Asian Folk Art

The source of carpet comes from the Mercer Collection Sotheby's 2000 (catalog cover). This Mamluk-Cairene carpet is known, curiously featuring some type of lattice was designed in th...

A beautiful antique hand-knotted Chinese Nichols Art Deco large room size wool area rug China, Circa 1920s Tan and soft mauve field, with navy blue and brown floral design Measure...

A substantial and beautifully crafted antique walking stick, likely Anglo-Indian and dating to the late 19th or very early 20th century. #5637 This example is notably heavy, solid,...

Anglers Collection eleven (11) Japanese Antique Hand Carved And Signed Wood Octopus Fishing Lures A museum grouping and a rare Collector Find An unusual one-of-a-kind find collection consisting of eleven (11) Japanese antique fishing lures...

This is a pair of antique Japanese straw snow boots from the Tohoku region of northern Japan. They are believed to date from the Meiji to Taisho period (1860s–1920s). Handwoven from...

Antique Silver Pumpkin Betel Box Asian Cambodian Very nice fine high quality piece in 900 silver 8 x 6 x 6 cm weight 52 grams approx. good Condition Fine PLEASE SEE PHOTOS FO...

Antique Asian Christian Mother-of-Pearl Inlaid Hardwood Cross China or Vietnam, 19th Century A finely crafted antique Christian cross in toned hardwood, intricately inlaid with lumi...

A celebration of autumn, this antique Chinese storage cabinet from the early 19th century is hand-painted from head to toe with motifs for the changing seasons. Painted at the bottom...

Japanese Okimono style bronze sculpture of a crab from the Meiji period. Late 19th-early 20th century. Solid heavy bronze with the well-articulated anatomy of a real crab. The surfac...

This contemporary hand-tufted rug celebrates a vibrant botanical composition, blending artistic expression with soft, inviting textures. Featuring a lush cluster of stylized white bl...

The design source of the carpet comes from the book Völker, Angela, Die orientalischen Knüpfteppiche das MAK, Vienna: Böhlau, 2001: 42–5. That rug with the central star was designed ...

The design source of the rug comes from the possession of Endre Unger, which was sold at Sotheby’s in 1992. That rug with the central star was designed in the early 16th-century rug ...

The design source of the rug comes from the possession of Endre Unger, which was sold at Sotheby’s in 1992. That rug with the central star was designed in the early 16th-century rug ...

This vintage Yahyali runner from the Kayseri region of Central Anatolia presents a bold and expressive example of Anatolian village weaving. The composition is defined by a vertical ...

This is a rare antique Sewan Kazak Rug from the Sewan / Sevan region in the southwest Caucasia. This is another handsome example of the “Sewan” Ka...

This is an Antique Soumak ( Sumak, Sumac ) Kilim from the Caucasus region with a rare and beautiful color composition. Of the four countries that make up the Caucasus, Azerbaijan produces the most kilims, and the land has a long history of weaving. The nomadic tribes wove kilims and carpets as well as a wide range of storage bags and sacks, such as saffrash, khurgin and chula, and donkey and horse trappings. Smaller bags for salt, utensils, and other items are also common. Not only are the Azerbaijani weavers prolific, but they also employ many techniques at the loom. These include slitweave- known locally by the word Kilim, warp-faced patterning (jajim), supplementary weft (zili), weft wrapping (popularly known as soumak), and extra weft wrapping (verneh). Furthermore, flatweaves are defined by regional names such as palas and shadda, so it is possible to ascribe a variety of weaving names to particular provenances as follows: soumaks are made in Kuba, palas, and kilims in Hajikabul, zili in Khizy, verneh and zili in Kazakh, shadda, verneh and zili in Barda, jajim in Agjabedi, and palas and kilims in Jabrail. Soumak weave is a technique in which weft threads are added to a plain weave fabric, and one or two warp threads are wound from the front to the back. The resulting Kilim is denser and firmer, giving it a unique feel and look. This technique is commonly used in the Caucasus region. Soumak kilims have a very beautiful contrast between orange that shines like the sun, deep purple-tinged indigo, and astringent dark red. You can also see the unevenly dyed abrage in this Soumak, which is like a magic carpet with an oriental atmosphere. Features of the Caucasian Kilim, such as the unique cosmic geometric floral pattern, are also found in this Soumak which has a bright look, but it also has a faded and textured feel, so it can be used in a good old atmosphere. The woven fabric is particularly solid, so it is recommended for use in a solid living room or under a dining table without moving or twisting. A nice Kilim under a long wooden dining table.

Rare Nostalgic lantern opportunity America's friendliest Santa or Saint Nicholas - the massive heavily hand cast jolly man standing 12 inches tall and weighing a hefty 9.9 pounds i...

Turkish Court Manufactury Rugs were woven in the Egyptian workshops founded by Ottoman Empire in the 16th century. Those carpets were woven in Egypt, following the paper cartoons pro...

Ancient Cypriot Bichrome Ware Amphora –  Cypro-Archaic, ca. 750-400 BC A beautifully preserved Large ancient Cypriot bichrome ware amphora dating to the Cypro-Archaic period (ca. 75...

Splendid intricately hand carved large heavyweight wooden square printing block from Asia Traditionally used for hand held block printing ink or dye to textiles and paper Fully fun...

This rug features an abstract, modern design with an organic, freeform shape. The color palette includes earthy tones like beige, terracotta, deep green, gray, and cream, creating a ...

Floral Echoes is a textured mix of colors and shapes that feel like petals, leaves, and landscapes woven together. Soft blues and greens resemble flowing rivers and lush fields, whi...

A charming, handmade blackware jug with incised decoration, iconic of early Bronze Age pottery production on the Mediterranean island of Cyprus before the invention of the potters wh...

This is Central Anatolian Antique Kilim, from the Isparta region with a rare and beautiful color composition. This highly collectible antique kilim has wonderful special colors and ...

Fine Pair Japanese Lacquered Wood Bowls 19th Century Meiji Beautiful and elegant example of Japanese lacquer ware with and gold gilt, Rice bowls ...

A striking and well-preserved pedestal-footed bowl, with vibrant painted decoration typical of early pottery production on the Mediterranean island of Cyprus. Flourishing during the ...

This is a Western Anatolian Modern 'New' Fine Kilim from the Manisa region with a rare and beautiful color composition. This kilim is woven according to traditional kilim technique...

An exceptionally decorative Persian Khatam chess set, handcrafted with intricate geometric micro-mosaic marquetry and accompanied by a complete collection of sculptural figural metal...

Winter Rose captures the quiet poetry of nature in hibernation a soft bloom frozen in time. This sculptural rug blends abstract floral gestures with geological layering, rendered in ...

Antique East Anatolian long runner rug. A great antique village rug from Eastern Turkey with considerable age and a highly unusual and intriguing design. The pile of the rug is knotted in angora (mohair), rather than wool, another unusual feature. Fantastic color palette with superb natural dyes. A top-flight collectible item that should be of interest even for the seasoned connoisseurs. Well preserved and complete after minimal professional repairs. As a valuable antique...

Vintage Tibetan Gau Box Necklace in Silver with 18K Gold Detail This striking vintage Tibetan gau box necklace is a beautifully crafted statement piece that blends cultural heritage...

Antique Pyramidal Hmong Hill Tribe Silver Hairpin – Asian art antiques This striking large pyramidal antique silver hairpin was handcrafted by the Hmong people of northern Laos, dat...

Vintage Andean Peruvian Manta Cloth South American Vintage Textiles. A very fine Vintage Manta cloth from the Pisac near Cusco in the High Andes region of Peru Woven in came-lid fibr...

Hand-sewed rice straw art by Arko. Title: A head-sea over the night sky This work has the feelings of contemporary, tribal art, contemporary craft art, created with the respect for ...

Miao Tribe Interlaced & Massed Rings Silver Pectoral Necklace Miao Tribe, Northern Vietnam, Laos & Southwest China, Mid 20th Century An exquisite Miao Tribe Interlaced & Massed Ri...

Rare Antique Woman’s Abaca Fiber Tube-Skirt, Philippines The Subanen are an indigenous people living in the mountainous interior of Zamboanga del Sur on the Zamboanga Peninsula in w...

18th-Century Rajasthani Indian Carved Wooden Box. Intricately hand-carved with geometric and diamond-pattern decoration, featuring a hinged lid and original iron clasp. A distincti...

A striking bichrome ware juglet with a geometric design and concentric circles in black and red slip, iconic of the early Bronze Age pottery production on the Mediterranean island of...

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...

The front section from a colossal Archaic Cypriot sculpture, preserving the sweeping eyes and characteristic smile of Cypro-Archaic art. Discovered by Luigi Palma di Cesnola (1832...

Intricately carved wood and bone inlaid pair of Chinese foo dogs. Very unique and wonderful. We haven't seen another pair quite like them. Sure to stand...

Early 20th century Ceremonial Cloth / Tampan, Paminggir, Lampung region, South Sumatra, Indonesia Commonly referred to as ship cloths, these ceremonial tampan would have been used as gifts, wrappers, cushions or pillows in any number of life-transition ceremonies, including children’s first hair cutting...

This object is an antique Chinese/Tibetan silver smoking pipe, commonly associated with traditional tobacco or historical opium use. It features a long, cylindrical metal stem adorne...

Pair Male and Female Dayak Paddy Marker Guardian Figures, Borneo, Indonesia. Carved wood set of male and female Dayak paddy marker guardian figures with expressive faces and large c...

This is Central Anatolian Antique Kilim from the Konya - Obruk region with a rare and beautiful color composition. This highly collectible antique kilim has a wonderful special col...

This is a South Anatolian Vintage / Semi-old Handwoven Kilim from the town of Mut in Mersin Province, located in the Mediterranean region of Anatolia, Turkey. These kilims are renown...

With a wood coloured base this signboard (crafted entirely from wood) highlights 3 large gold coloured Chinese Characters. The signboard dates to the early 20th Century and has aged ...

There has long been a fascination with the symbolism of the dragon and its depiction in carpet weavings. The design of ‘Dragon’ carpets consists of a field pattern composed of different colored overlaid lattices formed of pointed, serrated leaves creating intersecting lozenges, which alternately contain palmettes and are flanked by confronting stylized dragons, birds, or animal figures. The most archaic of the ‘Dragon’ carpets include dragon motifs with birds and running animals relatively naturalistically drawn, which stand either alone or in confronting pairs facing a tree. The Graf carpet, originally found in a Damascene mosque, now in the Islamiches Museum, Berlin, is considered to be the oldest example of this type, see Serare Yetkin, Early Caucasian Carpets in Turkey, Vol. II, London, 1978, p.8, fig.118. Yetkin defines four types of ‘Dragon’ carpet: ‘Archaic’, ‘Four-Dragon’, ‘Dragon-and-Phoenix’ and as a further combined development of the latter, the ‘Two-Dragon’ style, of which the present carpet falls into the ‘Dragon-and-Phoenix group along with other examples, some of which include two fragments, one in the Museum fur Kunst und Gerwerbe, Hamburg; another in the Christian Museum, Esztergom, Hungary, a complete carpet in the Kier collection; an incomplete example in the Textile Museum, Washington, D.C; the ‘Cassirer’ Dragon carpet in the Thyssen-Bornemisza collection, Lugano; the Ali Pasa Mosque carpet in Tokat, and a further example in the Vakiflar Hali Museum, Istanbul (S. Yetkin, op. cit. pp.16-20). It has been suggested that the earliest examples of the Caucasian ‘Dragon’ carpets...

This is Eastern Anatolian Old Vintage Kilim from the Mut, Adana region with a rare and beautiful color composition. This highly collectible antique kilim has wonderful special colo...

Abaca Tapis Skirt Bagobo people, Mindanao, Philippines Mid-20th century Hemp family Measures: H 23.25 in x W 27.5 in Fully opened: H: 46.5 in x W: 55 in Abaca is a textile unique to...

A fine antique Chinese opium pipe Bamboo Wood stem with brass bowl with original ceramic damper Period late 19th century.

A beautiful, wonderfully crafted, grotesquely alluring mask made for Japanese Noh theatre. The mask is handcrafted and hand-carved from natural wood and is signed by the maker. Th...

Hand-sewed rice straw art by Arko. Title: Untitled This work has the feelings of contemporary tribal art, contemporary craft art, created with the respect for wild nature. Arko is a ...

Misshapes Dune Form explores the beauty of unstructured design through an organic, free-form silhouette inspired by nature’s slow transformations. This sculptural rug blends soft des...

This Ikat textile originates from the Island of Sumba, Indonesia. It is hand-woven using naturally dyed yarns via a method passed on through generations. It features a stunning array...

A vintage Turkish cicim mini kilim featuring an earth brown field with crisp geometric lattice motifs and richly textured raised embroidery. The composition is grounded and architect...

A 10-strand necklace hand-crafted from red-orange Naga beads from the early 20th century and strung with natural fibers. Necklaces such as these were a stat...

This striking modern Art Deco-inspired rug features a luminous golden-yellow field enlivened by whimsical animal figures dancing along the side borders. Rendered in a playful Art Dec...

WEST NEPAL  TRIBAL Mask A OLD CARVED BURR WOOD MASK WITH  ENIGMATIC PIERCING GAZE, SUPERB AGED PATINA, PERIOD   early 20th CENTURY, HEIGHT 32 CM

This Ikat textile originates from the Island of Timor, Indonesia. It is hand-woven using naturally dyed yarns via a method passed on through generations. It features a predominantly ...