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Place of Origin: East Asian
Old, Set of 5 Japanese Tea Cups, Signed
Located in Norton, MA
Old - set of 5 Japanese Teacups with hand-painted paintings, signed at the bottoms.
Original box included
In good original new condition and just foun...
Category
20th Century Mid-Century Modern East Asian Folk Art
Materials
Pottery, Stoneware
$325 / set
Pair of Japanese Mid-Century Studio Pottery Tea Cups
Located in Norton, MA
In good original new condition and just found in the warehouse, never used before.
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern East Asian Folk Art
Materials
Stoneware
Chinese Peking Opera Theatre Puppet Marionette Doll with Dragon Robe Early 1900s
Located in Studio City, CA
A wonderful work complete with a unique wood-carved and hand-painted face and original textile garment/ robe with a dragon symbol.
From a group of 7 Chinese opera puppets...
Category
Early 20th Century Qing East Asian Folk Art
Materials
Textile, Wood, Paint
Chinese Peking Opera Theatre Puppet Marionette Doll, Early 1900s
Located in Studio City, CA
A wonderful work complete with a unique wood-carved and hand-painted face and original textile garment.
From a group of 7 Chinese opera puppets...
Category
Early 20th Century Qing East Asian Folk Art
Materials
Textile, Wood, Paint
Antique Yao Shaman's Mask
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Yao Shaman's Mask
Guizhou Province, China
Early 20th Century
Wood,horse hair, printed paper, nails
Size: 13 1/2" x 8" (34 x 20 cm)
On a custom made metal stand.
Covered inside and o...
Category
Early 20th Century Tribal East Asian Folk Art
Materials
Organic Material, Wood, Paper
ARKO Wall Art11 Contemporary Art Japanese Craft Rice Straw Art Wall Sculpture
By ARKO
Located in Shibuya-ku, Tokyo
Hand-sewed rice straw art by ARKO.
Title: Composition Rubato
This is one of the series named "Composition XX"
Her works have the feelings of cont...
Category
2010s Organic Modern East Asian Folk Art
Materials
Canvas, Thread, Straw
Tibetan Gau Traveling Buddhist Protection Shrine with Buddha and Silk Case, 1900
Located in Studio City, CA
A beautifully crafted Tibetan Buddhist traveling shrine, known as Gau. These objects were believed to be protective talisman and were used to carry a number of sacred objects such ...
Category
Late 19th Century Tibetan Antique East Asian Folk Art
Materials
Metal, Silver, Brass, Copper
Vintage Toy, Wind up Drummer Panda, Made in China, 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
This wind up drummer panda is a vintage toy.
Vintage toy representing a panda playing the drum.
Made in China in 1970s.
The original clockwork w...
Category
Mid-20th Century East Asian Folk Art
Materials
Metal
Early to Mid-20th Century Rosewood Biwa Plectrum, Japan
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Rosewood Plectrum for Biwa, Japan
A beautiful rosewood plectrum used in plucking the strings of a chikuzen-biwa, which is a 4-5 string fretted lute used t...
Category
Mid-20th Century Meiji East Asian Folk Art
Materials
Wood
ARKO Wall Art16 Contemporary Art Japanese Craft Rice Straw Art Wall Sculpture
By ARKO
Located in Shibuya-ku, Tokyo
Hand-sewed rice straw art by ARKO.
Title: Composition Sostenuto
This is one of the series named "Composition XX"
Her works have the feelings of c...
Category
2010s Organic Modern East Asian Folk Art
Materials
Canvas, Thread, Straw
Chinese Signboard with Gold Coloured Calligraphy from Hardwood, C. 1900
Located in Jimbaran, Bali
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 ...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinoiserie East Asian Folk Art
Materials
Wood, Paint
Japanese Antique signs, Abstract Art, Wabi-Sabi, Mingei
Located in Katori-Shi, 12
This is a wooden signboard that was used during the Taisho period.
Years of use and aging have given it a beautiful abstract appearance. You can hang it on the wall and enjoy it lik...
Category
Early 20th Century Taisho East Asian Folk Art
Materials
Wood
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 East Asian Folk Art
Materials
Earthenware
Framed Wood Block Print Kabuki Character by Japanese Artist Takahashi Shozan
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
A Japanese Folk Art woodblock print by Shozan Takahashi of the Otsu-e School. This figural print is an excellent example of Takahashi Shozan's adept knowledge of traditional block pr...
Category
20th Century Anglo-Japanese East Asian Folk Art
Materials
Wood, Paint, Paper
$960 Sale Price
20% Off
Fine Framed Japanese Painting of Samurais and Archers
Located in Greenwich, CT
refined Japanese brush painting of samurais and archers in the landscape, a section originally from a handscroll.
ink and color on silk. Cons...
Category
19th Century Antique East Asian Folk Art
Materials
Silk
Antique Display Plate, Oriental, Cloisonne Plaque, Qing Dynasty, Georgian, 1750
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique display plate. An Oriental, cloisonné plaque in Qing dynasty taste, dating to the mid 18th century, circa 1750. An engaging example of early Chinese cloisonné work...
Category
1750s Qing Antique East Asian Folk Art
Materials
Other
Old Wooden Netsuke Japanese Peanuts Meiji Period, Japan, 19/20th C
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Lovely and very detailed piece. Unsigned. Japan 19th or 20th century.
Weight: 9 grams
Provenance: Collected in the 1980’s. From the collection of Clemens Merkelbach van Enkhuizen...
Category
20th Century Meiji East Asian Folk Art
Materials
Wood
$761 Sale Price
20% Off
Miao Tribe Interlaced & Massed Rings Silver Pectoral Necklace
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
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...
Category
20th Century Tribal East Asian Folk Art
Materials
Metal
$556 Sale Price
20% Off
Chinese Glass Pheasant Bird Sculpture
Located in Delray Beach, FL
Add artistic flair to your decor with this Chinese glass pheasant bird sculpture. Vibrant colors and fine details make it a standout piece.
We sell items as acquired, without rest...
Category
Mid-20th Century East Asian Folk Art
Materials
Glass
Vintage Wind-Up Toy, Circa 1950 "Smiling Boy Polishing Boots" Rare
Located in Incline Village, NV
This is a very rare toy that I have not seen an example of before, and judging by it's action and appearance, I would venture to say it is post war, probably made in Japan for the American market (boy looks very American). I have called it "Smiling Boy Polishing Boots" which resembles the clockwork movement. To operate: hold the toy in the left hand with thumb on chest and then; wind up attached original key with the right hand several times; and release. With a smiling face, the boy will roll his head back and forth, while diligently shining his black boots, using an up and down motion with his right hand. The toy works quite well and will go on for some time. It is made up of several materials. The head, hands, and shoes are made of composition; it has a tin body; the clothes jersey, hat, and "falling" trousers" are made of fabric. The toy is in good original condition; some wear to boy's hat and jersey in back (see images), a slight "bend" to tinplate in the rear; but for the most part, the toy is very sturdy, works well, has a nice appearance, and wonderful charisma.
This is a charming rare toy that operates as it should, and is a "must have" for collectors of post-war vintage wind up toys...
Category
1950s Folk Art Vintage East Asian Folk Art
Materials
Composition, Tin
Antique Chinese Multi-Lobed Opium Box in Silver, Decorated with Reliefs with Ide
Located in Leuven , BE
Beautiful opium box decorated with reliefs with ideograms (one of the two refers to wealth), a chrysanthemum (symbol of longevity) and foliage. This silver m...
Category
19th Century Antique East Asian Folk Art
Materials
Silver
Japanese Okina Noh Mask Old Male with Long White Beard Expressing Wisdom
Located in Fukuoka, JP
Singed Okina Noh mask old male with long white beard expressing wisdom
Mid 20 th century
Size: 15 x 19 x8 cm ( 6x 7.5 x 3 inch )
Weight: 230g ( 0.5 lb )
Material: wood with go...
Category
Mid-20th Century Showa East Asian Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Monumental Safety Pin by Think Big NYC
By Think Big
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Giant safety pin made by Think Big NYC. Dated 1986. Cool unusual object. Good vintage condition. Just under 3 feet tall.
Category
1980s Vintage East Asian Folk Art
Materials
Metal
Carved Bamboo Incense Burners, Late Qing to Republic period
Located in seoul, KR
Each burner features a unique design with traditional pillar-shaped structures and intricate openwork carvings. The lids are adorned with delicate floral and nature-inspired motifs, ...
Category
19th Century Antique East Asian Folk Art
Materials
Bamboo
$975 Sale Price
35% Off
Japanese Signed Polychrome Ceramic Pottery Plate, Showa Period
Located in Studio City, CA
A wonderfully decorated, hand painted Japanese plate.
From a collection of Japanese art, pottery, and artifacts.
Signed or stamped o...
Category
Mid-20th Century Showa East Asian Folk Art
Materials
Ceramic
Vintage Chinese Porcelain Imperial Servant Sculptures - Set of 2
Located in Delray Beach, FL
Set of two vintage Chinese porcelain servant sculptures, hand-painted with vibrant colors and intricate detailing, perfect for any collection.
We ...
Category
Mid-20th Century East Asian Folk Art
Materials
Porcelain
1958 Brass "Not Under Command" Ship's Anchor Lantern by Nippon Sento Co. LTD
By Nippon Sento Company Ltd
Located in Norwell, MA
Solid brass ship's anchor lantern with glass Fresnel lens. Wired with electricity. Japanese maker's badge from by Nippon Sento Co. LTD, Tokyo, Japan, dated 1958. Meticulously polishe...
Category
1950s Vintage East Asian Folk Art
Materials
Brass
Carved Bamboo Wooden Censer and Brush Holder, Republic Period
Located in seoul, KR
Left: Censer – A traditional tripod censer featuring intricate East Asian motifs and inscribed characters. The lid is adorned with delicate carvings, adding to its mystical ambiance....
Category
20th Century East Asian Folk Art
Materials
Bamboo
$975 Sale Price
35% Off
Vintage Toy, Small Motorcyclist, Made in Japan, 1960s
Located in Roma, IT
This Wind up Boy on Tricycle is an original vintage toy.
Vintage friction toy representing a motorcyclist on his bike.
Small toy made in tin in Japa...
Category
Late 20th Century East Asian Folk Art
Materials
Metal
Hand Carved Wood Multi Dragon Head Asian Chinese Walking Cane Stick
Located in Studio City, CA
A rather fantastic and unusual walking stick/ cane. Hand carved from wood. Multi dragon heads. We have not seen another quite like it.
Has a great feel and clearly unique look.
...
Category
20th Century East Asian Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Chess and Backgammon Lacquered Wood Board, China, Late 19th Century.
Located in Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires
Chess and backgammon lacquered wood board. China, late 19th century.
Category
Late 19th Century Chinoiserie Antique East Asian Folk Art
Materials
Stone
Antique Japanese Statue of Dakini Ten
Located in Prahran, Victoria
Rare and highly unusual antique Japanese statue of the esoteric deity 'Dakini Ten,' a Buddhist goddess who was associated with the agricultural...
Category
1770s Antique East Asian Folk Art
Materials
Gesso, Wood
Finely Carved Old Chinese Bamboo Censer with Lid
Located in Pomona, CA
Up for sell is a magnificent Chinese Carved Bamboo incense burner. It has very detailed hand carved Chinese traditional folks art of clouds and dragons on the censer. It was made f...
Category
Mid-20th Century Chinese Export East Asian Folk Art
Materials
Bamboo
$288 Sale Price
25% Off
Old wooden mask from southern China/lion mask/ritual item//Festival Mask
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
Masks have been created around the world since ancient times, deeply connected to the human spirit. Many performing arts involving masks, where the wearer transforms into another bei...
Category
20th Century Other East Asian Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Japanese Noh Mask Depicting Yoroboshi 'Blind Monk' Character Signed by Myori
Located in Fukuoka, JP
Japanese signed Noh Mask depicting Yoroboshi (Blind Monk) character
Yoroboshi captures the complex emotions of intense grief and spiritual deliverance. Behind the painful derangemen...
Category
Early 20th Century East Asian Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Solid Brass Ship's Anchor Lantern with Fresnel Lens by Nippon Sento Co. LTD
By Nippon Sento Company Ltd
Located in Norwell, MA
Ship's lantern, solid brass anchor lantern by Japanese maker Nippon Sento Co. LTD, Tokyo, Japan. Circa 1970. This was a back up emergency lantern from a supertanker in the event it l...
Category
1970s Vintage East Asian Folk Art
Materials
Brass
Japanese Daruma Doll HIMEDARUMA Yuhime-ningyo Ehime 1990s
Located in Paris, FR
This is a doll which is called Yuhime-Ningyo.
These dolls are made in Matsuyama, Ehime prefecture.
The kimono which the doll is wearing is made with silk.
We say that these dolls ar...
Category
1990s Showa East Asian Folk Art
Materials
Porcelain, Silk, Plastic
Green Crackled Porcelain Table Water Pipe with Metal Strapping from Vietnam
Located in Leuven , BE
The bowl of the Vietnamese water pipe is jar-shaped. The metal handle allows easy carrying and moving of the object. The pipe stem that is normally places in the water tank, is missi...
Category
19th Century Antique East Asian Folk Art
Materials
Porcelain
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 East Asian Folk Art
Materials
Bamboo
Japanese Ship's Lantern of Solid Brass by Nippon Sento Co. LTD
By Nippon Sento Company Ltd
Located in Norwell, MA
Genuine solid brass ship's lantern by Japanese maker Nippon Sento Co. LTD. Clear Fresnel glass lens with removable red filter. Mid twentieth century anchor lantern that has been meti...
Category
1960s Vintage East Asian Folk Art
Materials
Brass
Antique Ainu Sword Holder (Emushat), Japan
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Antique Ainu Sword Holder (Emushat), Japan
Emushats were worn over the shoulder and served to limit movement of a short sword and keep it in place. Mostly constructed of linden fibe...
Category
Late 19th Century Meiji Antique East Asian Folk Art
Materials
Cotton
Chinese Ming Dynasty Antique Sancai Glazed Attendants Tomb Figure Pair
Located in Forney, TX
A pair of large antique Chinese polychrome ceramic attendants, Ming Dynasty (1368-1644).
Outstanding 500+ year old Sancai glazed earthenware pottery tomb figures, exceptionally executed figural form, exquisitely detailed, one holding a teapot, the other holding a charger, rising on rare sculptural plinth...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Ming Antique East Asian Folk Art
Materials
Ceramic, Earthenware
Japanese Badge of Buddhist Shinshu-OtaniHa 1990s
Located in Paris, FR
This is a pin badge of a person who was with Shinshu-Otani ha.
It was made in Japan around 1990s. It is made with metal and it will come with a wooden box.
Ōtani-ha is a Japanese Bu...
Category
1990s Showa East Asian Folk Art
Materials
Metal
Antique Tibetan Sitting Rug or Runner
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Antique Tibetan Sitting Rug or Runner
This unique Tibetan carpet is somewhat unusual, both in size and design layout. It’s narrower and shorter than most classic khaden sleeping rug...
Category
Late 19th Century Tribal Antique East Asian Folk Art
Materials
Wool
Japanese Wooden Object AINU Statue Bear 1980s
Located in Paris, FR
This is an object of a person from Hokkaido prefecture in Japan.
They are called Ainu.
This object is all hand carved. It was made around 1980s in Showa era.
It is made with wood.
...
Category
1980s Showa Vintage East Asian Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Japanese Camp Knife, 1960s Japan
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Fantastic Japanese camp knife with a leather sheath. Blade stamped 'Japan.' Traditional stacked leather handle in black with red and white accent rings. Full tang blade running strai...
Category
1960s Vintage East Asian Folk Art
Materials
Metal
Japanese Silk Haori Jacket Shibori Red 2000s Heisei
Located in Paris, FR
This is a silk jacket which was made in Japan.
It was made in Heisei era around 2000s.
The haori is a traditional Japanese hip- or thigh-length jacket worn over a kimono. Resembling...
Category
Early 2000s Showa East Asian Folk Art
Materials
Silk
20th Century Japanese Fishing Basket
Located in Chicago, IL
20th century Japanese fishing basket. Beautifully woven with long rope handles. Handles extend approximately 2 feet past the top of the basket....
Category
20th Century East Asian Folk Art
Materials
Reed
Vintage Chinese Taoist Porcelain Sculpture
Located in Delray Beach, FL
Vintage Chinese Taoist Porcelain Sculpture with hand-painted details, depicting a serene figure with flowing robes, ideal for collectors and decor enthusiasts.
We sell items as ac...
Category
Mid-20th Century East Asian Folk Art
Materials
Porcelain
Achan or vintage Sony Boys, set of 2
By Sony Corporation
Located in modena, Emilia-Romagna
Pair of "Atchan" aka Sony Boy. Figure introduced by Sony in 1956 as a mascot for the launch of the first transistor device, appearing in advertisements for the TR-55. The pair consis...
Category
Mid-20th Century Japonisme East Asian Folk Art
Materials
Plastic
$3,544 / set
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 - perh...
Category
Mid-19th Century Qing Antique East Asian Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Collection of Tibetan Money
Located in Schellebelle, BE
Exceptional collection of Tibetan Money, exchange currency in shell
all of them with little holes to adjust them to a belt or object to hold them togeth...
Category
1920s Vintage East Asian Folk Art
Materials
Shell
"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 East Asian Folk Art
Materials
Tin
Antique Japanese Recycled Zanshiori Jacket
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Antique Japanese Recycled Zanshiori Jacket
Zanshi-ori cloth is woven from leftover cotton and silk threads, either from commercial kimono production or from home-produced recycled y...
Category
Early 20th Century Taisho East Asian Folk Art
Materials
Cotton, Silk
Pair of Mashiko Yaki Japanese Mid-Century Studio Pottery Yunomi
Located in Norton, MA
A very stylish Japanese Mashiko Yaki studio pottery Yunomi with stylized designs in panels set within a brown glazed body in the manner of Shoji Hamada an...
Category
1950s Mid-Century Modern Vintage East Asian Folk Art
Materials
Stoneware
Vintage Miao Baby Carrier Panel With Cross-Stitch Geometric Pattern, South China
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Vintage Miao Baby Carrier Panel With Cross-Stitch Geometric Pattern, South China
An exquisitely embroidered Miao baby carrier panel from Xifeng County, Guizhou Province, south China...
Category
Early 20th Century Tribal East Asian Folk Art
Materials
Cotton
Tibetan Bronze and Gilt Temple Shrine Sculpture of Deity Bodhisattva White Tara
Located in Studio City, CA
This is a fantastic piece. Perhaps part of a Tibetan temple shrine at one time. Beautiful faded gilt coloring and patina. We believe this is the Tibeat figure of the white Tara, the goddess of great compassion. She is akin to the Chinese figure of Quan Yin.
We are listing as 20th century but could be older.
Nice size and weight.
Would be a great addition to any collection and sure to stand out in any setting. From a large collection of Chinese and Tibetan antiques...
Category
20th Century East Asian Folk Art
Materials
Bronze
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 East Asian Folk Art
Materials
Wood, Giltwood
Chinese Peking Opera Theatre Puppet Marionette Doll, Early, 1900s
Located in Studio City, CA
A wonderful work complete with a unique wood-carved and hand-painted face and original textile garment.
From a group of 7 Chinese opera puppets, we acquired from a collector. Each puppet shows clear signs of previous stage use.
Likely from the early 1900s.
Would make for a great addition to any Chinese artifacts...
Category
Early 20th Century Qing East Asian Folk Art
Materials
Textile, Wood, Paint
Rare Antique Formal Japanese Silk Tsutsugaki Futon Cover
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Rare Antique Formal Japanese Silk Tsutsugaki Futon Cover
An exceptional example of tsutsugaki from the late Meiji period. The abstract rendering of the auspicious phoenix and paulo...
Category
Late 19th Century Meiji Antique East Asian Folk Art
Materials
Cotton, Silk
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