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Item Ships From: Europe
Exceptional Neo-Renaissance style dining room set made out of carved walnut.
By Louis-Constant Sevin, Ferdinand Barbedienne
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
Eugène Frager, Meynard Manufacture (cabinetmaker), Ferdinand Barbedienne (bronze manufacturer), Louis-Constant Sevin (ornemanist) - Exceptional Neo-Renaissance style dining room set ...
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1890s French Renaissance Revival Antique Europe - Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Painted canvas. Toucan on a foliage background. Contemporary work.
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Painted linen canvas representing a toucan perched on its branch, on a foliage and gold background.
Contemporary French work.
Dimensions: H 220 x L 120 cm
Reference: LS60301260A
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20th Century French Europe - Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Gold Leaf
Quality antique Japanese imari charger
Located in Ipswich, GB
Quality antique Japanese imari charger, having a quality antique Japanese imari charger decorated with bamboo shoots, birds, trees, flowers and leaves, hand painted in red, blue, gre...
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Europe - Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Ceramic
Chinese Porcelain Plate 'B' Finely Hand Decorated, Qing Kangxi, circa 1700
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
This is a beautifully hand painted Chinese Export porcelain Plate from the Qing, Kangxi period, (1662-1722), circa 1700.
The plate is of large dinner plate size with a 10 inch di...
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Early 18th Century Chinese Chinese Export Antique Europe - Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Fine Quality Large Bronze Suiban Ikebana Jardinere planter pot - Meiji Period
Located in Wisbech, Cambridgeshire
Antique Oriental Japanese Bronze Bowl Planter Jardinière - Exquisite Meiji Period Piece!
This remarkable bronze bowl planter jardinière, dating b...
Category
19th Century Antique Europe - Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Bronze
$2,822 Sale Price
30% Off
Cabinet, LALA by Reda Amalou, 2019, Limited Edition, Art of Cloisonné Tiles
By REDA AMALOU DESIGN
Located in Paris, FR
The Gallery collection showcases exclusive designs by Reda Amalou.
The pieces are crafted by some of the best artisans around the world and are edited as a series of 8 and 4 artist’s proofs.
Each piece is signed and numbered.
Sophisticated simplicity for our new cabinet, a piece of our Gallery Collection made with traditional art of enamel cloisonné tiles...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Hong Kong Modern Europe - Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Brass, Enamel
19th century Antique wooden Indian temple panel from India
Located in DEVENTER, NL
This antique wooden Indian temple panel is an exceptional 18th-century artifact, originally part of a traditional temple chariot used in sacred processions. Expertly hand-carved from...
Category
19th Century Indian Antique Europe - Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Wood
Pair Of Antique Footstools, English, Walnut, Cushioned Stool, Early Victorian
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a pair of antique footstools. An English, walnut and boxwood cushioned stool, dating to the early Victorian period, circa 1840.
Fas...
Category
Mid-19th Century British Victorian Antique Europe - Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Boxwood, Walnut
15th-16th Century Ming Dynasty Cabinet. Red Lacquer
Located in Kastrup, DK
Rare and well-preserved 16th century cupboard / cabinet.
Detailed carved top section depicting a floral leaf design and people in polychrome lacquer.
Front with red lacquer, pair of ...
Category
16th Century Chinese Ming Antique Europe - Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Elm
Neo-Renaissance Dining Room Set Att. to Barbedienne, Meynard & Sevin, circa 1890
By Ferdinand Barbedienne, Louis-Constant Sevin
Located in PARIS, FR
Display sideboard : height : 285 cm (112 in.) ; width : 215 cm (84,6 in) ; depth : 70 cm (27,5 in.)
Table (without extension) : height : 76 cm (29,9 in.) ; width : 170 cm (66,9 in.) ; depth : 120 cm (47,2 in.) / Extensions (x 2) : width : 45 cm (17,7 in.) ; depth : 120 cm (47,2 in.)
Dresser : height : 180 cm (70,8 in.) ; width : 215 cm (84,6 in.) ; Depth : 65 cm (25,6 in.)
Chairs : height : 114 cm (44,8 in.) ; width : 48 cm (18,9 in.) ; depth : 45 cm (17,7 in.)
Woodwork attributed to Maison Meynard (1808-1889), Meynard Fils; ormolu mounting by Ferdinand Barbedienne (1810-1892) from drawing by Louis-Constant Sévin...
Category
1870s French Renaissance Revival Antique Europe - Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Chinese Tongzhi Porcelain Teapot Marked And from the period (1861-1875)
Located in Bilzen, BE
Antique Chinese porcelain teapot with fine hand-painted decoration, marked with a seal period mark of Tongzhi (1861-1875)
Perfect condition, no chips, cracks or other defects
Total ...
Category
Late 19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Europe - Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
19th Century Chinese Cloisonné Vase with Dragon chasing pearl, Qing Period
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
This is a very decorative small cloisonné vase, made in China and dating to the second half of the 19th Century, Qing period.
The vase has a g...
Category
19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Europe - Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Ceramic
Ancient Anthropomorphic carved stone sculpture
Located in London, GB
A large ancient Timor stone ancestor carving from the Belu district of central Timor .
Category
15th Century and Earlier Timorese Antique Europe - Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Stone, Metal
Lovely antique Victorian copper helmet coal scuttle
Located in Ipswich, GB
Lovely antique Victorian copper helmet coal scuttle having a copper swing carrying handle to the top with a shaped quality copper helmet coa...
Category
Early 19th Century Early Victorian Antique Europe - Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Copper
English Classic Bird Bath Garden Font Stone
Located in Potters Bar, GB
You are viewing a gorgeous Victorian style bird bath or garden font
Very classic look great for the garden to get the birds preening and drinking
Crafted f...
Category
1980s Victorian Vintage Europe - Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Stone
Set of 4 Marcel Breuer Cesca Metal and Wood Mid-Century Modern Chairs, C. 1960
By Marcel Breuer
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
This set of four Cesca chairs, designed by Marcel Breuer, is a true testament to the iconic Bauhaus movement of the 20th century. Manufactured in Italy by an unknown manufacturer cir...
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Europe - Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Metal
$4,466 Sale Price / set
48% Off
Quality antique Victorian copper helmet coal scuttle
Located in Ipswich, GB
Quality antique Victorian copper helmet coal scuttle having a swing carrying handle to the top with a shaped quality copper helmet coal scut...
Category
Early 19th Century Victorian Antique Europe - Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Copper
Early 20th century Antique wooden Indian temple from India
Located in DEVENTER, NL
Antique wooden Indian temple
Material : wood
60 cm high
34 cm wide and 27 cm deep
Early 20th century
Weight: 2,79 kgs
Originating from India
Nr: 3830-214
Category
Early 20th Century Burmese Europe - Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Wood
Oriental Cabinet with Mother-of- Pearl, Turn of the 19th and 20th Centuries
Located in Opole, PL
Oriental Cabinet Inlaid with Mother-of-Pearl, Turn of the 19th and 20th Centuries
This exquisite antique cabinet is a masterpiece of craftsmanship, exuding timeless elegance and ref...
Category
Late 19th Century Chinese Antique Europe - Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Wood, Mother-of-Pearl
$3,820 Sale Price
20% Off
Set of 5 Mid Century Modern "Kokeshi" Dolls
Located in Barcelona, ES
Japanese dolls called Kokeshi of the early 20th century. Provenance from the northern Japan. Set of 5. Measures: 25.5 x 7 cm 30.5 x 9 cm 30.5 x 8.5 cm 46 x 12 cm 30.5 x ...
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Edo Europe - Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Wood
$672 Sale Price / item
78% Off
Bowl Made From Porcelain & Hand Painted, Of Japanese Origin From 1940s
Located in Lejre, DK
This porcelain bowl of Japanese origin, dating from around the 1940s, is a fine example of traditional Japanese craftsmanship and artistry. The bowl features intricate hand-painted ...
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1940s Danish Other Vintage Europe - Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Special Large Bronze Buddha Statue from Burma
Located in DEVENTER, NL
Material: bronze
162 cm high
145 cm wide and 82 cm deep
Polished bronze - after a few years, the statue will be more 'matt'
Mandalay style
Bhumisparsha mudra
Originating from ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Burmese Europe - Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Bronze
A Fine Antique Natural Red Japanese Momo Coral Graduated Bead necklace. 74 grams
Located in London, GB
Antique Japanese natural Momo Red Coral Graduated Bead Necklace - Gilt fish hook Clasp.
A fine 19th C coral necklace.
The red coral round beads have a nice cut, color, shape and l...
Category
19th Century Japanese Antique Europe - Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Coral
Antique Victorian Papier-mâché Wall Shelve with Japonizing Decoration
Located in Berghuelen, DE
Antique Victorian Papier-Mâché Wall Shelve with Japonizing Decoration
A rare antique Papier-Mâché wall shelve with handpainted japonizing decoration featuring paintings of fishes an...
Category
Late 19th Century German Early Victorian Antique Europe - Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Parchment Paper
Japanese Hand Painted Ceramic Bowl, New
Located in Berlin, DE
New & hand painted ceramic bowl with Japanese maple pattern, Japan, 2016.
Category
2010s Japanese Europe - Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Ceramic
Japanese Byobu - Japanese Folding Screen Gold Leaf
By Japanese Studio
Located in Brescia, IT
Floral scene of a "Rimpa School" garden with polychrome chrysanthemum flowers.
Six-panel screen painted with pigments on golden rice paper of good size and well preserved.
Bold color...
Category
Early 19th Century Japanese Edo Antique Europe - Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Gold Leaf
Japanese Antique Crab Bronze 'Made before the Second World War' 'N' 2
Located in Paris, FR
Object of crab with bronze:
A very precious object made before the second world war, when bronze was rare to find.
There are a signature 'N' on the bottom of this crab in red.
-Deta...
Category
Mid-20th Century Japanese Showa Europe - Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Bronze
EXQUISITE COMPLETE FOUR PERSON MAHJONG SUITE CIRCA 1920's CHINESE EXPORT PERIOD
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
Royal House Antiques
Royal House Antiques is delighted to offer for sale this highly collectable Chinese export Circa 1920's Mahjong set with the original box and additional dice & ...
Category
1920s Chinese Chinese Export Vintage Europe - Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Bamboo
19th Century Infants Coffin Casket, Carved Wood, Etched Glass, Memento Mori
Located in Lowestoft, GB
For sale a very rare early 19th century infants coffin carrier, this would of been housed on a horse and cart hearse. The casket has a decorative wrought...
Category
Early 19th Century English Gothic Revival Antique Europe - Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Wrought Iron
Bronze okimono depicting a majestic running elephant
Located in Milano, IT
A bronze okimono depicting a majestic running elephant with its trunk raised. The surface has an extremely realistic texture, enhancing its depth and dynamism.
Signed under base.
P...
Category
Late 19th Century Japanese Antique Europe - Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Bronze
$4,332 Sale Price
20% Off
19th century Antique wooden Burmese offering vessel from Burma
Located in DEVENTER, NL
This antique wooden Burmese offering vessel is an exceptional 19th-century artifact, originating from Burma (present-day Myanmar) and crafted in the elegant Shan (Tai Yai) style. Sta...
Category
19th Century Burmese Antique Europe - Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Wood
Antique Architect's Desk, English, Adjustable, Draughtsman, Pedestal, Georgian
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique architect's desk. An English, mahogany and leather adjustable draughtsman's pedestal desk, dating to the Georgian period, circa 18...
Category
Early 19th Century British Georgian Antique Europe - Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Leather, Wood
Antique Edo/Meiji Period 18/19C Japanese Hirado Cachepot with Boys playing
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
This is a most unusually made antique Hirado porcelain cachepot with playing boys. Crisply modelled with cobalt blue glaze
About Hirado 平戸 Ware
The origins of Hirado ware (it's als...
Category
19th Century Edo Antique Europe - Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
18th Century Chinese Imari Plate
Located in Delft, NL
18th Century Chinese Imari plate
A Kangxi, Imari underglaze blue plate with scene of peonies and gold and red painted , bamboo and deer
1662-17...
Category
18th Century Chinese Antique Europe - Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Lovely quality antique Edwardian set of brass fire irons
Located in Ipswich, GB
Lovely quality antique Edwardian set of brass fire irons, having a lovely quality set of brass fire irons consisting of a shovel, poker and a pair of tongs.
D. 1900
Category
Early 20th Century Europe - Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Brass
18th C Chinese Porcelain Plate Blue & White Hand Painted, Qing Qianlong Ca 1770
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
This is a hand painted blue and white Chinese porcelain plate, dating to the second half of the 18th century, circa 1770, the Qing Qianlong dynasty.
This very good condition of this...
Category
18th Century Chinese Chinese Export Antique Europe - Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Art Deco Oriental Carved Camphor Wood Chest
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
Art Deco Oriental Carved camphor wood chest
This Beautiful Carved Chest is made from Camphor Wood, for those of you who do not ...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Export Europe - Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Fruitwood
Chinese Kangxi mark & period Very Large Imari Dish or Plate Porcelain, Ca 1710
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
This is a very beautifully hand painted Chinese Imari porcelain very large Dish or Plate / Platter from the Qing, Kangxi period, 1662-1722, dating to Circa 1710.
Very large diameter...
Category
Late 17th Century Chinese Qing Antique Europe - Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Japanese Meiji period (1868-1912) Satsuma Cup and Saucer Pair by Kinkozan
By Kinkozan
Located in Newark, England
PAIR OF CUP AND SAUCERS BY KINKOZAN
MEASUREMENTS
Saucer 10.8cm Diameter x 1.5cm High (4.25 x 0.6 Inches)
Cup 4.6cm High x 6.7cm Long x 5cm Wide (1.8 x 2.64 x 1.97 Inches)
From our ...
Category
Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Europe - Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Ceramic, Earthenware, Pottery
Pair of Louis Xv1 Style Marble Topped Pedestals
Located in London, GB
A Fabulous Pair of Linke Style Marble Topped Marquetry inlaid Pedestals
Francois linke (1855-1946) was a well known Cabinet Maker of the late 19th
These Pedestals are made from Kingw...
Category
1850s Antique Europe - Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Kingwood
$16,494 Sale Price / set
50% Off
Antique Chinese Porcelain Famille Rose Inkwell Qing Dynasty 19th Century
Located in Bad Säckingen, DE
Antique Chinese Famille Rose inkwell with Hand-Painted Enamels Qing Dynasty
This lovely small antique Chinese Famille Rose inkwell hails from the late 19th century and is crafted fr...
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1880s Chinese Antique Europe - Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Enamel
Peach wood & Hard Cane Coffee Table
Located in Kastrup, DK
Chinese 19th century daybed / coffee table / end of bed bench.
Crafted in peach wood with a central woven rattan top panel insert mounted on a wooden board, making it sturdy enough ...
Category
Late 19th Century Chinese Ming Antique Europe - Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Rattan, Fruitwood
Late 19th Century Qing Dynasty Red Lacquered and Parcel-Gilt Altar Chair
By Tony Duquette, James Mont
Located in Glasgow, GB
A late 19th-century Chinese Qing Dynasty altar chair, exquisitely handcrafted from hardwood and finished in a bold imperial red lacquer.
This striking piece exemplifies the fine craftsmanship and technical woodworking skills for which Chinese artisans were renowned.
Constructed using traditional mortise and tenon joinery—an advanced technique that requires no nails or glue—the chair demonstrates remarkable stability and artistry, hallmarks of Qing Dynasty furniture.
The chair’s centre back splat features parcel-gilt cartouche decorations, each meticulously hand-carved and gilded with symbolic Chinese motifs and a central figural scene. The rich red lacquer and gilding reflect the traditional colours associated with good fortune and reverence in Chinese culture.
Compact in stature, this antique altar chair...
Category
Late 19th Century Chinese Chinoiserie Antique Europe - Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Gold Leaf
$861 Sale Price
20% Off
Antique Batik Tulis Temben Cloth Tiga Negri Indonesia Asian Textiles Home Decor
Located in London, GB
Antique Batik Tulis Kemben Cloth – Tiga Negri Style – Hand-Drawn Wax Resist Textile, Indonesia (1930s)
An exceptional example of traditional Indonesian textile artistry, this antiq...
Category
Early 20th Century Indonesian Europe - Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Cotton
Japanese Laquered Tray finely Decorated , 19th Century Meiji Period
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
This is a good papier mâché, circular, black lacquered tray, hand enameled and gilded, made in Japan during the 19th century, Meiji period.
This circular tray is very decorative, ...
Category
19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Europe - Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Paper
Large Vintage Carved Chest, Burmese, Solid Teak Decorative Trunk, Art Deco, 1930
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a large vintage carved chest. A Burmese, solid teak decorative trunk, dating to the Art Deco period, circa 1930.
Profusely decorated, wit...
Category
Mid-20th Century Burmese Art Deco Europe - Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Teak
A Chinese carved amethyst incense censor and cover, Qing Dynasty, 19th C
Located in London, GB
A Chinese amethyst carved censor and cover,
Qing Dynasty, 19th century.
the rounded body carved with a pair of dragon mask handles, raised on thr...
Category
19th Century Chinese Antique Europe - Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Amethyst
Style Kangxi Porcelain Alcohol Vase Green Family, circa 1900
Located in Beuzevillette, FR
Kangxi-style FOU (happiness) wine vase, engraved with three colors on a biscuit with a dragon in the central medallion. These vases were displayed, on the day of the celebration of t...
Category
Late 19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Europe - Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Celadon
Set of Japanese & Chinese Imari Plates Wall Decoration Porcelain, China
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Perfect for interior wall decoration. We offer sets of 18-19th century Chinese/Japanese Imari plates in different sizes. Available in every quantity needed. The selection in the pictures might not be available due to stock changes, but we have around 100 Japanese/Chinese Imari plates...
Category
Early 18th Century Chinese Qing Antique Europe - Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
$4,519 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Vintage Scholar's Drawing Set, French, Brass, Draughtsman's Tools, Circa 1960
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a vintage scholar's drawing set. A French, brass case of draughtsman's tools, dating to the mid 20th century, circa 1960.
Useful set of instruments with appealing vintage fi...
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Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Europe - Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Brass
Fine Quality Antique Edwardian Inlaid Mahogany Shaped Display Cabinet
Located in Suffolk, GB
Fine quality antique Edwardian inlaid mahogany shaped display cabinet having a quality inlaid mahogany shaped cornice and frieze above a large single bow fronted astral glazed door f...
Category
Early 1900s English Antique Europe - Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Mahogany
Large Marble Lakshmi Statue from India
Located in DEVENTER, NL
Material: marble
105 cm high
64 cm wide and 29 cm deep
Originating from India
Hand carved from a single block of white marble
A beautiful piece !
Can be shipped worldwide
Est...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Europe - Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Marble
Antique 18th Century Indian Hindu Bronze Rama and Sita – South Asian Art
Located in London, GB
Antique 18th Century Indian Hindu Bronze Figure of Rama and Sita – South Asian Religious Art
A finely cast and beautifully patinated antique Indian bronze sculpture depicting Lord R...
Category
19th Century Indian Antique Europe - Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Silver
Famille Verte Vases, Kangxi Period, 1662-1722
Located in Delft, NL
Famille Verte vases, Kangxi period, 1662-1722
Famille Verte, Kangxi 1662-1722 Chinese porcelain vases with beautiful colors, especially the blue ...
Category
Early 18th Century Chinese Antique Europe - Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
$24,458 / set
Vintage Jardiniere Stand, Oriental, Beech, Marble, Wine, Lamp Table, Art Deco
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a striking vintage jardiniere stand. An Oriental, wine or lamp table with superb craftsmanship, dating to the Art Deco period, circa 1930. Wonderfully decorative and versatil...
Category
1930s Chinese Art Deco Vintage Europe - Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Marble
Antique Japanese Cloisonne Enamel Vase Pair Hayashi School
Located in Newark, England
Meiji Period (1868-1912)
From our Japanese collection, we are delighted to offer this pair of Antique Japanese Cloisonne Enamel Vases by the Hayashi School in their Original Tomoba...
Category
Early 1900s Japanese Meiji Antique Europe - Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Metal, Enamel, Metallic Thread
Antique bronze Thai Buddha statue from Thailand
Located in DEVENTER, NL
Material: bronze
34,5 cm high
21,5 cm wide and 12,5 cm deep
Weight: 3.718 kgs
Gilded with 24 krt. gold
Dhyana mudra
Originating from Thailand
19th century - Rattanakosin period
Category
19th Century Thai Antique Europe - Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Bronze
$1,653 / item
Antique Chinese Porcelain Zhangzhou Swatow 17C Ming Dynasty Or Japanese Plate
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
A very nicely decorated plate from the 17th century. There is an old lacquer red repair. This is a Swatow plate or a Japanese copy of a Swatow plate. Very interesting
Somehow we rea...
Category
17th Century Chinese Ming Antique Europe - Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
A Momonari-type samurai Kabuto with menpō mask
Located in Milano, IT
A Kabuto Momonari-type samurai helmet, so named because of its characteristic shape resembling a peach, made of natural iron.
The visor (mabizashi) is embellished with raised eyebr...
Category
Late 18th Century Japanese Antique Europe - Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Iron
$13,324 Sale Price
20% Off
Japanese Meiji Period Bronze Monkey Group Sculpture Okimono Shosai
Located in Newark, England
Featuring Seven Japanese Macaques
Form our Japanese collection, we are delighted to offer this Japanese Bronze Monkey Group by Shosai. The Japanese Bronze Group displaying a male father monkey and his infants playing around and being mischievous with Persimmon fruit. The monkeys modelled as Japanese macaque monkeys (snow monkey). The bronze okimono is beautifully patinated with a highly lifelike and naturalistic casting signed to the underside Shosai 正齊鋳. The Bronze group dates to the Meiji Period (1868-1912) circa 1885.
Japanese macaque (snow monkey) is a terrestrial Old World monkey species that is native to Japan. They are known as snow monkeys because some live in areas where snow covers the ground for long periods each year hence their nickname. No other non-human primate lives further north or in a colder climate than the snow monkey. Individuals have brownish grey fur, pinkish-red faces, and short tails. Two subspecies are known and their conservation Status is of least concern. In Japan, the species is known as Nihonzaru ニホンザル, 日本 (Japan/Nihon) and saru 猿 (monkey) to distinguish it from other primates, but the Japanese macaque is the only species of monkey in Japan.
The Japanese macaque features heavily in the religion, folklore, and art of Japan, as well as in proverbs and idiomatic expressions in the Japanese language. They are often seen in paintings, block prints and represented in all manner of carvings from Okimono to netsuke. Many of these art forms reside in the world’s most famous museums and collections, some of the most prominent pieces by artists such as Mori Sosen and Kawanabe Kyosai. In Shinto belief (Japan’s indigenous religion/nature religion) legendary mythical beasts known as raiju sometimes appeared as monkeys and kept Raijin (the god of lightning/storms) company. In another well known tale the three wise monkeys who warn people to “see no evil, hear no evil and speak no evil” can be seen depicted in relief over the door of the famous Tosho-gu shrine in Nikko.
Meiji Period was an era of Japanese history that spanned from 1868 to 1912. It was the first half of the Empire of Japan, when the Japanese people began to build a paradigm of a modern, industrialised nation state and emergent great power, influenced by Western countries and aesthetics. As a result of radically different ideas, the changes to Japan were profound and it affected the social structure, politics, economy, military, and foreign relations across the board. The period corresponded to the reign of Emperor Meiji and was preceded by the Keio era and was succeeded by the Taisho era.
Cultural Art during the Meiji Period was of particular interest to the government and they overhauled the art export market which in turn promoted Japanese arts via various world’s fairs, beginning in Vienna at the world fair in 1873. The government heavily funded the fairs and took an active role organising how Japan’s culture was presented to the world including creating a semi-public company named Kiritsu Kosho Kaisha (First Industrial Manufacturing Company). The Kiritsu Kosho Kaisha was used to promote and commercialise exports of Japanese art and established the Hakurankai Jimukyoku (Exhibition Bureau) to maintain quality standards. For the 1876 Centennial International Exhibition in Philadelphia, the Japanese government created a Centennial Office and sent a special envoy to secure space for the 30,000 items that would be displayed. The Imperial Household also took an active interest in arts and crafts, commissioning works by select artists to be given as gifts for foreign dignitaries further emphasising the high quality and importance of Japanese art. Just before the end of the 19th century in 1890, the Teishitsu Gigeiin (Artist to the Imperial Household) system was created to recognise distinguished artists. These artists were selected for their exceptionally high quality wares and talent in their own industry. Over a period of 54 years Seventy artists were appointed, amongst these were ceramicist Makuzu Kozan and cloisonné enamel artist...
Category
Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Europe - Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Bronze
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