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Item Ships From: California
14 inch 19th Century Chinese Lacquer Sewing Box
Located in Brea, CA
Big beautiful lacquered chinese sewing box from the 19th century of the Qing dynasty .it is a 14 inch wide big sewing box , Decorated all-over with...
Category
19th Century Chinese Qing Antique California - Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Lacquer
Pair of Antique Chinese Carved Rosewood Flower Stands Marble-Top Insert
Located in Brea, CA
A pair of antique Chinese hardwood stands 6 sides marble top insert, 2 pieces, the inset marble top over carved rosewood apron with dogw...
Category
Late 19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Antique California - Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Hardwood
Japanese Edo Two Panel Screen Children Playing Catching Fish
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Delightful late 18th century/early 19th century Japanese Edo period two panel byobu screen depicting children at play near a riverbank and catching fish. Painted in the Maruyama-Shij...
Category
18th Century Japanese Edo Antique California - Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Silk, Wood, Paper
19th Century Antique Chinese Carved Display Shelf
Located in Pomona, CA
This gorgeous Chinese antique carved display shelf is in the original condition, all hand carved and in it's original finish, from Shan Xi, China. It has two layers of display shelf ...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export California - Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Wood
$498 Sale Price
25% Off
Pair Antique Jade Rosewood Bookends
Located in Somis, CA
This exceptional pair of antique bookends is a stunning example of fine craftsmanship and rich symbolism. Crafted from highly prized, solid Brazilian rosewood, the bookends possess a...
Category
20th Century Chinese California - Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Jade, Brass
$1,100 / set
19 Century Antique Chinese Carved Shan Xi Console Table/Sideboard
Located in Pomona, CA
This beautiful antique carved Shan Xi console table has beautiful traditional detailed deep/raised carving works on the front drawers panel and legs. This console table features 1 la...
Category
Late 19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Antique California - Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Wood
$2,437 Sale Price
25% Off
Pair of 20th Century Temple Jars with Dragons, Marked
Located in Lomita, CA
This distinctive pair of dragon temple jars is worth collecting. The blue pattern and design on black ground of dragons are characteristic of the jar...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export California - Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Ceramic
$7,375 Sale Price
50% Off
Extra Large Chinese Canton Blue and White Oval Platter
Located in San Francisco, CA
Extra large Chinese Canton blue and white oval platter. 20.5" X 18" Good depth of 2.25" circa 1900. Very good antique condition.
An exce...
Category
1890s Chinese Chinese Export Antique California - Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Early 20th Century Chinese Antique Carved Hardwood Stand
Located in Pomona, CA
VERY RARE, MARVELOUS, ANTIQUE Chinese Hardwood carved dragon stands. Extraordinary angular hardwood table stand raised on parallelogram base. PROVENANCE: From a private collector in ...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export California - Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Hardwood
$11,250 Sale Price
25% Off
Antique 18th Century Hindu Bronze Deity Ardhanarishvara Sculpture
Located in San Diego, CA
Bronze sculpture of Hindu Deity Ardhanarishvara. Often referred to as the androgynous form of the god Shiva, this antique presents beautiful detail and patina. Aside from the longevi...
Category
18th Century Indian Folk Art Antique California - Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Bronze
$5,220 Sale Price
20% Off
Turkish Iznik Style Ceramic Tiles Set of 3
By Iznik Pottery
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Handcrafted Turkish Iznik Style Ceramic Tiles.
Decorative handmade Kutahya Turkey Islamic tiles using traditional craftsmanship.
Handcrafted and Handmade after the original Iznik Arabesque Tiles At Topkapi Palace in Istanbul city, Turkey.
Turkish Ottoman Iznik ceramic traditional tile with underglaze-polychrome decoration of stylized tulips and 'saz leaf' designs in black, Persian Qajar blue, green and turquoise on white background.
Decorative pottery glazed ceramic tiles handmade and decorated with Moorish arabesque around the tile, green and red colored floral design.
Under the direction of Ottoman Sultans, Iznik and Kutahya ceramics...
Category
Late 20th Century Turkish California - Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Ceramic
Antique Chinese Scholar's Bookcase Carved Red Sideboard
Located in Somis, CA
A red lacquered bookcase that stands as a testament to 19th century Chinese scholastic style. Its design incorporates an "open light" feature, showcasing a spacious open shelf adorne...
Category
19th Century Chinese Antique California - Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Wood
$725 Sale Price
39% Off
Japanese Style Two-Panel Screen Winter Goose in Flight
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Dramatic Showa period two panel folding byobu screen depicting a large white goose in flight in an evening snow covered winter landscape. Made in the American school style watercolor...
Category
20th Century Showa California - Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Brass
Isfahan Ghalamkar Persian Paisley Textile Block Printed 1950s
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Vintage large square Isfahan block printed cotton hand printed fabric bedspread or wall Hanging Textile or table cloth.
Isfahan Ghalamkar Persian Paisley Kalamkari textile hand block...
Category
Mid-20th Century Unknown Islamic California - Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Fabric
19th Century Antique Chinese Carved Shan xi Console Table/Sideboard
Located in Pomona, CA
Size: 33 1/2in H x 44 1/2in W x 19 1/4in D
Drawer: Large: 5 3/4in H x 27in W x 15inD
Small: 6in H x 12in W x 15in D
Origin: Shan Xi, China
Circa: 1850 - 1900
Material: Elm wood...
Category
Late 19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Antique California - Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Elm
$1,790 Sale Price
36% Off
Ge-Type Tripod Censer with Ice Crackle Glaze
Located in San Francisco, CA
Ge-Type Tripod Censer with Ice Crackle Glaze, Song Style
Ceramic tripod censer with a pale celadon glaze and a fine network of crackles, known as an ice crackle glaze. The piece res...
Category
20th Century Chinese California - Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Ceramic
19th Century Antique Chinese Carved Altar Table/Sofa Table/Console More Views
Located in Pomona, CA
This Antique Carved Altar table from China was made in late 19th century and still maintained very good condition. It shows the traditional style of Northern China's cultural. This Chinese antique altar table was made from solid wood with raised carving works of traditional Chinese folks arts design of "Qin, Qi, Shu, Hua" and twig-wrapped patterns on the front and open carved Bats on the legs. Very heavy, solid and sturdy. From the pictures, you can see that there are some of the age wear but still shows your beautiful patina. It is truly a wonderful collection item. Don't miss it.
Size: 35in H x 86.5in W x 15.5in D
Origin: China
Circa: 1850 - 1900
Material: Wood
Condition: Original finish, solid wood construction, hand carved, very heavy, sturdy, normal age wear.
Disclaimer: Due to differences in monitor/screen settings, product colors may differ slightly between product photos...
Category
Late 19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Antique California - Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Wood
$2,662 Sale Price
25% Off
Early 20th Century Chinese Compound Wedding Armoire/Wardrobe Description
Located in Pomona, CA
Of rectangular form, the well-figured, matched door panels fitted flush within the solidly constructed frame, simple flat door panels with natural wood grain on the front. This weddi...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export California - Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Wood
$5,625 Sale Price
25% Off
Vintage Chinese Painted Dragon Night Stand/End Table
Located in Pomona, CA
This beautiful Night Stand is hand made and have beautiful Chinese traditional folks art painting of dragon on the front. Very sturdy. It has two open doors ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Chinese Chinese Export California - Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Elm
$937 Sale Price
25% Off
Vintage Samarkand Suzani, Uzbekistan Embroidered Textile Red and Black
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Vintage Samarkand Suzani, Uzbekistan embroidered textile red and black
Tashkent Suzani from Samarkand Uzbekistan, 1950.
Overall good condition for its age and use some stains.
"Suzani" means needlework and these embroideries are some of the most characteristic forms of textile art from Central Asia. The mastery of color and the dynamic sense of movement they convey continue to add depth and joy to contemporary interiors. A high level of creative variation and the individuation of each flower are what make each piece unique.
Measures: 67.5" x 57".
The Silk Road Bukhara: Like scattered pearls along the vast expanse of the Great Silk Road, the cities of Uzbekistan glisten radiantly under the unforgiving sun. This nation, nestled in a picturesque oasis, holds a treasure trove of historical artifacts, owing to its advantageous position at the heart of the ancient Silk Road network. In the year 138 BC, a transformative era commenced as China graciously opened its borders to trade, giving rise to caravans that embarked upon this illustrious route. These trading pathways served as conduits not only for the exchange of goods and craftsmanship but also for the intermingling of cultures, beliefs, and wisdom. Even today, within the ancient walls of cities like Samarkand, one can still discern the echoes of bustling voices, the melodious jingle of camel harnesses...
Category
Early 20th Century Turkish Folk Art California - Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Fabric
Early Chinese/Silk Road, Bronze Buddha/Bodhisattva Bust-Possibly 10thC or e 9687
Located in Ukiah, CA
Early Chinese/Silk Road. Bust alone stands 7.5 inches tall. The crown, face, and overall look suggest an extremely early dating-possibly over 1000 years old. . Extremely powerful pre...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Chinese Antique California - Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Bronze
Two Stones Ganesh Hindu Diety Statues
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Vintage stone Hindu Ganesh collectible Hindu diety statue from India.
Hindu stone amulet for protection, Ganesh is widely revered as the remover of obstac...
Category
Mid-20th Century Indian Folk Art California - Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Stone
$350 / set
18th Century Black Lacquer Mother of Pearl Inlay Plate
Located in Brea, CA
18th century black lacquer mother of pearl inlay plate, decoration as expected for age and use. Very beautiful and hard to find li...
Category
Early 18th Century Chinese Qing Antique California - Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Mother-of-Pearl
Vintage 1970s Midcentury Danish Vejle Stole & Møbelfabrik Drop-Leaf Teak Coffee
By Vejle Stole & Møbelfabrik, Henning Kjærnulf
Located in San Diego, CA
Multidimensional drop-leaf table in teak designed for Danish manufacturer Veile Stole Møbelfabrik by Henning Kjaernulf whose work is featured in the Danish design museum index. His s...
Category
1970s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage California - Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Teak
$1,036 Sale Price
20% Off
Set of Three Chinese Lotus Blossom Stacked Nesting Tables
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Large set of three carved Chinese nesting tables or stacking tables featuring a lotus blossom decoration on the apron and humpback stretc...
Category
20th Century Chinese Qing California - Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Wood
$1,000 Sale Price / set
23% Off
Moroccan Caftan from North Africa, Morocco, Vintage Gold Kaftan, 1970
By Yves Saint Laurent
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Moroccan caftan, Evening or interior gold and silver brocade dress kaftan with fine trim.
Hand-made ceremonial caftan from North Africa, Morocco.
Vintage exotic 1970s gold and silv...
Category
1970s Moroccan Moorish Vintage California - Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Brocade, Silk, Braid
$760 Sale Price
20% Off
Anglo-Indian Footed Box with Lidded Compartments, 19th Century
Located in North Hollywood, CA
19th century Anglo-Indian wooden box fitted with various compartments finely hand carved.
The top is finely hand carved with the Taj Mahal.
The interior with removable hand carved nine-lidded compartments, the front cover has a mirror, the whole exhibiting very fine workmanship.
This fine late Victorian Anglo-Indian box from India is in great condition for it age.
A beautiful example of an Anglo-Indian fine art...
Category
Late 19th Century Indian Anglo-Indian Antique California - Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Sandalwood
Japan Good Luck Elephant Censer
Located in West Hollywood, CA
This charming censer features an elephant, a symbol of strength, wisdom, and good fortune in Japanese culture. The elephant's back opens to hold incens...
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese California - Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Bronze
1920's Indian Gujarati Rabari Kutch Silk Embroidered Ethnic Textile with Mirror
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Antique 1920's Indian Gujarati handmade ethnic textile wall hanging Banjara tapestry with mirrors, embroidered with silk thread work.
Embroidered ethnic Rabari Kutch textile, India c...
Category
Early 20th Century Indian Sultanabad California - Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Cotton, Linen, Silk
19th Century Antique Chinese Carved Wedding Bench, Love Seat
Located in Pomona, CA
Size: 37in H x 57in W x 22 1/2in D
Seat: 16 1/2in H x 51in W x 18in D
Origin: China
Circa: 1850- 1900
Material: Wood
Condition: Solid wood construction, Hand carved, heavy, sturdy, well balanced. Normal age wear
Description: Look at this lovely Chinese antique wedding bench...
Category
Late 19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Antique California - Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Wood
$2,625 Sale Price
38% Off
19th Century Gilt Lacquer Chinese Tea Caddy
Located in Brea, CA
19th century golden black lacquer Chinese tea caddy with a key, the rectangular-section body decorated with panels of landscapes and patterned decoration throughout retains original ...
Category
Early 19th Century Chinese Qing Antique California - Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Lacquer
Middle Eastern Miniature Painting on Shell
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Hand Painted Asian Persian miniature painting on a sea oyster shell.
Middle Eastern Moorish design miniature painting on shell, very fine ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Asian Moorish California - Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Shell, Mother-of-Pearl
Pair of Antique Chinese Qing Dynasty Style Official's Hat Armchairs
Located in Pomona, CA
Look at this matching pair of Qing Dynasty Style Official's Hat Armchairs. The members of this chair are delicate and slender. The back splat is made up of three connected sections. It have some openwork medallion carved with Chinese traditional folks arts. Below the seat is an ornamental opening with an arch-shaped inner frame. This kind of armchairs with four protruding ends were extremely common in the Qing dynasty, and this type of chair was most oftener seen in the reception room, studio or bedroom. Please see the pictures on the left, It is truly an antique and collectible...
Category
19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Antique California - Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Elm
$1,950 Sale Price / set
25% Off
10 Antique Chinese Embroidered Silk Roundels
Located in Brea, CA
10 antique Qing Dynasty Chinese embroidered silk roundels embroidery robe. Decorated all-over with beautiful blue and red flowers. 9 pieces: 9 in diameter....
Category
Late 19th Century Chinese Qing Antique California - Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Silk
19th Century Large Buffalo Statue from Burma
Located in Point Richmond, CA
19th century exceptionally large buffalo mold from Burma
Materials: wood, metal
Measures: H 23 in x L 18.5 in, 58.4 cm x 47 cm.
Wooden buffalo mold for making papier mâché toy...
Category
19th Century Burmese Tribal Antique California - Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Metal
$960 Sale Price
68% Off
Antique 19th Century Export Chinese Lacquer Gaming Box
Located in Brea, CA
Antique 19th century export Chinese lacquer gaming box with hand painted scenes gilt export black lacquer with 4 pair of two dragons playing a ball, the...
Category
Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Antique California - Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Lacquer
Bronze "Harmony" Art Nouveau Figurative Sculpture Signed by Ting Shao Kuang
Located in Monrovia, CA
Solid Bronze Sculpture by Ting Shao Kuang Named "HARMONY".
This solid Bronze Is quite heavy in weight and beauty that will certainly bring a wonderful ...
Category
Late 20th Century American Art Nouveau California - Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Bronze
Architectural Carved Wood Temple Fragment Wall Bracket from India
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Antique architectural carved wood temple truss fragment from Rajasthan, India.
19th century Hindu temple fragment. This antique fragment were elements...
Category
Late 18th Century Indian Anglo Raj Antique California - Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Wood
19th Century Chinese Porcelain Dish
Located in Brea, CA
19th century Chinese porcelain dish with beautiful hand painted. Diameter 12.4 inch, with a mark.
Category
Late 19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Antique California - Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Japanese Horse Trapping, "Uma-No-Haragake", Tsutsugaki, Cotton, Meiji Period
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Japanese horse trapping, "Uma-No-Haragake", Tsutsugaki, cotton, Meiji period
This type of haragake is called yuiage ("tied up"). The central portion covered the belly of the horse an...
Category
20th Century Japanese Meiji California - Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Cotton
Vintage Triangular Hanukkah Menorah
Located in San Diego, CA
Beautiful vintage Hannukah Menorah. This vintage piece is a replica of a menorah from the 14th century southern Europe. Made in Israel, this piece is ...
Category
1970s Israeli Baroque Vintage California - Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Brass
$108 Sale Price
20% Off
Hand Embroidered Mughal silk and metal threaded tapestry, India
By Rajhastani
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Hand embroidered and quilted textile from North India.
Large Mughal silk and metal threaded tapestry
Fanciful Asian folk designs this distinctive quilt wor...
Category
20th Century Indian Anglo Raj California - Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Silk
Gilt Thai Demon Mask Dance Headdress Crown
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Handcrafted gilt Thai Todsakhan demon mask dance headdress crown dancer costume on stand.
Handcrafted in papier mâché, gilt metal and ornate with hand-cut-g...
Category
20th Century Thai Arts and Crafts California - Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Giltwood
Antique Pair of Chinese Blue and White Porcelain Bowls
Located in Brea, CA
a pair of antique Chinese blue and white porcelain bowls with very beautiful hand paint. There are double blue circles at the bo...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Qing California - Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Embroidered Textile Tapestry Bed Spread from India
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Large textile, tapestry or bed cover, embroidered and mirrored, black back ground with safran and white floral decor.
Batik printed and embroidered.
Great as a wall hanging or bed co...
Category
20th Century Indian Moorish California - Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Cotton
Pair of Antique Chinese Hardwood Flower Stands Rouge Marble Top Insert
Located in Brea, CA
Pair of antique Chinese hardwood flower stands rouge marble top insert, 20th century. Measures: H 18”, D 20”.
Category
20th Century Chinese Chinese Export California - Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Hardwood
Japanese Asian Signed Studio Pottery Wabi-Sabi Ceramic Glazed Chawan Tea Bowl
Located in Studio City, CA
A gorgeous Japanese studio pottery chawan tea bowl that features a mix of shifting colors, glazes and textures as well as elements of Shino Ware and Hagi Ware. The piece radiates in...
Category
20th Century Japanese Showa California - Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Earthenware, Pottery
Antique Chinese Famille Rose Porcelain 9 PC Dishes Set
Located in Brea, CA
Qing dynasty an antique important Chinese famille rose porcelain 9 pieces sweetmeat dishes set with very beautiful box, hand painted. excellent condition, every piece with meirenruyu...
Category
Late 19th Century Chinese Qing Antique California - Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Mid-Century Bronze Sitting Buddha
Located in San Diego, CA
Decorative mid-century bronze sitting buddha, circa 1970s. The piece is in very good vintage condition and measures: 7.5"W x 7" D x 11" H. Great ...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern California - Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Bronze
$400 Sale Price
20% Off
19th Century Middle Eastern Dallah Arabic Coffee Pot
Located in North Hollywood, CA
19th century Middle Eastern traditional Arabian tinned copper and brass Dallah coffee pot.
Coffee pot hand-hammered and chased copper with riveted brass...
Category
Late 19th Century Omani Islamic Antique California - Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Brass, Copper
Antique Gold/Opium Bamboo Scale with Built-In Abacus, Chinese, 19th Century
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Antique gold/opium bamboo scale with built-in abacus, Chinese, 19th century
Fitted into a bamboo case are a brass tray with bronze weights and a bone beam with measuring marks. Th...
Category
19th Century Chinese Folk Art Antique California - Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Bamboo
Japanese Signed Artisan Mingei Shigaraki Ware Pottery Wabi-Sabi Abstract Vase
Located in Studio City, CA
A quite striking Japanese Shigaraki Ware pottery vase featuring a very abstract, multi-layered ash glazed texture.
Shigaraki Ware pottery comes from Shiga Prefecture, Japan. The k...
Category
20th Century Japanese Showa California - Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Pottery, Stoneware
Anglo Indian Moorish Brass Table Lamp by Frederick Cooper
By Rajhastani
Located in North Hollywood, CA
by Frederick Cooper large Anglo Indian Moorish brass table lamp, finely embossed with chased floral designs, sits on a black ebonized lacquered bas...
Category
Mid-20th Century Indian Anglo-Indian California - Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Brass
Antique Chinese Carved Wooden Stand with 8 Sides Marble Top
Located in Brea, CA
Antique Chinese hardwood carved flowers stands with 8 sides octagonal marble top insert, 19th century. Measures: H 18.625”, D 16.5”.
Category
Late 19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Antique California - Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Hardwood
19th Century Antique 18.25'' Large Gilt Lacquer Chinese Writing Box
Located in Brea, CA
big 19th Century gilt black lacquer Chinese writing table box . very good condition and beautiful hand paint , See more pictures, measures: 18.25" L x 10" W x 6.75'' H.
Category
Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Antique California - Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Lacquer
Pair Japanese Lacquer Habachi
Located in Pasadena, CA
This is a beautiful example of the perfection of Japanese Minimalism design that dates to the Showa or possibly Taisho era. The simplicity of the circular form and minimal decoration...
Category
20th Century Japanese Showa California - Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Copper
$1,400 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Moroccan Silk Slippers Ethnic Shoes
Located in North Hollywood, CA
These Moroccan silk slippers are handmade to perfection the inside sole is crafted of soft leather.
These shoes are the traditional Moroccan shoes, all hand made with hand-sewn leather sole.
You won't want to take the Moroccan babouches off your feet!
Moroccan slippers...
Category
20th Century Moroccan Bohemian California - Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Silk
$95 / set
Elegant Tall Moorish Polished Brass Decorative Lamp Base
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Elegant tall Moorish polished brass incense burner made into a lamp base.
Intricately carved chiseled polished brass onion- form with long neck on a circul...
Category
Early 20th Century Indian Moorish California - Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Brass
Moroccan Caftan Gold Damask Embroidered, Vintage, 1960s
By Mariano Fortuny, Yves Saint Laurent
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Amazing vintage Moroccan Caftan, gold silk damask gold threads trim, Circa 1960's
The light gold damask kaftan was entirely finish by hand.
One of a kind...
Category
1960s Moroccan Moorish Vintage California - Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Metallic Thread, Gold
$1,480 Sale Price
20% Off
African Batik Cloth Natural Hand-woven Hand-Printed Cotton Fabric Ghana 10 Yards
Located in North Hollywood, CA
African Batik Cloth Natural Hand-woven Hand-Printed Cotton Fabric Ghana 10 yards.
Colors are organic earth tone beige and light brown in geometric design.
Non waxed fabric circa 1950s.
Hand made in Ghana Africa.
Museum Quality Original Long Piece.
380 inches, (30 ft 10 yards Long) x 46 inches Inches Wide( 4ft).
Could be use to make pillows or upholstery.
History of Batik in Africa:
Batik, a traditional fabric art technique, has a rich history in Ghana, West Africa. The practice of batik involves using wax to create intricate patterns on fabric, which is then dyed to achieve the desired design. While batik has its origins in Asia, particularly in Indonesia, it has been embraced and adapted by various African countries, including Ghana.
In Ghana, batik-making can be traced back to the mid-20th century when it gained popularity as a form of traditional textile art. The craft was introduced by artists and artisans who were inspired by the vibrant and expressive nature of batik. These early practitioners experimented with different designs, colors, and patterns, infusing local themes and motifs into their creations.
Over time, batik became an important part of Ghanaian culture and identity. It is not only used for clothing but also for various decorative and functional items such as wall hangings, tablecloths, and accessories. The art form often reflects the rich cultural heritage of Ghana, incorporating symbols, proverbs, and traditional stories into the designs.
Ghanaian batik artists often employ a combination of traditional and contemporary elements, creating a unique fusion of styles. The process of making batik involves applying hot wax to the fabric using various tools to create the desired patterns. The wax acts as a resist, preventing dye from penetrating the waxed areas. After dyeing, the wax is removed, revealing the intricate designs on the fabric.
Today, batik-making in Ghana continues to thrive as both a traditional craft and a form of artistic expression. Many artisans and designers draw inspiration from Ghana's diverse cultural landscape, incorporating elements from different regions and ethnic groups into their batik creations. The art form has also gained international recognition, with Ghanaian batik products being sought after both locally and abroad.
In summary, the history of batik in Ghana is a testament to the creativity and adaptability of artists who have embraced and transformed this traditional technique into a vibrant and culturally significant art form within the country.
HISTORY OF BATIK
In the mid-nineteenth century, the Belanda Hitam, or "Black Dutchmen," are said to have introduced batik to West Africa after serving as indentured soldiers for the Dutch in Indonesia. Returning from their conscriptions with trunks of fine Javanese batik, the opulent patterns captured the imagination of their friends and relatives. However, textile history is complex, and only a handful of recruits returned to West Africa with batik due to delayed payments.
Batik, with roots traced to Egyptian mummies, is a tradition found globally, from Southeast Asia to Japan and India. Europeans, particularly the Dutch, played a significant role in industrializing batik from the seventeenth century onward.
In West Africa, Dutch Scholar Ineke van Kessel suggests that batik arrived from India over trans-Saharan routes. Local populations, like the Yoruba in Nigeria, incorporated wax printing into their textiles. European traders brought wax and non-wax fabrics to West Africa in the seventeenth century, targeting a population ready for their consumption. European designers adapted prints for the African market...
Category
Mid-20th Century Ghanaian Folk Art California - Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Cotton
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