Asian Folk Art

These bird-shaped incense burners were created in the 19th century in Khorasan, a province in northeastern Iran that has a rich history of Islamic art and culture. The burners are ma...

Laos 18th - 19th century, Luang Prabang period Bronze 27.75 diameter x 19.75 high in. / 50 x 70 cm This is a large example with particularly fine details cast and incised on the sur...

Charming small bronze of Krishna dancing, circa 1800. Very good details. India. Lost wax process. 1" x 1 5/8" x 2 3/4" h.  

Mid 19th century Indian bronze bird scale weight. Some lead adjustment remains in base. Lost wax process. 2 1/2" x 1" x 1 7/8" h. We have...

A Tibetan-Chinese bronze brass 'Monk's Cap' Ewer, Sengmaohu, Circa 18/19th century A fine handsome vessel of tapering baluster form surmounted by a ‘monk’s cap’ rim, with copper ...

A trio of mid 20th Century bronze decorative sculptures depicting three Japanese Awa Odori Dancers from an ancient annual festival held in Japan. Artist unkn...

Japanese big prized bull - a very special handmade bronze master work, mint, signed, and boxed This is a fine Japanese big prized bull or bison okimono artisticly designed in a classic award winning pose. It is is complete and is accompanied by its original black display pedestal...

A rare rabbit treasure from Japan. Handsome big seated rabbit cast in silver bronze and hand painted with pleasant pink eyes , signed on its back hind quarters. It is accompanied by its original signed wooden collector box tomobako. It is signed by Japanese master artisan Naoki. Of good scale, this is an attractive solid and finely cast effigy of an elegant resting rabbit as if it is perched to snag a bite or two from a neighbors garden! This was sourced from a large Japanese collection this past year.  Dimension: Large 6.9 inches high and 3.25 inches wide With a finely cast surface skin, pricked and laid back ears, head, and those pink hand painted eyes, the slender body and petite tail all with an attractive silver finish patina. This large rabbit...

From our recent Japanese acquisitions First we have seen A rare pair (2) of Japanese hand cast bronze "cockatoos" or parrots dating to the early 20th century. They possess much...

Vintage bronze oil lamp with Shaman figure from West Nepal. Mid-20th Century. 11 inches tall. This lamp comes from far west Nepal, an off the beaten path area known for its sculpture...

The nomadic nature of the Eurasian steppe tribes allowed for much integration and exchange of styles and customs, as well as physical transportable objects; including personal ornamentation and weaponry. Particularly between the Scythian tribes of the Black sea region in the West, Central Asian tribes such as the Hephthalites, the Wushu, Yuezhi and Mongolians to the East and the Persians further South. The blade of this piece has strong ties to daggers of the late Chinese Shang...

Extremely finely crafted, probably made by the lost wax process, cast bronze small Batak storage box with reclining figure with hands on knees and two protective singas at one end. I...