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Period: 17th Century
Antique Persian Safavid Dynasty Embroidered Textile
Located in Long Island City, NY
An antique Persian Iranian Safavid dynasty hand woven embroidered textile wall hanging. The textile is adorned with a traditional paisley ornament. Circa: 17th century to 18th centur...
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Unknown Antique 17th Century Asian Art and Furniture

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Textile

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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Chinese Qing Antique 17th Century Asian Art and Furniture

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Porcelain

Antique Chinese Porcelain Zhangzhou Swatow 17C Ming Dynasty Or Japanese Plate
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
A very nicely decorated plate from the 17th century. There is an old lacquer red repair. This is a Swatow plate or a Japanese copy of a Swatow plate. Very interesting Somehow we rea...
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Chinese Ming Antique 17th Century Asian Art and Furniture

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Porcelain

Antique Persian Safavid Hand Woven Textile Fragments
Located in Long Island City, NY
A group of three antique Persian Iranian Safavid dynasty hand woven embroidered textile fragments, circa 17th century, showcase the dynastys intricate craftsmanship. The design featu...
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Unknown Antique 17th Century Asian Art and Furniture

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Textile

Antique Ming Period Kosometsuke Landscape Chinese Porcelain Kaiseki Dish
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Very happy and delighted with this new arrival. A very nicely potted, shaped and painted blue and white Kosometsuke piece in nice cobalt blue! Visible in the pictures is a lidded box...
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Chinese Ming Antique 17th Century Asian Art and Furniture

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Porcelain

Chinese Ming Dynasty Carved, Painted and Giltwood Amitayus Buddha
Located in Austin, TX
A beautiful and serene Chinese Ming dynasty carved wood figure of the Buddha Amitayus, the Buddha of long life, and a form of Amitabha Buddha. He is seated in dhyanassana, dressed in...
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Chinese Ming Antique 17th Century Asian Art and Furniture

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Wood

'Kraak' Blue and White Large Porcelain Charger, 20.5", Wan Li Reign, circa 1610
Located in Kinderhook, NY
A museum calibre circa 1610 blue and white Chinese 'Kraak' charger or shallow bowl of massive scale, the round cavetto molded body with slightly scalloped flat rim boldly and exquisitely painted in vibrant underglaze blue with flowering peach, peony, and scroll-filled basket with protruding roots on a fenced terrace within an eight pointed scalloped medallion with ruyi-heads separating panels of starburst-lattice and fish-roe diaper, the rim with Rinaldi 'Border VII.2' having eight radiating panels filled with peach-sprays and auspicious symbols alternating with narrow swastika and tassel panels, the reverse painted with large 'ogival' or round panels with fungus and dots alternating with narrow panels containing stylized lingzhi motifs. An exceptionally fine example with the added rarity of an intact period (likely trader's or merchant's) wax seal. According to Hans van Baarsen...
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Chinese Ming Antique 17th Century Asian Art and Furniture

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Porcelain

Blue and White Chinese Export Large Charger, Late Kangxi Period, circa 1700
Located in Kinderhook, NY
An exquisite Chinese late Kangxi period (1661 - 1722) blue and white porcelain charger of large size made for export to Europe, of circular form with raised convex central roundel pa...
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Chinese Chinese Export Antique 17th Century Asian Art and Furniture

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Porcelain

Japanese Screen Painting, circa 1700 'Horses' by Kano Tanshin
Located in Kyoto, JP
Horses Kano Tanshin Morimasa (1653-1718) Two-panel tea-ceremony Japanese screen or furosaki Ink on gold leaf, late 17th-early 18th century Measures: H 55 cm x W 182 cm The Kano school was closely aligned with the warrior class in Japan. The samurai, who lived in a closed and rigid hierarchical society established by the Shogunate, were drawn to the energy and freedom horses symbolize; Kano school artists commonly depicted the equine creatures as they are here, in unfettered and carefree family groups. China originally introduced horse paintings to Japan; the works typically focused on capturing the essence of horses in their various environments and often involved integrating human figures into the images. Kano Tanshin Morimasa (1653-1718) was the son of Kano Tanyu...
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Japanese Edo Antique 17th Century Asian Art and Furniture

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Gold Leaf

Japanese antique wooden Buddha statue / Edo period / 1600 to 1800
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
This wooden statue is a relic from Japan's Edo period, and within it lies a deep history that transcends time. Originally, it was part of a more intricate statue, likely adorned with...
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Japanese Edo Antique 17th Century Asian Art and Furniture

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Cypress

Antique Chinese Jun Ware Porcelain Tripod Censer Light Blue Crackle Glaze Ming
Located in Richmond, CA
This antique Chinese censer is a remarkable example of Tang-style Jun ware, a highly esteemed ceramic art form. The piece features a compressed circular body, elegantly transitioning into a ribbed neck that culminates in a dished rim. The form is both classic and functional, designed to serve as a censer for incense burning. What sets this censer apart is its extraordinary glaze work. The base layer is a crackled light...
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Chinese Ming Antique 17th Century Asian Art and Furniture

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Porcelain

Chinese Carved Celadon and Russet Jade Mythical Animal, Ming Dynasty or Earlier
Located in Austin, TX
A fine and unusual carving of a mythical animal, possibly a pixiu, of celadon and russet nephrite jade, Ming Dynasty or earlier, China. The mythical animal masterfully carved as a...
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Chinese Ming Antique 17th Century Asian Art and Furniture

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Jade

A Wucai 'Peony' Vase Transitional Period, 17th century, Transitional Period
Located in seoul, KR
The jar features a balanced and robust form, typical of the Transitional period, which was a time of significant change and innovation in Chinese porcelain art. The decoration is exu...
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Hong Kong Qing Antique 17th Century Asian Art and Furniture

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Ceramic

A superb Japanese export lacquer writing box
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Kyoto, circa 1680 The writing box has bevelled edges and a kabusebuta (overhanging lid), and is completely covered in black lacquer in maki-e and decorated in gold, silver and red h...
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Japanese Antique 17th Century Asian Art and Furniture

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Lacquer

Antique Wanli / Tianqi Ming Chinese Porcelain Kraak Chinese Taste Figural Plate
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Sharing with you this new arrival and very happy with it. Late Ming period Kraak plate of exceptional quality in cobalt blue of larger size. In general the piece is already of high q...
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Chinese Ming Antique 17th Century Asian Art and Furniture

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Porcelain

17Th C Antique Persian Safavid Hand Woven Textile
Located in Long Island City, NY
An antique Persian Iranian Safavid dynasty hand woven embroidered textile, circa 17th century, showcase the dynastys intricate craftsmanship. The central section is vibrant red, ador...
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Unknown Antique 17th Century Asian Art and Furniture

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Textile

Bronze Head of the Buddha, 17th Century, Thailand
Located in Stamford, CT
A Thai bronze head of Buddha, Ayutthaya period, late 16th-early 17th century. His face with serene expression, arched eyebrows above incised eyes and ...
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Thai Other Antique 17th Century Asian Art and Furniture

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Bronze

Antique Japanese Suibokuga Landscape by Kano Tokinobu, 17th century.
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Antique Japanese Suibokuga Landscape by Kano Tokinobu, 17th century. A sumi-e ink on paper painting illustrating a rocky seaside landscape containing buildings, vegetation and ship masts. The painting with 3 vermillion seals of the artist in the lower left corner. Japanese dry mount paper on a wood frame with thin brocade border silver leafed surround and lacquered wood outer frame. Condition: Lighter discoloration near the bottom of the painting, various paper restorations, other minor signs of age, wear, stains, otherwise fine condition. Age: Painting Edo Period, circa 1670. Mounting circa 1985. Image: 51-1/2 in. x 20-1/2 in. (131cm x 52cm) Frame: 59-1/4 in. x 25-1/4 in. (150cm x 64cm) Weight: 6 lbs. Provenance: with Honeychurch Antiques...
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Japanese Edo Antique 17th Century Asian Art and Furniture

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Paper

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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Korean Other Antique 17th Century Asian Art and Furniture

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Paper

Chinese Kraak Period Plate or Dish-B Porcelain Blue & White, Ming Wanli Ca 1610
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
This is a hand-painted Chinese Export Kraak porcelain blue and white Side Plate or Dish, which we date to the Ming, Wanli period,( 1573-1620 ), datin...
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Chinese Chinese Export Antique 17th Century Asian Art and Furniture

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Porcelain

Antique Chinese 17th C Wanli Ming Dynasty Plate Dish Porcelain Chenghua Marked
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Description A rare Ming blue and white Porcelain dish. Great quality decoration Three Friends of Winter. Chenghua marked. Box included. Condit...
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Chinese Ming Antique 17th Century Asian Art and Furniture

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Porcelain

A Large Gu Vase from Vung Tau Ship, Qing Dynasty Kangxi Era, Circa 1690
Located in seoul, KR
Finely painted landscape scenes in vertical panels, depicting mountains, rivers, pavilions, arched bridges, and scholar figures in flowing robes. The scenes are rendered in varying d...
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Vietnamese Qing Antique 17th Century Asian Art and Furniture

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Ceramic, Porcelain

Antique Chinese Kangxi Blue and White Porcelain Pumpkin Shaped Teapot
Located in Delft, NL
Antique Chinese Kangxi blue and white porcelain pumpkin shaped teapot, 9cm high A pumpkin shaped blue and white teapot with a floral scene Kan...
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Chinese Antique 17th Century Asian Art and Furniture

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Porcelain

Blue and White Vase from Vung Tau Ship, Qing Dynasty Kangxi Era, Circa 1690
Located in seoul, KR
The entire surface of the vase is adorned with elaborate chrysanthemum motifs, elegantly connected by flowing, curved stems, while the background's leaf patterns enhance its sense of...
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Vietnamese Qing Antique 17th Century Asian Art and Furniture

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Ceramic, Porcelain

Large Chinese Martaban Jar, Ming Dynasty
Located in Pasadena, CA
This is a large Chinese 17th Century Stoneware Martaban Jar. Martancan Jars were created to store food items such as grain, tea, oil, etc. The ...
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Chinese Chinese Export Antique 17th Century Asian Art and Furniture

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Terracotta

Top Level Antique Kangxi Period Imari Tea Caddy Chinese China Porcelain
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
A Chinese Imari porcelain tea caddies, Kangxi period, of canted corner form, painted in overglaze iron red and gilt and underglaze blue. With floral panels and original lids Condit...
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Chinese Qing Antique 17th Century Asian Art and Furniture

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Porcelain

Kangxi Period Chinese Plate Porcelain Blue & White Chenghua Mark, Circa 1680
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
This is a very beautifully hand painted Chinese porcelain blue and white Dish or Plate from the Qing, Kangxi period ( 1662-1722), dating to Circa 1680 or slightly earlier This is a well potted dish with 16 lobes or ribs, a wavy barbed rim, a very well cut foot rim and a very white glaze. The plate is very finely hand painted in a free flowing style, characteristic of the period, in varying shades of a clear cobalt blue, from the very dark to the very light blue. The central well is hand decorated with an iconic outdoor...
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Chinese Qing Antique 17th Century Asian Art and Furniture

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Porcelain

Chinese Ming Porcelain Early 17th Century Blue White Plate Charger Kraak Dish
Located in Wommelgem, VAN
Antique Chinese porcelain blue and white Ming charger Blue and white ceramic deep dish. Material: Chinese porcelain, Ceramic Style: Chinese, Ming, Anti...
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Chinese Ming Antique 17th Century Asian Art and Furniture

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Ceramic, Porcelain

Antique 1680-1700 Chinese Porcelain Plate Kangxi Blue White Chenghua Mark
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Sharing with you this fantastic Chinese Porcelain Plate Kangxi period. Fantastic decoration in blue and white and marked with Chenghua at the base. Please enjoy Condition Some rimf...
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Chinese Ming Antique 17th Century Asian Art and Furniture

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Porcelain

Chinese Ming Dynasty Silver Nine Phoenix Coronet Crown, 16th/17th Century
Located in Austin, TX
An amazing and rare Chinese silver Nine Phoenix Coronet or Crown, Ming Dynasty (1368 to 1644), late 16th to early 17th century, China. A delicate and...
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Chinese Antique 17th Century Asian Art and Furniture

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Silver, Gold

Antique Gilt Bronze Buddha, 17th Century, 60 Inches
Located in South Burlington, VT
Thailand, Ayutthaya Kingdom, 16th-17th century gold gilt bronze temple Buddha, measuring 60 inches tall This beautiful Buddha sculpture will bring s...
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Thai Antique 17th Century Asian Art and Furniture

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Bronze

Kangxi Mark & period Chinese Plate Porcelain Blue & White flower basket, Ca 1700
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
This is a beautifully hand-painted Chinese porcelain blue and white plate, from the Qing, Kangxi period, 1662-1722. The plate is finely potted with a carefully cut base rim and a lo...
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Chinese Qing Antique 17th Century Asian Art and Furniture

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Porcelain

Antique 18th century Antique Kangxi Yongzheng Chinese Porcelain Imari Plate
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
A Chinese Kangxi porcelain dish from the first half of the 18th century. Condition Hairline in base. Size: 20.1cm Period 18th century
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Edo Antique 17th Century Asian Art and Furniture

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Porcelain

Japanese Painting, 17th Century, Tale of Genji, Tosa School
Located in Kyoto, JP
Illustration to an unidentified chapter of the Tale of Genji (Genji Monogatari) Tosa School (second half of the 17th Century) Ink, pigment, gofun and...
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Japanese Edo Antique 17th Century Asian Art and Furniture

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Gold Leaf

17th Century Japanese Screen. Karako Asobi: Chinese Children at Play.
Located in Kyoto, JP
Anonymous Kano school artist 17th century "Karako Asobi: Chinese Children at Play" A two-panel Japanese Furosaki screen. Ink, pigment, gofun and gold-leaf on paper. This small Japanese Karako folding screen vividly depicts various games played by children wearing wearing elaborate Chinese T'ang dynasty costumes. They are dressed in plumed and tasseled hats, ornate jackets, baggy pants, and cloth slippers typical of T'ang period Chinese court dress. The children are depicted pulling a younger child along in a cart, carrying another child as if an important official, riding a wooden horse, leading a puppy and carrying a tethered bird. Executed in fine-quality pigments on gold leaf, the detail, variety and size of the figures is noteworthy. Also notable is the size of this screen itself, which denotes it as a Furosaki screen. A Furosaki screen is part of the equipment used for the Japanese tea-ceremony. It is traditionally placed on tatami mats behind the brazier highlighting the utensils and providing a focal point. Karako is a Japanese term used in art with the depiction of Chinese children playing...
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Edo Antique 17th Century Asian Art and Furniture

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Gold Leaf

Pair Chinese Ming Dynasty Glazed Buddhist Lions and Attendants, 17th Century
Located in Austin, TX
A fantastic pair of large Chinese tileworks sancai glazed Buddhistic lions and attendants, late Ming Dynasty, first half of the 17th century, Shanxi, China. Presented on custom 20th century wood and lacquer table-form stands. This pair of lions and attendants portray Buddhist lions...
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Chinese Ming Antique 17th Century Asian Art and Furniture

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Ceramic, Wood

Chinese huanghuali cabinet, 17th c.
Located in New York, NY
provenance: Sotheby's (please refer to the pics); Because of the material that this cabinet is made out of, it may be the case that it cannot be shipped to an international address. ...
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Chinese Antique 17th Century Asian Art and Furniture

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Wood

Antique Meiji Period 19C Japanese Hirado Netsuke Sanbosa dancing monkey
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
This is a most unusually made antique Hirado porcelain netsuke form model of a mischievous monkey dressed as a Sanbosa dancer. The figure is crisply modelled with cobalt blue and iro...
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Edo Antique 17th Century Asian Art and Furniture

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Porcelain

Early Edo Period Chinese-Inspired Screen
Located in Fukuoka, JP
This remarkable screen from the early Edo period, circa the 17th century, showcases the influence of early Chinese art forms with its intricate ink work on a gold leafed surface. The...
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Japanese Edo Antique 17th Century Asian Art and Furniture

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Gold Leaf

Kangxi Blue-and-White Baluster Vase and Cover
Located in London, GB
A KANGXI BLUE-AND-WHITE BALUSTER VASE AND COVER, SECOND HALF OF THE 17TH CENTURY. Decorated with flowering branches in six panels.
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Antique 17th Century Asian Art and Furniture

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Porcelain

1610-1640/Japanese White Porcelain Blue and White Vase/"Imari Ware"/Sake Bottle
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
I bought a very nice vase with white porcelain and blue dye. This is a sake bottle called Imari ware in Japan. Imari ware is a kiln with a long history that began in the 17th cen...
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Japanese Edo Antique 17th Century Asian Art and Furniture

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Porcelain

Top Quality 1720 Antique Chinese Porcelain Dish Kangxi Period with Ladies
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Sharing with you this exceptionally nice Chinese porcelain Plate from the Kangxi period. It has a nice cobalt blue figural scene with elegant ladies in a garden. Moulded in the bord...
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Chinese Qing Antique 17th Century Asian Art and Furniture

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Porcelain

Japanese Lacquer Incense Box, Kogo, Momoyama or Edo Period, 16th/17th Century
Located in Austin, TX
A wonderful Japanese lacquer incense box, kogo, with a design of plovers in flight, late Momoyama or early Edo Period, circa 1600, Japan. The small box, called a kogo, was used to s...
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Japanese Edo Antique 17th Century Asian Art and Furniture

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Gold, Pewter

Antique Ming Dynasty Chinese Ceramic Ox Bow Tomb Chair from Gracie Gallery
Located in New York, NY
Antique Chinese green glazed ceramic votive chair. Ming Dynasty 1368 A.D.–1644 A.D. Originally purchsed from Gracie Gallery, New York City; original label on base. Provenance: A P...
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Chinese Ming Antique 17th Century Asian Art and Furniture

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Ceramic

Late 17th Century Japanese Screen. Puppy and Kittens on Gold Leaf.
Located in Kyoto, JP
Anonymous Late 17th century Puppy & Kittens A six-panel Japanese screen. Ink, color, gofun, gold-leaf and gold-fleck on paper. A medium sized late 17th century Japanese screen fe...
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Japanese Edo Antique 17th Century Asian Art and Furniture

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Gold Leaf

Ca 1500 Antique raised moulded Goldfish dishes Chinese Porcelain China
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
A very nicely decorated small dish, dating to ca 1500, Hongzhi or Zhengde period. The small saucer dish is decorated with a raised moulded goldfish coloured in orange-red enamel and...
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Chinese Ming Antique 17th Century Asian Art and Furniture

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Porcelain

17Th C Antique Persian Safavid Hand Woven Textile
Located in Long Island City, NY
An antique Persian Iranian Safavid dynasty hand woven embroidered textile, circa 17th century, showcases the dynastys intricate craftsmanship. Featuring a central green section adorn...
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Unknown Antique 17th Century Asian Art and Furniture

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Textile

Antique Edo Period Ca 1700 Japanese Porcelain Dish Imari Red Gold Japan Plate
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Sharing with you this lovely Edo Dish Condition Perfect condition. Size 24 cm Period 17th century 18th century Edo Period (1603–1867)
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Edo Antique 17th Century Asian Art and Furniture

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Porcelain

Japanese small antique travel gods or dosojin/stone Buddha/1600-1800/Edo period
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
This is a stone statue of two priestly deities carved side by side, believed to have been made in the mid to late Edo period (around the 18th to 19th century), and is one of the obje...
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Antique 17th Century Asian Art and Furniture

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Granite

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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Chinese Qing Antique 17th Century Asian Art and Furniture

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Porcelain

17th Century Wine Table - 1650 -1700
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Small Wine Table This table is made in the "inserted shoulder joint" style of construction in which the legs join the aprons with flush mitered joints. The edges of the legs and the...
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Chinese Antique 17th Century Asian Art and Furniture

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Hardwood

Antique Persian Safavid Hand Woven Textile
Located in Long Island City, NY
An antique Persian Iranian Safavid dynasty hand woven textile blanket. The textile decorated with flowers and paisley ornaments. The reverse side is covered with orange colored linen...
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Unknown Antique 17th Century Asian Art and Furniture

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Textile

17Th Century Antique Turkish Ottoman Hand Woven Textile
Located in Long Island City, NY
An antique Turkish Ottoman hand woven textile with an intricate floral and foliage ornament, dominated by warm tones of red and gold, circa 17th century. An antique Oriental Islamic ...
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Unknown Antique 17th Century Asian Art and Furniture

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Textile

Lovely 17th-18th Century Scroll Painting Japan Artist Kano Soyu Painted
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
It is a work that is said to have been drawn by Kano Soyu as you can see. It is a picture of the light-colored Sansui map carefully drawn to the smallest detail, and the towering m...
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Japanese Edo Antique 17th Century Asian Art and Furniture

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Silk

Chinese Sancai Glazed Warrior Roof Ridge Tile, Ming Dynasty, 17th Century, China
Located in Austin, TX
A fantastic Chinese sancai (three color) glazed pottery roof ridge tile of an armored warrior on horseback, late Ming Dynasty (1368 to 1644), circa 1600, C...
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Chinese Ming Antique 17th Century Asian Art and Furniture

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Pottery, Stoneware

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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Japanese Edo Antique 17th Century Asian Art and Furniture

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Copper, Gold

Japanese Lacquered Wood Sho Kannon, Momoyama/Edo Period, 17th Century, Japan
Located in Austin, TX
A tall and impressive Japanese carved and black lacquered figure of Sho Kannon Bosatsu, Momoyama or Edo Period, mid 17th century, on a later mid 19th century carved, painted, and gilt wood lotus...
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Japanese Edo Antique 17th Century Asian Art and Furniture

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Metal

17Th C Antique Persian Safavid Hand Woven Textile
Located in Long Island City, NY
An antique Persian Iranian Safavid dynasty hand woven embroidered textile, circa 17th century. Featuring a vibrant red, decorated with repeating golden floral designs. Safavid Iran o...
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Unknown Antique 17th Century Asian Art and Furniture

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Textile

Pair of Japanese Edo Rimpa School Screens after Tawaraya Sōtatsu
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Impressive pair of 17th century Japanese Edo period Rinpa school screens made in the manner and style of Autumn Grasses by Tawaraya Sōtatsu (1570-1640). Beautifully decorated with wi...
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Japanese Edo Antique 17th Century Asian Art and Furniture

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Gold Leaf

17Th C Antique Persian Safavid Hand Woven Textile
Located in Long Island City, NY
An antique Persian Safavid dynasty hand woven textile. The front side is decorated with flowers and birds on a blue background, while the reverse side features a floral motif on a re...
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Unknown Antique 17th Century Asian Art and Furniture

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Textile

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