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Asian Art and Furniture For Sale
Fine Tang Dynasty Pottery Horse, Oxford TL Tested
Located in Greenwich, CT
Tang dynasty pottery statue of standing horse with removable saddle, Tang dynasty 618-907, come with Oxford authentication TL test certificate. Oxford test num...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Chinese Tang Antique Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Terracotta
Antique Japanese Cloisonne Turquoise Enamel with Frogs Plate
Located in New York, NY
An antique Japanese late Meiji era decorative enamel over copper plate or charger. The interior of the plate is adorned with a polychrome design of sparrows and frogs in blossoming f...
Category
Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Copper, Enamel
Vintage Indian Hand Embroidered Door Tapestry
Located in Dallas, TX
PRESENTING A LOVELY Vintage Indian Hand Embroidered Door Tapestry.
Early 20th Century, circa 1920.
Probably from Central India.
Made of Cotton and hand stitched or embroidered wit...
Category
Early 20th Century Indian Anglo-Indian Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Cotton
Japanese Two Panel Screen: Pine in Snow
Located in Hudson, NY
Kano School, Mineral pigments on gold leaf with silk brocade border and lacquer wood trim.
Category
Mid-19th Century Japanese Antique Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Gold Leaf
Large Chinese Stone/Jade Pomegranate Tree in Cloisonné Planter
Located in New York, NY
wooden base seen in photos is included with this item; overall with wooden base (approximate measurements): 26in(H); approximate measurements without wooden base: 23in(H) x 11in(W) x...
Category
Mid-20th Century Chinese Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Agate, Jade, Metal, Enamel
Thai Bronze Buddha Head from the 9th/10th C, Museum Piece 8346
Located in Ukiah, CA
Very early Thai bronze Buddha head from the 9th/10thC. It has a sensitivity and finesse not often found in such early SE Asian sculptures. It ...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Thai Antique Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Bronze
Korean Ceramic Celadon Bowl with Slip Inlay Goryeo Dynasty
Located in Atlanta, GA
On offer is a Korean celadon bowl with elaborate slip inlays circa 13-14th century from the late Goryeo Dynasties (918 to 1392AD). Despite inspired...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Korean Archaistic Antique Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Ceramic
Ancient Indian Red Sandstone Relief Of The Hindu God Vishnu
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Exceptional Antique Carved Stone Bust of Vishnu Mounted On a Wooden Base. Ca. 7th-12th Century AD. An ancient carved stone sculpture depict...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Asian Agra Antique Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Sandstone
Straits Chinese Carved Hardwood Bamboo Inlay Display Stand, circa 1900
Located in Austin, TX
A remarkable straits Chinese (also known as Peranakan or Nyonya) carved hardwood and bamboo inlaid and embellished table-form stand, originally for dis...
Category
Early 20th Century Indonesian Qing Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Lacquer, Bamboo, Hardwood
Rare Large 19th Century Carved Chinese Wooden Stool
Located in Atlanta, GA
This unusual carved Chinese wooden stool is from the Qing dynasty (circa 1820). The stool is finely carved from the center of a northern elm (Yumu...
Category
Early 19th Century Chinese Antique Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Wood, Elm
16th Century Lost Wax Cast Bronze Venugopala Form of Krishna, India
Located in Point Richmond, CA
16th century lost wax cast bronze Venugopala form of Krishna, India
The Venugopala form of Krishna playing the flute is to Vaishnavite iconography what Nataraja is to the Shaivites:...
Category
16th Century Indian Other Antique Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Bronze
RARE Vintage Noritake Lusterware Platter and 6 Salts
By Noritake
Located in Dallas, TX
PRESENTING a GORGEOUS and EXTREMELY RARE mid-20th Century, Noritake Lustreware Platter in the shape of a large leaf with painted flowers and buds on the handle, together with 6 match...
Category
Mid-20th Century Japanese Mid-Century Modern Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Ceramic
Qing Dynasty Low Kang Table with Custom Red Distressed Lacquer
Located in Yonkers, NY
A Chinese Qing Dynasty period low Kang table from the 19th century, with chow legs, carved apron and restored with custom red distressed lacquer. Cr...
Category
19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Wood
Antique Meiji Japanese Cloisonne Enamel Pink Jar With Dragons And Phoenix Birds
Located in New York, NY
A fine quality antique Japanese cloisonne enamel lidded jar from the Meiji period, standing on a foot and featuring a lush decor with mythical animals and floral motifs on a pink bac...
Category
Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Enamel
A Large Jet Black Japanese Meiji Period Cloisonné Enamel Vase
Located in London, GB
A Large Jet Black Japanese Meiji Period Cloisonné Enamel Vase
An elegant Meiji period Japanese cloisonné vase of ovoid form with a gently flared neck finely decorated on a rich bla...
Category
19th Century Japanese Antique Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Enamel
Japanese Old Clay Doll / Mingei
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
An old Japanese clay doll.
This is probably a "Hirota Doll" made in Yamagata Prefecture in the Tohoku region.
Until around the 1950s, Japan's economy was not as prosperous as it is today. It was difficult for an ordinary household to have a complete display of Hina dolls, and only a very limited number of households could afford to buy them. It seems that ordinary people would celebrate by displaying clay dolls, tile dolls, and paper mache dolls...
Category
Mid-20th Century Japanese Other Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Clay
Unique Chinese Alocasia Floral Tree in Gilt Cloisonné Pot
Located in Brea, CA
A unique 25'' Chinese Jade floral tree composed of metal bending arms supporting spinach green Jade leafs and White Jade Alocasia flowers, sits insi...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Chinoiserie Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Jade
Bowl Made From Porcelain & Hand Painted, Of Japanese Origin From 1940s
Located in Lejre, DK
This porcelain bowl of Japanese origin, dating from around the 1940s, is a fine example of traditional Japanese craftsmanship and artistry. The bowl features intricate hand-painted ...
Category
1940s Danish Other Vintage Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Khmer Bronze Figure of Prajnaparamita with Eleven Faces
Located in Austin, TX
The embodiment of transcendental wisdom, Prajnaparamita is often referred to as the mother of all Buddhas.
In this extremely rare tantric form, she is portrayed seated in the half lotus position. Her eleven faces are arranged in two tiers (seven on the first, with an additional four above), all surmounted by a rising conical chignon. Each face has an associated pair of arms which radiate outwards, each hand holding a discreet attribute.
Careful attention has been paid to her clothing and jewelry. She wears a heavily pleated sampot with a cross hatch pattern, elegantly turned down at the waist and tied with an ornate belt...
Category
18th Century and Earlier Cambodian Antique Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Bronze
Okimono Set of Carved Red Apple-Shapped Ivory Figurines with a Wooden Brown Base
Located in North Miami, FL
Okimono set of japanese hand-crafted and hand-carved figurines, in the shape of a pair of realistic red apples showing seeds and stem, made of ivory with a detached brown wooden base...
Category
Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Wood
Japanese Woodblock Print Le Bonze Errant by Paul Jacoulet
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Japanese Woodblock print by Paul Jacoulet (French, 1896-1960) entitled Le Bonze Errant. Coree (The Wandering Buddhist Priest, Korea). Created in 1948, this wonderful print showcase...
Category
1940s Japanese Japonisme Vintage Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Paper
Pair of 19th Century Chinese Huanghuali Horseshoe Back Armchairs
Located in Water Mill, NY
Pair of 19th century Chinese Huanghuali horseshoe back Armchair, with very good patina. Some restoration.
Contact dealer for more information.
Category
19th Century Chinese Antique Asian Art and Furniture
19th Century, Chinese Export Porcelain Famille Rose Medallion Chestnut Basket
Located in Atlanta, GA
Chinese, 19th century.
An antique Chinese export porcelain chestnut basket. The basket features traditional famille rose medallion decoration with figural window to the central wind...
Category
19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Antique Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Three Églomisé Reverse Painted Snuff Bottles with Magnolia and Orchid
Located in Somis, CA
Our snuff bottles are topped with gemstone grade agate lids and 100% hand painted from within. The Chinese art of églomisé uses a very thin bamboo brush with a few strands of hair to...
Category
2010s Chinese Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Agate
A Chinese Timber Black and Gilt Lacquerware Pillow Box, Early 20th Century
Located in ARMADALE, VIC
A Chinese Timber Black and Gilt Lacquerware Pillow Box, Early 20th Century
...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Hardwood
Hand Carved Indian Temple Carving Statue from Gujarat Depicting a Hindu Deity
Located in Yonkers, NY
A hand carved Indian temple carving from Gujarat from the early 20th century, depicting a Hindu deity. Born in the Western portion of India in th...
Category
Early 20th Century Indian Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Wood
Japanese Antique Glass Cupboard Cabinet Showcase 1920s-1930s Wabi-Sabi
Located in Chiba, Chiba
This is an old Japanese glass door storage shelf.
It was made in the early Showa period (1926-1930).
It is divided into upper and lower parts.
This...
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Wood
Large Chinese Porcelain Five Dragon Meiping Vase, Modern, China
Located in Austin, TX
A large and powerful Chinese famille rose enameled porcelain "Five Dragon" meiping vase, modern, China.
The oversized vase of traditional meiping form, with a splayed foot supporting a baluster shaped body with high shoulders, short, narrow neck, and rolled mouth rim.
The large vase decorated with five dragons molded in relief. Their bodies painted in vibrant overglaze famille rose enamels of reds, greens, yellows and turquoise.
The dragons portrayed dancing in the sky among flames and clouds. Their bodies twisting and writhing, claws extended, tails coiled, some with mouths open in triumphant roars. The main dragon in red, and portrayed to more directly face the viewer.
The dragons dance against a white ground sky. The blank sky broken up by overglaze red painted stylized clouds and flames. The foot decorated with a band of crashing waves. A stylized lotus blossom surrounds the base of the neck. The neck with a band of scrolling flowers and vines against a yellow ground.
The underside of the large vase with an apocryphal "Da Qing Qianlong Nian Zhi...
Category
Early 2000s Chinese Qing Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Chinese Rosewood Mandarin Style Coffee Table
Located in Locust Valley, NY
Vintage Chinese rosewood coffee table, Mandarin style with carved frieze detail, curved apron and legs, and a glass top.
Category
Mid-20th Century Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Rosewood
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
Antique Chinese Scholar's Mirrored Bookcase with Marble Insets
Located in Somis, CA
A highly sophisticated scholar's cabinet from turn of the century. Solid wood throughout, mitered, tenon and mortise construction. Contrast of dark rosewood and natural color elm woo...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Marble, Brass
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 ...
Category
19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Lacquer
Asian Hand Painted Wood Panel
Located in Greenwich, CT
Asian hand painted wood panel depicted imperial officers, children, birds and flowers.
Category
Early 1900s Chinese Qing Antique Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Wood
Antique Victorian Wicker & Metal Baby Carriage Pull Behind Stroller Dog Carrier
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique Victorian Wicker & Metal Baby Carriage Pull Behind Stroller Dog Carrier. Item features a wicker seat, metal frame, leather straps, gre...
Category
Early 20th Century Victorian Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Metal
Hand Carved Meerschaum Chinese Sitting Buddha on Wood Display Stand
Located in Studio City, CA
A true gem of a work. Wonderfully carved and detailed. We haven't come across another work quite like it.
We are unsure of age so are simply listing it as 20th century but could be older.
Would be a nice addition to any South-East Asian/ Chinese artifacts...
Category
20th Century Asian Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Wood
Japanese Antique Ceramic Zushi "KAWARA-ZUSHI" 1920-1930s/Object Wabi-sabi Mingei
Located in Iwate-gun Shizukuishi-cho, Iwate Prefecture
Height 21cm, width 23.2cm, depth 16cm.
An early tiled shrine"KAWARA-ZUSHI".
Ceramic shrines were made in pottery producing areas all over the country, but they are rare, and are o...
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Showa Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Ceramic
Hands Up Carved Wood Happy Buddha
Located in Norton, MA
A hands up carved wood Happy Buddha, very happy figure.
Category
20th Century Chinese Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Wood
Japanese antique wooden large penis / folk belief / 1868-1920
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
This item is a giant wooden penis that was used in old Japanese houses from the late 19th century to the early 20th century (Meiji to Taisho eras). This i...
Category
Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Cedar
Bali Hindu Textile 'Kamasan' Painting, Indonesia, Early 20th Century
Located in Jimbaran, Bali
An early 20th century 'Kamasan' cotton textile painting from Bali, Indonesia. The hand-painted image has great detail and depicts Balinese Hindu mythology.
Dimensions: Height 84c...
Category
Early 20th Century Balinese Other Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Cotton, Paint
Japanese Meiji Two Panel Screen Geese and Reeds
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Fantastic Japanese late Meiji period two-panel byobu screen by Hashimoto Koshu. The large screen features two white geese amid brightly colored reeds. The symbolism of geese and reeds was introduced to Japan from China in the 13th century. This was a popular subject for Japanese zen artists of the period. Beautifully crafted with exceptional brush strokes and details. Made with natural pigments in dramatic vivid colors of white, pink, and mint green on a silk background of gilt. Circa 1900 with artist seal on bottom right corner. Koshu studied Western art under...
Category
20th Century Japanese Meiji Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Silk, Wood, Paper
Large Antique Japanese Meiji Period Mazuya Tansu Cabinet
Located in San Francisco, CA
A large impressive antique Japanese Mizuya Tansu cabinet (kitchen chest) in 2 sections, made of Hinoki (Cypress) and Chestnut woods. All original...
Category
Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Chestnut, Cypress
Moroccan Caftan in Silver and Gold Brocade Vintage Gentleman Kaftan Circa 1960
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Elegant Moroccan gentleman luxury couture vintage caftan hand crafted in gold brocade fabric.
Moroccan Caftan in Silver and Gold Brocade Vintage Gentleman Kaftan 1960.
One of a kind made to measure couture Moroccan Middle Eastern gentleman vintage robe...
Category
20th Century Moroccan Moorish Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Brocade, Silk
Bear Figure in Ceramic, Designed by Knud Kyhn
Located in Berlin, BE
Bear figure in ceramic, designed by Knud Kyhn
Bear figure of stoneware from Royal Copenhagen.
Additional information:
Material: Ceramic
Artist: Knud Kyhn
Size: 13 W X 8 D X ...
Category
1960s Vintage Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Ceramic
Rare 18th Century Red Lacquer Presentation Box
Located in Richmond, London
An extremely rare and unusual 18th century red lacquer presentation box, intricately gilt-decorated with immortals, auspicious symbols and poetry.
Canton, Qing dynasty, circa 1760.
...
Category
Mid-18th Century Asian Antique Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Lacquer
Islamic Art Handcrafted Etched Polished Brass Tray 12.5 in. Collectible 1940s
Located in North Hollywood, CA
1940s Collectible Islamic Brass Round Tray , handcrafted, hammered and chased with intricate designs and Arabic writing.
Decorative circular antique polished brass tray with etched s...
Category
Mid-20th Century Asian Islamic Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Brass
Edo Period Kyoto Screen
Located in Fukuoka, JP
Edo Period Kyoto Screen
Period: Edo period
Size: 343 x 176 cm (134.6 x 69 inches)
SKU: RJ69
This stunning Edo period screen depicts typical scenes of d...
Category
18th Century Japanese Edo Antique Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Silk, Wood, Paper
A Large Fine Mulberry-Bark Tapa
Located in Norton, MA
Description
Barkcloth, ngatu, made of bark (likely paper mulberry). Rectangular cloth, light brown in colour and made from sections of cloth pasted together with tapioca. Decoration ...
Category
1770s Pacific Islands Antique Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Wood
'Passing Boat And Bridge' Blue And White Saucer C 1725, Qing Dynasty, Yongzheng
Located in seoul, KR
With a medallion of two boats sailing together, passing an island on which a solitary figure stands by or on a bridge, the rim with a narrow heringbone pattern, the reverse glazed ca...
Category
Late 17th Century Vietnamese Qing Antique Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Ceramic, Porcelain
Authentic Jangada Chair & Ottoman by Jean Gillon for WoodArt
By Jean Gillon
Located in Victoria, BC
An extraordinary and increasingly rare example of Brazilian modernism at its finest: the iconic “Jangada” lounge chair and ottoman, designed by Jean Gillon and produced by WoodArt in...
Category
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Hardwood
Pair, Chinese Export Porcelain Famille Rose Rooster Decorated Dinner Plates
Located in Atlanta, GA
This exquisite pair of Chinese Famille Rose porcelain plates showcases intricate hand-painted designs, featuring a rooster and garden scene surrounded by a richly decorated border. T...
Category
19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Antique Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Enamel
Antique Brass Middle Eastern Dallah Arabic Coffee Pot
Located in North Hollywood, CA
19th century antique Middle Eastern traditional Arabian tinned copper and brass Dallah coffee pot.
Islamic Moorish coffee pot hand-hammered and chased c...
Category
Late 19th Century Omani Moorish Antique Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Brass, Copper
Japanese Painting. Bird and Flower. 19th century copy of Lu Ji by Ogata Tomin.
Located in Kyoto, JP
Ogata Tomin (1839 -1895)
Birds in a spring landscape
Ink and colour on silk.
Inscription reads:
“Copy of Lu Ji, painted with heartfelt appreciation”
“Painted by Tomin Ogat...
Category
Late 19th Century Japanese Ming Antique Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Silk
Excellent Sakaida Kakiemon 13th (1906-1982) Arita Ware Porcelain Vase
Located in Bad Säckingen, DE
This elegant Arita ware porcelain vase is a stunning example of Japanese craftsmanship by Sakaida Kakiemon XIII (1906-1982). The bottle-shaped vase features...
Category
Mid-20th Century Japanese Showa Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Pair Of Meiji Antique Japanese Cloisonne Enamel Butterfly Vases
Located in New York, NY
A pair of antique Japanese cloisonne enamel vases of baluster form, each featuring a multicolor striped design enhanced with floral, foliage, and butterfly motifs. The vibrant enamel...
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Enamel
Japanese Cloisonne Box by Inaba, Meiji Period, circa 1900, Japan
Located in Austin, TX
A fine Japanese cloisonne hinged box with pheasant and autumn foliage, by Inaba Nanaho and the Inaba Cloisonne Company, Meiji period, circa 1900, ...
Category
Early 1900s Japanese Meiji Antique Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Copper, Enamel, Metal
Antique Soft Teal Chinese Qing Dynasty Silk Brocade with Auspicious Symbols
Located in Milan, IT
Woven in the age of the third Qing Emperor Yongzheng (1722-35), this delicately coloured precious silk brocade is embellished by three parallel and offset rows of children holding a cornucopia of auspicious symbols. In the first horizontal row, the child is holding in one hand a closed lotus flower, symbol of honesty, goodness, beauty and purity, and in the other a stick which a pair of coins, an element belonging to the group of Eight Precious Things. The following row depicts the child holding on one hand the Paintings, one of the four symbols of literature and science, and a peach blossom on the other, a flower associated with Spring and rejuvenation. In between this main pattern we see an alternation of the bat motif (symbol of good luck), the plum blossom (symbolising the faithful, the resolute and the holy) and the butterfly (symbol of love, freedom, romance and beauty).
The subtle polychromy of soft tones of green and peach is punctuated with touches of royal Chinese blue...
Category
Early 18th Century Chinese Qing Antique Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Silk
Chinese Carved and Painted Wood Sculpture of Guanyin
Located in Stamford, CT
Beautiful carving of Guanyin, shown standing on a rocky outcrop, mounted on a lobed wooden base. It was once used as a lamp, and can be rewired. Nice faded painted surface.
Guany...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Ming Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Wood
Chinese Kangxi period Porcelain Plate Kakiemon-Imari decoration, Qing Ca 1690
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
This is a beautifully hand painted Chinese Export porcelain Plate from the Qing, Kangxi period, 1662-1722.
The plate is finely potted with a carefully cut base rim and a lovely rich...
Category
Late 17th Century Chinese Chinese Export Antique 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.
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