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Sculptures and Carvings For Sale
Period: Late 20th Century
Period: Late 19th Century
Antique Meiji Period Bronze & Bone Elephant Sculpture, Japan, 19th Century
Located in Chatham, ON
Antique Meiji Period bronze and bone sculpture - dramatic fine casting of an elephant and tiger - mounted to an black painted wood base - unsigned -...
Category
Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Bronze
Indonesian Wood Mask, Mid-20th Century
Located in New York, NY
A vintage theater mask from Bali, Indonesia, circa 1975-1980.
Polychromed hand-carved teak, mounted on a black metal stand.
This type of mask is used at Indonesian Topeng or Mas...
Category
1970s Indonesian Tribal Vintage Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Teak
Pair of Antique Chinese Terra Cotta Figures on Lucite Bases
Located in Dallas, TX
Pair of Terra Cotta soldier burial figurines on lucite bases. These are two well-preserved figures with some paint chipping and ware - painted whi...
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Late 19th Century Chinese Han Antique Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Clay
Large 19th Century Chinese Carved Tea Caddy
Located in Atlanta, GA
Beautifully carved Qing dynasty tea caddy from Elmwood (yumu), with floral motifs. Beautiful original patina, the body is in a brown lacquer and the handle is finished with an red color lacquer. The large size is very usual and was used in a large family compound. The tea caddy is designed to hold and keep warm, large tea pot filled with tea. The tea pot’s spout comes out the front opening for pouring. The horizontal bar used as the container’s handle has a pivoting lock when open, the handle bar can be removed and closing of the pivoting lock, the handle is secure for use. The wooden tea caddy...
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Late 19th Century Chinese Antique Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Elm
Pair of Japanese Cast Bronze Figures of Niō, Meiji Period, Late 19th Century
Located in Austin, TX
A well cast pair of Japanese mixed metal okimono figures of Buddhist guardians, known as Nio or Dharmapala, protectors of Buddhist faith, Meiji Period, Japan.
The smiling bronze g...
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Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Bronze
Pair of Chinese Bronze Deity Figures, 20th Century
Located in Belmont, MA
Pair of Chinese bronze figures of deities standing on dragons. The two sculptures were made in the 20th century. They represent the Tao gods Lu Xing and Fu Xin...
Category
1980s Chinese Chinese Export Vintage Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Bronze
Asian Pedestal Table in Carved Wood on a Mythological Theme, circa 1890
Located in VÉZELAY, FR
Superb Asian high pedestal table in solid wood richly carved.
The tripod base is composed of 3 heads of dragons / demons.
In the center, a dragon walks on clouds. He is surround...
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1890s Vietnamese Chinese Export Antique Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Wood
Scultura Bronzo Raffigurazione Arciere Periodo Meiji Firmata
By Saeki Yoshimitsu
Located in Milano, MI
Scultura Bronzo Raffigurazione Arciere periodo Meiji Firmata
Descrizione:
Scultura giapponese antica raffigurazione di arciere in bronzo realizzata...
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Late 19th Century Asian Meiji Antique Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Bronze
Pair of Burmese Monks in Prayer, Buddha, in gilded wood XIXth century
Located in VERSAILLES, FR
Importante paire de moines priant en bois laqué et doré. Ils sont en pendants, ils ont en effet chacun leur tête légèrement inclinée l'une vers l'autre. Leurs tailles sont exceptionnelles puisqu'ils mesurent respectivement 108 et 114 cm de hauteur.
Leur longueur est de 124 cm environ et leur largeur de 80 cm environ. La patine est très intéressante, elle est nuancé d'or et de noir et reflète sublimement la lumière, complétée par des perles en verre . La sculpture est de belle qualité avec des détails ravissants de broderies dans les parties du drapé. A noter également que la sculpture est visible de toutes les faces, taillée dans des morceaux de bois massif. Les paires de ce type de sculptures de grande...
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Late 19th Century Burmese Chinoiserie Antique Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Giltwood
Chinese Scholar Rock Chrysanthemum Stone
Located in Atlanta, GA
An extraordinary specimen created by nature millions of years ago, this large and stunning Chinese black chrysanthemum stone features white crystalline mineral (calcite and chalcedon...
Category
Late 19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Antique Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Stone
Rare Pair Old "Cape Hattaras" Lighthouse Sculptures In Vibrant Original Colors
Located in South Burlington, VT
A rare pair (2) of these tall 21 Inch Nautical delights with original hand painted colors that authentically reproduce the actual colors of today's Cape Hattaras light house (See Thi...
Category
Late 20th Century Japanese Showa Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Iron
19th Century Thai Carved Wooden Stupa
Located in Atlanta, GA
A rare 19th century Thai carved wood stupa made from the heart wood of the Teak tree. This stupa is from Isan region of the Thailand (northern Thailan...
Category
Late 19th Century Thai Antique Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Teak
Large 19th Century Chinese Carved Tea Caddy
Located in Atlanta, GA
Beautifully carved Qing dynasty tea caddy from Elmwood (yumu), with floral motifs and finished with an oxblood color lacquer. The handle has a finely carved bat motif, which symbolizes good fortune. The large size is very usual and was used in a large family compound. The tea caddy is designed to hold and keep warm, large tea pot filled with tea. The tea pot’s spout comes out the front opening for pouring. The horizontal bar used as the container’s handle has a pivoting lock when open, the handle bar can be removed and closing of the pivoting lock, the handle is secure for use. The wooden tea caddy...
Category
Late 19th Century Chinese Antique Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Elm
Chinese Extraordinary Fine Burl Wood Table
Located in South Burlington, VT
An extraordinary example of a burlwood natural organic wood coffee or display table and desk hand crafted from a rare golden camphor wood root and burl.
This table would make a spectacular accent for home, office, or high end store decor and serve as a potential functional display for your treasures and keepsakes.
Dimensions: 70 cm, 28 inches high and 150 cm, 60 inches in length and 95 cm, 38 inches in depth.
This is a handsome, exceptional one-of-a-kind example, irreplaceable.
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Provenance: New England collection and originally acquired from an old Chinese Fujian Provincial collection .
The impressive furniture carved and fashioned from one significant tree root with an additional foot added, in an elliptical form with exposed smoothed top in multiple planes and naturalistic natural bark sides the top smoothly polished to expose a fine grained surface.
History:
It takes an expert's eye to recognize the beauty and potential of root and burl treasures that are found in the wild. Skilled artisans then transform these natural wonders into functional and unique works of art China’s root carving tradition dates far back to the Warring States period, over 2000 years ago.
This desk or table called “Chaji” by Chinese can be associated as early as the late Ming Dynasty,17th century. By the 20th century, China’s entrepreneurial furniture makers began crafting more exotic tea and coffee tables and chairs from singular huge roots- some reaching ten feet in diameter. This superb example is among the best work of art to come out of a Fujian family workshop and the private collection of the president of the shop.. in many decades. It is carved from a huge, exotic golden camphor tree root and wood found on the border with Myanmar. The original uncut tree root from which this was fashioned purportedly measured over 10 feet tall...
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Late 20th Century Chinese Mid-Century Modern Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Wood, Organic Material
Antique Indian Dhokra Horse and Rider Sculpture
Located in Dallas, TX
Presenting a lovely antique Indian Dhokra horse and rider sculpture.
Probably from the late 19th or early 20th century as is evidenced by its natural patina and clear evidence of age.
It depicts an Indian Warrior with a sword in his right hand mounted on his horse/steed.
The warrior is in classical and ancient Southeast Asian Indian attire and he holds the horse’s reins in his left hand.
The body of the horse is a series of lines (in the Classic Dhokra Style) and it has a tribal headdress...
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Late 19th Century Indian Anglo Raj Antique Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Metal
Vienna Bronze Tuareg Orientalist
Located in Marseille, FR
Orientalist Viennese bronze representing a Tuareg on his carpet flanked by his.... Camel because the camel has two humps. Austrian work from the late 19th century. Dimension height 3...
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Late 19th Century Antique Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Bronze
Japanese Peacock Brass and Stoneware Planter 19th Century
Located in Douglas Manor, NY
1313 Japanese peacock brass planter with stoneware vase.
Category
1890s Antique Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Brass
19th Century Thai Carved Wooden Stupa
Located in Atlanta, GA
A rare 19th century Thai carved wood stupa made from the heart wood of the Teak tree. This stupa is from Isan region of the Thailand (northern Thailan...
Category
Late 19th Century Thai Antique Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Teak
Indo-Chinese Burmese Figural Sculpture, Late Century
Located in Pasadena, CA
This is an unusually large Burmese mounted Royal Figure or Nat that dates to the late 19th century or early 20th century. The figural group retains all of its original carved element...
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Late 19th Century Indian Folk Art Antique Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Paint, Teak
19th Century Chinese Carved Quartz on Base
Located in Tampa, FL
Extremely high quality quartz impressively carved with scrolls and a flower top. On a custom wooden base. This is a beautiful accent piece for any luxury home.
Quartz 7” Wide x 5” ...
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Late 19th Century Chinese Antique Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Quartz
19th Century Thai Carved Wooden Stupa
Located in Atlanta, GA
A rare 19th century Thai carved wood stupa made from the heart wood of the Teak tree. This stupa is from Isan region of the Thailand (northern Thailan...
Category
Late 19th Century Thai Antique Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Teak
Japanese Wood Netsuke " Two Rats " by Yoshitoshi Late Meiji Era
Located in Norton, MA
Presenting a famous netsuke artist, Yoshitoshi from Japanese, a carved netsuke "Two Rats" dated around the late 19th to early 20th century.
Category
Late 19th Century Japanese Antique Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Wood
Extraordinary Natural Stone "Moonlight Bay Painting", Natural Stone
Located in South Burlington, VT
Extraordinary natural stone work of art, one of a kind.
This Chinese extraordinary natural stone "painting" suggestive of an inlet bay like setting an...
Category
Late 20th Century Chinese Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Marble
19th Century Thai Carved Wooden Stupa
Located in Atlanta, GA
A rare 19th century Thai carved wood stupa made from the heart wood of the Teak tree. This stupa is from Isan region of the Thailand (northern Thailan...
Category
Late 19th Century Thai Antique Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Teak
Japanese Meiji Period Shibayama Charger Featuring Cockerel
Located in Norwood, NJ
19th century Meiji period charger with cockerel beautifully realised in layers of carved shell, mother of pearl and bone to stand in high relief against the black lacquered ground. P...
Category
Late 19th Century Japanese Japonisme Antique Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Bone, Mother-of-Pearl, Lacquer, Shell
Bronze Sculpture “Just Making Sure” by Linda Prokop
By Lynn Chadwick
Located in San Diego, CA
Beautiful sculpture by renowned artist Linda Prokop. This piece “Just Making Sure” by the acclaimed artist is infused with a dynamic sense of expression and style. Whimsically styled...
Category
1990s American Expressionist Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Bronze
Bronze Buddhist Statue
Located in New York, NY
Bronze Burmese Buddhist statue lost wax casting Mandalay period (Burma) Myanmar. Beautiful example of Burmese Mandalay period bronze casting. Fluid gra...
Category
1890s Burmese Antique Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Bronze
Royal Blue Hand Blown Murano Vase Attributed to Gabbiani Venezia
By Gabbiani
Located in Pasadena, TX
Gabbiani is universally famous for Murano glass design, although its establishment in the center of Venice by Luciano Gabbiani dates back to 1964. Glass artwork and Venetian craftsmanship were an intimate part of the Gabbiani family upbringing, and the family still remains the core component of a company whose name is now an international brand.
18? Royal Blue Hand Blown Murano Vase Attributed to Gabbiani Venezia...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Rococo Revival Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Art Glass
Large White Marble Carpet Weight from India
Located in New York, NY
A large carved white marble carpet weight from India in a Classic orb style. Can also be used as a superb decorative accent for gardens, patios or decks.
Category
1990s Indian Agra Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Marble
Japanese Tokyo School Bronze Okimono of a Farmer, Meiji Period
Located in Austin, TX
A very fine and detailed Tokyo School cast bronze okimono (decorative sculpture) of a smiling farmer, Meiji period, late 19th century, Japan.
The e...
Category
Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Bronze
Pair of Carved Stone Foo Dog Chop Seals
Located in Norwood, NJ
Pair of hard stone chop seals decorated with foo dogs. Two lines of calligraphy across the front. Incised seal on the bottoms.
Category
Late 19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Antique Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Soapstone
Pair of Two Weaving Loom Pulleys from Thailand, Ca. 19th century
Located in Point Richmond, CA
A pair of two carved wood weaving loom pulleys depicting peacocks and hearts.
Thailand,
Ca. 19th century
Wood
Measures: H 6 in x W 5 in each.
Category
Late 19th Century Thai Antique Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Wood
Large Hand-Carved Balinese Barong Dance Mask
Located in Bochum, NRW
Large Balinese Barong carved and hand painted wood dance mask of an ornate colorful mythological creature.
Skilfully hand carved, with large bulging e...
Category
Late 20th Century Balinese Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Wood
Asian Sculpture / Okimono with Lion and Crows, Japan, Meiji Era, circa 1880
Located in VÉZELAY, FR
Rare and important Japanese sculpture / statue / okimono in blackened and carved wood, depicting 1 lion, 2 birds (crows or other birds of prey) and 1 snake held in the claws of one o...
Category
1880s Japanese Meiji Antique Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Wood
Large Vintage Mushroom Sculptures, 1970, Italy, Set of 2
Located in BARCELONA, ES
Very nice pair of wrought iron sculptures in the shape of Mushrooms, Italian origin, 1970 Metal sculpture and wooden base Very beautiful decorative objects.
Category
1970s Italian Hollywood Regency Vintage Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Metal
Late 19th century Carve Stone Cambodian Buddha
Located in Hudson, NY
This sage green carved stone Buddha was purchased from an upstate NY garden where it has resided for the last 120 years. The family began the house and garden in the late 1890s and traveled through China, Southeast Asia and Europe acquiring objects to create a complete retirement home for themselves and their family from New York City. Sculptures like this are a typical form found at Angkor of numerous sizes representing Nagas and used as guardians of temples. This figure was a favorite motif of Angkorean sculptors from the 12 century...
Category
1890s Cambodian Other Antique Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Stone
Pair of Patinated Bronze Chinese Foo Dogs with Verdigris Finish
Located in San Diego, CA
Pair of patinated bronze Chinese foo dogs with a verdigris finish, circa 1980s. The pair are in very good condition with amazing detail and a gorgeous patina. Each dog measures 5.75"...
Category
Late 20th Century Chinese Mid-Century Modern Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Bronze
Antique Asian Cast Bronze Horse on Wheels and Tibetan Bell
Located in Plainview, NY
Antique Asian car bronze horse on 4 wheels and a bell featuring Tibetan Buddhist figures. Both pieces show patina on the surface.
Dimensions:
Bell: 7.5...
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Late 19th Century Asian Tibetan Antique Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Metal
Vintage Traditional Japanese Young Woman Ceramic Sculpture
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Japanese lady sculpture wood fired handmade ceramic pottery.
Traditional Japanese young woman small sculpture.
Unusual shape beautiful collectib...
Category
Late 20th Century Japanese Japonisme Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Ceramic
Over Life-Size Tibetan Gilt Bronze Arm of a Bodhisattva, Late 19th Century
Located in Austin, TX
An impressive larger than life-size cast and gilt bronze left hand and arm of a bodhisattva, late 19th century or earlier, Tibet.
The over-sized arm and hand of graceful proportions. The arm tapering down to a slender wrist embellished with a simple bracelet hiding the join between the hand and arm. The hand and arm richly gilt. The join to the elbow visible and exposed.
The hand heavily cast, with nice detail to the fingernails and cuticles. The palm with simple incised lines. The hand, with the pointer and pinky fingers raised, and the middle and ring finger folded down touching the thumb, performs the gesture known as karana mudra, the gesture of dispelling evil. (Here in Texas we refer to this gesture as "Hook'em Horns!")
Karana mudra is often associated with Avalokiteshvara, the bodhisattva of compassion, known in Tibet as Chenrezig, and in China as Guanyin.
The hand and arm would originally have been part of a much larger sculpture. Unfortunately many Tibetan Buddhist sculptures...
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Late 19th Century Tibetan Tibetan Antique Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Bronze
Rock Crystal Dragon's Head Statue 8.5 lb
Located in Somis, CA
A beautiful, hand carved, all natural rock crystal dragon's head statue. Weighing at an whopping 8.5 lb, this wonderful piece makes a fantastic paper we...
Category
Late 20th Century Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Rock Crystal
20th Century Chinese Soapstone Guanyin Figure Sculpture
Located in Marbella, ES
20th century Chinese soapstone Guanyin figure sculpture.
Category
Late 20th Century Chinese Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Stone
Architectural Hindu Temple Carved Wood Fragment from India
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Antique architectural carved wood temple fragment from Rajasthan, India.
Made into a wall bracket stand.
19th century Hindu temple fragment. This anti...
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Late 19th Century Indian Anglo Raj Antique Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Wood
Ceramic Stupa Detail from Thailand
Located in New York, NY
A Stupa architectural detail from Thailand, late 20th century, hand-crafted in rustic earthenware.
The Stupa shape represents one of the most ancient and sacred Buddhist architec...
Category
1980s Thai Other Vintage Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Ceramic
Japanese Okimono of a Shunga Lady Playing a Biwa
Located in New York, NY
Japanese Heisei period wood carved okimono of a shunga lady playing a Biwa. Made during the Heisei period in circa 1990, the piece remains in remarkable vintage condition with age-ap...
Category
1990s Japanese Modern Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Wood
Chinese Gilt Brocade Ball Fragment, c. 1870
Located in Chicago, IL
This hand-carved wooden fragment was originally a decorative element of ornate Qing-dynasty furniture or architecture. Colored by gilt pigments over an underlayer of red lacquer, the fragment depicts a silk brocade ball, commonly depicted alongside fu dog lions to symbolize high rank or power. The embroidered ball is flanked by chrysanthemum blossoms and tied with a long flowing ribbon, a sign of longevity. Elevated by a custom steel display mount, the storied fragment adds bright color and iridescence to a bookcase or table arrangement...
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Late 19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Wood
19th c. Antique Bronze Betel Nut Cutters from India Radha and Krishna
Located in North Hollywood, CA
19th century antique handmade brass Radha Krishna betel nut cutter from India.
Upper side is Krishna (vishnu) and lower side is Radha, you can also calle...
Category
Late 19th Century Indian Folk Art Antique Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Brass
Vintage Brass Buddha Miniature Sculpture Set of Four
Located in Bochum, NRW
A beautiful collection of four miniature sculptures depicting Asian gods and Buddha. Vintage condition.
Dimensions: Height from 5 to 9 cm.
Category
1970s Asian Vintage Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Brass, Bronze
Nepalese Gilt Bronze Figure of Bodhisattva Chenrezig, Mid-20th Century
Located in Austin, TX
A nice vintage early to mid-20th century gilt bronze sculpture of the Buddhist deity Avalokiteshvara in his four armed form, known as Chaturbuhja, or Chenrezig in Tibet.
Chenrezig, a form of Avalokiteshvara, the bodhisattva of compassion (known as Guan Yin or Kwan Yin in Chinese), sits in vajrasana upon a high double lotus pedestal. One pair of hands is clasped in prayer at heart level, the other pair of hands raised upwards at shoulder lever and holding discreet attributes, a mala (prayer beads) in one hand, a lotus blossom in the other.
Chenrezig is dressed in an elaborately patterned floral dhoti that covers his lower half. His torso bare, shoulders covered with a shawl and scarves that billow out around him. He is festooned with jewels, necklaces, bracelets, armlets, earrings, belt and a five pointed crown. The earrings studded with coral. The crown studded with turquoise. His face is cold painted with beautiful details. The hair has been pigmented blue with crushed lapis, indicating his peaceful nature.
The copper base plate is inscribed with a visvajra (double vajra...
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Late 20th Century Nepalese Tibetan Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Coral, Lapis Lazuli, Bronze
Meiji Era circa 1900 Antique Japanese Bronze Sea Dragon 3-Arm Candelabra
Located in Tustin, CA
Magnificent and powerful, fantastically sculptural, ferocious bronze Japanese writhing sea dragon candleholder is coiled around itself, with an uplifted head and a stylized plume of ...
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Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Bronze
Murano Glass Sculpture, 1970s
Located in Palermo, PA
Murano glass sculpture, 1970s.
Dimensions: H=16 cm; W=20 cm; D=11 cm.
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Glass
Exquisite Pair of Glazed Porcelain Foo Dogs
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Extraordinary pair of fine glazed porcelain Foo Dogs.
Incredible hand made details.
Category
Late 19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Porcelain
Chinese Hand-Carved Coral Sculpture Guanyin and Dragon
Located in New York, NY
Chinese Gwandian carved coral sculpture Guanyin and Dragon
Very finely hand-carved.
Circa Late 20th century, China
Weight:
With stand: 360.6 ...
Category
Late 20th Century Chinese Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Coral
Ceramic Stupa Detail from Thailand
Located in New York, NY
A Stupa architectural detail from Thailand, late 20th century, hand-crafted in rustic earthenware.
The Stupa shape represents one of the most ancient and sacred Buddhist architec...
Category
1980s Thai Other Vintage Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Ceramic
Indonesian Wood Mask, Mid-20th Century
Located in New York, NY
A vintage theater mask from Bali, Indonesia, circa 1975-1980.
Polychromed hand-carved teak, mounted on a black metal stand.
This type of mask is used at Indonesian Topeng or Mas...
Category
1970s Indonesian Tribal Vintage Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Teak
19th Chinese Carved Hardwood Figure of an Immortal Holding a Bat
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
19th Chinese carved hardwood figure of an immortal holding a bat, well carved with inlaid bone eyes and teeth.
Category
Late 19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Antique Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Bone, Hardwood
Pair of Antique Bronze Chinese Officials
Located in Somis, CA
A pair of fine late 19th century bronze statues of Chinese officials. The left figure depicts an imperial adviser, his full face with almond shaped eyes under arched brows above pursed lips beneath an elaborated crown, his hands together holding a Ruyi, wearing open neck robe. The right figure is of an older adviser with similar features and a long beard, wearing a flat crown symbolic of seniority and closed robe that is appropriate to age and rank, holding a jade scepter...
Category
Late 19th Century Chinese Tang Antique Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Bronze
Pair of Yoruba Culture Ibeji 'Nigeria' Statues
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
A pair of Yoruba Culture Ibeji (Nigeria) statues, a male and female carved figural statues with exaggerated features. Both figures have elongate...
Category
Late 19th Century Nigerian Tribal Antique Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Wood
Asian Sculptures and Carvings for Your Home Decor
Asian sculptors have worked in materials including wood, bronze and jade. Artists and artisans have used traditional techniques to depict deities, scenes from culture and more, and today, antique Asian sculptures and carvings are a popular choice for provocative and sophisticated home decor.
In China, the Qing dynasty, from the mid-17th century to the early 20th century, brought about significant changes in art while preserving traditional culture. Many emperors during this period were patrons of the arts, such as painting, calligraphy and decorative arts. This era saw the building of new Buddhist temples, which were decorated with statues. Some of these sculptures were adorned with colorful cloisonné decoration, in which tiny compartments, or cloisons, made by soldering copper filaments to a metal surface were filled with vibrantly hued enamel.
From the 17th to mid-19th century in Japan, kimonos were worn across classes and often fastened with a netsuke, a type of small carved toggle. Artists carved these from ivory, wood, shells and coral, creating animals, flowers and mythical creatures. During the Japanese Meiji period, spanning from 1868–1912, the country began trading internationally after centuries of isolation, allowing artists to sell their work overseas. Bronze sculpture flourished around this time for creating teapots, vases and incense burners.
Asian sculpture continued to evolve in the 20th century. During the Japanese Shōwa era, from 1926–89, art was influenced by international modernist movements like abstraction, Futurism and Surrealism. Contemporary Asian sculptures and carvings continue to combine global influences and a rich heritage of technique.
Decorating a space with Asian sculptures and carvings is a great way to add interest to any corner of your home. Explore by material, period or style on 1stDibs.
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