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Period: 20th Century
Large Serene Asian Wood Carved Buddha Head Bust on Display Stand
Located in Studio City, CA
A wonderful hand carved head/bust of Buddha on display stand with a beautiful patina and faded polychrome pigmentation. The Buddha's face reflects a very serene, contented expressio...
Category
Asian 20th Century Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Wood
Rose Inkstone Soap Dish
Located in Chicago, IL
A fixture of the Chinese scholars' studio, the inkstone was among the "Four Treasures of the Study" and was used in calligraphy and landscape painting along with paper, ink and brush...
Category
Chinese 20th Century Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Stone
Early 20th Century Chinese Rosewood Dragon Altar Table/Entry Console
Located in Pomona, CA
his carved Altar table from China was made from solid Rosewood in about 1900 - 1940's and still maintained very good condition. This table has beautiful open carving works of two dragons playing fire balls...
Category
Chinese Chinese Export 20th Century Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Rosewood
Antique Chinese Green Glazed Ceramic Soy Sauce Jar, c. 1900
Located in Jimbaran, Bali
This glazed Chinese ceramic jar from the turn of the 19th Century was once used for soy sauce production. It features a wonderful green glazed finish and out...
Category
Chinese Qing 20th Century Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Ceramic
Antique Japanese Singing Bowl Brown Earth E4 Tone
Located in Somis, CA
An unique antique Japanese singing bowl with beautiful brown earth colored exterior. Crafted in solid bronze with hand hammered divots, the bowl embodies the classic Japanese aesthe...
Category
Japanese 20th Century Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Bronze
Indian Mughal Miniature Painting in Vizagapatam Inlay Frame
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Indian Mughal Miniature watercolor painting in white inlay frame
Indo-Persian hand painted watercolor miniature watercolor painting in very fine art w...
Category
Indian Agra 20th Century Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Wood
Vintage Textile Wall Hanging Printed
Located in Ferrara, IT
This striking Vintage Textile Wall Hanging Printed probably from Netherlands, measuring 154 × 119 cm (5' 0" × 3' 10"), is a captivating pi...
Category
Dutch Art Deco 20th Century Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Silk
Original "Nauga" Monster for Naugahyde, 1970s
Located in Sagaponack, NY
During the 1960s and 1970s an advertising/marketing team headed by George Lois for Naugahyde, asserted humorously, that their faux leather was obtained from the skin of a fictitious ...
Category
American 20th Century Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Naugahyde
Vintage Square Side Table with Reeded Accents, Lower Shelf, and Cylindrical Legs
Located in Yonkers, NY
A vintage square-shaped side table with molded accents, lower shelf and cylindrical legs. This vintage square-shaped side table, with its molded accents and cylindrical legs, exudes ...
Category
Chinese 20th Century Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Wood
An Antique Japanese Lacquer Maki-e Tray
Located in Atlanta, GA
A fan shape black lacquer tray from Japan circa 1910-30s, late Meiji to early Showa era. Elaborated decorated with a bundle of yomogi blossom in a very fine Maki-e technique using both gold and silver powders. There is a Japanese symbol on the top left, which represents yomogiu, stemming from yomogi (蓬), a wild plant that belongs to the chrysanthemum family and widely grown in Japan.
This name yomogui is from a scene in the Tale of Genji...
Category
Japanese Japonisme 20th Century Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Lacquer
Japan Big Brilliant Color Red Bronze Vase Signed Hasegawa
Located in South Burlington, VT
Beautiful blazing red bronze color from Japan
From Japan comes this gorgeous big heavily hand cast bronze vase with a special brilliant blazing red "murashido" finish. This eye ap...
Category
Japanese Showa 20th Century Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Bronze
Old Japanese Porcelain Lidded Incense Burner in the Original Box
Located in Norton, MA
Old Japanese porcelain lidded incense burner in the original box
The lid with the lion, two pierced handles on each side, and four feet at the four corners to stand.
This is an old...
Category
20th Century Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Pair of brown glazed ceramic elephants, garden stools or plant holders, China
Located in Beuzevillette, FR
Pretty pair of very decorative garden stools or plant stands or side tables in the shape of Asian elephants.
Hand painted ceramic.
The elephants are in ceremonial dress...
Category
Chinese 20th Century Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Ceramic, Porcelain
Large Carved and Gilt Decorated Chinese Screen
Located in Bridgeport, CT
A large and intricate Asian carved and gilt panel that may be utilized as an architectural element, wall decoration or screen. In one piece with six panels with four recessed section...
Category
Ming 20th Century Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Wood
Vintage Chinese Porcelain Snuff Bottle -Two Birds in Tree - Jade Stopper 20c
Located in Richmond, CA
A vintage Chinese porcelain snuff bottle, decorated in fencai with a pair of red birds in flowering tree branches, with a jade cabochon...
Category
Chinese Qing 20th Century Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Large Elmwood Four-Door Armoire with Low-Relief Carved Foliage
Located in Yonkers, NY
Rich in craftsmanship and rooted in tradition, this elmwood armoire brings presence and practicality to any interior. The cabinet’s tall, linear frame is constructed from warm, natur...
Category
Chinese 20th Century Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Bronze
Antique Blue and White Chinese Planter on Wood Stand, Mid 20th Century
Located in Savannah, GA
Antique Blue and White Chinese Planter on Wood Stand, 19th Century. Total height size including planter and stand is 24.25"
Category
Chinese 20th Century Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Chinese Silver Coin Opium Tool Set
Located in Chicago, IL
A small Chinese chatelaine tool set strung with a petite white brass tools, including a spoon, a scraper and a pair of tweezers. The small tools hang from short chains linked to a si...
Category
Chinese Vintage 20th Century Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Silver, Brass
Vintage Chinese Carved Rosewood Altar Table, Console, Sofa Table
Located in Pomona, CA
Size: 39 1/2in H x 80 1/2in W x 20in D
Origin: China
Circa: 1960
Material: Rosewood
Condition: Original finish, solid wood construction, hand carved, very heavy and sturdy, norma...
Category
Chinese Chinese Export 20th Century Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Rosewood
Shanghai Deco Nanyang Brothers Tobacco Poster, c. 1930
Located in Chicago, IL
This framed advertising poster for Nanyang Brothers Tobacco dates to the 1920-30s and melds the meticulous detail of traditional Chinese painting with the nuanced color and fine resolution of color lithography. Known as yuefenpai, or calendar posters, these advertisements depicted fashionable women and intriguing scenery alongside annual calendars and product placements. Evolved from traditional nianhua paintings (New Year pictures), these advertising posters were strongly influenced by the Art Deco movement in the west and recall the economic boom of early 20th century Shanghai, an international center of business and trade.
In this example, a young woman dressed in fine clothing and jewelry strolls through a traditional courtyard garden, surrounded by stone statues and towering pagodas. In the lower left corner is an open pack of Golden Dragon Cigarettes and below an array of cigarette brands, each a product of Nanyang Brothers Tobacco. The scene is surrounded by trailing vine scrollwork and text suggesting the poster may have been given as a corporate gift...
Category
Chinese Art Deco 20th Century Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Paper
Antique Japanese Meiji Cloisonne Enameled Vase with Flowers C1920
Located in Big Flats, NY
Antique Japanese Meiji Cloisonne Enameled Vase with Flowers C1920
Measures- 9''H x 4.5''W x 4.5''D
Category
Asian Meiji 20th Century Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Metal
Turkish Iznik Style Ceramic Tiles Set of 3
By Iznik Pottery
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Handcrafted Turkish Iznik Style Ceramic Tiles.
Decorative handmade Kutahya Turkey Islamic tiles using traditional craftsmanship.
Handcrafted and Handmade after the original Iznik Arabesque Tiles At Topkapi Palace in Istanbul city, Turkey.
Turkish Ottoman Iznik ceramic traditional tile with underglaze-polychrome decoration of stylized tulips and 'saz leaf' designs in black, Persian Qajar blue, green and turquoise on white background.
Decorative pottery glazed ceramic tiles handmade and decorated with Moorish arabesque around the tile, green and red colored floral design.
Under the direction of Ottoman Sultans, Iznik and Kutahya ceramics...
Category
Turkish 20th Century Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Ceramic
19th Century Persian Style Copper Tray Side Table
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Antique Persian style copper tinned silver tray on folding Stand.
Amazing finely hand etched very fine intricate floral work designs on tray, sits on a b...
Category
Asian Moorish 20th Century Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Metal
Pair Small Chinese Dragon Vases, Molded and Glazed Porcelain, Republic Period
Located in Austin, TX
A fabulous pair of small Chinese molded and glazed biscuit ware porcelain dragon vases with loose eyes and apocryphal Qianlong mark, Republic Period, circa 1920, China.
The small ...
Category
Chinese Qing Vintage 20th Century Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Japanese lacquer tebako 手箱 (box for personal accessories) with book design
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Superb rectangular black lacquer tebako (box for personal accessories) with a slightly domed well-fitted lid.
The lid has a continuous soft-tone multicoloured hiramaki-e (low-relief...
Category
Japanese 20th Century Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Lacquer
Carved Wood Stone Top Table or Stand
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Elaborately carved dark stained wood stand with a purple variegated stone inset top, foliate scrolls and openwork bands with geometric motifs. Raised on tall legs with claw feet. The...
Category
Chinese Ming 20th Century Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Stone
Old Japanese Kimono / 1912-1945 / Wall Hanging Decoration / Tapestry
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
I think this is a kimono woven from the Taisho era to the early Showa era (1912-1945) in Japan.
It is a modern design.
In the Taisho era, various things were made with reference to...
Category
Japanese Taisho 20th Century Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Cotton
Antique Carved Teak Wood Panel
Located in New York, NY
Antique hand carved merbau wood panel from Lampung, Sumatra. We have a collection in various sizes. Please inquire. The size and price reflect the one shown. Stunning on both sides.
...
Category
Primitive Vintage 20th Century Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Wood, Teak, Reclaimed Wood
Moorish Micro Mosaic Inlaid Jewelry Box
By Rajhastani
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Moorish style micro mosaic marquetry inlaid jewelry box with lid.
Intricate inlaid Anglo Indian box with floral and geometric Islamic
Moorish mosaic Sadeli design in a square shape form with mosaic inlay and marquetry, very fine artwork, lined in red velvet.
Museum collector piece like the one in Doris Duke Islamic Art Museum.
The repeating geometric patterns of Sadeli Mosaic are what give it beauty and richness. This decorative technique is a type of micro mosaic featuring repeating geometric patterns. A highly skilled craft, it has had a long history in India and the Middle East with early examples dating back to the 16th century. In the 1800s, it became popular as a decoration on a variety of boxes, card cases, and chess boards imported from India. Since Bombay became a center of making them, they became known as Bombay boxes...
Category
Indian Agra 20th Century Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Wood
Brutalist Sculptured Chairs
Located in London, England
This chair is a true 1960s masterpiece of craftsmanship. Hand-sculpted from beautiful elm wood, it features a striking sculptural form that is both eye-catching and comfortable. The ...
Category
French Mid-Century Modern Vintage 20th Century Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Elm
Small Exhibition Stand, Low Table, Japanese Antique
Located in Katori-Shi, 12
This is a Japanese decorative stand made during the Taisho period.
This decorative stand is carefully crafted from solid zelkova wood and has a beautiful lacquer finish. The beauti...
Category
Taisho 20th Century Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Wood
Japanese Meiji Period Gold White Porcelain Sleeping Cat Sculpture, circa 1910
Located in Takarazuka, JP
Exquisite Meiji period Japanese Kutani sculpture of a sleeping cat in fine porcelain, inspired by the small wooden sculpture at the entrance of...
Category
Japanese Meiji 20th Century Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Gold
A Pair of Chinese Celadon Vases
Located in Savannah, GA
A pair of Chinese celadon vases, 20th century.
4 inches wide by 8 inches tall
Category
Chinese 20th Century Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Celadon
Japanese Antique Wooden Bowl 1910s-1930s Primitive Wabi-Sabi
Located in Chiba, Chiba
This is an old Japanese wooden bowl with legs.
The wooden bowl is dyed black.
It is likely that this was made as a manger.
However, there is no evidence that it was ever used, so I ...
Category
Japanese Primitive 20th Century Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Wood
Mid-Century Tiered Rattan Picnic Basket with Handle and Lacquered Wood Details
Located in Yonkers, NY
A vintage tiered rattan and lacquered wood picnic basket from the mid-20th century, with large handle and rich patina. This vintage tiered rattan an...
Category
Chinese 20th Century Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Rattan, Wood
Dutch Colonial Teak Wood Armchair with Rattan and Triglyph Inspired Motifs
Located in Yonkers, NY
Antique Dutch colonial teak wood armchair from the early 20th century, with rattan seat and triglyph inspired motifs. Born during the early years of the 20th century, this elegant te...
Category
Javanese Dutch Colonial 20th Century Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Teak, Rattan
Japanese screen
Located in Brescia, IT
Two-panel screen of Rinpa school painted with mineral pigments on silk and rice paper.
It depicts colorful peony flowers. This is the flower of spring, symbolizing success and pro...
Category
Japanese Showa 20th Century Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Silk, Paper
Pair of Early 20th Century Chinese Ancestral Shrines
Located in Houston, TX
Pair of early 20th century Chinese hand painted black lacquered ancestral shrines. Each shrine features three sets of double doors, a carved antique g...
Category
Chinese 20th Century Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Wood, Lacquer
Chinese Moss-in-Snow Jadeite Ruyi Pendant
Located in Chicago, IL
Valued for its rarity and lustrous appearance, jade (yù) has long been a symbol of excellence, longevity and purity of virtue. Worn as jewelry or as a protective charm, the stone was...
Category
Chinese 20th Century Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Jade
Japanese Two Panel Screen: Summer Flowers
Located in Hudson, NY
Screen depicts Summer flowers and birds on gilded silk. Signature reads: Konishi Fukunen. Notes about Artist: Konishi Fukunen (1887-1959) was born the second son of the Paper mounting specialist Konishi Uhei in Takeo, Fukui prefecture in the mid Meiji period. In 1902 he was sent to Kyoto to study painting under Suzuki Shonen...
Category
Japanese 20th Century Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Silk
Vintage Persian Kerman Rug in Small Square Size with Ivory Field & Floral Design
Located in New York, NY
A vintage Persian Kerman rug from Persian Gallery New York, size 4'0 x 3'2, circa 1940. This fine handwoven wool carpet features a lovely flor...
Category
Persian Vintage 20th Century Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Wool
Antique Japanese solid wood fruit and flower display basket
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Japanese solid wood fruit and flower display basket, carved from one piece of burl wood in an oval shape with single large overhead handle in a natural form with nodes, grottos and p...
Category
Japanese Organic Modern 20th Century Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Wood
Late Qing Dynasty Low Kang Waterfall Table with Drawers and Brass Plates
Located in Yonkers, NY
A Chinese late Qing Dynasty antique low Kang waterfall coffee table from the early 20th century, with three drawers and brass accents. Created in China during the Late Qing Dynasty in the early years of the 20th century, this low table, which could nowadays be used as a coffee table or a low side table, features a rectangular top gracefully falling down on the two solid side supports. These side panels are resting on scrolling extremities. The façade showcases three drawers, fitted with brass ring pulls on quadrilobe backplates and separated from one another through additional brass details...
Category
Chinese Qing 20th Century Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Brass
Dragon Ceramic Pillow Long Quan Kiln
Located in Somis, CA
A stunning Song Dynasty porcelain pillow, crafted by the prestigious Long Quan kiln. This historic kiln, dating back over 1600 years, is renowned for its exquisite celadon and lotus ...
Category
Chinese 20th Century Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Ceramic
1960s Danish Sofa
Located in Victoria, BC
New to our collection, this stunning Danish sofa from the 1960s is a true standout. It features a solid Brazilian rosewood base, elegantly contrasted by a light, neutral-toned fabric...
Category
Mid-Century Modern Vintage 20th Century Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Wood
Masaoka Konobu Hasegawa Signed Rare Japanese Bunraku Puppet Woodblock Print
Located in Studio City, CA
A somewhat rare and hard-to-find image by Japanese artist Masaoka Konobu Hasegawa (though we have also seen this image also attributed to artist Hanabusa Hideki as well) of a female Bunraku puppet...
Category
Japanese Showa 20th Century Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Paper
Pair of Carved Wood and Gilt Finished Chinese Foo Dog Figurines or Sculptures
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This pair of intricately hand carved and hand painted Foo dogs are believed to have made in the mid-20th century in the Imperial style. The dogs are composed of a softwood which have...
Category
Chinese Chinese Export 20th Century Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Softwood
Antique Chinese Carved Cinnabar & Enamelled Box with Imperial Dragon Top
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This antique decorative box is unsigned, but presumed to have originated from China, and date to approximately 1920 and done in a period Chinese...
Category
Chinese Chinese Export 20th Century Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Brass
Wooden Display Stand, Bonsai Stand, Object, Japanese Antique, Wabi-Sabi
Located in Katori-Shi, 12
This is an antique display stand made from old wood from the Taisho era.
In Japan, it was used as a stand for Bonsai.
It is made of cherry wood and features a lacquer finish.
It gives you a sense of the powerful grandeur of nature and has a timeless dignity.
This display stand can be used in a wide variety of ways, including as a display stand, flower stand, bonsai stand...
Category
Taisho 20th Century Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Wood
Antique Chinese Deep Carved Rosewood Figural King Throne Chair with Dragons 1920
Located in Big Flats, NY
Antique Chinese Deeply Carved Rosewood Figural King Throne Chair with Dragons C1920
Measures - 48.25"H x 29"W x 25"D
Category
Chinese 20th Century Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Rosewood
Vintage Red Leather Lacquer Blanket Chest with Brass Hardware
Located in Yonkers, NY
A vintage Chinese blanket chest from the Mid-20th Century with red lacquered leather, brass hardware and blue fabric lining on the inside. Created in China during the midcentury peri...
Category
Chinese 20th Century Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Brass
20th Century Vintage Wood Chinese Engraving Birds Flowers Cabinet Chair
Located in 景德镇市, CN
Add a touch of elegance and heritage to your space with this 20th Century Vintage Wood Chinese Engraving Birds Flowers Cabinet Chair. This exquisitely handcrafted chair showcases intricate bird and floral carvings, symbolizing prosperity, harmony, and longevity in traditional Chinese culture.
Crafted from high-quality solid wood, this antique Chinese chair...
Category
20th Century Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Wood
Chinese Blue and White Porcelain Vase
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Chinese blue and white porcelain vase
Of baluster form, decorated with floral patterns, flanked by leaf formed handles.
Measure: Height...
Category
20th Century Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Pair Early 20th Century Japanese Framed Woodblock Prints C.1925
Located in London, GB
Pair Early 20th Century Japanese Woodblock Prints
A Pair Early 20th Century Japanese Framed Woodblock Prints Of Old Masterpiec...
Category
20th Century Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Paper
Japanese Meiji Period Sterling Silver 2 Handled Basket by Katsu Miyamoto
Located in Dallas, TX
PRESENTING a GORGEOUS, VERY HIGH QUALITY and EXTREMELY RARE piece of Japanese Meiji Period Sterling Silver 2 Handled Basket by Katsu Miyamoto.
EXQUISITE, EXCEPTIONAL, RARE & IMPORTANT!
This is definitely a Meiji Period piece due to the fact that it is marked with the sterling silver mark “jungin”.
The Meiji period was from 1868 to 1912 and in 1928 a law was introduced in Japan compelling the use of decimal marks for silver.
This pre-dates that decimalization law.
We are of the opinion that it is from circa 1900.
Miyamoto Shoko was founded in 1880 as the first silverware specialty shop. In 1899, Miyamoto Shoko’s silverwares were ordered by the family members of the Emperor of Japan, and to this day, they are making fine and graceful handicrafts with skillful craftsmen.
Loved by numerous customers since the Meiji era, Miyamoto Shoko’s products have also been given to Princess Mako and Princess Kako of Akishino, as well as Princess Aiko Toshinomiya, on their birthdays.
Katsu Miyamoto (宮本勝), in 1880, in order to increase the sales of tobacco and cigarettes to foreigners founded the Moyamoto Shoko company, which produced different silverwares in general and particularly silver cigarette cases. Miyamoto’s first name, Katsu (勝) in some sources is written as “Masaru”, since 勝 kanji can be pronounced in both ways.
This basket is of the HIGHEST QUALITY imaginable!
The top of the basket has the MOST GORGEOUS repousse work of flowers, probably lotus flowers, with leaves and foliage. It has an underlying chevron effect chasing, reflecting parquetry.
The 2 handles are cast in the form of bamboo handles.
The rim of the top likewise is cast as bamboo.
The base is equally stunning in a different way!
It is chased with a chevron effect, like parquetry flooring and the four feet simulate pieces of sliced bamboo with an interlinking gallery of support columns, likewise, simulating bamboo.
The QUALITY of WORKMANSHIP is OUTSTANDING!
The pieces weighs exactly 525 grams.
This piece takes my breath away!
This is one for the SERIOUS COLLECTOR of EXQUISITE AND RARE Japanese silver. You will not find another like it, for sale ANYWHERE ELSE IN THE WORLD …… I know as I have searched!
Provenance: Acquired from a Dallas Private Collector.
Dimensions: 9.6 inches wide, 7.6 inches deep and 2.75 inches tall ( 7.25 inches tall with handles up)
Condition: Very good. It looks like the base 4 legged gallery, has been repaired/re-attached to the base, but otherwise it is excellent and of Museum quality.
The Meiji period (明治時代 Meiji-jidai?), also known as the Meiji era, is a Japanese era which extended from October 23, 1868 through July 30, 1912.[1] This period represents the first half of the Empire of Japan during which Japanese society moved from being an isolated feudal society to its modern form. Fundamental changes affected its social structure, internal politics, economy, military, and foreign relations. The period corresponded with the reign of Emperor Meiji after 1868, and lasted until his death in 1912. It was succeeded by the Taishō period upon the accession of Emperor Taishō to the throne.
Solid silver pieces...
Category
Japanese Meiji 20th Century Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Sterling Silver
Moonlight Landscape Reflections "Starry Night" Extraordinary Stone "Painting"
Located in South Burlington, VT
An extraordinary Natural Landscape work, one of a kind. Custom framed.
This Chinese extraordinary natural stone painting of cloud bands under a breath taking moon light reflectio could remind us of a similar and unique evening experience in our lives. Just look into the dark sky some starry night! The powerful and colorful depiction is executed in natural dark green- almost black, cream and yellow (limonite mineral) colors. This is called a dream stone Shih-hua. They are cut from historic Dali marble found in the Cangshan mountains of western China. These mysterious mountains, unique in the world, are known for yielding incredible and fantastic natural landscaped works of art created over tens of millions of years from mineral inclusions that affected the process of ancient organic material which transformed into limestone and finally resulted in marble- a metamorphic hard stone.
This art form is centuries of years old since the Ming dynasty. Dream stones became favored art in the west particularly since the 19th century when French collectors named them Pierres de reve.
This thin marble stone painting is approximately 1/4" thick and is cut from a large slab of rough material revealing incredible patterns in soft white and gray colors. Its weight is surprisingly modest- easily hung with standard hardware.
Dimensions:
Frame: 24 inches high and 41.75 inches wide.
Site: 15 inches x 33 inches
Provenance: Private Chinese collection, Yunnan, China.
History of dream stone paintings:
Moonlight...
Category
Chinese 20th Century Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Marble
Vintage Thai Green Painted Faux Bamboo Coffee Table with Woven Rattan Top
Located in Yonkers, NY
A vintage Country style Thai green painted faux bamboo coffee table from the mid 20th century with woven rattan top and straight legs. Created in...
Category
Thai Mid-Century Modern 20th Century Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Faux Bamboo, Rattan, Wood
Vintage Red Lacquered Lotus Pedestal
Located in Houston, TX
Vintage lacquered red-orange pedestal with graphic painted lotus flowers and leaves.
Category
20th Century Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Lacquer, Paint
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