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Item Ships From: Chicago
Chinese Bent Handle Fisherman's Basket, circa 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
Basket making is an ancient and humble craft, but in the hands of a skilled weaver a simple willow basket can become a truly beautiful work of art. This bent handle basket was made i...
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Mid-19th Century Chinese Rustic Antique Chicago - Asian Art and Furniture

Materials

Bentwood, Willow

Chinese Round Turn Stool, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
It is unusual to see an early 20th-century Chinese round stool designed to be adjustable. The artisan who created this inventive stool hand-carved the cylindrical center post for eas...
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Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Chicago - Asian Art and Furniture

Materials

Elm

Pair of Chinese Red Lacquer Cabinets with Poetic Pairings, circa 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
Set within a simple black lacquer frame, the three drawers of these early 20th century upright cabinets are brilliantly colored with rich red lacquer t...
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Early 20th Century Chinese Chinoiserie Chicago - Asian Art and Furniture

Materials

Elm

Chinese Polychrome Lucky Fish, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
Hand-crafted from reclaimed wood, this artist-made koi is a traditional symbol of harmony and wealth. For Buddhists, such a fish represents a freedom from all restraints. The scales ...
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20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Chicago - Asian Art and Furniture

Materials

Wood, Pine

Chinese Opera Drum Barrel, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
This squat, melon-like barrel is actually a turn of the century Peking opera drum, originally used by a theater troupe to accompany the dances and songs of traditional Chinese opera. The drum's finely joined oakwood slats are held together by hand-smithed iron bands and cloaked in a rich patina from a century of use. Filled with lush greenery and foliage, this rustic drum barrel...
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Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Chicago - Asian Art and Furniture

Materials

Iron

Pair of Chinese Tri-Leg Lotus Stools, circa 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
Deceptively simple, these early 20th century stools from Hebei province show off the ingenious joinery methods traditionally used by Chinese carpenters. The stool's three splayed leg...
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Early 20th Century Chinese Rustic Chicago - Asian Art and Furniture

Materials

Elm

Chinese Sancai Peony Headrest, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
To keep her elaborate hairstyle intact while sleeping, a well-to-do Qing-dynasty woman once used this ceramic headrest as a pillow. Its unusual form is densely patterned with abstrac...
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Late 19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Chicago - Asian Art and Furniture

Materials

Ceramic

Chinese Enameled Floral Offering Dish, c. 1940s
Located in Chicago, IL
This colorful porcelain bowl dates to the early 20th century and was once used for serving food or presenting food offerings on a home altar. Shaped like an eight-petal flower, the d...
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Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Chicago - Asian Art and Furniture

Materials

Porcelain

Chinese Blue & White Rice Bowl, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
This footed porcelain bowl dates to the early 20th century and is hand-painted with expressive brushwork in the blue-and-white style. The small bowl has a dramatic, flared shape, fea...
Category

Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Chicago - Asian Art and Furniture

Materials

Porcelain

Dark Glazed Chinese Kitchen Jar, circa 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
A lustrous brown glaze coats the slender tapered form of this late 19th-century kitchen jar. As evidenced by the glazed interior, the jar was once used daily in a Qing-dynasty kitche...
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Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Chicago - Asian Art and Furniture

Materials

Terracotta

Chinese Bent Handle Fisherman's Basket, circa 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
Basket making is an ancient and humble craft, but in the hands of a skilled weaver a simple willow basket becomes a truly beautiful statement. The artisan’s mastery is evident in thi...
Category

Early 20th Century Chinese Rustic Chicago - Asian Art and Furniture

Materials

Wood, Willow

Southeast Asian Polychrome Figure, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
This large polychromed wood figure from southeast Asia dates to the mid-19th century and depicts a male attendant or entertainer. Hand-carved by...
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Mid-19th Century Southeast Asian Antique Chicago - Asian Art and Furniture

Materials

Wood

Pair of Thai Gilt Black Lacquer Scroll Cases, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
Made of bamboo and delicately lacquered in gold and black these early 20th century Thai scroll cases were an essential accessory for any esteemed scholar. The perfect size for a roll...
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20th Century Thai Chicago - Asian Art and Furniture

Materials

Bamboo, Lacquer

17th Century Chinese Ming Bronze Figure of a Boy
Located in Chicago, IL
Fine cast bronze figures created over 400 years ago during China's Ming dynasty are rare and highly appreciated. In this exceptional example, a spirited young boy stands on a lotus b...
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Early 17th Century Chinese Ming Antique Chicago - Asian Art and Furniture

Materials

Bronze

Chinese Calligraphy Brush with Glass Bead Handle
Located in Chicago, IL
Along with paper, ink, and inkstone, the brush is one of the Four Treasures of the scholar’s studio. Arguably the most important tool, the brush served as a direct link to the artist...
Category

20th Century Chinese Chicago - Asian Art and Furniture

Materials

Metal, Other

Chinese Shanghai Deco Perfume Bottle
Located in Chicago, IL
In the 1920s and 1930s, Shanghai, China was swept up in the Art Deco design movement. Design, architecture, art, fashion, and furniture were all influenced by this modern movement, permeating every part of life in the bustling, vibrant city. This blue glass perfume bottle...
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Early 20th Century Chinese Art Deco Chicago - Asian Art and Furniture

Materials

Glass

Vintage Japanese Indigo Folk Kamon Textile
Located in Chicago, IL
Dating to the mid-20th century, this vintage Japanese textile is a folk example of traditional stencil dyed fabric, known as katazome. Richly...
Category

Mid-20th Century Japanese Chicago - Asian Art and Furniture

Materials

Cotton

Chinese Stone Fu Dog Guardian Charm
Located in Chicago, IL
Hand-carved from a single block of limestone, this stone fu dog sits at attention as a watchful guardian of the home. He exudes a remarkable sense of life and energy - crouched on al...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Chicago - Asian Art and Furniture

Materials

Limestone

Pair of Chinese Provincial Bentform Chairs, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
These 19th century cypress chairs with gently curved crest rails and undulating aprons were created by the age-old process of soaking, bending, and heating the wood to form it into t...
Category

Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Chicago - Asian Art and Furniture

Materials

Cypress

“Fanning the Fire” Japanese Tetsubin Kettle, c. 1924
Located in Chicago, IL
Decorated with a raised fan motif, this aptly named teapot was used to boil water for traditional tea ceremonies. Known as tetsubin, the kettle’s cast-iron construction is said to ch...
Category

Early 20th Century Japanese Taisho Chicago - Asian Art and Furniture

Materials

Iron

Sancai Mingqi Spirit Attendant
Located in Chicago, IL
Molded of earthenware, this petite sculpture is a type of centuries-old burial figurine known as míngqì. Such model figures were placed in tombs of individuals with high status to ensure a safe journey to the afterlife. Meant to depict the pleasures of daily life, common burial figures...
Category

15th Century and Earlier Chinese Chinese Export Antique Chicago - Asian Art and Furniture

Materials

Ceramic

Chinese Sign of Honor, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
A 19th century northern Chinese sign of honor presented to an esteemed scholar on his 80th birthday. The large characters in the center read (from right...
Category

Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Chicago - Asian Art and Furniture

Materials

Elm

Chinese Stone Warrior Statue with Fu Dog
Located in Chicago, IL
This hand-carved stone statue depicts a fearsome Chinese warrior or general, clad in armor with a chest plate and fu dog sleeves. He stands atop a reclinin...
Category

20th Century Chinese Chicago - Asian Art and Furniture

Materials

Stone

Provincial Chinese Wooden Headrest, circa 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
Made of Chinese northern elmwood, this smooth block of wood was once used as a rigid headrest or neck pillow. The soft curve and height of the block not only supported the head while...
Category

Mid-19th Century Chinese Rustic Antique Chicago - Asian Art and Furniture

Materials

Elm

Antique Shanxi Province Red Lacquered & Elmwood Hand Painted Design Sideboard
Located in Chicago, IL
Antique Shanxi Province Red Lacquered & Elmwood Hand Painted Design Sideboard  
Category

Mid-20th Century Chinese Rustic Chicago - Asian Art and Furniture

Materials

Wood, Elm, Lacquer, Paint

Chinese Opera Puppet, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
Dressed in fine silks trimmed with embroidered bands and tassels, this puppet brought the glory of the imperial court to the small stage as part of an early 20th-century puppet opera. Complete with songs, acrobatics, farce, and drama, Chinese puppet...
Category

Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Chicago - Asian Art and Furniture

Materials

Silk, Wood

Chinese Opera Puppet, c. 1900
Chinese Opera Puppet, c. 1900
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Chinese Male Mingqi Spirit Attendant
Located in Chicago, IL
Molded of earthenware, this petite sculpture is a type of centuries-old burial figurine known as míngqì. Such model figures were placed in tombs of individuals with high status to ensure a safe journey to the afterlife. Meant to depict the pleasures of daily life, common burial figures...
Category

15th Century and Earlier Chinese Antique Chicago - Asian Art and Furniture

Materials

Ceramic

Chinese Male Mingqi Spirit Attendant
Located in Chicago, IL
Molded of earthenware, this petite sculpture is a type of centuries-old burial figurine known as míngqì. Such model figures were placed in tombs of individuals with high status to ensure a safe journey to the afterlife. Meant to depict the pleasures of daily life, common burial figures...
Category

15th Century and Earlier Chinese Antique Chicago - Asian Art and Furniture

Materials

Ceramic

Korean Wedding Chest, c. 1920
Located in Chicago, IL
This lacquered wedding chest dates to the early 20th century and was likely originally used as a bridewealth chest during a traditional Korean wedding ceremony. The exterior is finished with red and black lacquer and decorated with two round medallions conveying blessings of luck (?) and longevity (?). The medallions are surrounded by raised decoration resembling folk paper-cuts in the shape of floral wreaths and phoenixes. The chest opens from the top, secured with a brass lock plate in the form of a butterfly, a traditional symbol of a life of prosperity and joy. Vintage newsprint...
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Early 20th Century Korean Chicago - Asian Art and Furniture

Materials

Brass

"Scholar's Treasures" Chinese Painting, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
A scroll and a small lantern depicted in this 19th century painting suggest the romantic notion of a Chinese scholar painting in the evening hours. Re...
Category

Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Chicago - Asian Art and Furniture

Materials

Fabric

Chinese Black Lacquer Tray with Painted Winter Landscape, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
This 19th-century tray has a simple rectangular form with low sides and rounded corners. A black lacquer finish cloaks the exterior and offers the perfect canvas for a quiet winter l...
Category

Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Chicago - Asian Art and Furniture

Materials

Wood

Monumental Japanese Sake Vessel, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
This elegant, large-scale vessel is a Japanese widemouth stoneware jar (kame) traditionally used for storing water and other liquids. This 19th-century example continues traditional ...
Category

Mid-19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Chicago - Asian Art and Furniture

Materials

Porcelain, Stoneware

Chinese Ruyi Wine Table, c. 1800
Located in Chicago, IL
This early 19th century Chinese inset leg wine table is characterized by the lightness of its proportions, its finely executed detailing and the lustrous...
Category

Early 19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Chicago - Asian Art and Furniture

Materials

Elm

Provincial Chinese Guanyin Table Stand, circa 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
For thousands of years, precious Chinese artworks have been elevated for display on fine wooden table stands. Recognized today as works of art in their own right, these display stands are typically finely carved, crafted of exquisite hardwoods, or designed with the refined proportions of larger furniture pieces. Resembling a low kang table, this waisted table...
Category

Late 19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Chicago - Asian Art and Furniture

Materials

Elm

Vintage Japanese Indigo Folk Kamon Textile
Located in Chicago, IL
Dating to the mid-20th century, this vintage Japanese textile is a folk example of traditional stencil dyed fabric, known as katazome. Richly...
Category

Mid-20th Century Japanese Chicago - Asian Art and Furniture

Materials

Cotton

Provincial Chinese Roundback Chair, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
Prior to the 10th century, Chinese society eschewed raised seats in favor of mats. The rising popularity of chairs and other forms of elevated seating led craftsmen to adapt traditional cabinetry and architecture techniques to the human body. In the case of this Yuanyi, or round chair, the flowing crestrail is a direct descendant of the simple armrests that had traditionally supported individuals on mats in their homes. This homage to an ancestral form, combined with traditional mortise-and-tenon joinery techniques, created an elegant, functional chair that has endured for centuries and inspired many contemporary furniture designers...
Category

Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Chicago - Asian Art and Furniture

Materials

Elm

Chinese Ming Iron Bell with Dragon Handle, c. 1600
Located in Chicago, IL
This monumental Ming-dynasty bell once pealed in a Chinese village, sounding out in celebration or giving notice of important events. Expertly forged, the cast-iron bell is detailed with characters in intricate relief, and its exaggerated scallop rim is traced with oversized rivets. Covered in scales and ending in expressive faces, the bell's handle is cast in the form of a two-headed hong dragon, thought to be the embodiment of a rainbow and thus visible only after rainfall. Frosted with snow or lit from within by flickering candles, this sculptural bell takes on a magical presence in the winter garden.
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Early 17th Century Chinese Ming Antique Chicago - Asian Art and Furniture

Materials

Iron

Vintage Hindu God Ganesha Statue Reclining
Located in Chicago, IL
Vintage Hindu God Ganesha Statue Reclining Decorate your living room with a beautiful vintage Hindu Indian Imported bronze Ganesha sculpture, posed in a...
Category

20th Century Tibetan Rustic Chicago - Asian Art and Furniture

Materials

Bronze

Pair of Chinese Stone Door Posts with Mythical Elephants, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
Passing through these impressive posts, a visitor to a Qing-dynasty estate would know he was entering someplace special. Used in a traditional courtyard entry to secure the doors as they swung open, these hand-carved posts are nonetheless ripe with symbolism. Double dragon medallions...
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Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Chicago - Asian Art and Furniture

Materials

Limestone

Chinese Gourd-Form Presentation Box, circa 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
This finely lacquered box was once presented as a gift, filled with popular snacks like roasted melon seeds, dried fruit, and cinnamon-toasted soy beans. The lightweight box is formed in the shape of a melon, a traditional symbol of perpetuity. Cloaked in layer upon layer of rich red lacquer, the box is intricately decorated with paintings of ruyi-framed lotus...
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Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Chicago - Asian Art and Furniture

Materials

Wood

Antique Samarkand Carpet, c. 1920
Located in Chicago, IL
This masterfully knotted early 20th century samarkand carpet depicts a floral pattern at its center, framed by an ornate geometric border. Sometimes referred to as Khotan carpets, sa...
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Early 20th Century East Turkestani Khotan Chicago - Asian Art and Furniture

Materials

Wool

Chinese Wine Table with Cloud Spandrels, c. 1750
Located in Chicago, IL
Ideal as a console or center table in the modern home, this exquisite 18th-century wine table charms with rounded legs, simple double stretchers, and decorative cloud-form spandrels....
Category

Mid-18th Century Chinese Qing Antique Chicago - Asian Art and Furniture

Materials

Elm

Provincial Chinese Courtyard Stool, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
Dated to the turn of the century, this provincial stool would have been used throughout a courtyard home as versatile everyday seating. Hand-crafted of pine, the tapered stool...
Category

Early 20th Century Chinese Rustic Chicago - Asian Art and Furniture

Materials

Pine

Set of Three Chinese Gilt Fragments, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
Hand-carved and lavishly pigmented, these gilt fragments originated as decorative elements of ornate Qing-dynasty furniture or architecture. Elevated by ...
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Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Chicago - Asian Art and Furniture

Materials

Wood

Framed Chinese Deco Advertisement Poster with Mirrored Back, c. 1930s
Located in Chicago, IL
Influenced by Western advertising, commercial posters featuring beautiful women in modern settings gained popularity in China in the 1920s and 1930s. Commercial companies presented posters, like this one, to their clients for Chinese New Year. This poster depicts a woman luxuriously dressed in a western style fur-trimmed coat holding a purse that also indicates Art Deco influences. This brand of Chinese advertisement draws on the classic American advertisements...
Category

1920s Chinese Art Deco Vintage Chicago - Asian Art and Furniture

Materials

Paper, Mirror

Antique Shanxi Province Elmwood Accent Side Table
Located in Chicago, IL
Antique Shanxi Province Elmwood Accent Side Table This antique elm side table from the Shanxi Province of China has its original color and pati...
Category

Late 19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Antique Chicago - Asian Art and Furniture

Materials

Wood, Elm

Antique Shanxi Province Winged Elmwood Sideboard
Located in Chicago, IL
Antique Shanxi province winged elmwood sideboard This elmwood winged sideboard with original brown lacquer and patina has 4 drawers, 4 shelves, and ...
Category

Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Chicago - Asian Art and Furniture

Materials

Wood, Elm, Lacquer

Chinese Famille Rose Bowl with Pheasant and Chrysanthemums, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
During the 18th century, Europeans provided an eager market for Chinese export porcelain, especially the colorful and fanciful ware known as “famille rose.” Named for a palette of op...
Category

Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Chicago - Asian Art and Furniture

Materials

Porcelain

Chinese Petite Brass Brazier with Embroidered Pouch, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
Filled with burning coals, this petite 19th-century brass brazier once warmed the hands of a well-to-do person on a cold winter's night in northern China. The brazier is crafted of w...
Category

Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Chicago - Asian Art and Furniture

Materials

Brass

Burmese Bronze Hka-Lauk Bell, C. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
This large Burmese bell is known as hka-lauk and was used to track the movement of a livestock animal, strung from a collar by the two loops at the top. Dat...
Category

Mid-19th Century Burmese Antique Chicago - Asian Art and Furniture

Materials

Bronze, Steel

Tall Celadon White Bottleneck Vase
Located in Chicago, IL
Drawing on a long Chinese tradition of monochrome ceramics, this tall gooseneck vase is glazed in serene pale celadon. The vase features a rounded, globular body and a narrow cylindr...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Minimalist Chicago - Asian Art and Furniture

Materials

Porcelain

Antique Chinese Alter Table Beautifully Hand-Carved circa 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
Chinese furniture was first developed as early as the Eastern Zhou period (770B.C. - 221B.C.). "Altar tables" were typically long, narrow tables to display items of wealth and beauty. You will also find areas of burn marks where they used their incense burners. Many years ago, an Englishman who dealt in Chinese antique furniture...
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Early 1900s Chinese Antique Chicago - Asian Art and Furniture

Materials

Wood

Provincial Chinese Glazed Water Jug, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
This 19th-century kitchen vessel is coated inside and out with a dark brown glaze that clings to its ribbed sides with subtle color variation. Designed for serving water or tea, the squat jar features a narrow neck, small strap handles, and a short spout for pouring. The rounded shoulders are brushed with simple linework in a contrasting light brown glaze. Textured with pitted wear and other imperfections, the rustic vessel is wonderful as an unusual vase...
Category

Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Chicago - Asian Art and Furniture

Materials

Ceramic

Tibetan Saddle Carpet with Floral Medallions, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
This unusually-shaped carpet is known as a "makden" and was originally used by a nomadic traveler as an artful covering for his horse. Placed between the saddle and the horse, the makden cushioned the rigid saddle and kept the horse warm in cold climates. Most under-saddle carpets...
Category

Late 19th Century Tibetan Tibetan Antique Chicago - Asian Art and Furniture

Materials

Fabric, Wool

Pair of Chinese Woven Top Square Stools, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
Lightweight and portable, stools were popular in Qing-dynasty homes for their simplicity and convenience. These elegant 19th-century square stools have beautifully worked frames featuring rounded edges, humpback stretchers, and ruyi-form fretwork finished with dark lacquer. Each top is inset with a hand-woven seat, providing textural contrast to the graceful elmwood frame. Used as seats or low side tables, this pair of square stools...
Category

Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Chicago - Asian Art and Furniture

Materials

Reed, Elm

19th Century Sanskrit Prayer Book Pages
Located in Chicago, IL
19th century or older - Sanskrit Prayer Book Pages Beautiful patina to the worn pages with very dark black background with Sanskrit. Black has subtle shee...
Category

19th Century Asian Antique Chicago - Asian Art and Furniture

Materials

Paper

Pair of Chinese Bronze Shih So Vases with Silver Inlay, circa 1800
Located in Chicago, IL
With a flaring lip and striking profile, connoisseurs often refer to these exquisite vases as “turnip-shaped”. Each was crafted out of bronze over two centuries ago, and is decorated...
Category

Early 19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Chicago - Asian Art and Furniture

Materials

Bronze, Silver

Chinese Eternal Youth Sign of Honor, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
This monumental lacquered elmwood sign of honor was carved in northern China during the mid-19th century. The large central characters read as "Wu Zheng Ever Green", and loosely tran...
Category

Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Chicago - Asian Art and Furniture

Materials

Elm

Japanese Gilt Tabako-Bon with Mountain Landscape, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
This lacquered box is a Japanese tabako-bon, or 'tobacco tray,' used to store tobacco and smoking accessories. Believed to have evolved from the tradition...
Category

Early 20th Century Japanese Edo Chicago - Asian Art and Furniture

Materials

Copper

Throw Pillow with Vintage Central Asian Embroidery, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
Created by one of our local artisans, this down-filled throw pillow is decorated with a repurposed panel of vintage central Asian embroidery. ...
Category

Early 20th Century Central Asian Chicago - Asian Art and Furniture

Materials

Down, Fabric

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