Gold More Asian Art, Objects and Furniture

Japanese Komai style iron damascene dish. The dish decorated with a landscape scene worked in gold and silver nunomezogan on a matt black ground with a ...

Fine Antique Kashmiri Enamelled gilt copper candle stick holders. Superb square based candle holders hand crafted from copper and embellished with col...

Chinese Cloisonne Gilded Bronze Baluster vases Enameled Republic period. material: Bronze, Gold leaf, gold gilded bronze, cloisonne, enemaled, glass Style: Chinese republic, Antiqu...

Fine Japanese iron charger dating to the late Meiji period. The charger boldly decorated with an outer boarder of gilt leaves surrounding the central scene of the world-famous Itsukushima Shrine also known as the Great Torii of Miyajima. The charger is inlaid with gold and silver accents with the Torii gate featuring to the centre foreground and the Hoden (main hall) and Heiden (offertory hall) in the background. The Shinto Shrine of Miyajima is best known for its floating Torii gate. It is located in the city of Hatsukaichi in Hiroshima prefecture Japan. The entire shrine complex is listed as a UNESCO world heritage site, with the Japanese government designating several buildings and possessions as national treasures. The shrine is one of Japanese most popular tourist attractions and is accessibly by ferry at Miyajimaguchi station. In total the shrine complex consists of two main buildings, the Honshu shrine and the Sessha Maraodo-jinja, as well as 17 different buildings and structures. There is some discussion as to when the shrine was originally built with some indication stating it was built by Saeki Kumamoto in 593 during the reign of Empress Suiko (592-628 CE) however more recently the shrine has been attributed to Taira no Kiyomori, a prominent nobel of the Imperial Court and later Chancellor Daijō-daijin, who heavily contributed to the construction of the shrine during his time as governor of Aki province in 1168. This scene is featured on several Japanese artwork...

Fine Japanese Meiji period damascene box in the shape of an open fan. The box of exceptional quality decorated throughout with mixed metals encased with...

In 19th-century Tibet, many men carried a fire striker to help ensure survival in the often-harsh climate of the Tibetan Plateau. Known as mechag, such strikers would hang from one's...

In 19th-century Tibet, many men carried a fire striker to help ensure survival in the often-harsh climate of the Tibetan Plateau. Known as mechag, such strikers would hang from one's belt and often doubled as a small pouch for flint and tinder. The finest strikers were finished with precious metals and decorated with repoussé and inlaid stones. This Tibetan flint...

Features design of moon-lit landscape with waterfall over craggy rocks. Moon is sheet silver, lacquer work is gold, cut sheet gold and varying lacquer techniques. Cord is attached to...

Edo Period Zitan Wood Suzuribako (Writing Box) with bamboo design, Zitan wood (as stated on storage box) suzuribako with image of bamboo in makie (raised gold). Inner cover has two s...

Antique mid-19th century very rare Persian, Qajar polychrome enameled gold cane handle, of tapering cylindrical form, decorated with floral enameled b...

A Swiss gold and enamel Zarf for the Turkish Market, circa 1840, of vase form with waved rim, decorated with three oval painted panels of flowers, divid...

Monumental Chinese folding fan that is extra large when fully opened, circa 1950s The colors are still incredibly vivid and the folding mechanism works perfectly. Comes ready to ha...