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Asian Art and Furniture For Sale
Japanese Large 1842 Bronze Temple Meditation Bowl Rin Serene Resonating Sound
Located in South Burlington, VT
Japan, a rare dated large bronze hand hammered temple bell rin, Edo period , incised and dated Tenpo era 13th (1842) around rim.
Perfect meditation instrument.
When struck emits a pleasing bold reverberating sound guaranteed to please you.
Bell is in very good condition... Includes red lacquered display base as shown and a complimentary striker
This hand-hammered and wrought bronze percussion instrument created by specialized Samurai craftsmen with dimpled construction and incised signature of maker along rim sets atop a round red lacquered footed wood display base with wooden striker and when struck creates a serene reverberating sound. Perfect for meditation gardens or interior spaces.
Total Height of bronze bell with red lacquered stand...
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1840s Japanese Edo Antique Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Bronze
Pair #2 Chinese Export Porcelain Green Sancai Glazed Parrots
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Pair #2: Chinese Export Porcelain Green Sancai Glazed Parrots
China, Late 19th Century
This exceptional pair of Chinese Export Porcelain Green Sancai Glazed Parrots, crafted in the...
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Late 19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Antique Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Antique Palm Leave Manuscript Book from, Burma
Located in DEVENTER, NL
Material: palm leaves & wood.
Material: wood.
Measures: 16 cm high.
49 cm wide and 6, 5 cm deep.
Weight: 1.864 kgs.
Gilded with 24 krt gold.
Originating from Burma.
19th Cent...
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19th Century Burmese Antique Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Wood
Antique Indonesian Wood Decorative Box with Inner Red and Black Lacquered Decor
Located in Yonkers, NY
An Indonesian antique wooden decorative box from the early 20th century, with red lacquered interior lid, lateral handles and bracket feet. Created in Indonesia during the early years of the 20th century, this charming wooden box features a linear silhouette beautifully accented with dovetailed joints on the sides. The lid opens to reveal a convenient storage area with side box, but it is the lid's red and black lacquered decor...
Category
Early 20th Century Indonesian Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Wood, Lacquer
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
Qing Dynasty Giltwood and Red Painted Floral Architectural Panel in Frame
Located in Yonkers, NY
A late Qing Dynasty period giltwood architectural panel on red ground, with floral motifs, set in new frame. Delve into the rich tapestry of the late Qing Dynasty period with this gi...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Wood, Giltwood
Asian Well's Wooden Water Bucket
Located in Greenwich, CT
Asian well's water wooden water bucket with handle surrounded with cast iron brackets. We carry fine quality furniture with elegant finished and ha...
Category
1920s Chinese Ming Vintage Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Wood
19th C. Carved Qing Period Asian Altar Cabinet
Located in Bridgeport, CT
A classic Chinese form chest In a reddish-brown stain. With a banded top over two deep drawers with carved floral lattice patterns, metal drop pulls and locking bars (lacking the closure pin). Double doors below with carved pots of flowers...
Category
Late 19th Century Asian Qing Antique 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...
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Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Cedar
Pair Huge Chinese Qing Tongzhi Style Famille Jaune Figures Floor Porcelain Vase
Located in Danville, CA
Pair Huge Chinese Qing Tongzhi Style Famille Jaune figures floor porcelain vase
Item description: an amazing pair of huge Qing Tongzhi style Famille Rose figure porcelain vases. A pair of foo dogs on each side of the neck. Turquoise glazed interior. These vases are fully painted around their entire body. Also you can find a pair of dragons on both front and back shoulder of these vases. Throughout the entire painting around this pair, it tells a great story from Chinese history...
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Late 19th Century Chinese Antique Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Anglo-Indian Mughal Hardwood Three-Panel Screen
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Anglo-Indian hardwood three-panel Screen.
This is a beautifully carved sculptural hardwood Anglo-Indian Wooden Mughal screen in Victorian colonial Raj.
T...
Category
Late 19th Century Indian Anglo Raj Antique Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Hardwood
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
Pair of 19th Century Chinese Bronze Cloisonné Urns
Located in Houston, TX
Pair of late 19th century Chinese bronze cloisonné urns with lids
Category
Late 19th Century Chinese Antique Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Bronze, Enamel
Early 20th Century Indian Carved Wood Storage Chest Box
Located in New York, NY
Hand-carved wooden Indian tribal storage chest box with hand-wrought iron hinges and straps, and handle. Early 20th century, Northern India.
Category
Early 20th Century Indian Anglo-Indian Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Wrought Iron
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
Japanese Miyao Style Gilt Bronze Samurai Archer, Meiji Period, Japan
Located in Austin, TX
A spectacular Japanese cast, carved, and parcel gilt bronze sculpture, okimono, of a kneeling samurai archer, signed Kiyotsugu (died 1894), Meiji ...
Category
Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Bronze
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
Hana R Mini Vase Raku Ceramic, Smoked Raku, Handmade Home Decor Gift
By RAAQUU
Located in Petaling Jaya, MY
Hana R ~ 花 Flower
Our Hana R mini raku vase is the most geometric and edgy designs in our series. Its needle like shape creates a slip and faceted surface that stands out. Each pie...
Category
2010s Malaysian Modern Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Copper
19th Century antique Chinese Tea Table Lacquered with Porcelain inclusions
Located in BILBAO, ES
Chinese black lacquerd tea table with gilt highlights, circa 1930's.
Needs restauration in left side, but the design and style is precious because it reunites black lacquered with a...
Category
19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Antique Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Bentwood
Japanese Antiques A paulownia lacquer Makie brazier with a deer and a lantern
Located in Niiza, JP
φ310× 205(H) [mm]
Box size: φ340×240㎜ 4㎏
Lovely design
A Kasuga lantern with a cute male and female deer in raised lacquer.
The grey parts are made with lead.
The window of the lant...
Category
19th Century Japanese Antique Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Wood
B6 Japanese Antiques Silver folding screen, 6-panel , cranes and pine
Located in Niiza, JP
Silver folding screen, 6-panel half-pair, cranes and pine
Size when unfolded: 3180 x 1530 x 17 mm
Can be folded: 530 x 1530 x 100 mm. 8kg
Estimated size after packaging (sandwiched...
Category
20th Century Japanese Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Paper
Modern Oil on Canvas Cubist “Boy with Rooster” Painting
Located in San Marino, CA
A modern cubist style painting in the manner of Vicente Manansala (1910-1981) of the Philippines. Heavy texture, paint on canvas. 36" x 36" fr...
Category
20th Century Philippine Modern Asian Art and Furniture
Tang Dynasty, Antique Chinese Painted Pottery Horse and Rider with Oxford TLTest
Located in Sampantawong, TH
Rare antique Chinese painted pottery horse and rider with original pigments remaining.
Thermoluminescence (TL) test result from Oxford Authentication Ltd.
is included.
Age: China, T...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Chinese Antique Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Pottery
1946 Vintage Ray Martinez Oil on Canvas Rendering of the Girl before a Mirror
Located in Monrovia, CA
1946 Vintage Ray Martinez oil on canvas rendering of the girl before a mirror.
1946 oil on canvas rendering by artist Ray Martinez during Picas...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mexican Modern Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Canvas, Paint
Vintage Cast Metal Chalice with Cobalt Glass Art Nouveau
Located in San Diego, CA
Beautiful and unique chalice holder with lid. This piece is incredibly full of detail while maintaining a simple aesthetic. The holder builds up from the base into a frame with four ...
Category
1950s American Art Nouveau Vintage Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Metal
Middle Eastern Egyptian Hebraique Revival Hand Etched Brass Pot Jardiniere
By Mamluke
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Middle Eastern 19th century large scale Jewish Egyptian finely hand etched brass memorial bowl decorated with medallions with Hebrew inscriptions, pyramids, sphinx, and human figures...
Category
19th Century Egyptian Islamic Antique Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Brass
Asian Ethnographic Vintage Silver Dragon Bracelet Bali Vintage Jewellery
Located in London, GB
Asian Ethnographic Vintage Silver Dragon Bracelet Bali Vintage Jewellery
Fine vintage dragon bracelet from Bali, superb silver work with Bone/...
Category
Mid-20th Century Indian Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Silver
Rare Inscribed Japanese Wood Chest Zenibako on Custom Stand
Located in Atlanta, GA
A rare original and impressively intact Japanese Zenibako (banker's money box) from late 19th century circa Meiji Period (1868-1912). The chest was made from cypress wood and fitted ...
Category
19th Century Japanese Japonisme Antique Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Iron
Untitled Original Artwork by Robert Natkin 1969
Located in San Diego, CA
Celebrated as an unsurpassed colorist and for the beauty of his large-scale abstract works, Robert Natkin was a Chicago-born artist associated with the Color Field and Lyrical Abstra...
Category
1960s American Expressionist Vintage Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Canvas, Paint
14th century Tibetan gilt and lacquered Śākyamuni Buddha in Bhumisparsha Mudra
Located in DEVENTER, NL
The early antique bronze Thai Buddha statue is a captivating and historically significant artifact originating from Tibet. Crafted from bronze, this statue stands at 13.1 cm in height and measures 9.9 cm in width and 6.5 cm in depth.
Dating back to the 14th century, this Buddha statue holds deep historical and cultural importance, representing the artistic and spiritual heritage of Tibet. The depiction of the Buddha in the Bhumisparsha mudra, symbolizing the moment of enlightenment, adds to its profound symbolism.
With a weight of 493 grams, this statue is a cherished and valued piece. Originating from Tibet, it carries the essence of Tibet craftsmanship and Buddhist devotion. It provides a glimpse into the artistic styles of that era.
This Buddha statue serves as a powerful representation of wisdom and serenity, making it a cherished centerpiece for collectors, practitioners, or anyone seeking a connection to the rich spiritual heritage of Tibet. Its historical context, intricate details, and distinct influences contribute to its exceptional value and significance, capturing the essence of a bygone era and the enduring presence of Buddha's teachings.
Material : bronze
13,1 cm high
9,9 cm wide and 6,5 cm deep
With Turquoise inlaid
Bhumisparsha mudra
14th century
Probably the most special Tibetan statue...
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15th Century and Earlier Thai Antique Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Bronze
19th Century Chinese Silk Embroidery ( 3' 3" x 6' 10" - 99 x 209 )
Located in New York, NY
19th Century Chinese Silk Embroidery ( 3' 3" x 6' 10" - 99 x 209 )
Category
1870s Chinese Qing Antique Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Silk
Underglaze Blue and Copper Red Yuhuchunping, Late Qing Dynasty
Located in seoul, KR
This Qing Dynasty Yuhuchunping features a soft pale green glaze applied evenly across its surface, exhibiting fine crackles that enhance its aged character. The vase has a gracefully...
Category
19th Century Hong Kong Qing Antique Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Ceramic
14th-16th C., A Pair of Antique Sukhothai Pottery Jars with Shell from Shipwreck
Located in Sampantawong, TH
A pair of antique Sukhothai pottery jars with natural shell and barnacle from shipwreck.
Age: Thailand, Sukhothai Period, 14th - 16th Century
Size: Height 26.5 - 26.9 C.M. / Width 1...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Thai Antique Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Pottery
Large Pair of Indian Architectural Columns
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Wood, pigment
First Half 20th century
Measures: 105 x 26 in. / 267 x 66 cm
Some losses and restoration.
Category
20th Century Indian Other Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Hardwood
Antique circa 1900 Chinese Very Large Earthenware Dragon Planter Plant Egg Pot
By Satsuma
Located in Autonomous City Buenos Aires, CABA
Antique Chinese glazed ceramic egg cup. This brown glazed stoneware urn displays vibrant turquoise tones within. Large egg planter currently being used as ...
Category
Early 1900s Chinese Chinese Export Antique Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Earthenware
Antique Japanese Embossed Urn with Elephant Handles
Located in Douglas Manor, NY
8-174 Embossed bronze urn with stylized elephant handles
Bronze has aged patina with red oxide impressions
Reeds not included.
Category
1940s Central Asian Vintage Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Bronze
Large Bronze Dancing Shiva, Nataraja, 19th/20th Century, South India
Located in Austin, TX
A heavy and well cast South Indian bronze figure of Shiva Nataraja, or Shiva as Lord of the Dance, in the Chola style, late 19th or early 20th century, India.
Shiva is portrayed here in his form as Nataraja, the Lord of the Dance. An iconic and powerful image, Shiva is portrayed engaged in his dance of creation, protection, and destruction, bringing together all his aspects into one sublime form.
Shiva dances ecstatically, facing the viewer with his body twisted, his long locks of hair streaming out around him, his four arms in action, with one leg raised, the other stomping on the dwarf demon Apasmara, who represents spiritual ignorance.
In one hand he holds a damaru, or ritual drum...
Category
Early 1900s Indian Antique Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Bronze
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
Chinese Early 20th Century Lacquered Trunk with Brass Hardware and Removable Top
Located in Yonkers, NY
A Chinese lacquered wood trunk from the early 20th century, with brass hardware and removable top. Created in China during the early years of the 20th century, this trunk is covered with an elegant dark brown lacquer. Featuring a waisted top that opens thanks to a brass hardware shaped in a characteristic Chinese pattern to reveal a narrow interior, the trunk is raised on four petite feet. With its clean lines and dark brown patina, this early 20th century Chinese wooden trunk...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Brass
circa 1930 Japanese Silver Screens by Isoi Joshin, Flowers of the Four Seasons
Located in Kyoto, JP
Flowers of the four seasons
Isoi Joshin (1883-1964)
Pair of six-panel Japanese screens
Ink, pigment, lacquer and silver leaf on pa...
Category
Mid-20th Century Asian Showa Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Silver Leaf
Japanese Early Antique Stone Four Buddhas Pagoda 10 feet
Located in South Burlington, VT
Just discovered from an old Kyoto area garden. Call or message us for details or to reserve.
Please view our video.
For the finest garden- an exceptional and spiritual representation of the Buddha expressed in this unique and substantial 10 feet five roof pagoda with four buddha images carved on base.
Japan, a monumental antique stone pagoda...
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Mid-19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Granite
Japanese Porcelain Incense Burner 1970s Karabito
Located in Paris, FR
This is an incense burner which was made in Japan around 1970s in Showa era. This incense burner is made with ceramic.
Dimensions: 8 x 8 x H10 cm
Category
1970s Japanese Showa Vintage Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Ceramic
Antique Meiji Japanese Cloisonne Enamel Butterfly Design Kogo Box
Located in New York, NY
A Japanese covered enamel over copper kogo or box for incense. The cover of the box is enameled with a polychrome design depicting butterflies in blossoming flowers made in the Clois...
Category
19th Century Japanese Antique Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Copper, Enamel
A Sri Lankan ebony and cane ‘Easy chair’ or 'planter's chair'
Located in Amsterdam, NL
A Sri Lankan ebony and cane ‘Easy chair’ or 'planter's chair'
Galle, mid-19th century
H. 101 x W. 61 x D. 78.5 cm
H. 38.5 cm (seat height)
Ebony f...
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Mid-19th Century Sri Lankan Antique Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Ebony
Antique Pair Famille Rose Medallion Canton Cantonese Chinese Fo Dog Vases Urns
Located in Dublin, Ireland
An Exceptionally Fine Pair of Chinese Cantonese Hand Decorated Porcelain Vases of traditional baluster outline, of unusually quite good size proportions, (see last image in situ) mid...
Category
19th Century Chinese Early Victorian Antique Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Bronze, Ormolu
Pair 19th Century Bronze Fu Dog Censers
Located in Houston, TX
Pair of 19th Century Chinese bronze fu dog censers: hollow vessels with a hinge at the front of the neck.
Category
19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Bronze
French Farmhouses and Cottages By Paul Walshe
Located in PERTH, WA
French Farmhouses and Cottages” by Paul Walshe, a perfect Coffee Table Book. of C. 2000.
Category
20th Century Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Paper
Antique Chinese Carved Hard Stone Double Handle Urn in Relief with Dragons C1920
Located in Big Flats, NY
Antique Chinese Carved Hard Stone Double Handle and Footed Urn with Dragons in Relief C1920
Measures- 8''H x 3.5''W x 3.5''D
Category
Early 20th Century Asian Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Stone
Series Seven Chairs, Model 3107, Calvados cognac leather, Arne Jacobsen
Located in København Ø, DK
Arne Jacobsen Series 7 Chairs in Calvados Cognac Leather: Beautifully reupholstered in soft Calvados leather and fitted with new foam padding. These chairs feature a firm backrest an...
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Leather
Carved Japanese Meiji Dragon Table
Located in Houston, TX
Antique Japanese carved dragon table from the Meiji period.
The growth of urban centers and spread of wealth during the Meiji Restoration pe...
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Wood
Pair Of Chinese Glazed Ceramic Foo Dogs
Located in Houston, TX
Pair Of Chinese Glazed Ceramic Foo Dogs.
This unusual pair of Chinese export glazed ceramic foo dogs are of cream and black
color with illegible...
Category
20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Ceramic
19th Century Chinese Carved Elmwood Alter Table
Located in Dallas, TX
A 19th century Chinese alter table in highly carved elmwood.
This table would be great as a serving table or a console table. It is very decorative a...
Category
Late 19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Elm
Antique Japanese Meiji Era Cloisonne Enamel Plate
Located in New York, NY
An antique Japanese Meiji era enamel over copper charger plate. The exterior of the plate is adorned with a polychrome scene with an eagle standing on a rock and cranes flying over w...
Category
Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Copper, Enamel
Japanese Antique Exhibition stand 1920s-1940s Primitive Japandi
Located in Chiba, Chiba
This is an old Japanese display stand.
It was made from the Taisho era to the early Showa era.
The teardrop-like design is lovely.
I think you can use it like a side table.
There is a slight tilt.
We will always suggest the best shipping method.
Please contact us first.
We also introduce many other Japanese antique furniture...
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Wood
Japanese Signed Waka-Onna or Ko-Omote Wood Carved Noh Theater Mask, Showa 1900s
Located in Studio City, CA
A beautiful, wonderfully crafted, alluring mask made for Japanese Noh theater.
This mask is handcrafted and hand-carved from natural wood and signed/sealed by the maker on the underside.
This mask is the mask of Waka-Onna - or young beautiful woman. It may be that of Ko-omote. Ko-omote translates as "little mask" or sometimes "small face...
Category
Mid-20th Century Japanese Showa Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Wood, Paint
Chinese Tang Dynasty Style Sancai Glazed Ceramic Jar
Located in Stamford, CT
Chinese Tang Dynasty style Sancai glazed jar. This is a lovely example of Sancai glaze with the beautiful green, ocher and cream colors dripping down from the ocher rimand melding ov...
Category
19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Antique Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Ceramic, Earthenware
Pair of Chinese Golden Brick Side Tables, 19th Century
Located in Chicago, IL
Part of the long history of Chinese ceramics, the hand-crafted earthenware tiles that top these square side tables were originally used to pave the floors of the Forbidden City palac...
Category
Early 19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Earthenware, Wood
Annamese 19th Century Green Glazed Water Jar with Raised Dragon Motifs
Located in Yonkers, NY
An antique Vietnamese Annamese green water jar from the 19th century, with raised dragon motifs, blue, brown and yellow accents and petite loop handles. Created in Vietnam during the...
Category
19th Century Vietnamese Antique Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Ceramic
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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