Early 2000s Asian Art and Furniture

A bamboo table top sculpture by Japanese bamboo artist Honma Hideaki (b. 1959) made in early 2000s. The basket form sculpture was a creative ikebana and could be used as such or simply as a okimono (decorative piece). The piece is of an unusual oval dish form with the wall irregularly outlined with bent bamboo, thousand-line construction form the upper part of the wall and the patterned twining was added in the lower part to give it a visual shift from airiness to solidity. A large piece of bamboo was selected as the base. Signed "Hide" underneath. An American Midwest collection. Honma Hideaki was born in Sado, Niigata prefecture. He studied under Honma Kazuaki...

Earth, Spirit, Fire: Korean Masterpieces of the Choson Dynasty (1392-1910) by Claire Roberts and Michael Brand. First edition softcover. Powerhouse Muse...

Rollin Karg, is a renowned glass artisan from the Midwest who designs and creates small and massive sculptural pieces from molten glass, usually shaped in a freeform, asymmetrical ...

A large and impressive woven bamboo sculpture by Japanese bamboo artist Yamaguchi Ryuun (born 1940-) entitled "Black Wave". The piece was made in 2000 and originally purchased from Tai Modern...

"Purple Dawn", a ceramic sculpture piece by Japanese potter Kiyoharu Ichino (1957-). Purchased from Touching Stone, Santa Fe, New Mexico in 2003. Tradition meets renovation, this scu...

Titled "Cocoon", this wall hanging bamboo sculpture was made by Honma Hideaki (Japanese, b. 1959) in 2005 and originally purchased from Tai Modern, Sata Fe,...

The top of an original antique rice pounder. Handcut pieces of mother of pearl shell are carefully inlaid into the teak wood. Great as an art installation...

Huang Gang (Chinese b. 1961) a monumental painting done in Chinese lacquer and mineral pigment on board, signed "Huang Gang, 2003". In good condition with a...

Sotheby's; Scholarly Works of Art from the Mary and George Bloch Collection, Hong Kong, October 2005. First edition Hardcover, 202 pp., 149 lots,...

Christie's Important Mobilier et Objets d’Art, Orfèvrerie, Ceramiques Européennes, Arts d’Asie, Juin 2003. Christie's Paris, 2003. 1st Ed softcover with results. This sale also inclu...

Huang Gang (Chinese b. 1961) A diptych painting was done in Chinese lacquer and mineral pigment on board, signed "Huang Gang" on both panels. In good condit...

Japanese Lacquer Rhino Sculpture by Someya Satoshi (1983-). A hand-molded lacquer sculpture that depicts a fantasy beast "Rhino". The artist uses century-old traditional techniques and symbols but with an innovative contemporary energy that borders mysticism, shamanism and surrealism. Found objects were equally treated as part of the meticulous designs as the elaborate Maki-e and shell inlays. According to the press of Honolulu Museum of Art: "Someya Satoshi has been described as “one of the most significant contemporary lacquer artists working in Japan today.” (Japan Times, 12 Dec. 2013) His work combines objects of daily use, such as bathing buckets, serving trays, and soup bowls, with a wide array of natural materials, including animal bones, horns and antlers, sand, stones, leaves and branches. In the process, he implements a range of traditional lacquer methods passed down from pre-modern eras, such as the kanshitsu or “dry lacquer” technique, the origins of which date to Japan’s Nara period (710–784). After creating his forms, he embellishes them with designs inspired by calligraphy, traditional Japanese textile patterns, and even contemporary manga or comic books. His work defies ordinary definitions of lacquer art and successfully challenges the perceived limits of this extremely difficult and, in some ways, most conservative of traditional Japanese art forms". His work was exhibited in US such as Honolulu Museum of Art, Minneapolis Institute of Art, Morikami Museum etc. For a complete resume of the artist, see the artist's page in Imura Art Gallery. Reference: For a very similar Bull Sculpture see Hard Bodies Contemporary Japanese Lacquer...

Artisan porcelain Vase Vessel hand formed of quality high fired fine porcelain. Wonderful shape with Indigo painting completely hand crafted. Artist-si...

Artisan porcelain hand formed high quality fine porcelain. Wonderful shape with Indigo painting. Artist signed with poem. The porcelain is hand formed ...

This wool, 5' x 6' Orley Shabahang Gabehrez carpet in undyed handspun wool features a higher hand-knotted pile, making it exceptionally plush and silky in texture. While the wool is ...

A small, colorful painting featuring Balinese folk imagery. Beautifully framed in shagreen with a linen matte. An unusual and colorful wall hanging...

Limited edition digital superflat print by renowned Japanese pop artist Chiho Aoshima. Signed, numbered, and dated by the artist. Chiho Aoshima worked with and was mentored by famed Japanese artist Takashi Murakami. The print is framed and ready to hang. Aoshima's work can be found in various collections and museums including: Ackland Art Museum, Chapel Hill...

Limited edition digital super flat print by renowned Japanese pop artist Chiho Aoshima. Framed, signed, numbered, and dated by the artist. Chiho Aoshima worked with and was mentored by famed Japanese artist Takashi Murakami. The print is framed and ready to hang. Aoshima's work can be found in various collections and museums including: Ackland Art Museum, Chapel Hill...