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Period: 18th Century and Earlier
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 18th Century and Earlier Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Gold, Pewter
Antique Japanese Lacquer and Inlay Table from Ryukyu Islands
Located in Atlanta, GA
A small square-form 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 is...
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Japanese Edo Antique 18th Century and Earlier Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Mother-of-Pearl, Lacquer
Sawankhalok Ship Wreck Jar from the Kingdom of Sukhothai, Thailand, 16th Century
Located in Jimbaran, Bali
A wonderful example of a 16th Century Sawankhalok jar from a Shipwreck off the Coast of the Indonesian Island of Batam. Batam was one of the most substantial and influential ports in...
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Thai Other Antique 18th Century and Earlier Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Ceramic
Gandharan Stucco Head of a Bodhisattva, Region of Hadda, 3rd-5th Century
Located in Austin, TX
A striking Gandharan molded stucco head of a male Bodhisattva, tentatively identified as Manjushri, ancient region of Gandhara, probably Hadda or surrounding area, 3rd-5th century.
The Bodhisattva is sculpted of stucco in an idealized manner as a youthful male, with soft and kind features, a benign expression on his face. He wears an elaborate pleated turban wrapped around his head, with two sweeping lobes at the front.
His turban secured on one side by a small image of a roaring lion. The lion may be read as a reference to Manjushri, the Bodhisattva of Wisdom, who is often depicted as riding or subduing a roaring lion, a metaphor for taming the wild thoughts of the mind.
Manjushri gazes outwards in a beatific manner from almond shaped eyes, a gentle smile on his lips. The eyes at different levels when looking at the sculpture head on, indicating the original placement of the head was meant to be viewed at an angle.
Remnants of pigments to the eyes, nose, mouth and ears.
Mounted on a custom black metal stand.
Hadda was an important center of Buddhist learning in the early history of Greco Buddhist Gandhara, and at one time may have housed a bone relic of the historical Buddha, Shakyamuni. The sculpture and architecture of Hadda followed Hellenistic artistic conventions faithfully, leading some scholars to believe the distinct Greco Buddhist style of Gandhara was first developed in Hadda before spreading to the rest of the region.
The kingdom of Gandhara was situated at a crossroads of trade and cultures. Being one of the last remnants of Alexander the Great's Empire, the inhabitants of the Greco-Bactrian Buddhist kingdom preserved Greek culture and heritage for centuries after the decline of the Greek Empire...
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Afghan Hellenistic Antique 18th Century and Earlier Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Stucco
Korean Celadon Jar with Four Handles. Goryeo dynasty, 12th century.
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Korean Celadon Jar with Four Handles. Goryeo dynasty, 12th century.
A stoneware body of baluster form with bulbous high shoulder, four small strap ...
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Korean Other Antique 18th Century and Earlier Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Ceramic, Celadon
Japanese Two-Panel Screen, Flower Garden
Located in Hudson, NY
Rimpa School painting featuring cascading chrysanthemums as well as cockscombs, summer wild flowers, and a climbing morning glory vine. Beautifully executed, fine painting in mineral...
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Japanese Edo Antique 18th Century and Earlier Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Gold Leaf
Thai Lopburi Cast Bronze Seated Buddha, 13th Century
Located in Austin, TX
A fine early Thai Lopburi figure of a crowned and adorned Buddha, cast bronze, mid-13th century.
The unusual figure of the Buddha sits in virasana upon a stylized lotus pedestal. He is dressed in the traditional monastic robes, but also adorned with a crown and jewelry, including earrings, a necklace, and jeweled belt.
His hands in an atypical combination of mudras. His right hand in bhumisparsha mudra, reaching down to touch the earth, while his left hand held somewhat outwards, seemingly in varada mudra, the gesture of granting favours or wishes. The palm of his outstretched hand marked with the dharmachakra, the Wheel of the Law, representing Buddhist teaching.
The bronze with a beautiful silvery patina.
Lopburi was an independent Mon kingdom with strong ties to the Khmer Angkor...
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Thai Antique 18th Century and Earlier Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Bronze
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 18th Century and Earlier Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Gold Leaf
Bronze Head of Buddha 18th Century, Thailand
Located in London, GB
Bronze cast with delicate serene features, very refined detailing throughout. Featuring bow-shaped mouth and downcast eyes, flanked by pendulous pierced ...
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Thai Tribal Antique 18th Century and Earlier Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Bronze
18th Century Buddhist Chinese Scroll Painting
Located in New York, NY
18th century Buddhist Chinese Scroll Painting.
This is a temple piece and has been re-backed numerous times over its life span. The practice...
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Chinese Antique 18th Century and Earlier Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Paper
Japanese Porcelain Dish Imari-Arita finely Hand Painted, Edo Period 18th C
By Arita
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
This is a beautiful example of a Japanese, Arita- Imari porcelain Dish or Plate with finely hand painted decoration, dating to the Edo period circa 1770 or possibly earlier.
This di...
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Japanese Edo Antique 18th Century and Earlier Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Chinese Wanli Blue & White Porcelain Precious Objects Shallow Dish
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A good quality antique Chinese Ming period blue and white porcelain dish or bowl decorated with precious objects dating from the Wanli reign 1573 to 1619. This finely made bowl stand...
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Chinese Ming Antique 18th Century and Earlier Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Chinese Celestial Cloud Column Base, c. 1750
Located in Chicago, IL
This 18th century architectural object, hand-carved out of a single block of white marble, is intricately finished with an all-over celestial cloud motif—an ancient and auspicious Bu...
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Chinese Qing Antique 18th Century and Earlier Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Marble
Guanyin 'Goddess of Mercy' from Blanc de Chine
Located in Munich, Bavaria
A Blanc-de Chine Figure of Guanyin (goddess of mercy) standing on a pedestal of waves, the arms lifted to the waist, dressed in loose fitting robes op...
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Chinese Antique 18th Century and Earlier Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
$4,677 Sale Price
20% Off
Celadon Ceramic Tea Bowl Korean Goryeo Dynasty
Located in Atlanta, GA
An antique Korean ceramic tea bowl with celadon glaze from Goryeo dynasty, circa 12th century. The thin-walled stoneware bowl was potted delicately with...
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Korean Archaistic Antique 18th Century and Earlier Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Ceramic
Chinese Kangxi Octagonal Famille Verte Floral Painted Porcelain Vase
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A scarce Chinese Kangxi porcelain octagonal yen yen vase decorated with vases containing floral arrangements in the Famille Verte palette and ...
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Chinese Qing Antique 18th Century and Earlier Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
$1,002 Sale Price
25% Off
Chinese Archaic Bronze Hu and Cover, Han Dynasty (206 BC - 220 AD), China
Located in Austin, TX
A fantastic Chinese Han Dynasty archaic bronze ritual wine vessel, hu, and cover, ex. Michael Goedhuis, Han Dynasty (206 BC - 220 AD), China.
The archaic ritual bronze hu of typical...
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Chinese Han Antique 18th Century and Earlier Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Bronze
A Rare Dingyao Green-Glazed Dragon Dish, Liao-Song Dynasty
Located in seoul, KR
This green-glazed bowl was finely crafted with an attention to detail that highlights the skill of the Cizhou green and Ding ware potter. Its delicate form has been adorned with a dr...
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Hong Kong Ming Antique 18th Century and Earlier Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Ceramic, Stoneware
$12,935 Sale Price
35% Off
Magnificent Court Attendants in Terracotta - Ming Dynasty, China 1368-1644 AD TL
Located in San Pedro Garza Garcia, Nuevo Leon
A magnificent pair of male and female courtiers from the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644 CE) in excellent condition. They are wearing traditional Daopao robes in green and black garments wit...
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Chinese Ming Antique 18th Century and Earlier Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Terracotta
Antique 18th Century Chinese Plate
Located in New Orleans, LA
Antique 18th century Chinese plate.
Category
Chinese Antique 18th Century and Earlier Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Antique Persian Iranian Safavid Hand Woven Textile
Located in Long Island City, NY
An antique Persian Iranian Safavid hand woven textile. The textile is decorated with floral motifs on the red background on the other side and floral motifs on the beige background o...
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Persian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Textile
Ming Dynasty Period Cast Bronze Hue Shaped Urn in an Archaist Style
Located in Hudson, NY
This fine old urn cast as an honorific nod to the ancient past of China was made circa 1600-1650. The shape or Hue was a common and well-represented form in the Han dynasty in pottery and bronze. This urn shows thin casting to the walls with incorporated toe tia or facial masks...
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Chinese Ming Antique 18th Century and Earlier Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Bronze
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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Chinese Chinese Export Antique 18th Century and Earlier Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Wood, Cypress, Lacquer
Japanese Tosa School Framed Six Panel Screen Gold Leaf
Located in Brescia, IT
Japanese six-panel screen of the famous "Tosa school" made by an anonymous artist of the mid-18th century, work painted in the classic way with colored pigments and inks on vegetable...
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Japanese Edo Antique 18th Century and Earlier Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Gold Leaf
18thC or earlier very large and incredibly heavy Sri Lanka Buddha. Very Heavy!
Located in Ukiah, CA
18thC and possibly earlier. Very large and incredibly heavy Sri Lankan Kandy style (with echoes of much earlier styles). 9 3/4 inches tall (with no finial or base these would be 15+ inches), 11 1/2 inches on custom stand, almost 10 inches wide at knees. Due to the requirement that Lankan Buddhas...
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Sri Lankan Antique 18th Century and Earlier Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Bronze
$23,600 Sale Price
20% Off
Chinese Blue and White Porcelain Kendi, Transitional Period, 17th Century, China
Located in Austin, TX
A fine Chinese shipwreck blue and white decorated large porcelain kendi, or pouring vessel, Transitional Period, late Ming or early Qing Dynasty, mid...
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Chinese Qing Antique 18th Century and Earlier Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Chinese Carved Stone Garden Guardian Lion
Located in Sheffield, MA
The features of this stone Foo lion has been softened by being exposed to the elements for many centuries. Still a very handsome sculptural specimen made from carved stone, it is kno...
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Chinese Archaistic Antique 18th Century and Earlier Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Stone
6CM Antique Ming Period Kosometsuke Landscape Chinese Porcelain Dish/Holder
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Very happy and delighted with this new arrival.
Visible is another first timer for us, a very small circular vase or holder from the early 17th century. With a nice river landscape s...
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Chinese Ming Antique 18th Century and Earlier Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Vietnamese Three-colour Ware Ceramic Lime Pot, Chu Dao Kiln
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Vietnamese Three-colour Ware Ceramic Lime Pot, Chu Dao Kiln, 17th century. Created for slaked lime, a component for the social practice of chewing “Betelnut”, globular form resembling an areca nut with round aperture at the shoulder and decorative overhead handle stylized in such a way that it could be interpreted as a dragon with tablets with four legs and feet adhering to the shoulder or a stem branch with tendrils terminating in raised short spikes and molded oblong shapes resembling bunches of areca nut, all covered in a crackled transparent glaze with copper green on the handle, sturdy foot rim decorated by a band of iron oxide brown where the body meets the foot, the base is unglazed. Lime residue, otherwise excellent condition. 6-1/4 in. high x 4 in. in diameter. (159 x 101mm)
2 lbs. (900g.)
17th century.
For similar example see:
Ha Thuc Can and Nguyen Bich, “Discovery of the Chu Dau...
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Vietnamese Tribal Antique 18th Century and Earlier Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Ceramic
Chinese Temple Bell (20th C.) on Antique Wood Stand (18th C.)
Located in Norton, MA
China, Ca. The stand: 18th - early 20th century Bell:
The intricately carved hardwood stand with openwork dragon borders, spandrels and apron with large iron hook suspending a Ming s...
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Chinese Other Antique 18th Century and Earlier Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Brass
Antique Chinese Export Porcelain Pitcher Hand Painted in Grisaille Circa 1770
Located in Katonah, NY
This small Chinese Export porcelain pitcher was hand-painted in grisaille with delicate touches of gilt, a technique prized in the 18th century for its refined elegance.
Made circa 1...
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Qing Antique 18th Century and Earlier Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Antique Chinese Yue Chicken Head Spout Ewer
Located in Point Richmond, CA
A globular stoneware body that is well potted with a cup shaped mouth supported on a narrow tall neck. The characteristic chicken head form serves as the spout. The handle is pulled ...
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Chinese Other Antique 18th Century and Earlier Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Ceramic
Solid Silver 18thC Lankan Buddha, 9604
Located in Ukiah, CA
Solid silver 18thC Lankan Buddha on a silver-colored metal base. From the great early 20thC U.S. Mid-West Aseldorf collection (as per previous owner- purc...
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Sri Lankan Antique 18th Century and Earlier Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Silver
18th Century Spanish Cathedral Trunk
Located in Dallas, TX
Beautiful cathedral trunk with detailed design on the front resembling arches. Trunk originates from France.
Category
Spanish Antique 18th Century and Earlier Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Wood
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 18th Century and Earlier Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Ceramic
$990 Sale Price / set
89% Off
Important Japanese six-fold screen depicting The Tale of The Genji, 17th century
Located in Amsterdam, NL
An important Japanese six-fold screen, depicting episodes from The Tale of The Genji
Edo period, 17th century
Ink and colour on gilded paper, H. 155 x W. 380 cm
The Tale of Genji...
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Japanese Edo Antique 18th Century and Earlier Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Paint, Paper
A Longquan Celadon Five-spouted Jar, Northern Song Dynasty (960~1127)
Located in seoul, KR
The jar features a round body with well-proportioned four distinct tiers and a short, stable foot. The surface is coated in a deep green Longquan celadon glaze, showcasing the sprout...
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Hong Kong Antique 18th Century and Earlier Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Celadon
$6,175 Sale Price
35% Off
11thC Bronze Buddha- Pyu/Pagan Burma Rare, Powerful Ancient- TL Test! - 8439
Located in Ukiah, CA
One of my all-time favorites out of more than 10 thousand of Buddhas I have owned over the past 3+ decades. I believe this is a transitional piece that is late-Pyu and contemporary with the Pagan period, although I have never seen another like it. See attached Oxford TL test which dates it at up to 800 years old. YES- it really IS that green-the photos are accurate. Probably the ones that show the color the closest are the one with the ruler in it, and the two showing the recently made custom base. The two with the base were taken with a different camera. It is extremely large for its type. I've had several experts who have been amazed by this piece, as they have studied and collected Burmese sculpture...
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Bronze
$15,600 Sale Price
20% Off
Antique 1740-1750 Chinese Porcelain Dish China Figural Rose Qianlong Period
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Sharing with you this very nice example of 18th century Mandarin ware. Dating to around 1740-1750.
Absolutely top quality scene
Very richly decorated. The border has nice puce, gil...
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Chinese Qing Antique 18th Century and Earlier Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Antique Ming 1620-1644 Chinese Porcelain Kosometsuke 5 Horses Plate Tianqi
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
A Chinese blue and white porcelain Dish of beautiful shape and design. Central scene of 5 horses.
Early 17th century, marked at base.
In symbolism a horse is a wish for a Good job. ...
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Chinese Ming Antique 18th Century and Earlier Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Korean Ceramic Ido Tea Bowl Chawan Joseon Dynasty
Located in Atlanta, GA
A ceramic stoneware chawan tea bowl made in Korea circa 16-17th century. The chawan is identified as Ko-ido (small ido) due to its size and form. Ido bowls were made since 15th centu...
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Korean Other Antique 18th Century and Earlier Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Ceramic
Early Chinese Carpet with Stylized Lotus Flowers and Leaf Stems
Located in Milan, IT
The extremely rare and monumental, ivory background large carpet shown here is decorated by an harmonious pattern of blue and light blue scrolling lotus flowers connected to each oth...
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Chinese Ming Antique 18th Century and Earlier Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Wool
A Carved Qingbai 'Chrysanthemum' Vase, Song-Yuan Dynasty(13-14th century)
Located in seoul, KR
The ovoid body to a tall neck, the body decorated with a chrysanthemum meander, covered overall in a translucent pale blue glaze. Traces of excavation can be seen in the dirt marks o...
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Hong Kong Antique 18th Century and Earlier Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Ceramic, Porcelain
$9,950 Sale Price
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Antique Large Korean Ceramic White Bowl Joseon Dynasty
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Korean ceramic porcelain bowl covered in a white glaze with a hint of bluish green circa 18th century, possibly earlier, of the Joseon Dynasty. The deep bowl is relatively large in...
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Korean Archaistic Antique 18th Century and Earlier Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Ceramic
6 Japanese Woodblock Prints 'Double-Side' by Toyohara Kunichika & Shosai Ikkei
Located in Norton, MA
6 Japanese Woodblock Prints (Double-Side) by Toyohara Kunichika (Triptych), and Shosai Ikkei - from Thirty-Six Comics of the Famous Places of Tokyo.
Note: These are only three pieces of woodblock prints with 6 images. They are double-sided with two different prints on each side.
- The video is the purpose for displaying the double-sided image in the acrylic frame, the actual images may be various. I listed many lots for the same artists, but the image will apply to all the lots.
Size:
image: 9.5" x 13.5"
with Frame: 12.75" x 15.75"
About the Artists
- Toyohara Kunichika (Japanese: ?? ??
30 June 1835 – 1 July 1900) was a ukiyo-e Japanese woodblock print artist. Talented as a child, at about thirteen he became a student of Tokyo's then-leading printmaker, Utagawa Kunisada. His deep appreciation and knowledge of kabuki drama...
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Japanese Antique 18th Century and Earlier Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Paper
Antique Korean Buncheong Flat Bottle Vase with Incised Designs
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Korean Buncheong stoneware vase circa 15th century of Joseon Dynasty. The robust vase with thick walls was made in a bottle form with rounded square contour and flattened surfaces....
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Korean Archaistic Antique 18th Century and Earlier Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Ceramic
Chinese Blanc de Chine Dueling Dragon Molded Tea Bowls
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
An antique set of three Chinese Blanc de Chine porcelain teabowls molded with dueling dragons chasing a flaming pearl and believed to date to the 18th century or possibly earlier. Th...
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Chinese Qing Antique 18th Century and Earlier Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
15th Century Lao Buddha in the a Delightful Lanna/Laos Folk Style, 7590
Located in Ukiah, CA
15th century Lao Buddha in the a delightful Lanna/Laos folk style. Loss of original base and finial plus one ear mostly replaced. Large at 15 inches tall, 1...
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Laotian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Bronze
$2,173 Sale Price
26% Off
Monumental Han Dynasty Terracotta Horse - TL Tested - China, '206 BC–220 AD'
Located in San Pedro Garza Garcia, Nuevo Leon
A massive pottery horse with separately made head and tail, standing on all fours and striding with its right hoof forward. Extended snout ends in parted lips showing teeth beneath i...
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Chinese Han Antique 18th Century and Earlier Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Terracotta
Antique Ca 1780 Chinese Porcelain Jiaqing Fencai Decorated Teapot Rose
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
A very nicely decorated teapot. Jiaqing period. Great decoration in Famille Rose. The pot itself is nice already but the restoration of the handle and the spout are truly amazing.
T...
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Chinese Regency Antique 18th Century and Earlier Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
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 18th Century and Earlier Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Three Chinoiserie Teabowl Set Circa 1725, Qing Dynasty, Yongzheng Reign
Located in seoul, KR
The left artwork is a classic blue-and-white porcelain teacup, adorned with a delicate landscape scene. The exterior of the cup features intricate details of trees, houses, mountains...
Category
Vietnamese Qing Antique 18th Century and Earlier Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Ceramic
$838 Sale Price / set
35% Off
Pair of Fine Japanese Export Lacquer Cutlery Knife Boxes, 18th Century
Located in Amsterdam, NL
A pair of fine Japanese export lacquered cutlery boxes
Kyoto or Nagasaki, late 18th century
H. 33.5 x W. 24 x D. 21 cm
The bow-fronted boxes with sloping lids flat at the top are made of hinoki wood (Cypress), coated with Japanese paper and decorated in lacquer with scattered gold birds and flowers on a nashiji background. The Japanese mounts are made of copper and both boxes still have internal partitions to keep the cutlery upright.
The form of these boxes is similar to a pictorial-style knife box in the collection of the Groninger Museum (inv. 1989- 347), dated between 1730 and 1780, but the style of the decoration is more like that on a knife box in the Peabody Essex Museum in Salem (inv. E62271), which was brought to Salem by James Devereux, Captain of the Franklin, in 1799.
Provenance:
Henriette Jeane Christine van Neukirchen, called Nyvenheim (1807- 1849) and Nicolaas Johan Steengracht van Oostcapelle (1806-1866), thence by descent to the last owners, Ludolphine Emilie baronesse Schimmelpenninck van der Oye (1944) married in 1969 to Roland Daniel van Haersma Buma (1944), the last residents of castle Duivenvoorden near Voorschoten and the great-great-granddaughter of Nicolaas Johan Steengracht van Oostcapelle.
There is no evidence that Nicolaas Johan himself, or any of his or his wife’s ancestors had ever been in Japan. However, Nicolaas’ grandfather (Nicolaas Steengracht, 1754-1840) was a director of both the VOC and WIC (West Indies Company...
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Japanese Antique 18th Century and Earlier Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Silver
14th-16th C., A Pair of Antique Sukhothai Pottery Jars with Shell from Shipwreck
Located in Sampantawong, TH
A pair of antique Sukhothai pottery jars with natural shell and barnacle from shipwreck.
Age: Thailand, Sukhothai Period, 14th - 16th Century
Size: Height 26.5 - 26.9 C.M. / Width 1...
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Thai Antique 18th Century and Earlier Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Pottery
$1,560 Sale Price / set
20% Off
A Japanese boxwood netsuke depicting a Dutchman with a child
Located in Milano, IT
Boxwood netsuke depicting a Dutchman with a child on his shoulder and a trumpet.
Excellent blond patina on the front contrasting with the darker part on the back.
Large himotoshi h...
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Japanese Japonisme Antique 18th Century and Earlier Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Boxwood
Antique Ming/Transitional Chinese Porcelain Plate, European House, Rare Piece
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
I really found something intriguing. This plate decorated with what are often seen as European houses. Something seen on Transitional Kraak plates and bowls. I borrowed a few picture...
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Chinese Ming Antique 18th Century and Earlier Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
$4,722 Sale Price
20% Off
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 18th Century and Earlier Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Wood
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...
Category
Chinese Qing Antique 18th Century and Earlier Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Stone Buddha Head Chinese Qi Dynasty on Custom Stand
Located in Atlanta, GA
Carved out of a single block of grayish brown stone (likely granite type), this Buddha head represents Northern Qi style in China (550-577AD) and likely of the period. The Northern Q...
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Chinese Archaistic Antique 18th Century and Earlier Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Marble
Very Rare Japanese Antique Pottery Jar/Beautiful Glaze/Wabisabi Vase/10th-11th
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
I would like to introduce a very rare Japanese antique pottery pot.
This is Japanese Sue pottery.
Sue pottery is called "sueki" in Japanese.
This type o...
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Japanese Other Antique 18th Century and Earlier Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Pottery
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