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Asian Art and Furniture For Sale
Japanese Bronze Flying Spiritual Goddess Dakini Vase- Hand Caste In High Relief
Located in South Burlington, VT
Japanese Bronze "Dakini" Goddess Vase- Hard To Find Treasure
Japan, a fine hand caste bronze vase depicting "Dakini" - a flying feminine spiritual goddess.
In Hinduism and Buddh...
Category
Mid-20th Century Japanese Showa Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Bronze
Chinese Tobacco Water Pipe, c. 1900
Located in Jimbaran, Bali
Despite common belief that water pipes such as these were used to smoke opium, water pipes such as these were more commonly used for smoking Tobacco. The h...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Chinoiserie Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Brass
Japanese Modern LAAB Intenzioni Vase Raku Ceramic Black White Green Crakle Metal
By LAAB Milano
Located in monza, Monza and Brianza
Intenzioni Vase
A showcase of impeccable craftsmanship, this ceramic vase stands out for its lively design of polychrome stripes, where metallic and crackled effects coexist in a ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Ceramic
Japanese Family of Three Brass Quail Sculptures, Fine Detail
Located in Douglas Manor, NY
Beautiful family of 3 finely detailed Japanese brass quail sculptures.
An unusual opportunity to own a rare set of 3 brass quail sculptures
Size 4 x 5 x 6....
Category
1960s Vintage Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Brass
Chinese Porcelain Berry Bowl Hand Painted Famille Rose, Qing Qianlong circa 1760
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
This is a finely hand painted Chinese porcelain bowl from the 18th century, Qing dynasty, Qianlong period, 1736-1795.
The bowl is beautifully decorated with two panels of figure s...
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Mid-18th Century Chinese Qing Antique Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Annamese stoneware with underglaze blue, Hoi An hoard, late 15th century
Located in seoul, KR
At the center, within a shield-shaped frame, a delicate plant motif with slender stems and leaves is depicted, symbolizing the vitality of nature through simple lines. The shield-shaped frame harmonizes with the vase's curves, emphasizing the plant design. The neck features elongated leaf patterns, while soft cloud motifs are gracefully arranged along the body, following the vase’s natural flow. At the base, repetitive geometric patterns provide a sense of stability. This vase beautifully captures classical and serene beauty through the balance of natural harmony and meticulous craftsmanship.
Dates : 15th century Le Dynasty
Region : North Annam, Vietnam
Type : Yuhuchun Vase
Found/Acquired : Southeast Asia , South China Sea, Hoi An Ship
Reference :
1) Art Gallery of Greater Victoria - A vase from the wreck of the Hoi An
2) Butterfield Treasures Hoi An Hoard...
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15th Century and Earlier Vietnamese Antique Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Stoneware
A Rare Dingyao Green-Glazed Dragon Dish, Liao-Song Dynasty
Located in seoul, KR
This green-glazed bowl was finely crafted with an attention to detail that highlights the skill of the Cizhou green and Ding ware potter. Its delicate form has been adorned with a dr...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Hong Kong Ming Antique Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Ceramic, Stoneware
Japanese Fine Antique Screen Hand Painted "Buddhist Nature" in Sumi Ink
Located in South Burlington, VT
From our recent Japanese Acquisition Travels
Praised as "the crown of poets from the eastern lands."
Japan, a good antique six-panel screen Byobu depicting hand painted on paper w...
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Taisho Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Paper
An Exceptional Gilt-Bronze Dragon, Presumably Six Dynasties
Located in seoul, KR
An art piece presumably from the Six Dynasties period in China, spanning from the 3rd to the 6th centuries. This era is known for its political fragmentation but also significant cul...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Hong Kong Antique Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Bronze
Antique Japanese Farmer's Pants, Indigo, Cotton, Meiji
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Japanese farmer’s indigo cotton pants. Woven and dyed cotton, worn by farmers working in the field. Narrow legs and ties around the waist. As shown, the pants have been well used ...
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Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Cotton
Japanese Ceramic Vase
Located in Palm Desert, CA
Very unique Japanese vase with abstract pattern in a variety of brown tones. The deepest brown glaze is raised, giving the vase a wonderful tactile texture.
Category
Late 20th Century Japanese Organic Modern Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Ceramic
Chinese Old Set Three Hand made Jade Bi, Private Collection
Located in South Burlington, VT
This is a grouping of three (3) authentic Chinese old jade bi disc from the 20th century. These come from our private collection.
Including Our Certificate of Authenticity
Dimensi...
Category
20th Century Chinese Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Jade
Late 18th Century Lacquered Teak with Decorative Brass Indian Dowry Box
Located in Middleburg, VA
This beautiful late 18th century marriage dowry box is an exquisite example of Indian craftsmanship. Made of teak with a patinated red lacquered surface, int...
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Late 18th Century Indian Antique Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Brass
Antique Chinese Qing Green Celadon Relief Decorated Gu Shape Porcelain Vase 1850
Located in Portland, OR
A fine antique 19th century Chinese Qing dynasty Imperial green Celadon Gu shaped porcelain vase, circa 1850.
The vase of Gu shape, originally an ancient shaped tall and slender wine...
Category
19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
A Fine Pair of Japanese Satsuma Vases, Meiji Period , Signed Reizan.
Located in London, GB
A Fine Pair of Japanese Satsuma Vases, Meiji Period , Signed Reizan.
Of baluster form with gently flared neck and footrim, each vase exquisitely hand-painted in with continuous pa...
Category
19th Century Japanese Antique Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Ceramic, Porcelain
Large Vietnamese Bien-Hoa black ceramic vase decorated with dancers - circa 1930
Located in Beuzevillette, FR
Large and wide Vietnamese vase from the Bien-Hoa kilns
in black enamelled ceramic with decorations of dancers, dancers, warriors in relief.
Alternating enamelled ceramic and raw cera...
Category
1930s Vietnamese Vintage Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Ceramic
19th Century Chinese Sideboard In Cayenne Color Lacquer
Located in Kastrup, DK
Unusually large size sideboard with beautiful original 'cayenne' color lacquer. Black lacquer on the sides.
3 pairs of doors and 6 drawers.
From the Shanxi province, China. Dating ...
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Early 18th Century Chinese Qing Antique Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Brass
Japanese Woodblock Print the Fifty-Three Stations of the Tokaido by Hiroshige
Located in Atlanta, GA
Artist: Utagawa Hiroshige (1797 - 1858)
Series: The Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido (Upright)
Number: 40 Chiryu: The Former Site of the Irises at Eightbridge Village
(Chiryu, Yatsuhashimura kakitsubata no koseki)
Medium: Woodblock Print
Date: 1855
Format: Vertical Oban
Size (H x W): 14" x 9.25" print only.
Publisher: Tsutaya Kichizo
Seals: Aratame and date
Signature: Hiroshige hitsu...
Category
1850s Japanese Edo Antique Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Paper
Antique Meiji Japanese Cloisonne Enamel Multi Panel Floral Vase Attributed OTA
Located in New York, NY
An antique Japanese enamel vase, Ota Kichisaburo, Meiji period, 1868 to 1912. The baluster body is adorned with a polychrome design representing panels with blossoming flowers and sa...
Category
Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Enamel
Indonesian Carved Tapestry Hanger
Located in Chicago, IL
This hand-carved wooden object is an Indonesian wall hanger for displaying batik textiles, woven tapestries or works of embroidery. The hanger is carved with a pierced, low relief de...
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20th Century Indonesian Folk Art Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Wood
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...
Category
Early 20th Century Indian Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Jade, Silver
Chinese Cache Ancient Heavenly Green Jade Bi , 96 pieces
Located in South Burlington, VT
This is a guaranteed authentic ancient Chinese jade bi cache of ninety six (96) discs from the Qijia culture, Northwestern China, circa 3000-2000 BCE.
Including Our Certificate of A...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Chinese Antique Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Jade
Tibetan Travelling Buddha Shrine
Located in Houston, TX
A large antique Tibetan Buddha shrine or prayer box (also known as Gau) which encases a painted terracotta Buddha figure, all wrapped in a hand embroidered quilted silk brocade. This was used as traveling shrine and carried on one's person when away from home.
Beginning with the “om” written on the left hand side of this traveling shrine, an itinerant Tibetan monk once traced his fingers clockwise over the embossed characters. As he did this, he recited "om ma ni padh mey hum," the universal Tibetan Buddhist prayer for the well-being of all sentient beings. Known as a Gau, this portable shrine...
Category
Early 1900s Tibetan Antique Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Copper, Silver
Japan Antique Kasuga "Deer" Granite Stone Lantern 84 Inches
Located in South Burlington, VT
One "Deer" lantern Available
Call or Contact Us For Details
A tall antique classsic beauty with all original pieces.
Japan, a fine tall kasuga "deer" granite stone lantern with ...
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Granite
19th Century Chinese Carved Wooden and Marble Side Table or Etagere
Located in New York, NY
Antique (19th century) Chinese hand-carved table with inset marble top with two stretchers.
Category
Late 19th Century Japanese Japonisme Antique Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Marble
Antique Anglo Indian Box Handcrafted with Porcupine Quills
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Antique Anglo-Indian quill box handcrafted and decorated with porcupine quills and bone dots.
Made in Ceylon which was the colonial name for Sri Lanka.
Category
Early 20th Century Sri Lankan Anglo-Indian Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Wood
Antique Japanese Meiji Cloissoné Charger Plate
Located in Miami, FL
Antique Meiji Japanese Cloisonne Charger Plate
A fine Japanese Meiji style charger, plate or dish. Hand crafted, this charger plate is adorned with a polychrome scene with a beautiful yellow bird and a rose. There is also a blossoming flower and trees on the turquoise base made in the Cloisonne technique. The border features traditional foliage, and floral motifs made in the same technique. The backside is decorated with a swirl motif also made in the Cloisonne technique.
Unmarked.
Circa: Late 19th to the Early 20th Century.
Antique and Vintage Asian Collectibles, Oriental Enamel Plates, Home Decor And Collectibles.
This wonderfully hand crafted decorative Japanese Meiji Cloisonne charger...
Category
20th Century Japanese Meiji Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Pair of Chinese Famille Rose Rouleau Vases with Censers, c. 1930
Located in Chicago, IL
During the 18th century, Europeans provided an eager market for Chinese export porcelain, especially the colorful and fanciful ware known as “famille rose.” Named for a palette of op...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
18/19thC Thai Ascetic Buddha-Complex, Compelling, and Very Fine - 9484
Located in Ukiah, CA
Outstanding and truly haunting 18/19thC Ascetic Buddha before enlightenment, during a period when he sat steadfast under the Bodhi tree. Comes from a ty...
Category
18th Century Thai Antique Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Bronze
Chinese Fossil Stone Snuff Bottle
Located in Chicago, IL
A mixture of finely powdered tobacco, herbs, and spices, snuff was introduced to China in the 17th century by Western diplomats. Initially reserved for ranking members of Qing-dynasty society, the practice provided an opportunity to display one's refined aesthetic through collectible snuff bottles.
This petite snuff bottle is carved from a conglomerate stone embedded with small fossils...
Category
20th Century Chinese Qing Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Stone
Japanese Antique Simple Cabinet, Wabi Sabi, Japandi
Located in Katori-Shi, 12
A storage shelf with a dignified yet gentle feel.
You can sense the elegance of its fine construction even from a distance.
The overall design is decorated with a traditional Japane...
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Taisho Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Wood
Archaistic Shang Style Verdigris Bronze 'Double-Ram' Vessel, Zun Circa 1900
Located in Stamford, CT
Archaistic Shang dynasty (1600-1046 BC) style bronze 'double ram' vessel, Zun type.
Of unusual form with a lovely verdigris patina. This wonderful bronze can be a unique vase or centerpiece, or singular decorative sculpture. Circa 1900
The vessel is heavily cast in the shape of two addorsed rams sharing the same hollow body that is raised on four legs and from which rises an oblong neck decorated on each side with a taotie mask below a band of diagonal scrolls. The body is etched with scales and the legs with archaistic spiral motifs.
14 inches high 16 wide 6 deep
The shape and decoration of this unusual vessel are based on late Shang dynasty bronze...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Archaistic Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Bronze
A 17th C. Chinese Chongzhen Blue & White Minyao “Peoples Wares” Porcelain Saucer
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
The central field showing a medallion of overlapping petal motifs, radiating out to auspicious Chou character (twisted peach tree) & lotus blossom designs, segmented by undulating li...
Category
Mid-17th Century Chinese Ming Antique Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Japanese black yukata with striped pattern
Located in Paris, FR
This is a cotton jacket which was made in Japan in Showa era around 1990s.
A yukata (浴衣, lit. 'bathrobe') is an unlined cotton summer kimono, worn in casual settings such as summer ...
Category
Late 20th Century Japanese Showa Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Cotton
Korean Campaign Style Secrétaire Cabinet Chest with Desk
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Impressive Asian campaign style cabinet featuring two large front doors that open to reveal a drop down writing desk and fitted with numerous storage drawers. Adorned with opulent brass hardware, hinges, and pulls. Rare Tansu...
Category
20th Century Korean Campaign Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Brass
Chinese Carved Zitan Table-Form Stand, Republic Period, Mid-20th Century
Located in Austin, TX
A finely carved zitan wood display stand in the form of a round table, China, Republic Period, mid 20th century.
The circular display stand carved from rare and precious zitan wood. Fashioned as a classical Chinese round table...
Category
Mid-20th Century Chinese Qing Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Zitan
Famille rose porcelain vase, Late Qing Period-Republic Period
Located in seoul, KR
This porcelain vase, likely from the late Qing dynasty or early Republic period (late 19th to early 20th century), is a fine example of Famille-Rose (fencai) decoration. The body is ...
Category
Late 19th Century Hong Kong Qing Antique Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Ceramic, Porcelain
Chinese Jade/Stone Flower Tree in Cloisonné Planter
Located in New York, NY
The wooden base shown in the pictures is not included with this lot. The stone/jade bonsai tree is in a hexagonal cloisonné planter.
Category
Mid-20th Century Chinese Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Stone, Jade, Metal, Enamel
Large Pair of Chinese Cloisonne Enamel Cranes
Located in New York, NY
A large pair of Chinese cloisonné sculptures of cranes. The cranes are detachable at their legs, and are mounted on later circular pedestal bases. 40in tall x 14-1/2in wide (excludin...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Enamel
Set of Four Chinese Lattice Door Panels, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
A hallmark of Qing-dynasty domestic architecture, tall lattice panels such as these were used in provincial courtyard homes to allow light and air into a room whilst maintaining privacy. Quiet and refined, this set of four lattice door panels...
Category
Late 19th Century Chinese Minimalist Antique Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Elm
Japanese Showa Four Panel Screen Autumn Flowers and Grasses
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Remarkable Japanese Showa period four-panel byobu screen depicting blossoming autumn flowers and grasses. The screen features a dramatic silver gilt square background that lends a da...
Category
20th Century Japanese Showa Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Brass
Japan Fine Old “Oribe” Garden Lantern , Tea Master Hand Carved
Located in South Burlington, VT
Designed by Tea Master "Oribe"
"Oribe designed this lantern to represent the secular nature of lanterns installed in private tea gardens"
Japan “Oribe” stone lantern with a very ...
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Showa Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Stone
Japanese Tagasode (Whose Sleeves?) Lacquer Incense Box, Kobako, Meiji Period
Located in Austin, TX
A fine and unusual Japanese lacquer box for incense accessories, kobako, featuring a tagasode (whose sleeves?) design, Meiji Period, circa 1900, Japan.
The exquisite box of simple rectangular shape worked in maki-e lacquer, taka-maki-e, and raden, all against a lush ground of gold nashiji. Fitted with silver rims.
The main decorative element of the box depicts a six panel folding screen, byobu, showing an interior scene with kimono strewn over a rack, a motif known as tagasode (whose sleeves), all in raised taka-maki-e lacquer and inlaid raden.
The screen depicts an intimate room with tatami mats on the floor and sliding shoji doors in the background. The foreground depicts a large clothing...
Category
Early 1900s Japanese Meiji Antique Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Silver
19th Century Japanese Screen Pair. Tiger & Dragon by Tani Bunchu.
Located in Kyoto, JP
Tani Bunchu (1823-1876)
Tiger and Dragon
A pair of six-panel Japanese screens. Ink on paper.
In this grand pair of Japanese Ryuko-zu screens the tiger crouches low to the ground, ...
Category
Mid-19th Century Japanese Edo Antique Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Wood, Paper
miniature Chinese porcelain cover jar, 19th c.
Located in New York, NY
decorated with foliage motif in relief
Category
Late 19th Century Chinese Antique Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
A Rare Large Wucai Dragons and Phoenix Jar, Ming dynasty Longqing Emperor
Located in seoul, KR
The blue dragon and the red dragon are depicted in dynamic postures, each extending its claws to grasp a ruyi pearl (如意珠). The phoenix is adorned with flowing feathers and delicate c...
Category
16th Century Hong Kong Ming Antique Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Ceramic
Antique Chinese 19th Century Qing Red Sang de Boeuf Oxblood Crackle Glaze Vase
Located in Portland, OR
Antique Chinese Qing dynasty (1644-1911) late 19th century bottle vase.
The vase with a red crackle glaze to the outisde and a cream crackle glaze to the interior. The vase of bottle...
Category
1890s Chinese Qing Antique Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Japanese Antique Drawer storage shelf black chest Japandi
Located in Chiba, Chiba
This is an old Japanese drawer storage shelf.
The shelves are painted black.
This paint remains as it was at the time.
It has a nice atmosphere with a faded feel in some places.
The ...
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Wood
Chinese Extraordinary Natural Stone "Painting" Restless Ocean Waters
Located in South Burlington, VT
Extraordinary natural work, one of a kind. Custom framed, D38
This Chinese extraordinary round natural stone "painting" of churning sea waves -restless ocean waters- as far as the ...
Category
Late 20th Century Chinese Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Marble
Antique Chinese Export Vase Canton Rose Medallion Porcelain, Qing circa 1840
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
This is a very decorative Chinese export, Canton porcelain, rose medallion Vase which we date to the 19th century, Qing dynasty, circa 1840.
The vase has a baluster shape with a f...
Category
19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Antique Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
20C Medium Chinese Soapstone Carving
Located in Dallas, TX
Presenting a lovely 20c medium Chinese soapstone carving.
Made in China in the early 20th century circa 1930.
This is a medium/tall gre...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Soapstone
Chinese Pair Buddhist Tang Bodhisattvas Hand Painted Old Wood Plaques
Located in South Burlington, VT
A wonderful Chinese hand painted pair (2) paintings on old wooden panels of Buddhist Bodhisattvas in attractive poses with crown mandorla and long flowing robes. Frame them or mou...
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20th Century Chinese Tang Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Wood
Antique Aesthetic Movement Anglo Japanese Dinner Gong 19th Century
Located in London, GB
A superb quality Aesthetic Movement Anglo-Japanese dinner gong in the manner of Edward William Godwin, Circa 1880 in date.
This fabulous gong is...
Category
1880s Antique Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Other
Antique Chinese Brown / Black Glazed Pickling Jar, c. 1900
Located in Jimbaran, Bali
This Antique Jar dating to the early 1900s once served the purpose of pickling foods. The jar features a wonderful mixed brown / black glaze as well as engraved characters near its m...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Ceramic
Mid-Century Brutalist Studio Pottery Sculpture, 1960s
Located in Hamburg, DE
Mid-Century Brutalist Studio Pottery Art Sculpture, 1960s, in Very Good conditions. Designed 1960 to 1969.
Additional information:
Materials: Ceramic
Color: Brown
Styles: Brutalist,...
Category
20th Century Mid-Century Modern Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Ceramic
Chinese Qing Dehua White Porcelain Tripod Censer & Cover
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A very finely made antique Chinese Qing Dehua white porcelain tripod censer with hardwood cover and associated stand dating from the 18/19th century. The small censer stands raised o...
Category
18th Century Chinese Qing Antique Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Porcelain, Hardwood
Utagawa Hiroshige Antique Japanese Block Print “Tomioka Hachiman Shrine” C1856
Located in Big Flats, NY
Antique Japanese Block Print “Tomioka Hachiman Shrine” from Series “100 Famous Views of Edo” Signed by Utagawa Hiroshige C1856.
Measures - 14.75"H x 17.25"W x .25"D.
This is an...
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19th Century Japanese Antique Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Paper
Vintage Pair of 'Blanc De Chine' Porcelain Guanyin Statues, China, circa 1950
Located in Chatham, ON
Fine vintage pair of 'Blanc de Chine' porcelain Guanyin statues - each figure holding an applied flower and standing on a lotus leaf and decorative stan...
Category
Mid-20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
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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