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Style: Folk Art
Place of Origin: Asian
"Untitled" by Moshe Katz Mixed Media on Canvas
Located in San Diego, CA
Highly textured portrait of a jewish man. This piece is fascinating, original and signed.
Moshe Katz was born March 2, 1937 in Bucharest, Romania. With his parents, he fled the Nazis...
Category
1960s Folk Art Vintage Asian Folk Art
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Vintage Turkish Tulu Rug
Located in New York, NY
A vintage Tulu Turkish rug from the mid-20th century. A wide plain saturated marsala colored border with a beige open field. No ditzy ornamentation. Totally graphic with a very long ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Folk Art Asian Folk Art
Materials
Wool
Nepalese Sandalwood Buddha Tree, 20th Century
Located in Islamabad, PK
The sculpture, expertly carved from fragrant Nepalese sandalwood, stands as a testament to the rich tradition of wood carving in Nepal. The medium itself adds a sensory dimension to ...
Category
20th Century Folk Art Asian Folk Art
Materials
Sandalwood
Mid Century Japanese Tin Litho Friction Toy Car Chevrolet Station Wagon C1956
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Fantastic Japanese tin litho toy car from the mid to late fifties. A Chevrolet Station Wagon in excellent vintage condition with minimal wear, practically unplayed with. Friction mot...
Category
1950s Folk Art Vintage Asian Folk Art
Materials
Metal
Petite Bone Carving of an Indian Soldier
Located in Chicago, IL
This early 20th century figurine is hand-carved of bone to depict an Indian soldier holding a musket rifle. Modeled after Sowar cavalrymen who served under the British East India Com...
Category
20th Century Folk Art Asian Folk Art
Materials
Bone, Paint
Antique Blue Chinese Pictorial Throw Rug
Located in New York, NY
An early 20th century Chinese pictorial throw-size rug
Measures: 2'8' x 5'.
Category
Early 20th Century Folk Art Asian Folk Art
Materials
Wool
Petite Bone Carving of an Indian Soldier
Located in Chicago, IL
This early 20th century figurine is hand-carved of bone to depict an Indian soldier holding a musket rifle. Modeled after Sowar cavalrymen who served under the British East India Com...
Category
20th Century Folk Art Asian Folk Art
Materials
Bone, Paint
Pair of Large Japanese Ceramic Shi-Shi Dog Roof Tiles, Bizen Kiln, 20th Century
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Pair of Large Japanese Ceramic Shi-Shi Dogs roof tiles, Bizen kiln, 20th c.
Bizen kiln is one of the oldest and well known kilns in Japan. This is a very unusual pose of Shi-Shi Do...
Category
20th Century Folk Art Asian Folk Art
Materials
Clay
Large South Indian India Asian Original Pichwai Painting of Elephant Procession
Located in Studio City, CA
A truly gorgeous, quite large and decorative, engaging South Indian Asian (India) Pichwai and/or gouache painting in a heavy two-sided acrylic frame featuring an evening Maharaja roy...
Category
20th Century Folk Art Asian Folk Art
Materials
Textile, Silk, Paint
Zabihi Collection Early 20th century Kashan Pictorial Landscape Scenery Rug
Located in New York, NY
Finely Woven Botanical early 20th century Kashan Pictorial Rug. A brown Deer, 2 rabbits in a pretty surrounding.
Details
rug no. j1868
size 2' 1" x 2' 10" (64 x 86 cm)
Category
Early 20th Century Folk Art Asian Folk Art
Materials
Wool
Zabihi Collection Large Deer Turkish Pictorial Rug
Located in New York, NY
mid-20th century Turkish Rug with 2 large Deers surrounding multiple borrders and a central medallion
Details
rug no. j3741
size 4' 10" x 10' 5" (147 x 318 cm)
Category
20th Century Folk Art Asian Folk Art
Materials
Wool
Antique wood "Nandi" bull carving with storage space, India 1900th
Located in ECHT, NL
Hand carved and hand painted wood Nandi bull statue. Made around the turn of the 20th century in India. It depicts Vahana, the bull of hindu god Shiva. The statue has a small compartment with a lid on its back. This was probably meant to store an artifact of some kind.
Nandi
Nandi in a zoo-anthropomorphic form
Affiliation Mount of Shiva
Abode Mount Kailash
Consort Suyasha[1]
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Nandi (Sanskrit: नन्दि), also known as Nandikeshvara or Nandideva, is the bull vahana (mount) of the Hindu god Shiva. He is also the guardian deity of Kailash, the abode of Shiva. Almost all Shiva temples display stone...
Category
Early 20th Century Folk Art Asian Folk Art
Materials
Leather, Wood
Ulo Tribal Akha Woman's Headdress with Framework of Bamboo and Beads
Located in Yonkers, NY
A Ulo Akha woman's Tribal headdress adorned with framework of bamboo, beads, pompons, seeds and other unique items. Immerse yourself in the rich cul...
Category
Early 20th Century Folk Art Asian Folk Art
Materials
Fabric, Bamboo, Beads
Set of 8 Russian Matryoshka Dolls Hand Painted Khokhloma, Early/Mid 20th Century
Located in Andernach, DE
Antique set of 8 Nesting Dolls, known as Matryoshka, placed in the 1920s to 1950s.
The original set contained of 10, the 2 smallest have gone travelling the world!
Completely hand cr...
Category
Mid-20th Century Folk Art Asian Folk Art
Materials
Pine
Vintage Cast Iron "Uncle Sam" Toy Bank Box North American
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Vintage Cast Iron "Uncle Sam" Toy Bank Mechanical Coin Bank with Americana Eagle Umbrella Piggy Bank Box.
Uncle Sam Cast Iron Mechanical Bank Mid-20th Century...
Category
Mid-20th Century Folk Art Asian Folk Art
Materials
Iron
Early antique Russian Travelling Icon in bronze, 18th Century or earlier
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
This is an early Russian orthodox travelling Icon, hand made of bronze, which we date to 18th Century or earlier.
The bronze icon is cast with a main rectangular slightly curved shape with a smaller rectangular tab section above. The reverse has a hanging spigot cast into the top tab section. This piece has a mix of colours within the bronze with the high points being worn and shiny from wear and use.
This antique bronze icon probably depicts Saint Nicholas as the central image with other figures ( children?) either side of the head, all within a border. There are other details on the icon including letters and numbers towards the top of the main rectangle. The tab section is also decorated.
The reverse also carries decoration but is quite worn.
Overall an early and very interesting Russian bronze Icon...
Category
18th Century Folk Art Antique Asian Folk Art
Materials
Bronze
Original Vintage Hand-Carved Relief Panel Fragment depicting a Bird
Located in Leesburg, VA
Original Vintage Hand-Carved Relief Panel Fragment depicting a Bird
Anonymous
Southern Asia, probably India; first-half of the 20th century
Wood
Approximate size: 7.8 x 2.6 x 9.2 i...
Category
Early 20th Century Folk Art Asian Folk Art
Materials
Wood
19th Century encased paper model of an Indian grocery store
Located in London, GB
19th Century encased paper model of an Indian grocery store
Quite simple this is an amazing decorative object, encased in a 19th century glass and pine display, a handmade paper model of an Indian grocery shop, with wooden hand painted elephant and working man at the steps. Spencer and Co...
Category
1890s Folk Art Antique Asian Folk Art
Materials
Paper
Nepalese Sandalwood Buddha Tree, 20th Century
Located in Islamabad, PK
The sculpture, expertly carved from fragrant Nepalese sandalwood, stands as a testament to the rich tradition of wood carving in Nepal. The medium itself adds a sensory dimension to ...
Category
20th Century Folk Art Asian Folk Art
Materials
Sandalwood
San Francisco Trolley Toy Friction Car. Japan, circa 1950s
Located in Incline Village, NV
San Francisco trolley toy Friction cable car; made of all tin; important to note because this was the first of it's kind having been made in the 1950s. They were all tin (no plastic); 7 1/4" long (not shorter); green (not red or multi-clored); "Bay and Taylor St" placard; #504" and most importantly the figures are actual FIGURES made of formed pressed steel and then hand painted and lithographed. Cheaper later models were simply lithographed into the flat sheet steel. Also, my example works (see video). It is a friction toy...
Category
Mid-20th Century Folk Art Asian Folk Art
Materials
Tin
Wood Carving Penis Figurine Wabi Sabi Object Vintage Asia 1950s
Located in Nuernberg, DE
Adorable unique wood carved figurine statue. we don't know anything about the item, but believe it was made in Japan in the 1960s. Ideal decoratio...
Category
1950s Folk Art Vintage Asian Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Monumental Modern Abstract Painting by Valery Kleverov (A.A. Kaebep) Russian 75
By Julius Yulevich Klever
Located in Buffalo, NY
KLEVER Modernist Abstract Painting -
(A.A. Kaebep) (Klever) (Russian, 20th Century), dated, 1975. Signed and dated lower right corner "AA Kaebep '75".
(translated form Russian) Kl...
Category
1970s Folk Art Vintage Asian Folk Art
Materials
Canvas, Paint
Carved Wood Sculpture of the Hindu Deity Nandi With Pedestal, Circa 1920
Located in Point Richmond, CA
South Indian carved wood sculpture depicting the Hindu Deity of Nandi, a recumbent black bull figure, known within the Hindu faith as the vehicle for Siva, often depicted in sculptur...
Category
20th Century Folk Art Asian Folk Art
Materials
Hardwood
Midcentury Folk Art Carved Mushroom
Located in Southbury, CT
Wildly unique, this striking one-of-a-kind treasure is a natural dried mushroom that has been painted vivid orange with black accents and hand-carved to depict a dragon with a yin/ya...
Category
Mid-20th Century Folk Art Asian Folk Art
Materials
Paint
Pair Scottie Dogs Atop Book Theme Japanese Puzzle Bank Occupied Japan Circa 1948
Located in Incline Village, NV
Quite an unusual piece for bank collectors or just for those seeking a unique collectible. This is a coin bank made of all wood; walnut and inlay here and there; simulating a stack and shelf of books; a pair of "Scottie dogs" (terriers) on top of the bank completes the decoration. The slot on top of the bank accommodates the saving of coins. When it is full; the method of opening the bank to remove the coins, exemplifies the ultimate in Japanese ingenuity.
A video attached to the listing displays the foregoing.
With the books facing you; slide the two front bottom panels to the left; slide the bottom right panel forward (tilt forward) exposing the opening; slide out the enclosed loose key; push everything back; slide left half of front panel to the left; the middle book drops down exposing the key hole; insert and turn the key to the right to open; lift the hinged lid; remove coins and reverse the process to start over again. Fantastic item!!!
This bank was made in Japan, right after World War ll, during the occupation, around 1948. It is a further manifestation of a mid to early 19th century tradition of hiding documents and money in boxes with "tricks" and a multiplicity of "moves" to unlock a box or trunk.
With these banks, it is all about condition and completeness, considering the rough play and use it was subject to from trying to figure out how to open it. This particular bank is in excellent and all original, complete condition with no repairs and no replacements, and is from my own personal collection of banks; having been in my possession since 1985. Worth noting is that this example was featured in "Antiquing and Collecting" magazine September 2003 edition in an article on Japanese Puzzle...
Category
1940s Folk Art Vintage Asian Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Vintage Handmade Rajasthani Patchwork Tapestry, India
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Vintage Rajasthani Patchwork Tapestry, handcrafted, of several small irregular embroidered “patches” heavily embroidered with gold and silver paper-wrapped threads couched down in a multitude of colors, some with reflective mirror...
Category
20th Century Folk Art Asian Folk Art
Materials
Cotton
Pictorial Vintage Turkish Rug
Located in New York, NY
Mid-20th Century Turkish anatolian with 2 pigeons.
Measures : 1'8'' x 2'2''.
Category
20th Century Folk Art Asian Folk Art
Materials
Wool
Zabihi Collection Persian Kurd Lion Antique Rug
Located in New York, NY
A late 19th century Kurd Persian Bidjar Rug with an animal lion rug pattern
Measures: 3'3" x 6'2'.
Category
Late 19th Century Folk Art Antique Asian Folk Art
Materials
Wool
Pictorial Vintage Turkish Pigeon Rug
Located in New York, NY
mid-20th century Turkish Anatolian with 2 pigeons.
1'10'' x 2'4''
Category
20th Century Folk Art Asian Folk Art
Materials
Wool
Signed Wayang Kulit Painting from Indonesia on Rich Palette
Located in Lomita, CA
This is a "remarkable" Indonesian Wayang Kulit painting. The color pallette is fantastic on a deep blue background with touches of beige, green and deep b...
Category
Mid-20th Century Folk Art Asian Folk Art
Materials
Silk, Bamboo
Indian Folk art sculpture of a roaring lion
Located in BORDEAUX, FR
Folk art Hand painted sculpture of a roaring lion from an Indian processional chariot
Category
Early 20th Century Folk Art Asian Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Antique Gemstone Gilt Bronze Mounted Rock Crystal Vessel Offering Bowl
Located in Forney, TX
A spectacular Mughal Empire Period (1526-1857) precious gemstone set gilt bronze ormolu mounted carved rock crystal vessel Buddhist altar offering bowl....
Category
19th Century Folk Art Antique Asian Folk Art
Materials
Multi-gemstone, Rock Crystal, Ormolu
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
Late 1940s Penny Toy Wind-Up Train, Attributed Japan
Located in Incline Village, NV
Diminutive late 1940s "penny toy like" wind-up tin toy platform train modern and sleek looking for that era; it is hand painted and lithographed in bright co...
Category
1940s Folk Art Vintage Asian Folk Art
Materials
Tin
Jerusalem Polychrome Hand Painted Ceramic Plate
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Vintage hand painted and handcrafted ceramic wall decorative plate with polychrome deer scene.
It has a beautifully hand painted scene with deers enjoying the outdoors , surrounded by flowers in blue and white, turquoise, light and dark green foliage.
An Islamic ceramic...
Category
Mid-20th Century Folk Art Asian Folk Art
Materials
Ceramic
Colorful Patchwork Tapestry
Located in Malibu, CA
Colorful patchwork textile with 20 intricate squares, handmade from India.
Use as wall hanging, bedspread or throw.
Category
20th Century Folk Art Asian Folk Art
Materials
Textile
Chinese Painted Bamboo Walking Stick, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
This 19th-century walking stick from northern China is comprised of a length of thin bamboo that has been steamed and bent into a hook shape. The bamboo segments are painted in alter...
Category
Mid-19th Century Folk Art Antique Asian Folk Art
Materials
Bamboo
Ink Pads for Fabrics, India, Early 20th Century
Located in Beuzevillette, FR
Stamp composed of a set of small welded copper plates forming a bird motif. These stamps were to be printed on the drapery.
Indian work, circa 1900.
Category
Early 20th Century Folk Art Asian Folk Art
Materials
Copper, Iron
Mid Century Sculptural Hand Carved & Painted Wooden Buddha
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Fabulous hand carved & painted 40 inch tall wooden Buddha. Polychrome decorations with Gilt.
Brightly colored and in prayer. Heavy and well executed. In excellent vintage condition ...
Category
1970s Folk Art Vintage Asian Folk Art
Materials
Hardwood, Paint
Amazing Circa 1838 Folk art walking stick
Located in London, GB
Circa 1838 Folk art walking stick
An extremely rare and unusual commemorative walking stick. The main part of the stick is bamboo, with a grafted section of hardwood on the top wh...
Category
Early 19th Century Folk Art Antique Asian Folk Art
Materials
Bamboo
Early 19th Century Measuring Stick
Located in London, GB
Early 19th century measuring stick
One of the most unusual and tactile objects we have uncovered for our store. A hand carved early 19th century four...
Category
Early 19th Century Folk Art Antique Asian Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Turkish Figural 20th Century Rug
Located in New York, NY
Mid-20th century anatolian mat with a peculiar facial motif on a lavender field.
Measures: 1'7" x 2'7”.
Category
Mid-20th Century Folk Art Asian Folk Art
Materials
Wool
Black and Gold Lacquered Thai Elephant Sculpture
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Black and Gold Lacquered Thai Elephant sculpture.
This small elephant sculpture was handcrafted and hand-painted with several coats of glossy...
Category
Late 20th Century Folk Art Asian Folk Art
Materials
Fruitwood
Chinese Lanzhou Gourd Carving with Macrame Cord on Root Stand Sculpture
Located in Vero Beach, FL
Chinese Lanzhou Gourd carving with macrame cord on root stand sculpture.
Early 20th century large engraved and carved Chinese Lanzhou gourd. Dramatic des...
Category
Early 20th Century Folk Art Asian Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Vintage Reverse Glass Mythical Seascape Painting from Madura Island, Indonesia
Located in Jimbaran, Bali
A framed reverse glass painting from the island of Madura, off the Northeastern coast of Java. The painting depicts a mythical seascape with a bright array of colours. The painter wo...
Category
1980s Folk Art Vintage Asian Folk Art
Materials
Glass, Wood
779 Japanese Signed Bronze Nio Mask
Located in New York, NY
Guardian to the Buddhist Temple
Superb quality and casting feature a rich dark brown patina.
Meiji Period (1868-1912) – Ca. 1890
Measures: H 10.25” x W 6.25” x D 3”
Deale...
Category
Late 19th Century Folk Art Antique Asian Folk Art
Materials
Bronze
Collection of Worldwide Traveler's Hand Carved Folk Art Masks
Located in Atlanta, GA
Collection of worldwide traveler's hand carved folk art masks, circa 1940s - 1970s, possibly earlier. We purchased the estate of an Atlanta Coca Cola executive, who traveled the worl...
Category
1950s Folk Art Vintage Asian Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Antique Willow Water Baskets
Located in New York, NY
Antique Chinese willow water baskets with original cast iron hardware and sturdy wooden handle. With rounded bottoms. From Shanxi province, circa 1900.
P...
Category
Early 20th Century Folk Art Asian Folk Art
Materials
Willow
Large Vintage Tribal Handwoven Ethnic Round African Basket
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Large vintage Tribal handwoven bamboo ethnic round Asian basket.
Beautiful artisanal handwoven basket with tribal designs and patterns all around.
Large Asian rattan handcrafted de...
Category
Late 20th Century Folk Art Asian Folk Art
Materials
Wicker, Rattan, Seagrass, Bamboo
Small Shell Encrusted Owl, Philippines
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
A small shell encrusted owl created by hand from seashells. This piece depicts a bird, sitting upon a perch, with small eyes and plumage decorated from different color seashells.
...
Category
Mid-20th Century Folk Art Asian Folk Art
Materials
Shell
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
Contemporary Handmade Turkish Flatweave Patchwork Rug In White
Located in New York, NY
A modern Turkish Kilim from the 21st century. The rug consists of a vintage hemp Kilim as the white background and raised patches to form the design. No borders, but a finely abrashe...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Folk Art Asian Folk Art
Materials
Wool, Hemp
Indo-Chinese Burmese Figural Sculpture, Late Century
Located in Pasadena, CA
This is an unusually large Burmese mounted Royal Figure or Nat that dates to the late 19th century or early 20th century. The figural group retains all of its original carved element...
Category
Late 19th Century Folk Art Antique Asian Folk Art
Materials
Paint, Teak
3x3.8 Ft Hand-Made Anatolian Kilim Rug with Colorful Poms, Great for Kids Room
Located in Philadelphia, PA
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
3x3.5 Ft Handmade Turkish 1970s Kilim with Colorful Poms. Bed, Floor, Sofa Cover
Located in Philadelphia, PA
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, Cotton
Vintage Turkish Embroidered Folk Art Textile in Purple, Wall Hanging or Throw
Located in New York, NY
A beautiful hand embroidered textile from Turkey that is perhaps 30 or 40 years old. A whimsical example of textile Folk Art.
Category
Late 20th Century Folk Art Asian Folk Art
Materials
Wool
Late 20th Century Vintage Middle Eastern Suzani Quilted Turkish Textile
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Middle Eastern end of the bed quilted textile with appliqué, elegant Moorish design in black, deep red and beige.
Ideal to use as a tablecloth on a centre or console table, on the ba...
Category
Late 20th Century Folk Art Asian Folk Art
Materials
Fabric
"Magic Mouse" Mechanical Bank, Japan, circa 1964
Located in Incline Village, NV
For the mechanical bank and toy enthusiast, listed is a tin, lithographed and painted, all original 1960s mechanical bank made by the Yone Company of Japan (see image of logo on side panel). The company was founded in 1950 and is typical of the post war companies who produced outstanding children's toys. The action is unique, clever, and encourages saving money. With the bank wound (attached key wind on the underneath (see image); place a penny on the spot provided on top of the bank. The mouse dashes out of the grey shoe...
Category
Mid-20th Century Folk Art Asian Folk Art
Materials
Tin
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