Drafting Table
Located in Hong Kong, HK
This impressive drafting table boasts a signature X- shape iron base, perfect for use as a standing desk or traditional dining table. Its original oak top, refinished with breadboard...
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Early 20th Century American Industrial Asian Art and Furniture

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Iron

Japanese Antique Chests of Drawers , Wabi-Sabi
Located in Katori-Shi, 12
This antique Japanese chest of drawers dates back to the Meiji period. This chest is made from sturdy cedar wood with a lacquer finish, and the iron handles add industrial elegance....
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Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Asian Art and Furniture

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Wood

An Enameled Molded Porcelain Snuff Bottle, Qianlong Mark 1795~
Located in Norton, MA
An Enameled Molded Porcelain Snuff Bottle. Imperial, Jingdezhen kilns, Qianlong four-character mark in iron red.  
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Late 18th Century Antique Asian Art and Furniture

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Porcelain

Antique Chinese Massive Carved Rusty Style Country Bench, Love seat
Located in Pomona, CA
Look at this gorgeous Chinese Antique Massive Carved Country Style Love-seat. It has about 150 years history and still has its original condition, very smooth to touch, full of patin...
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Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Asian Art and Furniture

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Wood

Chinese Kangxi mark & period Very Large Imari Dish or Plate Porcelain, Ca 1710
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
This is a very beautifully hand painted Chinese Imari porcelain very large Dish or Plate / Platter from the Qing, Kangxi period, 1662-1722, dating to Circa 1710. Very large diameter...
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Late 17th Century Chinese Qing Antique Asian Art and Furniture

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Porcelain

19th Century French Colonial Cabinet with Mother of Pearl
Located in San Marino, CA
19th century French colonial cabinet with mother-of-pearl inlay along all panels. Hexagonal mosaic along door trim, with floral and butterfly motif throughou...
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19th Century Vietnamese Colonial Revival Antique Asian Art and Furniture

Chinese Console or Altar Table, 19th Century
Located in Pasadena, CA
This is a stunning and long Chinese altar table that measures a full 10 ft. in length with carved end pedestals featuring high relief buddhist...
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1850s Chinese Chinese Export Antique Asian Art and Furniture

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Elm

Japanese Black Kamuy-Kotan Suiseki God Stone
Located in Chiba, JP
SUISEKI, KAMUY KOTAN STONE – Kamuy kotan stone from the canyon called ‘Kamuy-kotan’ (‘Whereabouts of God’ in the Ainu language) in the western part of Asahikawa city in Hokkaido, Jap...
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15th Century and Earlier Japanese Antique Asian Art and Furniture

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Stone

Late 17th Century Japanese Screen. Puppy and Kittens on Gold Leaf.
Located in Kyoto, JP
Anonymous Late 17th century Puppy & Kittens A six-panel Japanese screen. Ink, color, gofun, gold-leaf and gold-fleck on paper. A medium sized late 17th century Japanese screen fe...
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Late 17th Century Japanese Edo Antique Asian Art and Furniture

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Gold Leaf

Antique 18C Chinese Porcelain Bowl 1757-1760 A SAILOR'S FAREWELL AND HOMECOMING
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
A very nice example of 18th c export porcelain A SAILOR'S FAREWELL AND HOMECOMING PUNCHBOWL QIANLONG PERIOD (1735-96) The farewell embrace on one side, a British vessel nearby, on th...
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Early 18th Century Chinese Qing Antique Asian Art and Furniture

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Porcelain

Early 20th Century Chinese 3d Carving Wooden Panel Hanging Architectural Element
Located in Pomona, CA
One hand-carved wood panel from the late Qing Dynasty period of China, circa 1900s. It was hand carved and polished by old folk from the Northern China region. It was originally part...
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Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Asian Art and Furniture

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Wood

Antique Asian Chinese Horn Dragons Head Victorian Vintage Walking Stick Cane
Located in Dublin, Ireland
Very Unusual Horn Sectional Hand Carved Chinese Walking Stick or Dress Cane of outstanding quality, last half of the Nineteenth Century. The ...
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Late 19th Century Chinese Victorian Antique Asian Art and Furniture

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Sterling Silver

Unique Reverso Room Divider by Draga & Aurel
Located in Geneve, CH
Unique Reverso room divider by Draga & Aurel Price for each piece. Please contact us Unique piece Dimensions: W 29 H 271 Materials: Resin, po...
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2010s Italian Modern Asian Art and Furniture

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Brass

Kiyoshi Saito Signed & Sealed Japanese Woodblock Print Winter in Aizu the Skiers
Located in Studio City, CA
This beautifully composed woodblock print featuring two skiers on a snowy pathway as a solidary figure passes in the foreground is by famed Japanese master printmaker/artist Kiyoshi ...
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1960s Japanese Showa Vintage Asian Art and Furniture

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Paper

Japanese Precious "Shikoku" Blue Stone Water Basin Tsukubai Finest Quality
Located in South Burlington, VT
Precious Natural Shikoku - Mesmerizing Blue Stone Basin Tsukubai Japan, a large, handsome and unique antique natural organic shaped stone water basin planter -tsukubai- created from...
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Early 20th Century Japanese Taisho Asian Art and Furniture

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Stone

Vintage Maitland Smith Blue and White Large Porcelain Bowl in Floral Pattern
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Vintage Maitland Smith large decorative blue and white porcelain bowl with brass rim. Thai Hand-painted porcelain bowl with floral motifs, blue and white with brass rings running the circumference of the bottom and the top. Vintage Maitland Smith Blue & White Porcelain Thai Celadon Bowl. A large Thai hand-painted blue and white porcelain bowl from the late 20th century with floral motifs. Though this blue decorative jar was inspired by centuries-old designs, it has a surprisingly contemporary feel. Created in Thailand, this porcelain covered bowl...
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20th Century Thai Chinoiserie Asian Art and Furniture

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Ceramic, Porcelain

Antique 3 Architectural Panels of Chinese Carved Gilt Statue Group
Located in Norton, MA
Antique 3 Architectural Panels of Chinese carved gilt statue group with relief carved images from 19th century, framed. measured 19 in x 8.75 in ...
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19th Century Chinese Antique Asian Art and Furniture

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Wood

19th Century Chinese Export Black Lacquer & Mother Of Pearl Sewing Box
Located in Atlanta, GA
This stunning 19th-century Chinese Export sewing box showcases exceptional craftsmanship and intricate decorative artistry. The rectangular box features a black lacquered surface ado...
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19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Antique Asian Art and Furniture

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Wood, Lacquer

Antique and Vintage Asian Art and Furniture

From Japanese handmade earthenware pottery, originating circa 14,500 B.C. and adorned with elaborate corded patterns known as jōmon, to natural elm case pieces and storage cabinets built in Qing dynasty–era China to mid-century Thai rice-paper charcoal rubbings, antique and vintage Asian art and furniture make for wonderful additions to all kinds of contemporary interiors.

Eastern elements elevate any home’s decor. Introduce zen sensibility to your living room, dining room and bedroom with the neutral color palettes and the natural materials such as rattan, bamboo and elm that we typically associate with traditional Asian furniture. Decorative handwoven embroideries and textiles originating from India and elsewhere on the continent, which can be draped over a bed or sofa or used as a wall hanging, can be as practical as they are functional, just as you wouldn’t seek out Japanese room-divider screens — often decorated with paintings but constructed to be lightweight and mobile — merely for privacy.

With everything from blanket chests to lighting fixtures to sculptures and carvings, it’s easy to tastefully bring serenity to your living space by looking to the treasures for which the East has long been known.

For British-born furniture designer Andrianna Shamaris, the Japanese concept of beauty in imperfection isn’t limited to her Wabi Sabi collection. She embraces it in her New York City apartment as well. In the living area, for instance, she retained the fireplace’s original black marble while swathing its frame and the rest of the room in bright white.

“We left the fireplace very clean and wabi-sabi, so that it blended into the wall,” says Shamaris, who further appointed the space with a hand-carved antique daybed whose plush pillows are upholstered in antique textiles from the Indonesian island of Sumba.

In the growing antique and vintage Asian art and furniture collection on 1stDibs, find ceramics from China, antiquities from Cambodia and a vast range of tables, seating, dining chairs and other items from Japan, India and other countries.

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