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Technique: Hand-Crafted
Chinese Fine Antique Hardwood Wine Table With Rare Inset Pudding Stone
Located in South Burlington, VT
China rare antique stone inlaid wine table, middle Qing dynasty (1644-1911), 18th/19th century.
Elm wood (Humu) with original pudding stone inlay.
All ...
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19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Hand-Crafted Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Stone
$1,440 Sale Price
73% Off
Antique Indian Hindu Bronze figure Shiva Parvati 18th C Asian antiques
Located in London, GB
Antique Indian Hindu Bronze Figure – Shiva and Parvati
An exquisitely crafted 18th-century solid bronze depicting the divine couple, Shiva and Parvati, seated in graceful posture upo...
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18th Century Indian Antique Hand-Crafted Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Bronze
Chinese Ming Porcelain Early 17th Century Blue White Plate Charger Kraak Dish
Located in Wommelgem, VAN
Antique Chinese porcelain blue and white Ming charger
Blue and white ceramic deep dish.
Material: Chinese porcelain, Ceramic
Style: Chinese, Ming, Anti...
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17th Century Chinese Ming Antique Hand-Crafted Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Ceramic, Porcelain
Hagi-ware Chawan (tea bowl) by famous Seigan Yamane
Located in Fukuoka, JP
This exquisite Japanese tea bowl is a prime example of Hagi Ware, crafted by renowned potter Seigan Yamane. Known for his innovative approach to traditional Hagi pottery, Yamane’s wo...
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21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Hand-Crafted Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Ceramic
Japanese Bronze Pheasant Okimono Genryusai Seiya
Located in Newark, England
Unusual Casting of a Pheasant in Flight
From our Japanese collection, we are delighted to offer this Japanese bronze okimono of a Pheasant upon a naturalistic root wood base. The Ph...
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Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Hand-Crafted Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Bronze
Minoru Ohira Signed Large Japanese Wall Sculpture Luna Y Sol (Sun and Moon) 1988
By Minoru Ohira
Located in Studio City, CA
A beautiful and quite engaging original large mixed media wall sculpture by contemporary/modern internationally recognized Japanese artist/sculptor Minoru Ohira (born 1950 in Niigat...
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1980s Japanese Showa Vintage Hand-Crafted Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Slate
Early 20th Century Chinese Carved Camphor Wood Hope Chest
Located in Pomona, CA
This is a traditional style of Chinese antique raise carved Camphor chest/trunk from China. It was sailor's hope chest with all the sailor's best wishes and hopes in it. This chest h...
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Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Hand-Crafted Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Wood
$2,177 Sale Price
35% Off
A Finely Chinese Hand Carved Myanmar Jadeite
Located in Norton, MA
This is hand-carved loverly jadeite with a color of light blue. It's an oval shape and almost round. You may think it's a pendant, but in reality is a 360° carving with a Monkey ridi...
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20th Century Chinese Other Hand-Crafted Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Jade
Vintage McGuire Bamboo and Leather Nesting Tables Set of 3
Located in San Diego, CA
An exquisite ensemble of furniture inspired by coastal living, crafted with organic luxury in mind. Immerse yourself in a world of comfort. McGuire Furniture was founded in 1948 by J...
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1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Hand-Crafted Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Leather, Bamboo, Glass
Sawankhalok Thai Pottery Hand Painted Lidded Vessel
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A delightful antique Sawankhalok Thai lidded vessel with hand painted patterning acquired as 15th century but believed later and probably 19th century. The finely and lightly potted ...
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19th Century Thai Other Antique Hand-Crafted Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Stoneware
Early 20th Century Japanese Linen Go-Board Pattern Futon Cover
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Early 20th Century Japanese linen go-board pattern futon cover
A unique example of a game-themed textile, this 3-panel futon cover is woven of very fine...
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Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Hand-Crafted Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Hemp
Japanese Antique Table, Desk, Double-sleeved desk, Wabi-Sabi, Early 20th Century
Located in Katori-Shi, 12
This antique Japanese table was produced in the Taisho period (1912-1926).
This is a double-sleeved desk whose lacquer has gained a deep flavo...
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Early 20th Century Taisho Hand-Crafted Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Wood
Japan Pair Tall Beautiful Garden Lanterns With Lovely Iris Flowers
Located in South Burlington, VT
A handsome quality pair (2) of original hand painted sturdy old "Iris, Flowers & Vines" tea garden lanterns in a convenient portable size.
May be suspended from loops or installed o...
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20th Century Japanese Showa Hand-Crafted Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Iron
Japanese Edo Four Panel Screen Flowering White Chrysanthemums
Located in Rio Vista, CA
19th century extraordinary Japanese late Edo/early Meiji period four-panel byobu screen featuring flowering white chrysanthemums painted in a moriage (raised pigment) style. The pain...
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19th Century Japanese Edo Antique Hand-Crafted Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Brass, Gold Leaf
Han Dynasty, Antique Chinese Pottery Hu Jar
Located in Sampantawong, TH
Chinese pottery Hu jar decorated with bands of raised lines and a pair of monster masks on the shoulder.
Age: China, Han Dynasty, 206 B.C. - A.D.220
Size: h...
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15th Century and Earlier Chinese Antique Hand-Crafted Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Pottery
$2,800 Sale Price
20% Off
Chinese Double Dragon Wedding Banquet Headdress Crown on Wooden Display Bust
Located in Studio City, CA
This an exquisite and spectacular piece. One of our favorites. Quite rare. We have not seen anything quite like it.
Likely worn at one time by a bride in a Chinese wedding ceremon...
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Early 20th Century Chinese Hand-Crafted Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Brass
Chinese Qing Lacquered and Inlaid Handled Sewing Box
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
An unusual and fine antique Chinese Qing lacquered and inlaid papier mache handled sewing box with decorative panels dating from latter 19th or early 20th century. The sewing box is of round cylindrical shape with a swing carry handle and is inlaid with mother of pearl and abalone. The body is made up of eight oval shaped scenes of typical Chinese style with buildings and people picked out with inset abalone and mother of pearl and highlighted and contained within a gilded border. These are set between bands of patterned abalone and against a blue silk background. A similar band of abalone is applied to the swing handle. The cover sits within a recess and is made up of bands on inset abalone with cut out triangular designs and set over blue silk with a small finely carved mother of pearl handle...
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19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Hand-Crafted Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Abalone, Mother-of-Pearl, Silk, Lacquer
Antique Ceremonial Dress and Sword Tansu, Sendai, Japan
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Antique ceremonial dress and sword tansu, Sendai, Japan
Guaranteed to be authentic as described.
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Early 20th Century Japanese Hand-Crafted Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Iron
Japan Large Older Stone Classic Yukimi Lantern Beautiful Details, 33 Inches
Located in South Burlington, VT
Classic Style, Portable and Convenient Size 33" Tall And 28 " Diameter. Beautiful patina, lovely lantern
Please view our video.
Japan, a fine large vintage hand carved granite ston...
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Mid-20th Century Japanese Showa Hand-Crafted Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Stone, Granite
Pair of Qing Dynasty Foo Dog Lions, China circa 1950
Located in New York, NY
Pair of charming polychrome ceramic Foo Dog / Lions in the Qing Style. Fantastic detail and a beautiful color combination of ochre, green, brown and blue. Foo dogs are symbolic, pro...
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20th Century Chinese Qing Hand-Crafted Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Ceramic
Dancing Fans of the Seasons
Located in Fukuoka, JP
In Japanese art, folding fans (ōgi) are symbols of prosperity and the unfolding path of life, as their shape widens outward like a journey toward new horizons. Each fan on this scree...
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20th Century Japanese Showa Hand-Crafted Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Wood, Paper
Pair of Mid-Century Chinese Ceramic Polychrome Foo Dogs
Located in San Diego, CA
Great pair of mid-century polychrome glazed ceramic foo dogs from China, circa 1950s. Great detail with each dog holding a coin medallion in its mouth and a beautiful color combinati...
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Mid-20th Century Chinese Mid-Century Modern Hand-Crafted Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Ceramic
Vintage Chinese Ceramic Garden Stool
Located in Delray Beach, FL
A beautiful Chinese ceramic garden stool ,Classic barrel shape ,depicting floral garden scenery groups in soft colors.
Exceptional objec...
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20th Century Chinese Hand-Crafted Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Ceramic
Antique Cherry Amber Resin Confucius Sculpture
Located in Mérida, YU
Vitntage Cherry Amber resin made Sculpture.
Very good condition. Beautiful glowing red color.
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1950s Chinese Chinese Export Vintage Hand-Crafted Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Resin
Japanese Antique Table, Wabisabi, Japandi
Located in Katori-Shi, 12
This is an antique Japanese table from the Taisho period.
The tabletop is carved from a single piece of keyaki wood and is combined with exquisitely finished octagonal posts.
Thoug...
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Early 20th Century Japanese Taisho Hand-Crafted Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Wood
Japanese Antique Cloisonne Enamel Vase Hayashi Kodenji
Located in Newark, England
MEIJI PERIOD (1868-1912)
From our Japanese collection, we are delighted to introduce this good size Japanese Cloisonne Enamel Vase. The Vase of gently tapered form with a pinched n...
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Early 1900s Japanese Meiji Antique Hand-Crafted Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Gold, Silver, Enamel
Japanese Temple Shrine Buddhist Monk Juzu Prayer Wood Beads Mala Rosary Necklace
Located in Studio City, CA
A beautiful string of Japanese hand-crafted Buddhist Juzu mala beads made of natural wood. These rosary-type prayer bead necklaces were used by Buddhist monks in temple prayers/ritua...
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Mid-20th Century Japanese Showa Hand-Crafted Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Wood
Japanese Edo Four Panel Screen Flowering Peony Prunus Magnolia
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Early 19th century Japanese Edo/Tokugawa period four panel folding byobu table screen featuring peony, prunus, and magnolia. Painted with ink and natural color pigments on silk with ...
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19th Century Japanese Edo Antique Hand-Crafted Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Brass
Rare Japanese Negoro Lacquer Table with Curved Legs (Late 17th–18th Century)
Located in Fukuoka, JP
are Japanese Negoro Lacquer Table with Curved Legs (Late 17th–18th Century)
Japan, Edo period
Dimensions: H 26.5 cm × W 43.1 cm × D 27 cm
(Top surface: W 42.7 cm × D 25.7 cm)
This e...
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Late 17th Century Japanese Edo Antique Hand-Crafted Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Wood, Lacquer
Japanese Edo Six-Panel Haboku Landscapes of Seasons
Located in Rio Vista, CA
19th century Japanese Edo period six-panel screen painted in Haboku (splashed ink) style. Depicts Four Seasons landscape scenes with two portraits of Chinese sages. One sage is trave...
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19th Century Japanese Edo Antique Hand-Crafted Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Gold Leaf
Antique Leather Mughal Raj Ottoman Moorish Shoes Gold Embroidered
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Antique Leather Mughal Moorish Turkish Ottoman Shoes with Gold Embroidered.
A pair of rare late 19th century hand stitched and hand tooled leather shoes ...
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Late 19th Century Turkish Islamic Antique Hand-Crafted Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Leather
Japanese Asian Antique Shino Yaki Ware Studio Pottery Wabi-Sabi Chawan Tea Bowl
Located in Studio City, CA
A beautiful Japanese Mingei Nezumi Shino Ware (志野焼, Shino-Yaki) pottery Chawan tea bowl for tea ceremony that features a sumptuous glaze with wonderful subtle shifts in color, patter...
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Mid-20th Century Japanese Showa Hand-Crafted Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Pottery, Stoneware
Late 19th Century Qing Dynasty Red Lacquered and Parcel-Gilt Altar Chair
Located in Glasgow, GB
A late 19th-century Chinese Qing Dynasty altar chair, exquisitely handcrafted from hardwood and finished in a bold imperial red lacquer.
This striking piece exemplifies the fine craftsmanship and technical woodworking skills for which Chinese artisans were renowned.
Constructed using traditional mortise and tenon joinery—an advanced technique that requires no nails or glue—the chair demonstrates remarkable stability and artistry, hallmarks of Qing Dynasty furniture.
The chair’s centre back splat features parcel-gilt cartouche decorations, each meticulously hand-carved and gilded with symbolic Chinese motifs and a central figural scene. The rich red lacquer and gilding reflect the traditional colours associated with good fortune and reverence in Chinese culture.
Compact in stature, this antique altar chair...
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Late 19th Century Chinese Chinoiserie Antique Hand-Crafted Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Gold Leaf
$871 Sale Price
20% Off
JAPAN IMPERIAL 1900 Meiji Period Tripode Koro Censer In Cloisonné Enamel With
Located in Miami, FL
Japanese tripod Koro from the Meiji Period (1868-1912).
This is a rare and beautiful antique koro censer, created in the imperial Japan during the Meiji period (1868-1912), circa 1900. It was carefully crafted in solid bronze and copper with silver wires and embellished with applications of polychromatic Cloisonné enamels and aventurine. The designs depict organics and natural motifs such mythological animals and flowers.
The Chrysanthemum Symbol
In Imperial Japan, the chrysanthemum (Kiku) was a potent symbol of the imperial family and the emperor himself, representing longevity, royalty, and divine power. The 16-petaled chrysanthemum is the Imperial Seal and crest, found on passports, coins, and the Chrysanthemum Throne. This association dates back to the Kamakura period (1185–1333), particularly with Emperor Go-Toba's fondness for the flower, establishing its link to imperial authority and lineage. The connection between the chrysanthemum and the imperial family began when Emperor Go-Toba adopted it as a personal emblem, aligning it with the strength and refinement of the emperor's rule. During the Meiji Period, the 16-petaled chrysanthemum crest, solidifying the association with the imperial family, was established during this time.
The Meiji Imperial Period
This is an era of Japanese history that extended from October 23, 1868 to July 30, 1912.The Meiji era was the first half of the Empire of Japan, when the Japanese people moved from being an isolated feudal society at risk of colonization by Western powers to the new paradigm of a modern, industrialized nation state and emergent great power, influenced by Western scientific, technological, philosophical, political, legal, and aesthetic ideas. As a result of such wholesale adoption of radically different ideas, the changes to Japan were profound, and affected its social structure, internal politics, economy, military, and foreign relations. The period corresponded to the reign of Emperor Meiji. It was preceded by the Keiō era and was succeeded by the Taishō era, upon the accession of Emperor Taishō.
Country: Imperial Japan.
Period: Meiji, 1890-1910.
Technique: Silver Wire Cloisonné over copper and bronze.
Weight: 416.80 Grams, (0.417 Kg).
Measurements:118 mm by 115 mm (4.65 x 4.52 Inches).
Koro
This term refers to a Japanese censer, incense burner, perfume burner or pastille burner is a vessel made for burning incense or perfume in some solid form. They vary greatly in size, form, and material of construction, and have been in use since ancient times throughout the world. They may consist of simple earthenware bowls or fire pots to intricately carved silver or gold vessels, small tabletop objects a few centimeters tall to as many as several meters high. Many designs use openwork to allow a flow of air. In many cultures, burning incense has spiritual and religious connotations, and this influences the design and decoration of the censer.
Cloisonné
This is an enameling technique in which the pattern is formed by wires soldered to the surface of the object to be decorated, which is usually made from copper, forming cells or cloisons, each of which holds a single colour of enamel paste which is then fired, and ground and polished. The champleve technique also uses an enameling technique, but the cells are formed by carving into the surface of the object, or in the casting. The cloisonne technique has been in use since the 12th century BC in the west, but the technique did not reach China until the 13th or 14th century. It became popular in China in the 18th century. Initially bronze or brass bodies were used, and in the 19th century copper, at which time the quality of the items produced began to decline. Chinese cloisonné is the best-known enamel cloisonné, though the Japanese produced large quantities from the mid-19th century, of very high technical quality. In the west the cloisonne technique was revived in the mid-19th century following imports from China, and its use continued in the Art Nouveau and Art Deco periods.
Condition: Basically, is in great antique condition, near mint, with insignificant and minimal usage, in great condition. All parts are secured in the settings. This Japanese Meiji Koro...
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Early 1900s Japanese Meiji Antique Hand-Crafted Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Silver, Bronze, Copper, Enamel
$1,498 Sale Price
25% Off
Antique Large Bag Made of Japanese Paper and Rope / 1868-1920 / Wabi-Sabi Object
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
This is a highly valued paper bag made from farm tools from the Meiji to Taisho periods (c. 1868-1920). Originally used at silk mills to store dried silkworm cocoons for long periods...
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Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Hand-Crafted Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Paper
19th-Century Tibetan Copper and Brass Ritual Vessel with Applied Ornamentation
Located in Middleburg, VA
A richly detailed 19th-century Tibetan ritual vessel, hand-forged from copper and embellished with applied repousse and engraved brass medallions, geometric plaques, and symbolic mounts. Raised on three splayed feet, this bulbous, high-necked vessel features a domed body adorned with a dense array of ritual and decorative appliques, including stylized floral medallions, abstract symbols, and keyhole-like forms that reference tantric iconography.
The vessel's expressive form is punctuated by three protruding spouts and retains its original arched swing handle with pierced brass finials. Meticulously decorated in traditional metalworking techniques, the surface patina reveals a rich, warm interplay between the copper ground and the golden brass overlay. An aesthetic that speaks to both spiritual function and ornamental sophistication.
Likely used in ceremonial or domestic rituals, this vessel stands as a worthy testament to Tibetan artisanship and Buddhist ritual culture. A compelling piece for collectors of Himalayan antiques...
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19th Century Tibetan Tibetan Antique Hand-Crafted Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Metal, Brass, Copper
Moorish Revival Hand Engraved Figural Marriage Brass Bowl
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
An exceptional hand crafted antique Moorish revival brass bowl engraved in relief with a continuous figural scene, probably a wedding dating from the 1...
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19th Century Turkish Islamic Antique Hand-Crafted Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Brass
Kaneshige Toyo Japanese National Treasure Signed Bizen Pottery Chawan Tea Bowl
Located in Studio City, CA
A beautiful, perfectly shaped antique Bizen ware Chawan tea bowl by renowned Japanese master potter/artist Kaneshige Toyo (1896-1967) featuring a unique one of a kind, natural, organic forming ash glaze. Kaneshige is universally considered to be the founder of modern Bizen Yaki Ware pottery.
In 1956, Kaneshige was certified as a Living National Treasure (Important Intangible Cultural Heritage) for his work in Bizen Ware pottery/ceramics. Bizen Ware is a type of Japanese pottery traditionally from the Bizen province, presently a part of the Okayama prefecture. It is considered one of the Six Ancient Japanese Kilns (along with Echizen ware, Seto ware, Shigaraki ware, Tamba ware, and Tokoname ware).
The piece is signed on the base with one of Kaneshige's traditional incised marks (fundo weight mark of Toyo) .
The work also comes with the original Toyo Kaneshige...
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Mid-20th Century Japanese Showa Hand-Crafted Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Pottery, Stoneware
'Kraak' Blue and White Large Porcelain Charger, 20.5", Wan Li Reign, circa 1610
Located in Kinderhook, NY
A museum calibre circa 1610 blue and white Chinese 'Kraak' charger or shallow bowl of massive scale, the round cavetto molded body with slightly scalloped flat rim boldly and exquisitely painted in vibrant underglaze blue with flowering peach, peony, and scroll-filled basket with protruding roots on a fenced terrace within an eight pointed scalloped medallion with ruyi-heads separating panels of starburst-lattice and fish-roe diaper, the rim with Rinaldi 'Border VII.2' having eight radiating panels filled with peach-sprays and auspicious symbols alternating with narrow swastika and tassel panels, the reverse painted with large 'ogival' or round panels with fungus and dots alternating with narrow panels containing stylized lingzhi motifs. An exceptionally fine example with the added rarity of an intact period (likely trader's or merchant's) wax seal.
According to Hans van Baarsen...
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Early 17th Century Chinese Ming Antique Hand-Crafted Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Vintage Japanese Satsuma Colorful Foo Dog Statue
Located in Pomona, CA
Fabulous colorful hand painted Satsuma porcelain foo dogs from Japan feature a colorful decoration on the body with green accents and gold detailing. Handcrafted in Japan, the detail...
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Early 20th Century Japanese Anglo-Japanese Hand-Crafted Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Ceramic
Pair of Chinese Bronze Tripod Censers, Qianlong mark
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
Pair of very fine quality Chinese bronze censers feature twin handled tripod forms with wide openings and patinated accents. The open, rounded bodies with square cut looped handles ...
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19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Hand-Crafted Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Brass, Bronze
Pebble Stool Type 01, Rough Black Monkey Pod Wood
By Moonler
Located in Chiangmai, TH
A three-legged wooden stool that looks like the arrangement of rock to form a structure. This work was born from the skill and instinct of a master craftsman where designers give the...
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21st Century and Contemporary Thai Mid-Century Modern Hand-Crafted Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Wood
$1,305 Sale Price / item
22% Off
Japanese Meiji Period (1868-1912) Satsuma Earthenware Vase Taizan for Hattori
Located in Newark, England
Meiji Period (1868-1912)
From our Japanese collection, we are delighted to offer Japanese Meiji Period Satsuma Vases. The Satsuma Vase of hexagonal form with a slight waisted neck and tight rounded rim is extensively decorated with multiple figures to two large scenes. The first scene features a beach with waves to the background and a plethora of figures including multiple geisha holding traditional Japanese wagasa’s. The second scene follows on from the first with a large building in the foreground holding figures on a large platform under a pagoda roof with a pagoda building in the background and further figures in the foreground. The scenes are framed by a full detailed border with gilt shapes, flowers amongst pink shaded backgrounds and butterflies around the neck. The Satsuma Vase is unusually signed Fine Art, Satsuma Ware, Dai Nippon (Great Japan), Hattori Made, Gosuido Works, Taizan Painted. 美術, サツマヤキ(薩摩焼), 大日本, 服部造, 五スイ堂工, 對山画 and dates to the Meiji Period (1868-1912) and the turn of the 20th century circa 1905.
Satsuma ware is a type of earthenware pottery originating from the Satsuma province in Southern Kyushu, Japan’s third largest island.
Wagasa are traditional Japanese umbrellas made of washi paper attached to a bamboo frame and treated to ensure it is waterproof.
Meiji Period was an era of Japanese history that spanned from 1868 to 1912. It was the first half of the Empire of Japan, when the Japanese people began to build a paradigm of a modern, industrialised nation state and emergent great power, influenced by Western countries and aesthetics. As a result of radically different ideas, the changes to Japan were profound and it affected the social structure, politics, economy, military, and foreign relations across the board. The period corresponded to the reign of Emperor Meiji and was preceded by the Keio era and was succeeded by the Taisho era.
Cultural Art during the Meiji Period was of particular interest to the government and they overhauled the art export market which in turn promoted Japanese arts via various world’s fairs, beginning in Vienna at the world fair in 1873. The government heavily funded the fairs and took an active role organising how Japan’s culture was presented to the world including creating a semi-public company named Kiritsu Kosho Kaisha (First Industrial Manufacturing Company). The Kiritsu Kosho Kaisha was used to promote and commercialise exports of Japanese art and established the Hakurankai Jimukyoku (Exhibition Bureau) to maintain quality standards. For the 1876 Centennial International Exhibition in Philadelphia, the Japanese government created a Centennial Office and sent a special envoy to secure space for the 30,000 items that would be displayed. The Imperial Household also took an active interest in arts and crafts, commissioning works by select artists to be given as gifts for foreign dignitaries further emphasising the high quality and importance of Japanese art. Just before the end of the 19th century in 1890, the Teishitsu Gigeiin (Artist to the Imperial Household) system was created to recognise distinguished artists. These artists were selected for their exceptionally high quality wares and talent in their own industry. Over a period of 54 years Seventy artists were appointed, amongst these were ceramicist Makuzu Kozan and cloisonné enamel artist...
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Early 1900s Japanese Meiji Antique Hand-Crafted Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Earthenware, Pottery
Antique Qing Blue & White Porcelain Box, Unsigned, China, Late 19th Century
Located in Chatham, ON
Antique Qing Dynasty Blue & White porcelain box with cover - hand painted with the double happiness symbol to the top and meandering vines ...
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Late 19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Hand-Crafted Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Antique Chinese Bonzai Styled Flowering Fruit Tree Sculpture with Cloisonne Pot
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This sizable sculpture is unsigned with respect to the artist, but presumed to have originated from China and date to the Early Republic Period in approximately 1920. The sculpture i...
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Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Hand-Crafted Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Stone, Metal
Large Satsuma Chin Jukan Parasol Form Bowl, Meiji Period, circa 1890, Japan
Located in Austin, TX
An unusual and very attractive large Satsuma parasol shaped bowl signed Chin Jukan and attributed to Chin Jukan XII (1835 - 1906), Meiji Period, circa 1890, Japan.
The bowl of whims...
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1890s Japanese Meiji Antique Hand-Crafted Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Ceramic, Stoneware
Large Asian Decorative Wooden Jewelry Box with Hammered Brass Metal Overlay
By Rajhastani
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Large Asian decorative wooden jewelry box with brass overlay.
Large ethnic Indian hand painted decorative jewelry wood box with brass metal hammere...
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Mid-20th Century Indian Agra Hand-Crafted Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Brass
Turquoise Glazed Large Chinese Ceramic Table Lamp with Crackle Glaze
Located in Verviers, BE
Inspired by a centuries-old technique of Chinese ceramics, this elegant table lamp is a bright and dramatic shade of turquoise with a fine crackle glaze.
The dimensions are measure...
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1950s French Art Nouveau Vintage Hand-Crafted Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Ceramic
Antique Anglo Indian Box Handcrafted with Porcupine Quills
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Antique Anglo-Indian quill box handcrafted and decorated with porcupine quills and bone dots.
Made in Ceylon which was the colonial name for Sri Lanka.
Porcupine quillwork objects of...
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Early 20th Century Sri Lankan Anglo-Indian Hand-Crafted Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Wood
Antique Japanese Lidded Cloisonné Canister, Meiji Period
Located in Norton, MA
Quality work, Antique Japanese Lidded Cloisonné Canister, Meiji Period, with the theme of dragons.
Dimensions;
2.125" Dia x 2.625" H
Category
19th Century Chinese Antique Hand-Crafted Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Bronze, Copper
Late 19th/early 20th century, Tobacco Water Pipe, China
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Tobacco Water Pipe with Set of Complete Accessories
China
Late 19th/early 20th century
White metal (baiting), copper decoration, silk cording and tassel
H: 22 in :: 56 cm
Water pipe...
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Early 20th Century Asian Hand-Crafted Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Metal, Copper
Fine Antique 19C Malaysia Southeast Asia .900 Silver Repousse Pumpkin Box
Located in San Diego, CA
Fine antique 19th century Malaysia Southeast Asia .900 silver box in the form of a pumpkin. Wonderful shape and form. Has repousse relief around the box. Opens and closes as it shoul...
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Late 19th Century Malaysian Antique Hand-Crafted Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Silver
Early 20th Century Antique Chinese Carved Faux Ivory Foo Dogs, a Pair
Located in Pomona, CA
In these matching pair of male and female lion/foo dogs with curling mane and bulging eyes, the female holding its cub beneath one paw; the male with an embroidered ball. Each wears ...
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Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Hand-Crafted Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Bone
$2,800 Sale Price
20% Off
Antique 19th Century Middle Eastern Tinned Copper Ewer
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Antique 19th century middle Eastern tinned copper ewer.
Nice decorative old rustic hand-hammered ewer in the Mameluke style.
Moorish middle e...
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19th Century Turkish Moorish Antique Hand-Crafted Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Copper, Tin
Unusual Tang Dynasty Persian Horse Rider Statue, Silk Road Trader, TL Tested
Located in Greenwich, CT
A fine and unusual statue of standing horse with a Persian rider. Tang Dynasty (618-907 AD) Silk Road trader from Persia, comes with Oxford authenticati...
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15th Century and Earlier Chinese Tang Antique Hand-Crafted Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Terracotta
$6,200 Sale Price
20% Off
Japanese Antique Wood Low Table , Primitive Low Table , Wabi Sabi
Located in Katori-Shi, 12
This is an antique low table from the Taisho period.
The table top is made of five pieces of Shurizakura wood with beautiful grain, and its rich expression captivates the viewer. In...
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Early 20th Century Japanese Taisho Hand-Crafted Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Wood
Japan Fine Antique Bronze Table Lamp With Writhing Dragon
Located in South Burlington, VT
Japan, a Fine jumbo sized 13" antique heavy hand cast bronze round lantern with exquisite details from the early Taisho period- one of the finest we have handled in over ten years. ...
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Early 20th Century Japanese Taisho Hand-Crafted Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Bronze
Contemporary Glass Cabinet with Doors – Display & Storage Showcase
Located in CAMBRE, ES
This modern glass cabinet created by Díaz Marentes Studio embodies refined simplicity inspired by mid-century aesthetics, carefully designed to showcase your treasured collections. Handcrafted from select hardwoods, this piece features elegant glass doors, allowing clear visibility while protecting valuable contents from dust and damage.
The cabinet’s interior comprises three glass doors enclosing a carefully structured space, housing three meticulously crafted drawers, followed by a Carrara marble shelf...
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2010s Spanish Mid-Century Modern Hand-Crafted Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Carrara Marble
Asian Handcrafted Oval Betel Box in Metal Silvered
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Asian decorative trinket lidded box in metal silvered hammered and etched with organic floral design.
Anglo Raj style oval form betel box.
Dimensio...
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Mid-20th Century Indian Anglo Raj Hand-Crafted Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Metal
Iron Red & Gilt Decorated Porcelain Bowl - Guangxu Mark, China, 20th Century
Located in Chatham, ON
Antique iron red (orange) and gilt decorated porcelain bowl - featuring hand painted bats surrounding a shou character beside peaches and scrolling foliage - gilded border edge - Gua...
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Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Hand-Crafted Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
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