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Place of Origin: Asian
Fun Pictorial Lion Sheep Vintage Turkish Rug
Located in New York, NY
A late 20th century Turkish rug depicting 2 lions outlined in yellow and a pink sheep outlined in light blue on a brown field. they all seem pretty happy, right? dated 1980 Measures...
Category

Late 20th Century Folk Art Asian Folk Art

Materials

Wool

Yuntdag Rug with Cloudband Border
Located in New York, NY
Yuntdag rug with Cloudband border. A great example of Western Anatolian weaving by tribal groups settled in the Manisa - Bergama region, attributed to the highland pastures of Yuntda...
Category

Mid-20th Century Tribal Asian Folk Art

Materials

Wool

5.2x9.2 Ft Banded Tribal Kilim Flat-Weave Rug Floor Covering with Wool Cotton
Located in Spring Valley, NY
A one of a kind vintage flat-weave (Kilim) from Turkey. Handwoven in wool, this eye-catching floor covering is light and sturdy. It can be used as a floor covering, wall-hanging, a b...
Category

1970s Kilim Vintage Asian Folk Art

Materials

Wool, Cotton

Batak Spiral Silver Earring 'Padung'
Located in Jimbaran, Bali
These large spiral brass earrings, crafted from a single thick brass wire are called 'Padung', a type of earring worn by the Batak Karo Tribe from northern Sumatra, Indonesia. This l...
Category

Early 20th Century Tribal Asian Folk Art

Materials

Brass, Silver

Antique Japanese Indigo-Dyed Double Ikat Kimono
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Antique Japanese Indigo-Dyed Double Ikat Kimono This deeply saturated indigo-dyed kimono is made of heavy-weight hand-spun cotton and precisely patter...
Category

Early 20th Century Taisho Asian Folk Art

Materials

Cotton

Antique Basketry Bowl
Located in New York, NY
Antique basketry bowl of woven rattan, reed, and bamboo. Wonderful geometric illustrations and complex weaving technique with honeycomb center. This basket bowl is a utilitarian ite...
Category

Late 19th Century Antique Asian Folk Art

Materials

Bamboo, Rattan, Reed

Antique Malatya Kilim Heybe Rug Wool Vintage Eastern Anatolian Turkish Carpet
Located in Tokyo, JP
This is an Eastern Anatolian Antique Heibe / Heybe Kilim from the Malatya region with metallic threads and a rare, beautiful color composition. This highly collectible antique kilim...
Category

Early 20th Century Kilim Asian Folk Art

Materials

Wool, Natural Fiber

Antique Ethnic Brass Traditional Anklet Bracelet from India Vide Poche
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Dhokra art old ethnic tribal brass traditional ankle bracelet from India, repurposed as ashtrays ,catchall, or vide poche. Handcrafted of a hollow band of heavy brass decorated with chevron repoussé banding and lost wax granulation. The brass inner plate was later added to use the bracelet as a small ashtray. The closure was a push pin mechanism that was closed. India, circa 1920s. Measure: 7"5 D x 2" H. "Dhokra is an ancient folk art tradition prevalent in India in the eastern states of West Bengal, Odisha, Jharkhand and Chhattisgarh. Dhokra craft objects are made through the process of non-ferrous metal casting using the lost-wax casting technique, which is one of the earliest and most advanced methods of metal casting known to human civilization. Its roots can be traced back 4500 years to the ancient city of Mohenjodaro in the Indus Valley Civilization. The name Dokra or Dhokra was used to indicate a group of craftsmen of nomadic type from the Dhokra Damar tribe, scattered over the regions of Bengal, Orisa and Madhya Pradash, whose wares were identified by their beautifully shaped and decorated metal products. The enchanting Dhokra art objects have motifs inspired by indigenous folk...
Category

Early 20th Century Anglo Raj Asian Folk Art

Materials

Metal

Antique Japanese Stencil-Dyed Han-Juban
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Antique Japanese Stencil-Dyed Han-Juban Han-juban are worn under kimono. This example, without its original cotton sleeves, displays a unique stencil-dyed pattern with indigo. A ve...
Category

Early 20th Century Taisho Asian Folk Art

Materials

Cotton

Zabihi Collection Lion Turkish 20th Century VIntage Rug
Located in New York, NY
MId 20th Century Turkish Rug with a lion motif Details rug no. 31818 size 1' 10" x 3' 4" (56 x 102 cm)
Category

Mid-20th Century Folk Art Asian Folk Art

Materials

Wool

Old Vintage Esme Kilim Western Anatolian Turkish Carpet Cotton & Wool
Located in Tokyo, JP
This is a Western Anatolian vintage Kilim from the Esme ( Eshme ) region a historic kilim production area, with a rare and beautiful color composition. Old kilims from this town com...
Category

Late 20th Century Kilim Asian Folk Art

Materials

Wool, Natural Fiber, Cotton

Ararat Rugs Mamluk Modern Rug with Leaf Lattice Design, Revival Rug Natural Dyed
By Ararat Rugs
Located in Tokyo, JP
The source of the rug comes from the book Völker, Angela, Die orientalischen Knüpfteppiche das MAK, Vienna: Böhlau, 2001: 42–5. This rug with the central star was designed in the ear...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Revival Asian Folk Art

Materials

Wool, Natural Fiber, Organic Material

Vintage Turkish Deco Runner
Located in New York, NY
Rare long and narrow size mid-20th century Turkish deco long and narrow runner with a repetitive all-over checkerboard cintomani design in black green and yellow accents. Measures...
Category

Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Asian Folk Art

Materials

Wool

Vintage Mut Kilim Rug Wool Old Eastern Anatolian Handwoven Turkish Carpet
Located in Tokyo, JP
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...
Category

Mid-20th Century Kilim Asian Folk Art

Materials

Wool, Natural Fiber

Ararat Rugs Mamluk Carpet with Lattice Design, Antique Revival Rug Natural Dyed
By Ararat Rugs
Located in Tokyo, JP
The source of carpet comes from the Mercer Collection Sotheby’s 2000 (catalog cover). This Mamluk-Cairene carpet is known, curiously featuring some type ...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Revival Asian Folk Art

Materials

Wool, Natural Fiber, Organic Material

Late 19th-Early 20th Century Trio of Puppets, China
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Late 19th to early 20th century Trio of puppets, China Two puppet torsos and one puppet head from China, all mounted on custom bases. The heights are 16, 9 and 13.5 inches (40.6, 23...
Category

Late 19th Century Chinoiserie Antique Asian Folk Art

Materials

Wood

Ararat Rugs Akstafa Kazak Rug, 19th C. Caucasian Revival Carpet Natural Dyed
By Ararat Rugs
Located in Tokyo, JP
The design source of the rug comes from a private collection sold at a European auction. This rug is from the late 19th century, Kazak region, Caucasus area. The Akstafa design remin...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Revival Asian Folk Art

Materials

Wool, Organic Material, Natural Fiber

Vintage Bayburt Kilim Rug Wool Old Eastern Anatolian Turkish Carpet
Located in Tokyo, JP
This is Eastern Anatolian Old Vintage Kilim from the Bayburt region with a rare and beautiful color composition. This highly collectible antique kilim has wonderful special colors ...
Category

Mid-20th Century Kilim Asian Folk Art

Materials

Natural Fiber, Wool

Antique Malatya Kilim Cuval Rug Wool Square Chuval Mat Anatolian Turkish Carpet
Located in Tokyo, JP
This is Eastern Anatolian Vintage Chuval Kilim from the Malatya region with wool & metallic threads and a rare, beautiful color composition. This highly collectible antique kilim ha...
Category

Mid-20th Century Kilim Asian Folk Art

Materials

Wool, Natural Fiber

Antique Jar, Korea. Silla period (57 BCE – 935 CE)
Located in Hønefoss, 30
A jar, Silla period (57 BCE – 935 CE). Raised, wide foot with openwork decoration. Impressed decoration on the body. Ash glaze. Wear consistent with age. PROVENANCE Johanne Huitfeld...
Category

15th Century and Earlier Antique Asian Folk Art

Materials

Earthenware

Old Fethiye Kilim Western Anatolian Rug Turkish Carpet
Located in Tokyo, JP
This is an old Western Anatolian Kilim from the Fethiye region with a red background and beautiful color composition. The borders, medallions, and fields are densely woven with pa...
Category

Mid-20th Century Kilim Asian Folk Art

Materials

Wool, Natural Fiber

Zabihi Collection Cars Motorcycle Vintage Persian Flat-Weave
Located in New York, NY
Square scatter size Persian Kilim from the mid-20th century with pigeons riding 2 cars and a motorcycle riding on a denim blue field. Are the car and...
Category

20th Century Archaistic Asian Folk Art

Materials

Wool

19th c Antique Middle Eastern Dallah Turkish Ottoman Bronze Copper Coffee Pot
Located in North Hollywood, CA
19th Century Antique Middle Eastern Asian traditional Turkish ottoman copper Dallah coffee pot. Antique Coffee pot hand-hammered and chased copper with r...
Category

Early 20th Century Islamic Asian Folk Art

Materials

Copper

Zabihi Collection Folksy Set of Pictorial Persian Souf Gabbeh Carpets
Located in New York, NY
Set of mid-20th century Souf Pictorial Persian Gabbeh carpets . 2'9'' x 3'10'' x 2'8' x 3'10'' respectively Souf rugs are very rare technique found as they have a raised low an...
Category

Late 20th Century Folk Art Asian Folk Art

Materials

Wool

Batak Tribe Wood Ceremonial Bowl, Sumatra, Indonesia, Early 20th Century
Located in Jimbaran, Bali
Batak tribe wood ceremonial bowl, early 20th century Dimensions: Diameter 56cm x height 24cm.
Category

Early 20th Century Other Asian Folk Art

Materials

Fruitwood

Ararat Rugs Animal Carpet in a Safavid Design Rug Persian Revival, Natural Dyed
By Ararat Rugs
Located in Tokyo, JP
The source of the carpet comes from the book Orient Star – a carpet collection, E. Heinrich Kirchheim, Hali Publications Ltd, 1993 nr.81. This is an exampl...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Revival Asian Folk Art

Materials

Wool, Natural Fiber, Organic Material

Ararat Rugs Derbend Kazak Rug, 19th C. Caucasian Revival Carpet Natural Dyed
By Ararat Rugs
Located in Tokyo, JP
This is a Derbend Kazak rug, also known as a Daghestan rug, designed late 19th century. It is a type of hand-woven rug that originates from the Caucasus region, specifically from the...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Revival Asian Folk Art

Materials

Wool, Natural Fiber, Organic Material

Antique Kayseri Kilim Central Anatolia Rug Turkish Wool Carpet
Located in Tokyo, JP
This is a large antique Central Anatolian Kilim from the Kayseri region with a rare and beautiful color composition. It is a very large piece, measuring 4.5 meters in length and 1.5...
Category

Early 20th Century Kilim Asian Folk Art

Materials

Wool, Natural Fiber

Hand Knotted Floral Blue / Red Silk Persian Rug
Located in Van Nuys, CA
This authentic Persian Isfahan rug has wool and silk pile on a silk foundation. Circa 1950.
Category

1950s Vintage Asian Folk Art

Materials

Silk

Antique Manastir Kilim Northwest Anatolian Old Rug Turkish Wool Carpet
Located in Tokyo, JP
This is a Northwest Anatolian Antique Kilim from the Manastir region with a rare and beautiful color composition. This kilim is chic and natural yet has the most beautiful combinati...
Category

Early 20th Century Kilim Asian Folk Art

Materials

Wool, Natural Fiber

Jolly Deer Pictorial Karabagh Conversation Rug
Located in New York, NY
An early 20th-century high-quality Russian Karabagh pictorial rug depicting a happy go luck deer Measures: 4'5'' x 6'9''.
Category

20th Century Folk Art Asian Folk Art

Materials

Wool

Ararat Rugs the Alaeddin Mosque Clouds Carpet Seljuk Revival Carpet Natural Dyed
By Ararat Rugs
Located in Tokyo, JP
The source of the carpet comes from the book Orient Stars Collection, Anatolian Tribal Rugs 1050-1750, Michael Franses, Hali Publications Ltd, 2021 fig.27. This 13th century carpet i...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Revival Asian Folk Art

Materials

Wool, Natural Fiber, Organic Material

Midcentury Handmade Persian Pictorial Folk Rug in Red and Blue-Grey
Located in New York, NY
A vintage Persian Hamadan rug handmade during the mid-20th century with a pictorial depiction of what seems to be a historical figure on his horse surrounded by 4 large peacocks and ...
Category

Mid-20th Century Folk Art Asian Folk Art

Materials

Wool

Rare Japanese Fireman's Four-Piece Assemble Meiji to Showa Period
Located in Atlanta, GA
A rare four-piece Japanese Fireman's assemble (Shobosho uniform) woven with heavy cotton and decorated with stencil resist dye circa 1890-20s Late Meiji to Showa Period. The assemble...
Category

1920s Meiji Vintage Asian Folk Art

Materials

Cotton

Japanese Naruko Kokeshi Folk Art Wood Doll by Kumagai Otsu
Located in London, GB
Japanese Kokeshi folk art wood doll by Kumagai Otsu. There are ten types of Kokeshi doll, this is the Naruko variety. Measuring height 23.5 cm / 9.25 inches by diameter at the base 5...
Category

Mid-20th Century Asian Folk Art

Materials

Wood

Antique Konya Obruk Kilim Central Anatolian Rug Turkish Carpet Metallic Threads
Located in Tokyo, JP
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 c...
Category

Early 20th Century Kilim Asian Folk Art

Materials

Wool, Natural Fiber

Antique Malatya Kilim Door Mat Rug Wool Vintage Eastern Anatolian Turkish Carpet
Located in Tokyo, JP
This is Eastern Anatolian Antique Small Entrance Mat Size Kilim from the Malatya region with a rare, beautiful color composition. This highly collectible antique kilim has wonderful...
Category

Early 20th Century Kilim Asian Folk Art

Materials

Wool, Natural Fiber

Long Checkerboard Vintage Turkish Deco Runner
Located in New York, NY
Rare long runner size 3rd quarter of the 20th century Turkish deco rug with a repetitive all-over checkerboard design in an assortment of different colors. Originally custom made for...
Category

Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Asian Folk Art

Materials

Wool

Mughal Moorish Gold and Red Embroidered Leather Shoes
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Amazing vintage Moorish Middle Eastern gold and red leather embroidered shoes. Ceremonial Royal leather wedding slippers, embroidered with gold thread. Aladdin, Ali Baba Arabic geni...
Category

Mid-20th Century Agra Asian Folk Art

Materials

Leather

Zabihi Collection Silk Chinese Pictorial Rug
Located in New York, NY
A Chinese silk pictorial animal motif rug from the 3rd quarter of the 20th century 4'2'' x 5'11''
Category

20th Century Expressionist Asian Folk Art

Materials

Silk, Wool

Okiie Hashimoto (1899-1993) Stone and Sand Garden, Woodcut, 1961 46/50
By Okiie Hashimoto
Located in Virginia Beach, VA
Okiee Hashimoto (1899-1993) Stone and Sand Garden Woodcut print. c. 1961, Embossed signature, and signed, dated and numbered 46/50. In Hashimoto’s prolific career in printmaking, he...
Category

1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Asian Folk Art

Materials

Paper

Antique Mihrab Kilim Rug Wool Old Central Anatolian Handwoven Turkish Carpet
Located in Tokyo, JP
This is Central Anatolian Antique Mihrab Kilim with a rare and beautiful color composition. This highly collectible antique kilim has wonderful special colors and textures that are ...
Category

Early 20th Century Kilim Asian Folk Art

Materials

Wool, Natural Fiber

Antique Antep Prayer Rug South Eastern Anatolian Turkish Mihrab Carpet
Located in Tokyo, JP
This is an antique prayer ( mihrab ) rug from the South East Anatolia, Antep region with a rare and beautiful color composition. This town lies in south-eastern Turkey, close to t...
Category

Early 20th Century Oushak Asian Folk Art

Materials

Wool, Natural Fiber, Organic Material

Early 20th Century Indian Suzani-Inspired Textile
Located in Chicago, IL
This vibrant vintage Indian hand-embroidered textile draws inspiration from Persian Suzanis, reinterpreted through a distinctly South Asian lens. A grid of large, bold floral medalli...
Category

Early 20th Century Tribal Asian Folk Art

Materials

Cotton

Antique Kurdish Runner Rug, Eastern Anatolian Turkish Carpet
Located in Tokyo, JP
This is an Antique Kurdish Runner Rug from the Eastern Anatolia region with a rare and beautiful color composition. Anatolian Kurdish rugs are handwoven rugs that originate from t...
Category

Mid-20th Century Oushak Asian Folk Art

Materials

Wool, Natural Fiber

Zabihi Collection Vintage Horse Moroccan Rug
Located in New York, NY
mid 20th Century Moroccan rug featuring small horses Details rug no. j3591 size 5' 1" x 8' 1" (155 x 246 cm)
Category

Mid-20th Century Folk Art Asian Folk Art

Materials

Wool

Ikat Textile from Timor Island, Indonesia
Located in Jimbaran, Bali
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 ...
Category

Mid-20th Century Other Asian Folk Art

Materials

Yarn

Antique Caucasus Talish Kilim Natural Handwoven Runner Rug Caucasian Old Carpet
Located in Tokyo, JP
This is a large Antique Talish Kilim from the Caucasus region with a rare and beautiful color composition. Of the four countries that make up the Caucasus, Azerbaijan produces the m...
Category

Early 20th Century Kilim Asian Folk Art

Materials

Wool, Natural Fiber

20th Century Naga People's Chair
Located in Chicago, IL
This 20th-century chair, hand-carved from a single piece of wood by the Naga people of India, is a remarkable blend of primitive charm and modern spirit. The Naga people, known for t...
Category

20th Century Primitive Asian Folk Art

Materials

Wood

Ikat Textile from Sumba Island Stunning Tribal Motifs, Indonesia
Located in Jimbaran, Bali
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...
Category

1950s Other Vintage Asian Folk Art

Materials

Yarn

Antique Persian Kurd Rug
Located in New York, NY
An antique Persian Kurdish rug from the early 20th century. The light camel plain field is attractively abrashed (naturally striated) and is bordered by a rosette on a rust ground. ...
Category

Early 20th Century Tribal Asian Folk Art

Materials

Wool

Ikat Textile from Timor with Naturally Coloured Dye & Tribal Motifs, Indonesia
Located in Jimbaran, Bali
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. The blue foreground brings t...
Category

Mid-20th Century Other Asian Folk Art

Materials

Yarn

Ararat Rugs Palmettes and Flowers Lattice Carpet with Bidjar Border Natural Dyed
By Ararat Rugs
Located in Tokyo, JP
This offset pattern is composed of palmettes and flowers, one has the impression that it is only part of a larger scheme designed 19th-century rug from the Bidjar region, Eastern Kur...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Revival Asian Folk Art

Materials

Wool, Natural Fiber, Organic Material

Vintage Kurdish Runner Rug Eastern Anatolian Old Traditional Turkish Carpet
Located in Tokyo, JP
This is an Old Vintage Kurdish Runner Rug from the Eastern Anatolia region with a rare and beautiful color composition. Anatolian Kurdish rugs are handwoven rugs that originate from...
Category

Mid-20th Century Oushak Asian Folk Art

Materials

Wool, Natural Fiber

Tea Ceremony Charcoal Basket, Japanese Sumi Kago
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Tea ceremony woven round bamboo basket with handle used for storing charcoal. The inside lining is lacquered. Comes with signed tomobako by artist Tokyusai. His signature is also on...
Category

20th Century Folk Art Asian Folk Art

Materials

Bamboo

Extraordinary Hand Painted Santa Claus Lighting Lantern
Located in South Burlington, VT
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...
Category

20th Century Asian Folk Art

Materials

Iron

Indian Phulkari Wedding Textile, Silk & Cotton Embroidery, Punjab 1900s
Located in Jimbaran, Bali
This strikingly coloured Phulkari is from Punjab, India. It was hand-crafted from silk and cotton, with silk being used for the embroidery. Phulkari’s are a form of wedding shawl and...
Category

Early 20th Century Other Asian Folk Art

Materials

Cotton, Silk

Ararat Rugs Gerous Bidjar Wagireh Medallion Rug Revival Carpet Natural Dyed
By Ararat Rugs
Located in Tokyo, JP
The most dramatic of the Gerous ( Garrus, Gerus, Garus ) carpets are those with an “asymmetric” design. Only a section of the original is shown, in the same way, many Lotto carpets w...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Revival Asian Folk Art

Materials

Wool, Natural Fiber, Organic Material

Ararat Rugs Memling Gul Kazak Rug, 19th C. Caucasian Revival Carpet Natural Dyed
By Ararat Rugs
Located in Tokyo, JP
The source of the rug comes from the book Tapis du Caucase – Rugs of the Caucasus, Ian Bennett & Aziz Bassoul, The Nicholas Sursock Museum, Beirut, Lebanon 2003, nr.24 and Oriental R...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Revival Asian Folk Art

Materials

Wool, Natural Fiber, Organic Material

Antique Chinese Felt for the Japanese Market
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Antique Chinese Felt for the Japanese Market This unique Chinese felt was imported into Japan in the early 1900s. Little in known about their specific use, or who or might have owne...
Category

Early 20th Century Tribal Asian Folk Art

Materials

Wool

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