Buddhist Temple Cabinet

Early 20th century woven Thai basket Beautiful patina Dimensions: Top is 10.5 in H x 14 in W Bottom is 10 in H x 13.5 W Total for basket is 12.5 in H x 14 in W x 4.5 in D...

Every detail on this table, from its delicately curved legs to its hand-painted depictions of oriental landscapes and motifs, reflects the meticulous artistry of the late 19th-centur...

Gorgeous patina is the highlight of this Early 20th Century American Cupboard / Cabinet. The layers of paint have been worn over time allowing the most interesting of colorations. St...

Materials and Technique: These trays were traditionally made from bamboo or wood and coated with layers of lacquer, a process known as "Pan-Yun." Lacquerware is a distinctive and rev...

17th century southeast Asian Rare Medieval tobacco pipe. Unearthed in the Central Highlands of Viet Nam near the Cambodian Border Tay Nguyen Plateau, Montagnard, Jarai Tribe Est, 17t...

19th century collection of blue and bone Chinese porcelain. The collection has both important and less important pieces. All have traditional Chinese motifs and some with Celadon co...

This beautiful and rare, lacquered 18th century Buddhist incense table with a great patina of original dark oxblood and red lacquer is craved from Yumu (Chinese Northern Elm) and is ...

This 2 panel cabinet is beautifully painted with a pair of dragons, vases and lotus blossoms adoring both the front doors. Both sides of the cabinet are painted with the same floral ...

Antique Chinese wedding cabinet in beautifully aged all original burnt sienna red stained finish that nicely compliments the grain of w...

Beautifully painted Chinese red lacquered cabinet with gilded butterflies. Hand crafted and hand painted from the Shanxi province of north China durin...

We have an aesthetic sense peculiar to Japanese people. And we introduce the unique items that only we can do, the route of purchasing in Japan, the experience value so far, and the way that no one can imitate. Japanese antique black chest "staircase chest...

A truly magnificent and special work - this beautiful and exceptionally long string of Japanese hand-crafted natural wood (perhaps Rosewood) Buddhist Juzu mala beads. These rosary-type large prayer bead necklaces were used by Buddhist monks in temple prayers/rituals and worn by Samurai as amulets of protection. During the Edo period, Buddhist priests/monks and samurai warriors used to wrap the beads around their bodies and use the beads in their worshipping and meditation ceremonies. After reading the sutra once, one bead would be moved (some sects used them instead of wooden tally counters). It would take a tremendous amount of intense concentration and physical stamina to read the sutra while holding and counting/moving each individual prayer bead as well as a copious amount of time to move all the prayer beads to complete the sutra cycle. We have not come across another set of Juzu beads...