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Item Ships From: Asia
Two Straw-Glazed Pottery Figures of Court Male and Female, Sui-Tang dynasty
Located in seoul, KR
This pair of straw-glazed pottery figures represents a male and female court attendant, both elegantly attired in period fashion. The female figure wears a flowing robe with draped f...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Hong Kong Tang Antique Asia - Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Pottery, Straw
$1,400 Sale Price / set
30% Off
Antique Qing Dynasty Elm Wood Side Table
By Asian Modern
Located in Jimbaran, Bali
This antique Qing Dynasty elm side table, dating back to circa 1900, is a captivating piece of traditional Chinese craftsmanship. Crafted from premium elm wood, this side table boast...
Category
Early 1900s Chinese Qing Antique Asia - Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Wood, Elm
Qingbai Yuhuchunping Vase Porcelain, Song Dynasty
Located in seoul, KR
Covered with a fine bluish glaze, the body entirely decorated with an incised decoration of elegant leafy scrolls and blooming lotuses. "Yuhuchunping" translates to 'spring wine bott...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Hong Kong Antique Asia - Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Ceramic, Porcelain
$7,950 Sale Price
50% Off
Rose Medallion Porcelain Vase, Late Qing Period
Located in seoul, KR
The square body famille rose porcelain vase with a Rose Medallion pattern, gilt highlights, and polychrome enamel decoration with alternating medallions of court life against a groun...
Category
19th Century Hong Kong Qing Antique Asia - Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Ceramic, Porcelain
$1,554 Sale Price
40% Off
Auspiciousness Eggs by Ango, the Art&Craft of Feng Shui Egg for Home Decor items
By Ango
Located in Bangkok, TH
Auspiciousness Eggs by Ango is Feng Shui Egg Stone hand-weld and crafted for feng shui home decor items. Kotchakorn Promchai, the renowned Feng Shui master in Thailand invited Ango to create auspiciousness elements to enhance the Feng Shui of a space in a special collaboration. With their sophisticated craft these objects create a beautiful energy around them as well as commanding auspiciousness.
The meaning of Auspiciousness Feng Shui Eggs
Harmony, safety and a smooth path towards achieving goals are overall meaning of Auspicious Feng Shui Egg. The proportion of 52 to 54 mm in length signifies a wealthy life and the width of 42 to 44 mm signifies happiness and prosperity, while the coins placed inside each egg signify good fortune, good luck harmony and spiritual support.
• Silver Auspicious Egg
The colour of peace, justice, intelligence, future-facing, communication, maternity, happiness and prosperity.
• Gold Auspicious Egg
The colour of power, virtue, prestige, leadership, happiness and prosperity.
• Copper Auspicious Egg
The colour of elegance, happiness, charm, popularity, imagination and wealth.
The three colours of Auspiciousness Eggs
The three different colours of Auspiciousness Eggs reflect different aspects in the creation of new energy, happiness and prosperity. Bringing Auspiciousness Eggs into your home or place of work can bring harmony in love, along with good family relations and good fortune in your career, at the same time enabling wealth generation for you, your parents, children and the team who you work with.
The significance of the numbering used in creating the Auspiciousness Eggs
Number 1 signifies success, victory, smoothness in life, leadership and recognition.
Number 6 signifies unexpected fortune, divine blessing, imagination and happiness.
Number 8 signifies wealth, power, popularity and spiritual support.
Number 9 signifies a plenty of propitiousness and auspiciousness.
Each egg is then designed to house 8 silver coins, that are doubled so 16 coins in total; 9 gold coins that are then doubled, so 18 coins; and 10+9 copper coins so 19 coins in total. The technique of doubling is used to increase auspiciousness along with power, and the sequence 8, 9, 10 signifies an increasing power of auspiciousness. So with each piece of Auspiciousness Egg, the propitiousness is maximised in every way and it is recommended you can try one Auspiciousness Egg or one set of three eggs, to gain energy and then build up to 9 elements.
How to place by Auspiciousness Eggs for Feng Shui within your home.
One recommendation is to place the eggs on the desk space or study table. And for stock market investments, it is recommended the eggs are near to the computer. Another suggestion is on the cashier table, by the safe, or on a shelf with the other decorative items.
Who should have Auspiciousness Eggs?
The Auspiciousness Egg is a Feng Shui element that gains in energy starting with the determination patience and meditative skill shown by the artisans who create each piece by hand. This good fortune is for everyone no matter what year...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Arts and Crafts Asia - Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Steel
14th - 16th Century, Sukhothai, Antique Thai Sukhothai Glazed Ceramic Fish Dish
Located in Sampantawong, TH
Antique Sukhothai glazed ceramic fish dish.
Age: Thailand, Sukhothai Period, 14th - 16th Century
Size: Diameter 23.8 C.M. / Thickness 8.2 C.M. (size...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Thai Antique Asia - Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Ceramic
$400 Sale Price
20% Off
Pair of Japanese Late Meiji Period Fukagawa Porcelain Vases, circa 1900
Located in Takarazuka, JP
Superb pair of Japanese large Meiji period Fukagawa signed porcelain vases (circa 1900). Intricately hand-painted in cobalt blue underglaze with polychrome and gold overglaze on a st...
Category
Early 1900s Japanese Meiji Antique Asia - Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Gold
Light Elm Wood Bedside Table with Drawers, Modern Organic
By Asian Modern
Located in Jimbaran, Bali
This modern organic bedside table, meticulously crafted from high-quality elm wood, combines functionality with natural elegance. Showcasing the wood's rich, warm tones and distincti...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Organic Modern Asia - Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Wood, Elm
Fabric Divider, Cotton Noren with Kakumoji Character, Japan, Early 20th Century
Located in Tokyo, Tokyo
This is a traditional Japanese noren (fabric shop curtain) dating to the Taisho period (1912–1926), crafted from cotton dyed with persimmon tannin (kaki...
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Asia - Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Cotton
12th Century, Angkor Vat, Antique Large Khmer Bronze Gong with Stand
Located in Sampantawong, TH
Antique large Khmer bronze gong with nice green patina with stand.
Age: Cambodia, Angkor Vat Period, 12th Century
Size of gong only: Diameter 48.2 C.M. / Thickness 7 C.M.
Height inc...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Cambodian Antique Asia - Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Bronze
Old wooden bowl with legs from Southeast Asia/20th century/Object
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
This is believed to be an old wooden ball with a stand made in Southeast Asia around the 20th century. Having survived to the present day after many years, this ball is attractive fo...
Category
20th Century Southeast Asian Other Asia - Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Wood
B22 Japanese Antiques 6panels, Silver Paper, folding Screen
Located in Niiza, JP
Silver foil folding screen
Material: Paper pasted on wooden frame
1 piece: Width 595 x Height 1740 x Depth 18 mm
Expanded size: Width 3610 mm
Folded size: Width 615 x Height 1740 x D...
Category
20th Century Japanese Asia - Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Paper
Elm Wood Log Bench Modern Organic
By Asian Modern
Located in Jimbaran, Bali
Crafted from a single, solid piece of elm wood. Its natural grain and texture are on full display, highlighting the wood's rich, warm color. The log has been expertly cut and shaped ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Organic Modern Asia - Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Wood, Elm
$3,900 / item
Wooden Flower Stand, Japanese Antique, Wabi-Sabi, Mingei
Located in Katori-Shi, 12
This is an antique wooden flower stand from the Meiji period.
At the time, it was used as a workbench by craftsmen.
There are small marks on it, probably from using a hammer.
A clo...
Category
Early 20th Century Meiji Asia - Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Wood
The Spiral Portable LED Lamp in Glass and Bronze By André Fu Living
By André Fu
Located in Admiralty, HK
Accentuate your home with the intricate lamp, created to evoke the spiraling movement of a windmill. articulated with crystal glass cut with a spiral effect and an anodized bronze ba...
Category
2010s Chinese Asia - Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Bronze
19th thick black lattice door. antique sliding door. wabi sabi Japanese shoji
Located in 常陸大宮市, JP
Japanese antique thick lattice sliding door, ara-koshido.
Edo to Meiji period circa 1870s to early 1900s.
Nowadays it's getting harder & more rare to find a sliding door with thick,...
Category
Late 19th Century Japanese Edo Antique Asia - Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Wood
$600 Sale Price
20% Off
Chinese Swatow Blue and White Ceramic Dish, Late Ming Dynasty
Located in seoul, KR
Famous late ming dynasty chinese blue and white porcelain plate, double phoenix, from the shipwrecked binh thuan
Period: Ming Dyn...
Category
16th Century Vietnamese Ming Antique Asia - Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Ceramic
1610-1640/Japanese White Porcelain Blue and White Vase/"Imari Ware"/Sake Bottle
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
I bought a very nice vase with white porcelain and blue dye.
This is a sake bottle called Imari ware in Japan.
Imari ware is a kiln with a long history that began in the 17th cen...
Category
Early 17th Century Japanese Edo Antique Asia - Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Japanese Old Galvanized Iron 1920s-1940s / Abstract Art Object Wabisabi
Located in Chōsei District Nagara, JP
This is an old Japanese tin. It has been lying in this condition in an old warehouse for many years.
Judging from the texture and feel, it is estimated to have been manufactured in t...
Category
Mid-20th Century Japanese Showa Asia - Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Tin
Peacock Chinoiserie Wallpaper Hand Painted Wallpaper on Champagne Metallic
Located in Wuxi, 32
If you love the look of De Gournay wallpaper but not the price, this is for you. Measures: 36" wide x 91" height
The colorways in this sections present our latest colorways, which c...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Asia - Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Gold Leaf
Rare Yue Celadon-Glazed Two Haitai Statues, Western Jin dynasty (265-420)
Located in seoul, KR
The statue seems to be a mythical beast standing in a poised and alert stance, with its mouth open as if roaring or breathing fire. Its body is covered in detailed carvings that resemble scales and feathers, indicative of the high level of craftsmanship during the Jin Dynasty. The creature’s presence is both regal and intimidating, suggesting it might have been believed to possess protective properties.
Period : Western Jin Dynasty (266 - 316 AD)
Type : Haitai Statue
Medium : Yue celadon...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Hong Kong Chinese Export Antique Asia - Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Celadon
$8,970 Sale Price / set
70% Off
Japanese Painting, Hanging Scroll, Mid 19th Century, Koi and Water Plants
By Iwase Hirotaka
Located in Kyoto, JP
Iwase Hirotaka (1808-1877)
Koi and Water Plants
Hanging scroll, ink, color, gold wash and gold flecks on silk
Inscription: Hirotaka
Seal: Ille...
Category
1860s Japanese Edo Antique Asia - Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Silk
Japanese Antique Bamboo Sliding Door, Object Mingei Art Panel, Wabisabi Door（1）
Located in Katori-Shi, 12
This is an antique Japanese bamboo door.
It is from the Meiji period (1860s-1900s).
It is made mainly of cedar and bamboo.
It has a simple design that conveys the charm of the mater...
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Asia - Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Wood, Bamboo
Antique Qing Dynasty Bench, Elm Wood
By Asian Modern
Located in Jimbaran, Bali
This remarkable Elm Wood bench from the Qing Dynasty, dating back to the late 19th century, is a stunning representation of traditional Chinese craftsmanship. The bench features a ri...
Category
19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Asia - Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Wood, Elm
Japanese Hannya (般若) Noh Mask. Attributed to Takada Fuki (高田 冨季, 1935–2008)
Located in Fukuoka, JP
Hannya (般若) Noh Mask attributed to Takada Fuki (高田 冨季, 1935–2008)
Mask: Hannya (般若)
SKU: TBA15
Size: W: 17cm, H: 21 cm (W/horns 25.5cm)
The Hannya mask represents a female demon w...
Category
20th Century Japanese Showa Asia - Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Wood
Japanese Screen Painting, circa 1700 'Horses' by Kano Tanshin
Located in Kyoto, JP
Horses
Kano Tanshin Morimasa (1653-1718)
Two-panel tea-ceremony Japanese screen or furosaki
Ink on gold leaf,
late 17th-early 18th century
Measures: H 55 cm x W 182 cm
The Kano school was closely aligned with the warrior class in Japan. The samurai, who lived in a closed and rigid hierarchical society established by the Shogunate, were drawn to the energy and freedom horses symbolize; Kano school artists commonly depicted the equine creatures as they are here, in unfettered and carefree family groups. China originally introduced horse paintings to Japan; the works typically focused on capturing the essence of horses in their various environments and often involved integrating human figures into the images.
Kano Tanshin Morimasa (1653-1718) was the son of Kano Tanyu...
Category
1690s Japanese Edo Antique Asia - Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Gold Leaf
Antler Chair designed by Junzo Sakakura Architectural Office for Tendo Mokko
By Junzo Sakakura
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
The Antler Chair was designed by Junzo Sakakura Architectural Research Institute in 1966.
It is a long-selling masterpiece chair that is still being made today.
This is a rare monopo...
Category
1960s Japanese Mid-Century Modern Vintage Asia - Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Teak, Plywood
Japanese antique appreciation stone/penis-shaped stone/strange stone
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
We have a unique Japanese aesthetic sense.
And only we can introduce unique items through our purchasing channels in Japan and the experience we have gained so far, in such a way that no one else can imitate.
This is a stone carved in the image of an old Japanese male genitalia.
There is a possibility that it was a natural stone that had been carved by the running water of a river for a long time, but it is more likely that it was carved artificially.
In Japan, objects in the shape of male and female genitalia have been made for a long time. The materials used are stone and wood.
In the case of stone, some are made from 3,000 yen to 4,000 years ago.
At that time, it was used in ceremonies to pray for the prosperity of descendants.
In the case of this stone, it was probably dedicated to shrines and village shrines in hopes of prosperity of descendants.
This stone is believed to be from before the Edo period.
Because two types of rocks are mixed, the color contrast is beautiful.
I prepared the pedestal.
Also, there are some shallow cracks, but there is no need to worry about breaking the stone.
Wooden penises...
Category
Early 18th Century Japanese Other Antique Asia - Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Stone
Japanese Antique Round Table, Wabi-sabi, Japandi
Located in Katori-Shi, 12
A round table with a strong presence, featuring four luxurious lathe-turned legs.
The material is cherry wood, which has a gentle color and texture.
The delicate decoration on the l...
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Taisho Asia - Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Wood
Meiji Period Silver Oxidized Screen
Located in Fukuoka, JP
Meiji Period Silver Oxidized Screen
Period: Meiji
Size: 174 x 174 cm (68.5 x 68.5 inches)
SKU: PTA107
Step back in time with this Meiji period screen, where the allure of silver ox...
Category
19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Asia - Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Silver Leaf
Japanese Antique Exhibition stand Solid wood Zelkova wood Wabi-Sabi
Located in Chiba, Chiba
This is an old Japanese display stand.
It is made from a block of zelkova wood.
Perfect for displaying objects, vases, etc.
We will always suggest the best shipping method.
Please c...
Category
Late 19th Century Japanese Antique Asia - Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Wood
Japanese Painting, Framed Panel, Willow and Sparrows, circa 1920 Taisho era
Located in Kyoto, JP
Anonymous
Summer willow and sparrows
Taisho period, circa 1920
Framed painting. Mineral pigments, mica, gold, ink and gofun on silk
Dimensions (framed):
H. 98 cm x W. 135 cm x D...
Category
1920s Japanese Taisho Vintage Asia - Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Wood, Silk
Antique Teak Fence Column from Java, Mounted on Metal Stand c.1900
Located in Jimbaran, Bali
This striking artifact is an antique teak fence column from Java, Indonesia, once part of a traditional cow pen enclosure. Hand-hewn from dense, old-growth teak wood, the column now ...
Category
Early 20th Century Indonesian Tribal Asia - Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Wood
Japanese Antique chestnut wood Cabinets, Wabi Sabi, Japandi
Located in Katori-Shi, 12
This is an antique glass cupboard from the Taisho era.
It is made of chestnut wood, and beautiful grain can be seen everywhere due to aging.
The pattern on the drawers subtly highl...
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Taisho Asia - Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Wood
15th Century, Ava, Antique Burmese Pottery Standing Buddha
Located in Sampantawong, TH
Burmese pottery standing Buddha.
Age: Burma, Ava Period, 15th Century
Size: Height 13.4 C.M. / Width 6.2 C.M. / Length 10.7 C.M.
Condition: Nice c...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Burmese Antique Asia - Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Pottery
$480 Sale Price
20% Off
Japanese Antique Duck Decoy 1920s-1940s / Figurine Object Wabisabi
Located in Chōsei District Nagara, JP
This is an old duck decoy made in Japan.
It is a wood carved artifact made during the Showa period (1920s-1940s).
The material is cedar wood, and the g...
Category
Mid-20th Century Japanese Showa Asia - Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Cedar
19th Century, Antique Tibetan Wooden Buddhist Mahakala Mask with Stand
Located in Sampantawong, TH
Tibetan wooden Buddhist Mahakala mask (Shaman Exorcism Mask Yama God of Death) with stand.
Age: Tibet, 19th Century
Size: Height 33.8 C.M. / Width 25.5...
Category
19th Century Tibetan Antique Asia - Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Wood
$800 Sale Price
20% Off
Old Japanese wooden wall hanging object/wooden mold/20th century
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
This is an old Japanese wooden mold, probably made in the 20th century during the Showa period. I don't know what it was used for, but it has a unique texture as a traditional tool u...
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20th Century Japanese Showa Asia - Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Wood
Chinoiserie Wallpaper Hand Painted Wallpaper on Silk, Accept Custom Size
Located in Wuxi, 32
If you love the look of De Gournay wallpaper but not the price, this is for you. Measures: 3ft W x 8ft H.
The colorways in this sections present our latest colorways, which can be...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Asia - Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Silk
Late 17th Century Japanese Screen. Puppy and Kittens on Gold Leaf.
Located in Kyoto, JP
Anonymous
Late 17th century
Puppy & Kittens
A six-panel Japanese screen. Ink, color, gofun, gold-leaf and gold-fleck on paper.
A medium sized late 17th century Japanese screen fe...
Category
Late 17th Century Japanese Edo Antique Asia - Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Gold Leaf
Old African bark cloth/20th century/Mbuti Pygmy Barkcloth Textile
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
This cloth was made by the Mbuti people, a pygmy tribe living in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The Mbuti are hunter-gatherers who live in the Ituri rainforest, a tropical rai...
Category
20th Century Congolese Other Asia - Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Other
Japanese Antique Cabinets , Low board Storage , Wabi Sabi, Japandi
Located in Katori-Shi, 12
This is an antique lowboard made in Japan. In Japan, it was used as a flooring.
A flooring is a platform that can be moved, like the floorboards of a tokonoma, which is indispensabl...
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Taisho Asia - Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Wood
Nikkō and Gakkō Bodhisattvas Temple Bell, Bunsei Era 1822
Located in Fukuoka, JP
This remarkable Buddhist temple bell is an authentic piece of spiritual history, cast in 1822, during the Bunsei era. Adorned with the august symb...
Category
19th Century Japanese Edo Antique Asia - Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Bronze
Antique flower stand, Wabi-Sabi, Japandi
Located in Katori-Shi, 12
A cherry wood lathe-legged stand from the Taisho period with beautiful delicate decorations.
It features graceful lathe legs and a round tabletop, making it a rare piece that is har...
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Taisho Asia - Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Wood
Rare Green-Glazed 'Fishes and Wave' Bowl, Liao-Song Dynasty
Located in seoul, KR
This green-glazed bowl was finely crafted with an attention to detail that highlights the skill of the Cizhou green and Ding ware. Its delicate form has been adorned with a fishes an...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Hong Kong Antique Asia - Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Ceramic, Stoneware
$9,900 Sale Price
50% Off
B41 Japanese Antiques 6panels, Silver Paper, folding Screen, brown-rimmed
Located in Niiza, JP
Material: Paper, wooden frame
1 piece: Width 435 x Height 1370 x Depth 18 mm
Expanded size: Width 2650 mm
Folded size: Width 455 x Height 1370 x Depth 100 mm, weight 9 kg
Packaging (...
Category
20th Century Japanese Asia - Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Paper
Ikat Textile from Sumba Island Stunning Tribal Motifs, Indonesia
Located in Jimbaran, Bali
This exquisite ikat textile from Sumba Island, Indonesia, is a handwoven treasure that speaks to centuries of tradition, artistry, and cultural...
Category
1950s Indonesian Other Vintage Asia - Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Yarn
Japanese Painting, Framed Panel, Dahlias and Roosters, circa 1920
Located in Kyoto, JP
Tanaka Tessen (b.1890)
Dahlias and Roosters
Taisho period, circa 1920
Framed painting. Mineral pigments and ink on silk.
Dimensions (framed):
H. 159 cm x W. 97 cm x D. 2.5 cm (62.5” x 38” x 1”)
An ornate and complex composition in which the artist explores almost the entire painting surface. The coloration is bold and evocative and the tinted silk ground recreates the warm golden glow of sunset. Soft, luminous brushwork details the black feathers of the roosters, which seem to cloud and blur in counterpoint to the sharper points of the eyes and beaks. Their brilliant red combs balance the composition, echoing the rich burgundy hues of the dahlias; the flowers exquisite and lifelike. Dahlias were an exotic subject favored by painters of the Taisho era.
The painting belongs to the school of Kyoto Nihonga, exemplifying the principles of decorative elegance and consumate brush technique with which it was intimately associated. Painters of the time relied on the Shijo school method, basing the forms of the composition from life sketches. Sometimes they were then integrated with elements derived from Chinese bird and flower...
Category
1920s Japanese Taisho Vintage Asia - Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Wood, Silk
19th Century Japanese Screen for Tea-Ceremony, Ink Bamboo and Plum on Gold Leaf
Located in Kyoto, JP
Three Friends of Winter
Nakajima Raisho (1796-1871)
Late Edo period, circa 1850
Ink and gold leaf on paper.
This is a double-sided Japanese Furosaki or tea-ceremony screen from the mid 19th century; bamboo and plum on the front, young pines the back. It by Nakajima Raisho, a master painter of the Maruyama school in the late Edo and early Meiji periods. In this work Raisho combines exquisite ink brushwork with large open spaces of brilliant gold-leaf to inspire the viewers imagination. Rather than naturalism, he is searching for the phycological impression of the motifs, resulting in abstraction and stylization. His simplification of the motifs the result of looking to capture the inner nature of the objects. This art motif is known as Sho Chiku Bai, or the Three Friends of Winter. Evergreen pine connotes steadfastness, bamboo suggests both strength and flexibility, while plum blossoms unfurling on snow-laden branches imply hardiness. Combined, this trio is emblematic of Japanese new year. Chinese literati were the first to group the three plants together due to their noble characteristics. Like these resilient plants flowering so beautifully in winter, it was expected of the scholar-gentleman to cultivate a strong character with which he would be able to show the same degree of perseverance and steadfastness even during times of adverse conditions.
The screen would have been placed near the hearth of a room used for the Japanese tea ceremony, shielding the fire from draughts and also forming a stimulating and decorative backdrop behind the tea utensils. It would have been used in the Hatsugama, or first tea-ceremony of the new year.
Nakajima Raisho (1796-1871) originally studied under Watanabe Nangaku before entering the school of Maruyama Ozui. He was the highest ranking Maruyama school painter at the end of the Edo period and was known as one of the ‘Four Heian Families’ along with Kishi...
Category
Mid-19th Century Japanese Edo Antique Asia - Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Gold Leaf
Rare Qingbai Carved Ewer, Song-Yuan Dynasty
Located in seoul, KR
This Qingbai ewer features a rounded body with smooth curves, a short spout, and a looped handle, presenting a harmonious and balanced form. The lid is adorned with a flower-shaped f...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Hong Kong Antique Asia - Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Ceramic
$4,470 Sale Price
70% Off
D5 Japanese Antiques, door, fittings, Temple fittings, Cedar, square lattice
Located in Niiza, JP
Material: Cedar wood, etc
Size: Width 670 x Height 1740 x Depth 30 mm weight 7 kg
Packaging (4-5 mm thick plywood sandwiched): 10 cm x 75 cm x 185 cm, weight 14 kg
This is thought ...
Category
19th Century Japanese Antique Asia - Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Wood, Cedar
Hand-Drawn Batik Textile, from Java Indonesia
Located in Jimbaran, Bali
A fine example of a batik textile from Solo, Java, Indonesia. This textile features wonderful detailing & contrast. It features a wonderful array of flor...
Category
Early 2000s Indonesian Other Asia - Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Cotton
B9 Japanese Antiques Silver folding screen, 2panel
Located in Niiza, JP
Unfolded size: 1700 x 1700 x 20 mm
Foldable: 850 x 1700 x 40 mm, 7kg
Estimated size after packaging (sandwiched between 5-10 mm plywood):
10 cm x 92 cm x 182 cm Weight 30 KG
A bea...
Category
20th Century Japanese Asia - Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Paper
Contemporary Japanese Chochin Floor Lamp Zen Washi Japanese Paper Shade
By Ryosuke Harashima
Located in Shibuya-ku, Tokyo
Name: Under the Hazy Moon
Contemporary style Japanese Washi Japanese traditional paper shade floor lamp. Washi shade is famous as Isamu Noguchi Akari lightings.
Base is made of brass...
Category
2010s Japanese Edo Asia - Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Brass
$2,600 Sale Price / item
31% Off
Chinese Shiwan Green Glazed Ceramic Jar / Planter, c. 1900
Located in Jimbaran, Bali
A wonderful green glaze typical of Chinese "Shiwan" pottery adorns this early 20th Century Chinese storage jar. Shiwan ware is a style of Chinese pottery from the Shiwanzhen district...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Asia - Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Ceramic
$388 Sale Price
20% Off
Original Keuffel and Esser Drafting Table
By Keuffel and Esser Co. 1
Located in Hong Kong, HK
This impressive drafting table boasts a signature X- shape iron base, perfect for use as a standing desk or traditional dining table. Its original oak top, refinished with breadboard...
Category
Early 20th Century American Industrial Asia - Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Iron
Japanese Noh Mask of Ko-omote- young woman
Located in Fukuoka, JP
Ko-omote
The Ko-omote mask is most often used in Noh performances to depict young women of noble birth or spirits of young maidens. Characters portrayed with this mask are usually g...
Category
20th Century Japanese Showa Asia - Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Wood
Japanese Painting, 17th Century, Tale of Genji, Tosa School
Located in Kyoto, JP
Illustration to an unidentified chapter of the Tale of Genji (Genji Monogatari)
Tosa School (second half of the 17th Century)
Ink, pigment, gofun and...
Category
Late 17th Century Japanese Edo Antique Asia - Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Gold Leaf
A Carved White Ware 'peony' vase, Song-Yuan dynasty
Located in seoul, KR
The vase is raised on a slightly splayed foot and flanked on the tall cylindrical neck by a pair of mask handles. The body is molded with lotus scroll pattern between a floral scroll...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Hong Kong Antique Asia - Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Ceramic, Porcelain
$1,560 Sale Price
60% Off
17th Century Japanese Screen Pair by Soga Nichokuan, Hawks on Pine & Plum Trees
Located in Kyoto, JP
Hawks on plum and pine
Soga Nichokuan (active circa 1625-1660)
Pair of six-fold screens.
Ink, mineral pigments, gofun, gold and speckled gold l...
Category
1640s Japanese Edo Antique Asia - Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Wood, Paper
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