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Asian Art and Furniture For Sale
Style: Louis XV
Style: Qing
Chinese 19th Century Qing Dynasty Altar Console Table with Humpback Stretchers
Located in Yonkers, NY
A Chinese Qing Dynasty period small altar console table from the 19th century with carved apron and side stretchers. Created in China during the Qing Dynasty, this small altar console table features a rectangular top with central board, sitting above a carved apron with humpback stretcher. Raised on four straight slightly splaying legs, the table boasts a nice reddish brown patina. With its clean lines and slightly weathered appearance, this 19th century Chinese Qing Dynasty altar...
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19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Wood
Chinese Round Leg Courtyard Bench, circa 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
This early 20th-century elmwood bench would have originally resided in the courtyard of a Qing-dynasty home to provide much-needed outdoor seating on hot summer days. The bench is de...
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Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Elm
Chinese Qing Turquoise Glazed Porcelain Seated Guanyin Figure
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A very fine and attractive Chinese Qing Dynasty turquoise glazed figure of Guanyin dating from the 19th Century or possibly earlier. The hollow biscuit porcelain figurine...
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19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Chinese Cloisonné small Vase with flowers & bird, Circa 1920
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
This is a very decorative small cloisonné vase, made in China and dating to the first quarter of the 20th Century.
The vase has a good globular baluster shape. It has been well mad...
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Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Ceramic
Rare Chinese Yun Jian Embroidered Silk Cloud Collar, circa 1880
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
An exceptional and rare antique Chinese Yun Jian embroidered silk cloud collar dating from circa 1880. The collar is beautifully hand embroidered on colored s...
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1880s Chinese Qing Antique Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Silk
Chinese Qing Pair Jun-Ware Liver Red Glazed Foo Dogs
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A rare and attractive pair Chinese Qing Jun-ware Foo dogs decorated in liver red glazes and dating from around 1850. The porcelain dogs are heavily made and stand raised on rectangul...
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1850s Chinese Qing Antique Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Chinese Qing Dynasty Sang de Boeuf Bulbous Vase.
Located in Vero Beach, FL
Magnificent Chinese porcelain monochrome ox-blood vase with a stout rounded body and a long elegant flaring neck. It was created in the first half of the 20th century. Monochrome gla...
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20th Century Chinese Qing Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Chinese Pair Kangxi Porcelain Famille Verte Buddhist Lion Joss Stick Holders
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A very fine pair antique Chinese Kangxi porcelain famille verte Buddhist Lion joss stick holders dating between 1662 and 1722. The dogs sit raised on...
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17th Century Chinese Qing Antique Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Antique Chinese Carved Blue Colour Glass Overlay Snuff Bottle Late Qing 19/20c
Located in Richmond, CA
Presenting a splendid antique Chinese snuff bottle, a fine example late Qing dynasty artistry. This piece features a delicate light blue g...
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Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Milk Glass
Large Pair of Graduated Turquoise Porcelain Foo Dogs. Chinese Circa 1880
Located in Ixelles, BE
Chinese turquoise-colored porcelain foo dogs from circa 1880 are exquisite examples of traditional Chinese ceramic art. Foo dogs, also known as guardian lions or temple lions, are ic...
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Late 19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Ceramic
Antique Chinese Porcelain Kangxi Period Tea Caddy Elegant Lady and Child
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Sharing with you this nice Chinese porcelain Tea Caddy from the Kangxi period. It has a dark cobalt blue figural scene with Lady and Boy.
Country of origin: China
Period: Kangxi
Siz...
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17th Century Chinese Qing Antique Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Chinese Hongmu Carved Side Table Qing Dynasty 19th Century
Located in Vero Beach, FL
Chinese Hongmu Carved Side Table Qing Dynasty 19th century.
Rare 19th century hand carved Chinese Qing Dynasty Hongmu hardwood side table. T...
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19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Hardwood
Chinese Sancai Guanyin Riding a Goose Pottery Roof Tile
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A very unusual antique Chinese pottery roof tile depicting Guanyin riding on the back of a goose and believed to date from the late Qing period. The hollow formed earthenware figure stands raised on a rounded ridge tile...
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19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Earthenware
Large 19th Century Chinese Framed Ancestor Portrait, #Ric.P3
Located in Norton, MA
Hand-Painted on silk, Chinese households honor their ancestors in private family rituals, invoking their spirits for long life, health, and prosperity. Commemorative portraits, which...
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19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Silk, Glass, Wood, Paint
Antique Chinese Glazed Ceramic Soy Sauce Jar, c. 1900
Located in Jimbaran, Bali
This glazed Chinese ceramic jar from the turn of the 19th Century was once used for soy sauce production. It features a brown finish and outer surface that f...
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Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Ceramic
Chinese Low Waisted Kang Table, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
During winter in the colder provinces of China, life revolved around the kang, a heated brick platform that household members would sit or recline upon. Placed on top of the kang, lo...
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Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Elm
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...
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Mid-20th Century Chinese Qing Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Zitan
19th Century Chinese Gilt Lacquer Fan with Mother of Pearl Faces and Lacquer Box
Located in Brea, CA
Antique 19th century hand painted Chinese fan with mother of pearl faces, Qing dynasty, the fan features black and gold lacquered handled a colorful screen with a figural, hand painted, scene with antique lacquer fan box...
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1850s Chinese Qing Antique Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Lacquer
Antique Chinese Qing Dynasty Export Gilt Black Lacquer Table 3 Drawer Desk 1850
Located in Portland, OR
A fine antique gilt-wood & black lacquer Chinese Export Qing dynasty table desk, circa 1850.
The table top is finely hand-painted to the top with a gilded landscape scene, depicting ...
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1850s Chinese Qing Antique Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Giltwood, Lacquer
Chinese Antique Cinnabar Lacquer Round Box with Eight Hermit Design, Qing Period
Located in Chuo-ku, Tokyo
This extraordinary Chinese cinnabar lacquer round box is very detailed in amazing quality.
A technique of engraving pattern on thick layer of red...
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18th Century Chinese Qing Antique Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Wood, Lacquer
Superb Chinese Qing Qianlong Famille Rose Children Parade Porcelain Jardiniere
Located in Danville, CA
For sale is a nice Chinese Qing Qianlong period Famille Rose porcelain Jardiniere, by superb painting skill, Famille Rose colors, 100 boys in parade with drag...
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Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Chinese Antique Large Qing Hand Carved Stone Drum Stool Display Pedestal, 19thc.
Located in South Burlington, VT
Rare and Hard To Find 19th Century
From China's Qing dynasty (1644-1912) a hard to find solid limestone finely carved "drum" pedestal - perfect for displaying your indoor or outdoor...
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19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Stone, Limestone
Qing Dynasty 19th Century Brown Lacquered Coffer with Brass Hardware
Located in Yonkers, NY
A Chinese antique Qing Dynasty period coffer from the 19th century, with brown lacquer, brass hardware, horse hoof feet and rustic appeal. Created...
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19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Brass
2 Antique Chinese Qing Dynasty Silk Court Rank Military Duck Buzi Badges
Located in Dayton, OH
Pair of antique Chinese Qing Dynasty silk textile / tapestry court rank military buzi badges or panels embroidered with a scene Mandarin Ducks and blue fl...
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Early 20th Century Qing Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Silk, Faux Bamboo
A Chinese Famille Verte Enameled Porcelain Charger, Kangxi Period (1662-1722)
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
The central field depicting two mythological feng-huang (phoenix's) encircling chrysanthemum blossoms & scrolling vines within a band of ruyi-heads, the cavetto rising to an iron red...
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1690s Chinese Qing Antique Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Qing Dynasty Period 19th Century Red Lacquered Cabinet with Hand Painted Décor
Located in Yonkers, NY
A Chinese Qing Dynasty period red cabinet from the 19th century with hand painted decor and gilt accents. Created in China during the Qing Dynasty, this red cabinet captivates with i...
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19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Wood
Huge Antique Chinese Porcelain Famille Rose Fencai Double Gourd Vase 19c Qing
Located in Richmond, CA
A grand and splendid antique Chinese vase, crafted in the distinctive double gourd bottle form, showcases meticulous hand-painting in the vibrant fencai famille rose palette. The vas...
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19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
19th C Pair Antique Chinese Qing Carved Jade Scholar's Table Screens Stands 1850
Located in Portland, OR
A fine pair of antique Chinese Qing dynasty ( 1644-1911) hand carved jade table screens, circa 1850.
The rectangular screens are made of variegated s...
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1850s Chinese Qing Antique Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Jade
Cabinet in Original Dark Yellow Lacquer, Shandong, China, 1850 -1870
Located in Kastrup, DK
Cabinet in original dark yellow lacquer with beautiful age-related patina.
The top a pair of doors with bars, opens up double, bottom with four doors.
Original cabinet with patina...
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Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Metal
Pair Chinese Porcelain Ginger or Temple Jars Famille Rose Hand Painted Qianlong
Located in Katonah, NY
This exceptional pair of 18th-century Chinese porcelain jars is hand-painted in vibrant famille rose enamels with blooming peonies, chrysanthemums, and plum blossoms in brilliant sha...
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Mid-18th Century Qing Antique Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
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
Materials
Pottery
Chinese Kesi Panel, 19th Century
Located in Savannah, GA
A Chinese silk embroidered kesi panel, Qing Dynasty, 19th Century.
12 inches wide by 40 inches tall
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19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Silk, Glass, Wood
Pair of Chinese Turquoise Glazed Foo Dogs, circa 1880
Located in Chicago, IL
A wonderful pair of turquoise glazed Chinese Foo dog statues- circa 1880. Foo dogs were actually lions, yet they resemble a Chow Chow and/or Shih Tzu (dog breeds) which led them to b...
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Late 19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Ceramic
Middle Eastern Decorative Throw Pillow
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Middle Eastern decorative throw pillow and tapestry.
Luxury silk in beige with an accent textile fragment with a Middle Eastern scene and decora...
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20th Century Louis XV Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Silk
Pair of 19th Century Chinese Cabinets
Located in Dallas, TX
A pair of late 19th century Chinese lacquered elmwood cabinets.
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Late 19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Brass
Chinese Flat Top Altar Table, c. 1800
Located in Chicago, IL
This Chinese altar table from the early 19th century exemplifies the refined forms of Ming and Qing dynasty furniture. The table has a classic recessed-leg design, featuring a flat, ...
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Early 19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Elm
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
Materials
Porcelain
Vintage Chinese Porcelain Snuff Bottle - Dragon - Jade Stopper 20th Century
Located in Richmond, CA
A vintage Chinese porcelain snuff bottle, decorated with a red and green dragon chasing a pearl in blue and pink clouds, with a jade sto...
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20th Century Chinese Qing Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Antique 18th Century Export Chinese Lacquer Gaming Box
Located in Brea, CA
Antique 18th century export Chinese lacquer gaming box with hand painted scenes gilt export black lacquer, there are 7 gaming boxes and 12 trays, size: ...
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Late 18th Century Chinese Qing Antique Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Lacquer
18th Century Chinese Porcelain Dish Blue and White Hand Painted, Qing Qianlong
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
This is a beautifully hand-painted Chinese porcelain Dish, dating to the middle of the 18th century, Qing, Qianlong period, circa 1750.
The dish is circular, well potted, with rib...
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Mid-18th Century Chinese Qing Antique Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Pair of Chinese Spindleback Rose Chairs, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
This pair of elegant low-back armchairs date to the late Qing dynasty (1644-1911), designed with spindle-back frames and clean-lined silhouettes. Known as a rose chair (meiguiyi) or ...
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Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Hardwood
19th C. Chinese Qing Dynasty Hardwood Official's Cap Armchairs
Located in Rochester, NY
Pair of Chinese Qing dynasty hardwood elm yoke back armchairs ( officials hat chairs ) in beautifully aged original old surface color patina w/ well figured ...
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Late 19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Hardwood, Elm
Qing Dynasty Rare Chinese Famille Rose Porcelain Vase Yellow Ground Enamel Panel
Located in Brea, CA
Qing Dynasty an antique rare early 20th century Chinese porcelain vase as a Chinese Famille Rose lamp with incised yellow ground decorated wi...
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Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Three Chinese Laughing "HoHo" Boys Hand Painted Circa 1800
Located in Katonah, NY
Our friend and client Mario Buatta owned a dozen Laughing Boys* in his private collection, which we purchased and sold several years ago (see last image). These three would have fit ...
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Early 19th Century Qing Antique Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Antique Qing Dynasty Wooden Temple Corbel with Red Polychromy and Carved Pagodas
Located in Yonkers, NY
A Qing Dynasty hand carved wooden temple corbel from the 19th century, with characters, pagodas, vegetation and red polychromy. This antique Qing Dynast...
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19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Wood
Antique Chinese Porcelain Bencharong Bowl for the Thai Market, 18th century.
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Antique Chinese Porcelain Bowl for the Thai Market, 18th century.
Bencharong enamel decoration with Buddhist imagery on a black background. This classic porcelain bowl form having a raised narrow foot rim and slightly everted mouth rim is richly decorated in bright polychrome enamels much favored by the nobility in eighteenth century Siam. This colorful style became known as “bencharong”, a term that derives from two Sanskrit words – panch (‘five’) and rong (‘colour’) and which relates to the number of colours used to decorate such porcelain. This bowl is decorated with typically Thai motifs. The sides are decorated with four Thepanom (Buddhist celestial beings) each wearing a broad necklace of petals and seated on a lotus within triangular cartouches that have a coral-red ground. Four Norasingh (mythical forest-dwelling semi-deity with a human head, torso, and arms but with the hind-quarters of a lion and the tail and hoofs of a deer) against black back grounds filled with flaming pink kranok motifs. This design is framed by two floral bands top and bottom and another double band on the interior mouth rim. The interior glazed in a soft turquoise green and remnants of a floral pattern roundel on center. Sets of porcelain such as this example were commissioned from the Jingdezhen kilns in China and exported to Thailand.
6-7/8 in. in diameter x 3-5/8 high (17.5 x 9cm)
16.7 oz. (475g.)
Ayutthaya Period, 18th century.
Provenance:
German Private Collection.
For similar examples see:
William Warren & Luca Invernizzi Tettoni, Arts and Crafts of Thailand, Chronicle Books, San Francisco 1994, p.33.
Bonhams New York, Indian, Himalayan & Southeast Asian Art, 17 Sep. 2014, lot 180 With the following notes: Bencharong porcelains...
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18th Century Chinese Qing Antique Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
19th Century/Qing Dinasty Glazed Hand-Painted Porcelain Man and Dog Figurine
Located in North Miami, FL
19th Century/Qing Dinasty hand-painted glazed porcelain sitting man with scarf and dog figurine
By: unknown
Material: ceramic, porcelain, paint
Technique: pressed, molded, painted, hand-painted, hadn-crafted, glazed
Dimensions: 7 in x 8 in x 10 in
Date: 19th century
Style: Qing
Place of origin: China
This 19th century chinese porcelain figurine depicts a tender moment between man and his pet dog. An gentleman sits cradling a pup, their forms brought to life in hand-crafted detail. The man's intricately embroidered silk robe...
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19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Ceramic, Porcelain, Paint
Large Early 20th Century Chinese Carved Jade Vase
Located in Austin, TX
A large and impressive Chinese caved jade vase, Republic Period, circa 1930.
Carved from one massive piece of jade. The vase carved with the He He Er Xian...
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Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Jade
Antique Chinese Qing Cloisonné Enamel Bronze Censer Vase in Dragon Turtle Figure
Located in Forney, TX
PATINATED GILT-BRONZE AND CLOISONNÉ ENAMEL ‘BIXI AND GU’ CENSER / VASE, QING DYNASTY, CHINA, CIRCA 1850 OR EARLIER
A magnificent, very high-quality, incredibly colored 19th century...
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19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Bronze, Enamel
Chinese Stone Seated Shakyamuni Buddha Stele, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
This carved stone stele depicts the historical Buddha, known also as Shaka, Shakyamuni, or Siddhartha Gautama. Seated in perpetual meditation, the Buddha embodies virtues of wisdom and composure. Hand-carved of limestone in the style of Northern Wei (386-535) statuary, the Buddha is depicted upon a lotus plinth with legs crossed in lotus position. His hands are held downwards in bhumisparsha mudra, a gesture representing the moment that the Buddha claimed the earth as witness to his awakening.
The Buddha has a peaceful, benevolent expression and is framed by a halo of concentric circles. His figure is surrounded by attendant bodhisattvas, carved in relief on the curved stele behind and platform below. Leafy tree branches add a naturalistic touch to the background, wrapping around to the back of the stele to form a canopy above a second, smaller Buddha...
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Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Limestone
Early 20th Century Silver Engraved Chinese Comb on Stand
Located in Jimbaran, Bali
An early 20th century Chinese silver comb with engravings, mounted on a stand.
Dimensions; Height with stand 21cm / Height 10cm x Width 23cm D 0.04cm.
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Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Silver
Chinese Cloud Pattern Long Bench, Qing Dynasty
Located in Jimbaran, Bali
This Chinese cloud pattern long Bench from the Qing Dynasty features wonderfully carved cloud spandrels, straight legs with double stretchers and a solid top. It features a more than...
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19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Wood, Lacquer
China Pair Monumental Antique Stone Spirit Pathway Tigers, Qing period 1750-1850
Located in South Burlington, VT
China Monumental Pair (2) Antique Stone “Spirit Pathway” Tigers, middle Qing period 1750-1850.
Dimensions: 115cm, 46” high and 60cm, 24” in width.
Likely utilized as spirit pathway tomb markers, these powerful, benign carved sitting effigies perched on haunches and front paws with round heads and faces exposing defined eye sockets, ears and two fangs a top bases that feature curled tails on side each whole atop a block shaped base and hand-carved from limestone whose surfaces show considerable weatherization from exposure and good age.
Reference: 35 Years Collecting 35 Treasures, Schneible Fine Arts catalog Number 30, p. 66.
Provenance: originally found in Fujian Province. Fujian has the distinction of being home to China’s last remaining wild tigers and famous “tiger” mountain. No wonder then that these early stone works...
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Late 18th Century Chinese Qing Antique Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Limestone
Antique Chinese Cinnabar, Brass and Enamel Box
Located in Miami, FL
A crisply carved antique Chinese red cinnabar lacquer lidded round box with blue enamel interior and brass fittings. The "dragon's blood" trinket box has a fine peony, foliate and fl...
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19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Enamel, Brass
Chinese Ironwood Plank Top Altar Table, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
This elegant plank top altar table exemplifies the austere beauty and perfection of line that defines classical Chinese furniture. The 19th-century table would have originally been u...
Category
Early 19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Hardwood
Chinese Qing Porcelain Brush Pot Painted with Figures and Seal Mark with Stand
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A fine quality Chinese Qing porcelain brush pot with wooden stand hand painted with children and lady and with Zhuanshu script mark to the base dating from the 19th century. The brus...
Category
19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Porcelain, Wood
Apothecary Medicine Chest with 45 Drawers
Located in Kastrup, DK
A Chinese Qing Dynasty apothecary / pharmacy medicine chest.
Front in original red lacquer with 45 drawers (42 small drawers + 3 larger drawers at the bottom).
ach drawer with hand written Chinese calligraphy in black lacquer.
These were used to store and organise Chinese herbs...
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Late 19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Wood
Chinese Qing Yixing Basketweave Ceramic Lidded Container
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
An unusual Chinese Qing, possibly Yixing, basket formed lidded container believed to date from the 19th century. The stoneware container stands on a narrow round foot with a recessed...
Category
19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Stoneware
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.