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Place of Origin: Asian
Old Adana Kilim Southern Anatolian Carpet Turkish Rug Central Anatolian Style
Located in Tokyo, JP
This is a Southern Anatolian made in two halves of old Kilim from the Adana region. It has a rare and beautiful color composition, similar to central Anatolian motifs and design. Ad...
Category

Mid-20th Century Kilim Asian Folk Art

Materials

Wool, Natural Fiber

5.2x9.2 Ft Striped Kilim Rug with Wool Cotton, Tribal Wall Hanging with Pomps
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 ...
Category

1970s Kilim Vintage Asian Folk Art

Materials

Wool, Cotton

Teak Burl Wood Bowl from Java, Indonesia, Late 19th Century
Located in Jimbaran, Bali
A teak burl wood bowl crafted on the island of Java, Indonesia. The bowl was cut from a much larger slab of burl wood and maintains an organic shape and natural texture. It has aged ...
Category

Late 19th Century Other Antique Asian Folk Art

Materials

Teak

Antique Akha Hill Tribe Silver Cuff Bracelet, 517grams
Located in Jimbaran, Bali
An exceptionally large Akha Tribe woven silver bracelet with spiral design. This Tribal bracelet encompasses tradition Hill tribe silversmithing techniques ...
Category

Early 20th Century Tribal Asian Folk Art

Materials

Silver

Ararat Rugs Mamluk Wagireh Rug with Flower Lattice Design Natural Dyed Carpet
By Ararat Rugs
Located in Tokyo, JP
The source of carpet 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 early 16th-century rug by Mamluk Sultane of Cairo, Egypt. It is exhibited at MAK – Museum of Applied Arts, Vienna Austria. The interpreted design is composed of a flower lattice pattern taken from a part of the MAK Museum’s rug...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Revival Asian Folk Art

Materials

Wool, Natural Fiber, Organic Material

Antique Malatya Kilim South Anatolia Rug Turkish Natural Carpet
Located in Tokyo, JP
This is a Southern Anatolian Antique Kilim from the Malatya region with a rare and beautiful color composition. Malatya is a town built on one main street that continues for a number of miles. It is situated in the Tohmasuyu River basin which is encircled by the high peaks of the eastern Taurus Mountains. This is a fertile agricultural region, particularly for apricots, and has been a prolific weaving area for many years. The modern town was established in 1838; old Malatya, which is close by, was once an important city in Armenia Minor. In Roman times it was important as a garrison town on the eastern frontier, and the settlement came under Ottoman rule in the early fifteenth century. Considering the number of kilims woven in this region there is a surprising lack of diversity in design, especially in the larger kilims; this is possibly a direct result of the Kurdish tribal tradition of weaving only one type of design. Small prayer rugs...
Category

Mid-20th Century Kilim Asian Folk Art

Materials

Wool, Natural Fiber

Large Southeast Asian Burmese Thai Jeweled Giltwood Figure On Horse Sculpture
Located in Forney, TX
A large and most impressive Southeast Asian carved giltwood figure of a horse and mounted rider. Early 20th Century, likely from Burma (present day Myanmar) or Thailand, possibly Hi...
Category

Early 20th Century Folk Art Asian Folk Art

Materials

Metal

Ararat Rugs the Alaeddin Mosque Clouds Carpet Seljuk Revival Carpet Natural Dyed
By Ararat Rugs
Located in Tokyo, JP
The source of 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 is fr...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Revival Asian Folk Art

Materials

Wool, Natural Fiber, Organic Material

Weathered Old Tribal Squatting Spring Figure, Nepal, Early 20th Century praying
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Old weathered tribal squatting spring figure with hands raised in namaste position, traces of clay and incrustation, expressive carved open mouth and eyes. These were protective figu...
Category

Early 20th Century Tribal Asian Folk Art

Materials

Wood

Set of 3 Hand-Carved Wood Madura Island Ceremonial Masks, Indonesia, c. 1950
Located in Jimbaran, Bali
This set of 3 mid-20th century mask were sed on the island of Madura for ceremonial purposes. The island of Madura is situated off the north-eastern coast of Java. This mask features...
Category

Mid-20th Century Other Asian Folk Art

Materials

Wood

Ararat Rugs Mamluk Wagireh Rug Lattice Pattern Revival Carpet Natural Dyed
By Ararat Rugs
Located in Tokyo, JP
This lattice pattern is composed of palmettes and leaves filling the various compartments against the imposing ground. One has the impression that it is only part of a larger scheme ...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Revival Asian Folk Art

Materials

Wool, Natural Fiber, Organic Material

Javanese Hand-Crafted Wayang Topeng Theatre Mask, Indonesia, Early 20th Century
Located in Jimbaran, Bali
This early 20th century ‘Wayang topeng’ mask was used in Javanese masked dance performances. This mask features a beige and white polychrome finish with hi...
Category

Early 20th Century Other Asian Folk Art

Materials

Wood

Kain Limar Songket, Silk Ikat, Metallic Thread, circa 1900, Palembang, Sumatra
Located in Austin, TX
A rich and luxurious kain limar songket, shoulder cloth for a woman, ikat dyed and woven silk (limar) with supplementary weft woven metallic gold thread brocade (songket), circa 1900...
Category

Early 1900s Tribal Antique Asian Folk Art

Materials

Metallic Thread

Ararat Rugs Senna Rows of Flowers Rug, 18th Century Revival Carpet Natural Dyed
By Ararat Rugs
Located in Tokyo, JP
The source of the rug comes from the book Antique Rugs of Kurdistan: A Historical Legacy of Woven Art, James D. Burns, 2002 nr.28. This was an exclusive example of offset rows of flowers designed in an 18th-century rug...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Revival Asian Folk Art

Materials

Wool, Natural Fiber, Organic Material

Ivory Field Pigeon Bird Traditional 20th century Persian Pictorial Rug
Located in New York, NY
One-of-a-kind 20th-century decorative Northwest Persian Pictorial Pigeon rug. 3'6" x 4'10"
Category

Early 20th Century Revival Asian Folk Art

Materials

Wool

Rosanjin Kitaoji Signed Shino Ware Sake Tea Cup with Original Signed Sealed Box
By Rosanjin Kitaoji
Located in Studio City, CA
An absolutely gorgeous Shino ware pottery sake/ teacup by Japanese master potter Kitaoji Rosanjin (1883-1959) who was arguably one of if not the great...
Category

Mid-20th Century Showa Asian Folk Art

Materials

Ceramic

Zabihi Collection Persian Nain Pictorial Lady with a Banjo Rug
Located in New York, NY
One of a kind mid-20th century high decorative caliber Pictorial Persian Nain rug with a woman playfully playing with her Banjo. A mosque can be seen in the background. Measures:...
Category

Mid-20th Century Romantic Asian Folk Art

Materials

Wool

Ceremonial Rice Spoon Toraja Culture, Celebes Island (Sulawesi), Indonesia
Located in Leuven , BE
A pair of exquisite Toraja rice spoons from Indonesia's Sulawesi Islands, featuring elongated bowls and gracefully curved handles that complement the overall design. Each spoon is in...
Category

20th Century Asian Folk Art

Materials

Wood

4.7x10.4 Ft Handmade Tulu Runner Rug, 100% Wool Pile, Custom Options Available
Located in Spring Valley, NY
A contemporary hand knotted TULU (Turkish word for soft, cozy, high pile) rug made of fine hand-spun and hand-dyed lambswool. It is partly hand knotted (with pile) and partly flat-w...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Modern Asian Folk Art

Materials

Wool

Zabihi Collection Small Persian Malayer Runner
Located in New York, NY
Short Persian Malayer runner from the 1st quarter of the 20th century Details rug no. j1474 size 3' 3" x 6' 11" (99 x 211 cm)
Category

Early 20th Century Malayer Asian Folk Art

Materials

Wool

Japanese Opaline White Glass Vase Hand Painted with Geishas 1950s
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Midcentury Japanese gilded gold rim hand painted opaline glass snow white vase. The white milky frosted opaline glass vase features two Geisha girls seating on the floor wearing traditional kimonos and reading. Unique elegant Mid-Century Modern Japanese hand painted glass opaline vase on unique shape. Hand painted in Japan.
Category

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

Materials

Art Glass

Zabihi Collection Pictorial Turkish Animal Square Rug
Located in New York, NY
Square size pictorial Turkish sivas carpet from the early 20th century. 8'1'' x 8'3''
Category

Early 20th Century Folk Art Asian Folk Art

Materials

Wool

Japanese Asian Signed Glazed Pottery Ceramic Folk Art Wabi-Sabi Yunomi Teacup
Located in Studio City, CA
A beautiful Japanese yunomi teacup featuring a subtle blue-green crackle glaze. The work radiates in the light. This little gem (along with others we will be listing) came from a collector of fine Japanese and Asian ceramics - a collection like no other we have seen before. The yunomi teacup has a somewhat Wabi-Sabi feel and appearance to it. Appears to be signed by the maker/artist on the base. Would be a great addition to any Asian or Japanese pottery/ceramics collection...
Category

20th Century Showa Asian Folk Art

Materials

Earthenware

Scale model of an ancient chinees vessel
Located in Vlimmeren, BE
This scale model of an ancient chinees vessel is from around 1900. It missing a lot of parts but it has that mysterious look. Take a look at all pictures.
Category

Early 1900s Antique Asian Folk Art

Materials

Wood

Hajimo Kato Hand Built Wood Fired Twin Handled Studio Pottery Vase
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A truly wonderful design piece, and one of my favorite, is this Japanese hand-built wood fired twin handled studio pottery vase of sculptural form by Hajimo Kato (b.1947) dating from...
Category

20th Century Modern Asian Folk Art

Materials

Stoneware

Group of Four Toraja Wood Offering Bowls, Sulawesi, Indonesia Dark Patina
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Group of four Toraja wood offering bowls, from Sulawesi, Indonesia with dark deep patina from use. Created from native hardwood and with horn rings in the center portion (except on t...
Category

Mid-20th Century Tribal Asian Folk Art

Materials

Wood

Antique Burmese Teak Monastic Attendants or Guardian Angels c. 19th Century
Located in Westfield, MA
These carved teak figures from 19th-century Burma represent Monastic Attendants or Guardian Angels, traditional figures often found in religious and ceremonial settings. Carved from ...
Category

19th Century Archaistic Antique Asian Folk Art

Materials

Teak

Wooden Mask, Himachal Pradesh, North India, Mid-20th Century
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Wooden Mask, Karnataka, India, Mid-20th Century Carved wood with fur and pigment decoration.  
Category

Mid-20th Century Asian Folk Art

Materials

Wood

Festive "Tree-of-Life" Rug
Located in New York, NY
Festive "Tree-of-Life" rug. A very charming village rug from Western Turkey, woven in the shaggy "Tulu" style, featuring a highly stylized and festive rendition of the well-known "tr...
Category

Late 20th Century Tulu Asian Folk Art

Materials

Wool

Festive "Tree-of-Life" Rug
Festive "Tree-of-Life" Rug
$1,400 Sale Price
28% Off
Indian Portrait of a Prince
Located in Greenwich, CT
Opaque watercolor heightened with gold on paper. A young prince is seated in a palace courtyard under a canopy receiving a party of noblemen. His ministers stand behind him, wearing peaked turbans with floral patterns, their gestures conveying their welcoming demeanor towards the noblemen. The guests are wearing red and blue turbans...
Category

1830s Other Antique Asian Folk Art

Materials

Paper

Chinese Asian Giltwood Carved Ancestor Temple Shrine Emperor Figure with Tiger
Located in Studio City, CA
A fantastic wood and gilt decorated hand carved Chinese ancestral temple shrine Emperor figure with a tiger. From a collection of Chinese and Asian artifacts...
Category

19th Century Qing Antique Asian Folk Art

Materials

Wood, Giltwood

Chinese Folk Carved Panel, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
Dated to the 19th century, this flat wooden panel is curiously etched with geometric patterns, simple leaf motifs, and a triangle-work border. Its original use remains unknown - perhaps it was a divination tool, a traveling game board...
Category

Mid-19th Century Qing Antique Asian Folk Art

Materials

Wood

Toraja Wood Ceremonial Bowl, Sulawesi, Indonesia Early 20th Century
Located in Jimbaran, Bali
This wood ceremonial bowl was crafted by the Toraja tribes people of the mountain highlands of Sulawesi, Indonesia. It is hand-crafted using 3 separate...
Category

Early 20th Century Other Asian Folk Art

Materials

Wood

Lion Turkish 20th Century Wool Rug
Located in New York, NY
A mid-20th century authentic Turkish rug depicting a lion on a striated purple ground. Measures: 1'10" x 3'2”.
Category

Mid-20th Century Folk Art Asian Folk Art

Materials

Wool

Mid Century Tin Litho Friction Police Highway Patrol Helicopter, C1960, Japan
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Fabulous friction helicopter from Japan C 1960. Toy works great, push copter and the blades start spinning. Does not fly, nor was it intended to. Great graph...
Category

1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Asian Folk Art

Materials

Tin

Antique Grain Sack 'Open' Rug
Located in New York, NY
Antique grain sack 'open' rug. An old tribal cargo bag or rug from SW Turkey, opened up, still retaining its original carrying band. Can be a wall-hanging, a...
Category

Early 20th Century Asian Folk Art

Materials

Cotton, Goat Hair, Wool

Antique Grain Sack 'Open' Rug
Antique Grain Sack 'Open' Rug
$1,240 Sale Price
20% Off
Zabihi Collection Pink Oversize Turkish Oushak Rug
Located in New York, NY
An early 20th century oversize Turkish Oushak rug with an all-over design on a pink ground Measures: 12'2'' x 17'6''.
Category

Early 20th Century Country Asian Folk Art

Materials

Wool

Group of Three Toraja Wood Offering Bowls, Sulawesi, Indonesia
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Group of three Toraja wood offering bowls, from Sulawesi, Indonesia. Sweet abstract mid-century forms. Created from native hardwood and with horn rings, these strikingly sculptural w...
Category

Mid-20th Century Tribal Asian Folk Art

Materials

Wood

Zabihi Collection Red Vintage Turkish Pictorial Anatolian Runner
Located in New York, NY
A decorative one of a kind colorful mid 20th-century Turkish runner featuring 6 humans and 2 animals Measures: 3'1'' x 9'4''
Category

20th Century Georgian Asian Folk Art

Materials

Wool

Zabihi Collection Persian Malayer Scatter Size Rug
Located in New York, NY
1930s Persian Malayer Throw size rug Details rug no. r5837 size 2' 6" x 4' 8" (76 x 142 cm)
Category

Early 20th Century Malayer Asian Folk Art

Materials

Wool

Zabihi Collection Soft Pink Vintage Oushak Gallery Size Rug
Located in New York, NY
A vintage Turkish gallery rug with a central medallion on a pink field. accents in white and brown Measures: 6'3'' x 11'9''.
Category

Mid-20th Century Country Asian Folk Art

Materials

Wool

Anatolian "Grain Sack" Rug
Located in New York, NY
Anatolian "Grain Sack" rug. A Classic tribal transport bag or "chuval" from the Antep-Maras region in Southeastern Turkey, opened up to be used as a floor rug, table cover or a wall ...
Category

Mid-20th Century Kilim Asian Folk Art

Materials

Wool

Anatolian "Grain Sack" Rug
Anatolian "Grain Sack" Rug
$796 Sale Price
20% Off
Antique Saddle Carpet with Peonies, c. 1920s
Located in Chicago, IL
This unusually-shaped carpet is known as a "makden" and was originally used by a nomadic traveler as an artful covering for his horse. Placed between the saddle and the horse, the makden cushioned the rigid saddle and kept the horse warm in cold climates. Most under-saddle carpets...
Category

1920s Vintage Asian Folk Art

Materials

Fabric, Wool

Complete Set of Fifteen Japanese Hinaningyo Dolls In Excellent Condition
Located in Prahran, Victoria
A complete set of fifteen vintage Japanese hina ningyo. These ornamental dolls are displayed for the Girls Day Festival Hinamatsuri, on the 3 March each year in Japan. The set repres...
Category

20th Century Asian Folk Art

Materials

Wood, Feathers, Textile

Vintage Turkish Tulu Rug
Located in New York, NY
A vintage Turkish Tulu rug from the mid-20th century.
Category

Mid-20th Century Minimalist Asian Folk Art

Materials

Angora

Vintage Turkish Tulu Rug
Vintage Turkish Tulu Rug
$1,100 Sale Price
20% Off
Antique Cocoon Jar, Han period (206 BCE - 220 CE)
Located in Hønefoss, 30
An antique cocoon jar. Earthenware with hints of red color pigments. China, Han period (206 BCE - 220 CE).
Category

15th Century and Earlier Han Antique Asian Folk Art

Materials

Earthenware

Mechanical Bank "Fishing Bears" Battery Operated with Original Box, circa 1950s
Located in Incline Village, NV
This is a later (1950's), albeit often overlooked and important mechanical bank that is quite rare, and highly sought after by collectors. Iconic bank collector F.H. Griffith wrote a...
Category

1950s Folk Art Vintage Asian Folk Art

Materials

Tin

Antique Art Deco Samarkand Prestige Rug with Flowering Antique Chinese Vases
Located in Milan, IT
Woven during the Art Deco period, rugs of this type were commissioned by the nobility and the high ranking officers inhabiting the Tarim Basin in eastern Turkestan, which is the heartland of the oasis of Khotan, Yarkand and Kashgar. The rugs of these oases have a long standing tradition, and have been collected and cherished in the West with the traditional, old-fashioned term of Samarkand. Here we see a pattern depicting antique Chinese flowering...
Category

1920s Art Deco Vintage Asian Folk Art

Materials

Wool

Beaded Betel Bag, Sumatra, Early to Mid-20th Century
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Sumatran beaded betel bag made of glass trade beads from early to mid-20th century.
Category

Early 20th Century Asian Folk Art

Materials

Beads

Lombok Tribal Tray / Bowl 'Dulang' / Small Table
Located in Jimbaran, Bali
This is an exceptionally large 'Dulang' from Lombok. Dulangs amid Indonesia serve a number of purposes depending on the region they originate from. In Lombok 'Dulang' Tray were used ...
Category

Mid-19th Century Other Antique Asian Folk Art

Materials

Wood

3x3.8 Ft Handmade 1970s Turkish Kilim Rug with Colorful Poms, Great for KidsRoom
Located in Spring Valley, NY
This lively handwoven rug was produced by Kurdish villagers in Central Turkey for daily use in third quarter of the 20th century. These splendid vintage weavings were used in various ways such as wall-hangings, bedding covers...
Category

1970s Folk Art Vintage Asian Folk Art

Materials

Wool

Zabihi Collection Persian Balouch Human Pictorial Figurative Gallery Runner
Located in New York, NY
Gallery size antique Persian Balouch pictorial rug from the 1940s. Ivory field with apricot and teal accents Size: 4'10” x 10'8”.
Category

Mid-20th Century Folk Art Asian Folk Art

Materials

Wool

3x3.5 Ft Handwoven Kilim with Colorful Cotton Pomps. Vintage Wall Hanging
Located in Spring Valley, NY
Bring charm and character to your home with this authentic handwoven Turkish kilim, beautifully accented with vibrant pom-poms. Woven using traditional flat-weave techniques, this vi...
Category

1970s Folk Art Vintage Asian Folk Art

Materials

Wool, Cotton

Antique Oushak Carpet, Handmade Turkish Oriental Rug, Saffron, Coral, Light Blue
Located in Port Washington, NY
Oushak rugs, also known as Ushak rugs, are woven in Western Turkey and have distinct designs, such as angular large-scale floral patterns. They usually evoke a calmness and peacefuln...
Category

Late 19th Century Oushak Antique Asian Folk Art

Materials

Wool

Tribal Rajasthani Multi-Color Indian Cotton Dhurrie Rug with Deer Motif
Located in New York, NY
Midcentury handwoven multi-color cotton Dhurrie tribal rug with deer designs on each end. Hand knotted with fringe, Rajasthan, India, circa 1940s-1950s.
Category

20th Century Folk Art Asian Folk Art

Materials

Cotton

Zabihi Collection Blue Vintage Persian Nain Pictorial Rug
Located in New York, NY
One of a kind mid-20th century highly decorative caliber Pictorial Persian Nain rug with a baby blue background. rug no. j1010 size 2' 6" x 3' 4" (76 x 102 cm)
Category

Mid-20th Century Romantic Asian Folk Art

Materials

Wool

Anatolian Ornate Design Handwoven Wool Kilim Rug
Located in New York, NY
Ornate handwoven flat-weave kilim rug with natural pigment dyed wool. The designs woven in to the rug are all symbolic that have been passed done through generations of weavers for h...
Category

20th Century Asian Folk Art

Materials

Wool

Contemporary Irregular Shape Hand-Tufted Wool Rug Beige by RAG Home
By RAG home
Located in Jakarta Selatan, ID
Magic with LUA Contemporary irregular shape hand-tufted wool rug with earthy brown by RAG Home Original Designed by Rannisa Soraya RAG Home Jakarta Hand-tufted with mixed carving ...
Category

2010s Arts and Crafts Asian Folk Art

Materials

Wool

Burmese Gilt-Wood Seated Buddha, Early 20th Century
Located in Jimbaran, Bali
This buddha is a hand-carved from wood and originates from Burma, modern day Myanmar. It once featured an elaborate gilded finish (covered in gold leaf), however much of this has wor...
Category

Early 20th Century Other Asian Folk Art

Materials

Giltwood

Antique Tribal Woman’s Skirt Cloth, Central Highlands, Vietnam
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Antique Tribal Woman’s Skirt Cloth, Central Highlands, Vietnam This unusual wrap-around skirt cloth was made by either the Ede people or the Jarai people from the Central Highlands ...
Category

Early 20th Century Tribal Asian Folk Art

Materials

Cotton

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