Modern Asian Art and Furniture
MODERN STYLE
The late 19th and early 20th centuries saw sweeping social change and major scientific advances — both of which contributed to a new aesthetic: modernism. Rejecting the rigidity of Victorian artistic conventions, modernists sought a new means of expression. References to the natural world and ornate classical embellishments gave way to the sleek simplicity of the Machine Age. Architect Philip Johnson characterized the hallmarks of modernism as “machine-like simplicity, smoothness or surface [and] avoidance of ornament.”
Early practitioners of modernist design include the De Stijl (“The Style”) group, founded in the Netherlands in 1917, and the Bauhaus School, founded two years later in Germany.
Followers of both groups produced sleek, spare designs — many of which became icons of daily life in the 20th century. The modernists rejected both natural and historical references and relied primarily on industrial materials such as metal, glass, plywood, and, later, plastics. While Bauhaus principals Marcel Breuer and Ludwig Mies van der Rohe created furniture from mass-produced, chrome-plated steel, American visionaries like Charles and Ray Eames worked in materials as novel as molded plywood and fiberglass. Today, Breuer’s Wassily chair, Mies van der Rohe’s Barcelona chair — crafted with his romantic partner, designer Lilly Reich — and the Eames lounge chair are emblems of progressive design and vintage originals are prized cornerstones of collections.
It’s difficult to overstate the influence that modernism continues to wield over designers and architects — and equally difficult to overstate how revolutionary it was when it first appeared a century ago. But because modernist furniture designs are so simple, they can blend in seamlessly with just about any type of décor. Don’t overlook them.
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Style: Modern
Period: Mid-20th Century
Early Tall Ceramic Vase with Unique Glaze by Brother Thomas Bezanson
Located in Atlanta, GA
An early ceramic vase in a cylinder form by potter Brother Thomas Bezanson (1929-2007). Unusually tall at 21.75 inches, the vase strikes the viewer with its slender silouette with a ...
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Mid-20th Century American Modern Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Ceramic
Irene Zevon Untitled Lithograph in Colors
Located in New York, NY
Irene Zevon (American, 1918-2006), Untitled, Lithograph in Colors on Paper, 1959, signed in pencil and dated lower right and marked "Trial Proof" lower left, depicting an abstract st...
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1950s American Vintage Modern Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Paper
Jean Lurcat "Belier-Feuillage" Lithograph, 1950s
Located in New York, NY
Jean Lurcat (French, 1892-1966), "Belier-Feuillage" [Ram-Foliage], Lithograph in Colors on Paper, circa 1950s, signed in plate lower left, ink inscribed, signed, and dated below, mou...
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1950s American Vintage Modern Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Paper
Rudolf Jacobi (German, 1889 - 1972) A snow covered village, oil on canvas.
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Rudolf Jacobi (German, 1889 - 1972) A snow covered village, oil on canvas painting. Signed lower right.
Frame: 38.5"x 32.5"
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Mid-20th Century European Modern Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Canvas, Paint
Fine Japanese Couture Shibori Silk Furisode Kimono with Under Garment
Located in Atlanta, GA
A spectacular Japanese silk kimono set with an outer furisode and an inner garment circa 1960-80s. The long sleeve furisode is of couture quality and made m...
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1960s Japanese Vintage Modern Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Silk
Japanese Modernist Painting of a Seaside Village by Torao Ataka Dated 1930
Located in San Francisco, CA
A Modern oil painting of a harbor town with the water and mountains views in the distance.
It is signed on the bottom left hand corner Ataka and dated '30 (1930).
The brushwork is ...
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1930s Japanese Vintage Modern Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Canvas, Paint
Early Large Ceramic Vase with Sang-de-boeuf Glaze by Brother Thomas Bezanson
Located in Atlanta, GA
An early ceramic long-neck vase with a brilliant copper red glaze by Benedictine monk potter Brother Thomas Bezanson (1929-2007). The minimalistic an...
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1960s American Vintage Modern Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Ceramic
3-Panel Screen with Smoked Mirror
Located in New York, NY
3-Panel Screen with Smoked Mirror and painted metal frame.
Category
1960s American Vintage Modern Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Metal
1946 Vintage Ray Martinez Oil on Canvas Rendering of the Girl before a Mirror
Located in Monrovia, CA
1946 Vintage Ray Martinez oil on canvas rendering of the girl before a mirror.
1946 oil on canvas rendering by artist Ray Martinez during Picas...
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Mid-20th Century Mexican Modern Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Canvas, Paint
Unique Japanese Woven Bamboo Hanging Ikebana Basket Suzuki Gengensai
Located in Atlanta, GA
A rare hanging ikebana basket by Japanese bamboo artist Suzuki Gengensai (1891-1950) circa 1923-50. This elegant hanakago was made entirly from white bamboo. It consists of a square ...
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Mid-20th Century Japanese Modern Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Bamboo, Rattan
Chinese Blue and White Porcelain Vase from Modern Official Kiln
Located in Atlanta, GA
Dubbed as production of the "Chinese Modern Official Kiln", a small group of porcelains of the highest standard were produced in Jingdezhen from 1962-1967, The production was aimed as a revival of the Chinese porcelain after the foundation of the Republic in 1949 in order to serve the purpose of decorating the meeting halls for the newly renewed diplomatic relations around the globe. The best available materials and artists, including the painters and potters, were employed to achieve a high quality that rivaled the pieces produced during the pinnacle years in the porcelain production in the previous Qing dynasty. Due to the breakout of the Cultural Revolution, most of the pieces failed to be used as intended. Most if not all signatures, such as found on this vase, were added later as a hallmark to distinguish them. "Zhong Nai Hai Huai Ren Tang Treasures Porcelain Research Bureau year of 1962". Zhong Nai Hai is the residential and working compound for Chinese political elites in Beijing and Huai Ren Hall being an important meeting hall.
The pieces from "Modern Official Kiln" ubiquitously showcase perfectly balanced forms with precision in symmetry. The use of very high quality Gaolin clay resulted in a semi translucent body, often quite thinly potted. The superbly underglaze paint were sandwiched between a pre-applied glaze and then an overglaze, and the elaborate designs were drawn by master painters. Often, there is a hidden red Chinese National Emblem on the interior wall. These features were all well reflected in this piece. The decoration of the blue paint on the vase is of a classic regal composition and the cobalt blue is of a vivid radiating color. Blooming peonies, an old laurel tree with blossom and scholar rocks provide the background and anchor for a pair of peasants. One raises its head to crow while the other one looks down. These motifs are commonly found in classic Chinese scroll paintings, a genre called "Flower and Bird Painting". On the back of the vase, there are Chairman Mao's head portrait watermarked in the glaze as well as a cursive poem with a collection number as shown.
For a pair of blue and white vase of the same production, see sale by Singapore International Auction PTE ltd on July 21st, 2019 lot 2014.
For a pair of blue and white urns...
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1960s Chinese Vintage Modern Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Japanese Two-Panel Screen Stylized Waves on Silver Leaf and Golden Sun
Located in Hudson, NY
Japanese two-panel screen: Stylized waves on silver leaf and golden sun. Showa period (1926-1989), modern painting in mineral pigments on silver.
Category
1950s Japanese Vintage Modern Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Wood, Paper
African Textile Panel with Shells
Located in Alessandria, Piemonte
Old African textile panel with shells,: You can mount on a panel for wall, or place on table, or mount as lampshade. Its colors are sunny. It's wonderful for a sea-house !
B/1677-1
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Mid-20th Century Congolese Modern Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Raffia
Japanese Raku Blue and Grey Ceramic Vase Stamped with Monogram
Located in Kastrup, DK
Japanese artist.
Raku-fired ceramic vase.
Glaze in shades of blue and gray.
Stamped with monogram at the bottom.
A beautiful and decorative vase.
Japan, 1930-1950.
Year: 1930...
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Mid-20th Century Japanese Modern Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Clay
Ceremonial Cloth 'Tapis' of Lampung
Located in Roma, IT
This ceremonial cloth 'Tapis' of Lampung is in silk and cotton with golden strings.
A very similar tapis is at the Asian Art Museum of San Francisco (...
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Mid-20th Century Indonesian Modern Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Gold
Sculpture of Woman from Bali
Located in Roma, IT
This is a wonderful wooden sculpture, describes a woman from Bali.
Middle 20th century.
This artwork is shipped from Italy. Under existing legislation, any artwork in Italy crea...
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Mid-20th Century Indonesian Modern Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Wood
Indonesian Cloth
Located in Roma, IT
Indonesian cloth finely decorated with floreal motives in yellow and green on a dark blue background.
The item is not restored and is in very good condition.
Category
Mid-20th Century Indonesian Modern Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Textile
Maqbool Fida Husain Painting
Located in Paris, FR
1968
Gouache on paper
Private collection.
Category
1960s Indian Vintage Modern Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Gouache
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