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Asian Art and Furniture For Sale
Period: 18th Century and Earlier
Period: Early 17th Century
Antique Japanese Ink Stone Maki-e Lacquer Box Suzuribako Edo Provenance
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Japanese ink stone box (known as Suzuribako) with exquisite maki-e decoration from Edo period (circa mid-18th century). The box features a rectang...
Category
18th Century Japanese Edo Antique Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Wood, Lacquer
18Th C Antique Persian Safavid Textile Hand Bag
Located in New York, NY
An antique Persian Iranian Safavid hand woven textile hand bag with pockets inside, circa 18th century. The textile is decorated with floral motifs on a red background. The frame of ...
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18th Century Persian Antique Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Textile
Ancient Jain Altarpiece with Three Standing Jina's, Gujarat, India 16th Century
Located in Antwerp, BE
An authentic, ancient and exceptional Three Jina Shrine. For it’s age the altarpiece is in a very good condition and rather large. The image of three standing, nude Jinas flanked by the other 21 seated Jinas is rare. The lintel of the shrine is showing the nine comets and three seated figures...
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16th Century Indian Medieval Antique Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Bronze
Sculpture Decorative Ancient Rython, Rare Copper Prehistoric Wine Drinking Glass
Located in Wembley, GB
Sculpture Decorative Ancient Rython, Rare Copper Prehistoric Wine Drinking Glass
The drinking horns from Persia Iran. It is made from bronze.
Rythones are from ancient eras and the...
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15th Century and Earlier Persian Prehistoric Antique Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Gold Plate, Silver, Silver Plate, Sterling Silver, Brass, Silver Leaf, B...
Evolving Elegance: An Oxidized Silver Screen from the Meiji Period
Located in Fukuoka, JP
This anodized 6-panel screen captures the serene and minimalistic beauty of a bamboo grove, embodying the aesthetic principles of the Edo period. The screen features subtle and delic...
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18th Century Japanese Edo Antique Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Silver Leaf
18Th Century Persian Safavid Dynasty Woven Textile
Located in New York, NY
An antique Persian Iranian Safavid dynasty hand woven textile. The textile is adorned with traditional floral and foliage ornaments in yellow, orange and black shades. Circa: 18th ce...
Category
18th Century Unknown Antique Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Textile
Vietnamese Blue And White Bowl Circa 15th Century
Located in seoul, KR
The artwork, with its foliage and floral motifs, suggests a connection to the natural world—a common theme in Vietnamese art. Such items were highly traded, and their recovery from shipwrecks helps us understand the extent of maritime commerce in Southeast Asia during the 15th and 16th centuries. This piece embodies the craftsmanship and aesthetic values of the period, providing insights into the cultural and economic contexts of its time.
Dates : 15th century Le Dynasty
Region : North Annam
Type : Bowl
Found/Acquired : Southeast Asia , South China Sea, Hoi An Ship
Reference : Double checked with reference to the original catalogue
Butterfield Treasures Hoi An Hoard Auction Catalogs / San Francisco Butterfields 2000
* Vietnamese trade ceramics
Around the mid-14th century, Vietnam developed its ceramics production technology by producing blue and white porcelain, and began to export it overseas. During this period, China Ming Dynasty implemented a policy of lifting the ban from 1371 to 1657 and restricted foreign trade. This served as a good opportunity in the trade history of Vietnamese ceramics...
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15th Century and Earlier Chinese Ming Antique Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Ceramic, Stoneware
Ming Period Large Pottery Horse with Saddle (15-16th Century)
Located in seoul, KR
This Ming Dynasty painted pottery horse is depicted standing on a tiered rectangular pedestal. The horse has a well-proportioned body, with sturdy legs and a slightly arched neck. The eyes and muzzle are subtly outlined and incised.
The mane is sculpted with deep, parallel grooves. The tail is long and slightly curved left, extending downward. The saddle is prominently featured at the center of the horse’s back, detailed with a raised, rounded seat and an attached stirrup hanging down one side. The saddlecloth is textured with a crosshatch pattern, bordered by a row of carved fringe-like elements. The horse's legs display subtle musculature, and the hooves are clearly defined, with black pigment accentuating their edges.
The original painted pigments, including white, black, and ochre, are still visible, though faded in some areas. The black pigment highlights the mane, tail, and parts of the bridle, while the ochre tones accentuate the saddle and decorative elements.
Period: Ming Dynasty
Medium: Green, black, and ochre glazed Pottery
Type: Figure
Provenance : Acquired in late 1990s from Hongkong
Reference : Asian Civilisations Museum - Accession No. C-1384 / 1994-00441 - Ming Dynasty Figure of Horse
(Type : Closely Related)
* Ming Dynasty Glazed Pottery Figures
Ming Dynasty glazed pottery figures are renowned for their bold color palette, intricate detailing, and lifelike forms, distinguishing them from earlier traditions. These figures, which depict officials, warriors, animals, and mythical creatures, are characterized by high-gloss lead-based glazes in green, amber, ochre, and sancai (three-color) combinations. The thickly applied glaze pools in recesses, creating depth and enhancing sculptural details. With dynamic postures, expressive facial features, and meticulously rendered drapery, these figures reflect the period’s advancement in ceramic craftsmanship, offering a greater sense of movement and realism compared to the rigid and stylized forms of earlier dynasties.
A defining characteristic of Ming glazed pottery is its elaborate surface detailing, often achieved through raised relief elements and contrasting glazes. Equestrian figures, for example, feature carefully sculpted saddles, harnesses, and decorative embellishments, while human figures are adorned with intricate robes and headdresses. The large scale of these tomb figures, often more imposing than those from previous periods, underscores the increasing importance of funerary art during the Ming era. Unlike later Qing Dynasty figures...
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15th Century and Earlier Hong Kong Ming Antique Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Pottery
Sandstone Carving of Two Demons Riding on Elephants
Located in Kastrup, DK
500-600 year old sandstone carving. The sculpture is depicting 'Two demons riding on elephants'.
From Buddha pagoda / temple in Arakan, Burma, 1400-1500.
Untouched and in original condition with great patina. Mounted on light sandstone plinth...
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16th Century Burmese Other Antique Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Sandstone
Antique Japanese Patinated Bronze Buddhistic Lion Censer 17th/18th Century
Located in Forney, TX
A remarkable Edo Period (1603-1868) Japanese patinated bronze Buddhistic lion censer, exceptionally executed sculptural shishi foo dog form, finely detailed, retaining the original r...
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18th Century Japanese Edo Antique Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Bronze
Chinese Ming Dynasty Carved Table Screen
Located in Kastrup, DK
A rare 16-17th cenury Ming Dynasty standing table screen. Untoched original condition.
Hand carved wood, the panel is carved with relief details depicting a dragon, cranes, mythical...
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Early 17th Century Chinese Ming Antique Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Wood
Persian Safavid Hand Woven Textile Ca 17Th Century
Located in New York, NY
An antique Persian Iranian Safavid dynasty hand woven embroidered textile. The textile of two parts decorated with hand woven floral motif on the beige background on the one part and...
Category
17th Century Unknown Antique Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Textile
Japanese Painting, Framed Panel, 17th Century Falcon by Mitani Toshuku
Located in Kyoto, JP
Mitani Toshuku (1577-1654)
“Falcon”
Wall panel, ink and light color on paper.
Upper seal: Mitani
Lower seal: Toshuku
Dimensions:
Each 118.5 cm x 51 cm x 2 cm (46.5” x 20” x .75”)
Individual falcon paintings by Mitani Toshuku (1577-1654), an early artist of the Unkoku School. Founded by Unkoku Togan (1547–1618), a master of the Momoyama period, the Unkoku school enjoyed long lasting patronage in southern Japan. Togan was a retainer of the Mori family in present day Yamaguchi prefecture. Members of the school considered themselves to be in the artistic lineage of Sesshu Toyo...
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Early 17th Century Japanese Edo Antique Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Wood, Paper
Rare Qing Dynasty K'o-Ssu "Cut Silk" Military Rank Badge with Bear
Located in Atlanta, GA
Rare Qing Dynasty k'o-ssu ("cut silk") military rank badge with bear, late 18th or early 19th century.
The Chinese tradition of wearing rank badges (buzi), also known as Mandarin squares...
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Late 18th Century Chinese Antique Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Silk
Chinese Qianlong Clobbered Moulded Porcelain Plate, 18th Century
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
OR19067
A large and stunning antique Chinese Qing porcelain charger decorated in the famille rose palette with scattered floral designs on a turquoise ground and set around five Chi...
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18th Century Chinese Qing Antique Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Ceramic, Porcelain
Indian Shiva Mukhalingam Brass Alloy Human Face Cover
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
An antique Indian Shiva Mukhalingam made from a brass alloy and formed as a human face dating from the 18th century.
The Shiva Mukhalingam has a single face (some come with four or ...
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18th Century Indian Other Antique Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Brass
18th Century Chinese Plate or Bowl Blue & White, Qing Qianlong Circa 1770
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
This is a good Chinese porcelain circular deep plate or soup bowl made for the export (Canton) market, during the middle of the 18th century, Qing-Qianlong period.
The plate is well...
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18th Century Chinese Chinese Export Antique Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Chinese Kangxi Yixing Sancai Glazed Teapot with Rat Finial
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A rare and unusual Chinese Yixing sancai glazed teapot and cover mounted with a rat finial acquired as dating from the Kangxi reign 1662 – 1722. The lightly hand-crafted red clay tea...
Category
18th Century Chinese Qing Antique Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Pottery
Chinese Export Jar Provincial Hand Painted ceramic, 17th Century late Ming
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
This is a Chinese Export provincial ceramic jar hand painted with a blue and white lakeside scene with other symbols and dating to the mid 17th century.
This is a hand potted piece ...
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Mid-17th Century Chinese Chinese Export Antique Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Ceramic
17-19thC Antique Tibetan Altar, 8193
Located in Ukiah, CA
17-19thC Antique Tibetan altar from the estate of the great comedian Gary Shandling. The main part of the altar looks to be quite early based on...
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18th Century Tibetan Antique Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Wood
Antique Chinese Porcelain Dish Hand-Painted Mandarin Ducks Qianlong, Circa 1770
Located in Katonah, NY
This gorgeous 18th-century Chinese plate was meticulously hand-painted in the Famille Rose style during the Qianlong period of the Qing dynasty, circa 1770.
The center features a del...
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Late 18th Century Chinese Qing Antique Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Late Ming Era Documented Glazed Pottery Horse
Located in Kastrup, DK
An elegant Chinese Ming dynasty pottery figurine depicting a horse in a standing pose with polychrome finish (aubergine, light brown and g...
Category
17th Century Chinese Ming Antique Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Pottery
Japanese Six-Panel Screen Horses in Stable
Located in Hudson, NY
Kano School painting of horses in stabile, with a monkey. Mineral pigments on mulberry paper with silk brocade border.
Category
Late 18th Century Japanese Edo Antique Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Silk, Wood, Paper
Antique Asian Cast Bronze Buddha Head Fragment Bust Sculpture Thai, 18th Century
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
Antique Asian and extremely detailed cast bronze fragment of the head of Buddha, dating from the 18 century and presumably having Thai or Tibetan origins. The sculpture fragment is s...
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18th Century Thai Tibetan Antique Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Bronze
Antique Japanese Lacquer and Inlay Kang Table from Ryukyu Island
Located in Atlanta, GA
A small low table with lacquer and intricate mother-of-pearl inlay design from Ryukyu Islands kingdom circa 17-18th century. Ryukyuan kingdom was used to be an independent island cou...
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18th Century Japanese Edo Antique Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Mother-of-Pearl, Lacquer
18th C., Late Ayutthaya, A Pair of Antique Thai Wooden Finial 'Naga' with Stand
Located in Sampantawong, TH
A pair of antique Thai wooden finial Naga carved on both sides and decorated with mirror-tiles, used for decoration on top of the temple's roof.
Age: Thailand, Late Ayutthaya Perio...
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18th Century Thai Antique Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Wood
17th Century Japanese Export Lacquer Cabinet with Depiction the Dutch Tradepost
Located in Amsterdam, NL
A highly important Japanese export lacquer cabinet with depiction of the Dutch East India Company tradepost Deshima and the annual Dutch delegation on its way to the Shogun in Edo
Edo period, circa 1660-1680
H. 88 x W. 100.5 x D. 54 cm
This cabinet includes a later European japanned stand, but also a modern powder-coated steel frame.
The latter can be designed and added to your specific needs.
The sides and front of the rectangular two-door cabinet are embellished in gold and silver hiramaki-e and takamaki-e on a black roiro lacquer ground with a continuous design. The two doors depict a long procession of numerous figures travelling on foot and horseback along buildings and a pagoda into a mountainous landscape. This is the annual court journey, Hofreis, of the Dutch from Nagasaki to the Shogun’s court in Edo. Three horseback riders are dressed as Dutch merchants and a fourth figure, probably het Opperhoofd, is seen inside a palanquin, norimon. Just about to cross the bridge, two men are carrying a cabinet like the present one.
Many Japanese figures on either side of the procession are engaged in various activities; some play musical instruments on board of small boats, others are fishing; figures inside buildings are depicted playing go, and farmers are tending to their rice paddocks. The upper part of the right door shows a large mansion, probably the local daimyo’s castle, with men kneeling before a man in the central courtyard.
The court journey fits in with the foreign policy of the shogunate which accorded a role to the VOC alongside China, Korea, and the Ryukyu Islands who also had to pay tribute. However, the VOC employees were traders, having low status in Japan’s social hierarchy, and they were received with less deference than were the state embassies from Korea and the Ryukyu Islands. Nevertheless, the contacts with the Dutch were a welcome source of information to the Shogun about Europe and European science and technology.
The left side of the cabinet depicts, in mirror image, a rare view of the artificial fan-shaped Deshima Island, the trading post for the Dutch in Japan. The island, where the Dutch flag flies, is surrounded by small Japanese boats and an anchored three-masted fluyt (cargo ship), flying Dutch flags, with on the stern the VOC monogram. On the bottom right a busy street of Nagasaki is shown, bordered by shops and leading up to the stone bridge. On the island the trees are beautifully painted, two cows can be seen, and the flagpole, all in very fine detail. Dutchmen and enslaved Malay are visible outside the buildings and two Japanese figures, probably guards, sit in a small hut in the centre.
A maximum of fifteen to twenty Dutchmen lived on the island at any time and soldiers or women were not allowed. Restrictions on Deshima were tight, and the merchants were only allowed to leave the island by special permission. The Opperhoofd had to be replaced every year, and each new Opperhoofd had to make a court journey to pay tribute, present gifts, and to obtain permission to Margaret Barclay eep on trading. In the distance, many birds fly above the hills and a four-story pagoda can be seen. The right side of the cabinet is painted with other horse riders and their retinue journeying through mountains.
The pair of doors to the front open to reveal ten rectangular drawers. The drawers are decorated with scenes of birds in flight and landscapes with trees and plants. The reverse of the left door with two thatched buildings, one with a ladder, underneath a camelia tree with large blooms; the right door with a three-story pagoda nestled among trees and both doors with a flying phoenix, ho-oo bird. The cabinet, with elaborately engraved gilt copper mounts, hinges, lock plates and brass handles, is raised on an 18th-century English japanned wood stand.
A pair of large cabinets...
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17th Century Japanese Edo Antique Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Copper, Gold
Antique Famille Verte Kangxi Period Chinese Porcelain Plate 18thC Famille Rose
Located in Bad Säckingen, DE
This antique Kangxi plate is a truly exceptional piece of porcelain craftsmanship. It showcases an exquisite level of detail in its design, featuring a delicate chrysanthemum and pru...
Category
Early 1700s Chinese Antique Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Enamel
Deep Purple Amethyst Cluster with Calcite Surrounded by Agate
Located in London, GB
An interesting and stunning amethyst cluster with a striking mineral and colour mix.
In this aesthetic piece the edges have been polished to reveal layers of a vibrant green celadonite, blue-grey agate and white quartz, which frame the intense purple colour of the amethyst.
The interior of the mineral sculpture is endowed with a gorgeous very deep purple amethyst...
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15th Century and Earlier Uruguayan Antique Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Agate, Amethyst, Quartz
Set of Japanese & Chinese Imari Plates Wall Decoration Porcelain, China
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Perfect for interior wall decoration. We offer sets of 18-19th century Chinese/Japanese Imari plates in different sizes. Available in every quantity needed. The selection in the pictures might not be available due to stock changes, but we have around 100 Japanese/Chinese Imari plates...
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Early 18th Century Chinese Qing Antique Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Antique plate Qianlong with floral decor and kintsugi
Located in MEAUX, FR
One Famille rose plate with the mark of “Qianlong nian zhi.
Beatifully handpainted theme of different flowers of peony, lotus , etc, and goldfishes, meaning Prosperity and well-be...
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18th Century Chinese Antique Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Gold
Chinese Kangxi Famille Verte Plate Porcelain Long Eliza Ladies, Circa 1690
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
This is a very beautifully hand painted Chinese porcelain "Famille Verte" Plate, dating to the late 17th Century Qing Kangxi period ( 1662-1722).
This is a well potted plate, fairly deep, with a very well cut foot rim and a white glaze.
The plate is very finely hand decorated, over-glaze in a free flowing style, characteristic of the period, in the Famille Verte (green) palette with five colours of green, blue, red , yellow and a mauvy-brown with black outlining, all in varying shades with some gold gilt highlights
The central well is beautifully hand decorated with an iconic scene of two ladies (long eliza...
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Late 17th Century Chinese Qing Antique Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Antique George III period mahogany Gainsborough library armchair
Located in London, GB
A mid-18th Century mahogany Gainsborough Library Armchair having serpentine top with shaped set-back arms with moulded carving. The Chair, with serpentine front supported on acanthu...
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Mid-18th Century English Chippendale Antique Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Mahogany
Ornately Carved Chinese Luohan Bed, circa 1550
Located in Chicago, IL
This gorgeous luohan daybed anchors its surroundings with its monumental scale and incredible carved decoration. Known as a luohan chuang, or couch bed, this form of low-backed daybe...
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16th Century Chinese Ming Antique Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Elm
18th Century Gilt Black Chinese Larquer Cabinet Desk
Located in Brea, CA
18th century gilt black lacquer Chinese cabinet desk, the rectangular-section body decorated with panels of landscapes, the superstructure of two panelled doors, enclosing an array o...
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Early 18th Century Chinese Qing Antique Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Lacquer
18th Century French Mirror Louis Seize Gilded Wood Carved Original Mirror Glass
Located in Epfach, DE
18th century French mirror Louis Seize Gilded wood carved original mirror glass
This delicate and beautiful mirror once embellished a noble house in Franc...
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1780s French Louis XVI Antique Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Softwood
12th Century Khmer Vase
Located in Vosselaar, BE
A 12th to 13th century mocha brownglazed stoneware jar in a apple-form body, concave neck and flared and lipped rim. Geometric motifs on leg shoulder and neck aswell as the unglazed ...
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15th Century and Earlier Cambodian Antique Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Ceramic
Neolithic Pottery Amphora(Gansu Province), 3rd-2nd Millenium BC
Located in seoul, KR
Neolithic Vase with raised neck, slightly flared, two handles. Geometric designs and stylized bovine heads in black. Acquired in Hong Kong in the late 1990s.
Date : 3,000-2,000 BC
M...
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15th Century and Earlier Hong Kong Antique Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Earthenware, Pottery
16th-Century Indo-Portuguese Colonial Mother-of-pearl Gujarat Casket
Located in Amsterdam, NL
An exceptional Indo-Portuguese colonial mother-of-pearl veneered casket with silver mounts
India, Gujarat, 2nd half of the 16th century, the silver mounts Goa or probably Lisbon
Measures: H. 16 x W. 24.6 x D. 16.1 cm
An exceptional Gujarati casket with a rectangular box and truncated pyramidal lid (with slopes on each side and a flat top) made from exotic wood, probably teak (Tectona grandis), covered with a mother-of-pearl mosaic. The tesserae, cut from the shell of the green turban sea snail (Turbo marmoratus, a marine gastropod) in the shape of fish scales, are pinned to the wooden structure with silver ball-headed nails. The casket is set on bracket feet on the corners. The masterfully engraved decoration of the silver mounts follows the most refined and erudite Mannerist repertoire of rinceaux and ferroneries dating from the mid-16th century. The high quality and refinement of the silver mounts and, likewise, the silver nails that replaced the original brass pins used to hold the mother-of-pearl tesserae in place indicate the work of a silversmith probably working in Lisbon in the second half of the 16th century.
The Indian origin of this production, namely from Cambay (Khambhat) and Surat in the present state of Gujarat in north India, is, as for the last three decades, consensual and fully demonstrated, not only by documentary and literary evidence - such as descriptions, travelogues and contemporary archival documentation - but also by the survival in situ of 16th-century wooden structures covered in mother-of-pearl tesserae. A fine example is a canopy decorating the tomb (dargah) of the Sufi saint, Sheik Salim Chisti (1478-1572) in Fatehpur Sikri in Agra district in the state of Uttar Pradesh, north India. This is an artistic production, geometric in character and Islamic in nature, where usually the mother-of-pearl tesserae form complex designs of fish scales or, similar to the dishes also made using the same technique, with the thin brass sheets and pins, stylized lotus flowers. The truncated pyramidal shape corresponds, like their contemporary tortoiseshell counterparts also made in Gujarat, to a piece of furniture used in the Indian subcontinent within the Islamic world prior to the arrival of the first Portuguese. This shape, in fact, is very old and peculiar to East-Asian caskets, chests or boxes used to contain and protect Buddhist texts, the sutras.
A similar chest is the famous and large reliquary chest from Lisbon cathedral that once contained the relics of the city's patron saint, Saint Vincent. Both match in shape, having the same kind of socle or pedestal and bracket feet, and in their engraved silver mountings, featuring the same type of refined, erudite decoration. Their differences lie in the silver borders that frame the entire length of the edges of the chest (both the box and the lid), pinned with silver nails, and on the lock plate, shaped like a coat of arms in the Lisbon example. Given the exceptional dimensions of the reliquary casket...
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16th Century Indian Antique Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Silver
Edo Tiger Screens by Tosa Mitsusada
By Tosa School
Located in Fukuoka, JP
Edo Tiger Screens by Tosa Mitsusada
Period: Edo
Size: 358x175.5 cm
SKU: PTA119
Enter the captivating world of Japanese artistry with our pair of painted...
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18th Century Japanese Edo Antique Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Gold Leaf
Momoyama period Japanese Screen. Crows on Pine. Studio of Hasegawa Tohaku.
Located in Kyoto, JP
Studio of Hasegawa Tohaku (1539-1610)
“Crows on Pine”
Momoyama period. Early 17th Century.
A six-panel Japanese Screen. Ink on paper.
The early 17th century Momoyama period scree...
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Early 17th Century Japanese Medieval Antique Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Paper
Edo period Japanese Screen. Tiger and Pine by Kishi Ganku.
Located in Kyoto, JP
Kishi Ganku (1749/1756-1838)
Tiger and Pine
A six-panel Japanese Screen. Ink on silver leaf.
The central focus of this Japanese screen is a large tiger, emerging from shadow, crou...
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Late 18th Century Japanese Edo Antique Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Silver Leaf
Antique Terracotta Chinese Figures Statues
Located in Alessandria, Piemonte
Antique terracotta figures Han style from my private collection: collected about 35 years ago and never exibited to the public.
One is very ancient, the other one is more recent. The prices are different, but an expert can understand the value. A certificate Oxford test would be needed: I don't have it, so I'm accepting offers: I want to close my activities and I have a beautiful Chinese collection, see the other ones published under my name enrica pasino.
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15th Century and Earlier Chinese Han Antique Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Terracotta
16th century Antique Indian wooden Temple fragment from India
Located in DEVENTER, NL
Discover the beauty of this antique Indian wooden temple fragment, a remarkable 16th-17th century artifact showcasing traditional craftsmanship. Carved from solid wood, this exquisit...
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16th Century Indian Antique Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Wood
18th Century Chinese Export Lacquer Chinoiserie Bureau Desk for the Dutch Market
Located in Amsterdam, NL
An extremely rare, possibly unique, Chinese export lacquer bureau for the Dutch market
Canton, circa 1737
H. 118 x W. 102.5 x D. 63 cm
Provenance:
- Private collection, The Netherlands
- J.K. Driessen Antiques, Arnhem (Art Fair Breda, 1989)
- Noble collection, Belgium
Literature:
- C.J.A. Jörg, ’De handel van de V.O.C. in Oosters lakwerk in de 18de eeuw’ in: Nederlands Kunsthistorisch Jaarboek , Jr. 31 (1980), pp. 355-363 (ill.)
- Annigje Hofstede, Nederlandse meubelen van Barok tot Biedermeier, 1700-1830, Waanders, Zwolle 2004, pp. 35-37 (ill.)
This lacquer bureau is one of the four writing desks purchased in Canton in 1737, and as far as is known, this is the only remaining bureau of its type from the period. As the VOC believed that large pieces of import took up too much valuable space in their trading ships...
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Mid-18th Century Chinese Chinese Export Antique Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Wood, Cypress, Lacquer
A large Dutch colonial ebony cabinet with brass mounts
Located in Amsterdam, NL
A Dutch colonial ebony cabinet with brass mounts on contemporary black steel frame
Batavia (Jakarta), 2nd half 17th century
The cabinet has two ...
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Mid-17th Century Indonesian Dutch Colonial Antique Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Brass
17th Century Korean Grapevine and Squirrel Scroll Painting, Mid Joseon Period
Located in Kyoto, JP
Anonymous. Korean, 17th century. Joseon period.
Hanging scroll. Ink on paper.
Seal: Shinso
Dimensions:
Scroll: H. 200 cm x W. 31 cm (79” x 12”)
Image: H. 122 cm x W. 29.5 cm (48” x 11.5”)
The grapevine came to China and then Korea from western Asia via the silk road trade routes. By the mid-Joseon period, it was one of the most popular subjects for Korean literati painters. Grapevines were painted as a singular subject or, less commonly, in combination with squirrels, which are associated with children due to their playful nature. Together, grapevines and squirrels embody wishes for abundant offspring and wealth.
For the Korean literati artist the twisting vines, curling tendrils and round, plump grapes provided ample opportunity for expressive "brush play”. In this painting the artist has abstracted the scene and is seemingly unconcerned with discontinuities and proportion. Vines spring up from nowhere, grapes hang in random clusters and the squirrel’s head appears as if twisted backwards. For the vines and leaves we can feel a sense of speed in the brushstrokes, imparting a dynamic feel which is at once intense and animated. This contrasts dramatically with the countless tiny strokes of ink which realistically capture the texture of the squirrel’s fur...
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17th Century Korean Other Antique Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Paper
37.8CM Yongzheng Antique Chinese Porcelain Plate with a Pencilled Floral Scene
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Sharing with you this beautiful Chinese porcelain plate from the Kangxi/Yongzheng period.
in beautiful cobalt blue colors.
Country of origin: China
Period: Kangxi/Yonzheng period
Co...
Category
17th Century Chinese Qing Antique Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Antique Chinese Cloisonné Enamel Gu Form Vase, 17th/18th Century, Kangxi Period
Located in New York, NY
A Fantastic, rare, and antique Chinese Cloisonné Enamel Gu Form vase, 17th/18th century, Kangxi Period. This cloisonne vase is extremely rare to find in this quality, condition, age,...
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Late 17th Century Chinese Qing Antique Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Bronze
Top Quality Antique Chinese Porcelain Dish Kangxi Period Chenghua Marked
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Sharing with you this exceptionally nice Chinese porcelain Plate from the Kangxi period. It has a dark cobalt blue scene with geometric design, objects and symbols.
The base with a...
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17th Century Chinese Qing Antique Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Neolithic Pottery Jar, Majiayao culture, 3rd-2nd Millenium BC
Located in seoul, KR
Fine-grained, buff-colored clay. Potted thin. Upper part of body painted with symbolic patterns in black and chocolate brown. Majiayao culture, Banshan type, 3rd millennium BC
Peri...
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15th Century and Earlier Hong Kong Antique Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Earthenware, Pottery
Tang Dynasty Horse and Detachable Rider
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Tang Equestrian with detachable rider 12h
Early Tang unglazed pottery is characterized by its realism and elegant shape of the horse. This equestrian has a detachable female rider. ...
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15th Century and Earlier Chinese Tang Antique Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Pottery
Japanese Screen Painting, Circa 1700 'Tales of Ise' by Tosa Mitsusuke
By Tosa Mitsusuke 1
Located in Kyoto, JP
A six-fold Japanese screen by Tosa Mitsusuke (1675-1710), Japan 17th-18th century, Edo period.
The signature reads Shoroku-i ge Tosa sa Konoe Shogen Mit...
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Late 17th Century Japanese Edo Antique Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Gold Leaf
Sancai-glazed ‘floral’ dish, Liao dynasty(916~1125)
Located in seoul, KR
Well potted with shallow sides rising from a short foot, the interior molded with a single chrysanthemum surrounded by peony blossoms picked out in yellow and with green leaves again...
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15th Century and Earlier Hong Kong Tang Antique Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Pottery
A Very Large and Rare 14-16thC Nagapattinam Bronze Buddha, 8000
Located in Ukiah, CA
A one-of-a-kind 14-16thC Nagapattinam Standing Indian Bronze Buddha (close to Chola, in both location and time, but this one is Buddhist, the other Hindu. Chola is more famous- both ...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Indian Antique Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Bronze
Qingbai Lotus Censer, Song Dynasty
Located in seoul, KR
This exquisite Qingbai piece, acquired in Hong Kong in the late 1990s, is a high-quality artifact from the Southern Song Dynasty, likely produced at the Hutian Kiln. The base exhibit...
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15th Century and Earlier Hong Kong Antique Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Ceramic
China Trade Painting on Paper depicting Feeding of Silkworms
Located in Downingtown, PA
China Trade Painting on Paper,
Silk Processing-Feeding of Silkworms,
Circa 1780-1820
A fine China Trade watercolor and gouache on paper depicting two of the steps in the processing ...
Category
Late 18th Century Chinese Chinese Export Antique Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Paper
Outstanding quality 18th century Dutch antique burr walnut bombe chest of drawer
Located in Ipswich, GB
Outstanding quality 18th century Dutch antique burr walnut bombe chest of drawers, having a quality burr walnut shaped top with a moulded edge above four bombe shaped burr walnut dra...
Category
Early 18th Century Antique Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Walnut
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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Symbols of Happiness and Rebirth Adorn This Japanese Satsuma Bowl
Decorated with white cranes and the sought-after thousand-butterflies motif, the Meiji-period vessel offers both a celebration of traditional aesthetics and a clear reflection of the era’s appetite for exquisite export pieces.
Chicago’s Pagoda Red Has a Spirited Mix of Asian Antiques and Bold New Art
For 25 years, gallerist Betsy Nathan has leveraged her keen eye and key connections to bring a unique selection of rare finds to the market.
In L.A., Gallerist JF Chen Has Long Championed Eclectic Blue-Chip Design
Now working alongside his daughter Bianca, dealer Joel Chen has presented a most covetable array of antiques, art and contemporary creations for more than 40 years.
12 Calming Spaces Inspired by Japanese Design
From cherry-blossom-adorned walls paired with glamorous lighting to wood-paneled ceilings above checkerboard-patterned chairs, these 12 spaces seamlessly blend Eastern and Western aesthetics.
Rodrigo Rivero Lake’s Mexico City Showroom Is a Museum-Worthy Trove of Spanish Colonial and Asian Antiques
The dealer and curator has spent the past 50 years amassing a collection of exceptional art, furniture and architectural elements that trace the cultural influence of the Spanish empire from Europe to the Americas and beyond.
16 Refined Asian-Inspired Interiors
These spaces exemplify how Eastern elements elevate a home's decor.