Middle East - Asian Art and Furniture

the body of this small marvelous vase is painted with a scene of a puppet show vendor with his wood backpack, on top of the backpack there are toys and dolls, he is surrounded with a group of 6 children, and on the background you can see a village. on the other side of the vase there is an amazing painting of flowers and on the sides there are two amazing strong pine trees, the amorphous background is decorated in a "Tortoiseshell" color and design that gives it a real character and which is quite rare to see on satsuma pottery. all the vase is over richly overpainted over the glaze with gold, which gives it its depth and realism. signed Kyoto Kinkozan zo, and sealed Kinkozan zo Kyoto’s Satsuma: The painting technique used in Kyoto’s Satsuma-style ware is said to be the invention of the sixth generation Kinkōzan Sōbei (1824–1884). The Kinkōzan were a famous family of Kyoto Awataguchi potters who made ceramics that were used at Shōren'in, a temple closely tied to the imperial family, and by the shoguns of the Edo government. In fact the shogun is said to have granted them the name Kinkōzan. With the upheavals at the end of the Edo period, however, and the reforms of the subsequent Meiji government, the potters lost their traditional patrons and had to develop new markets. Just at that time, the visit of a certain Westerner is said to have decided them to embark on overseas trade. By 1870, they had perfected Kyō Satsuma...

amazing rare archaistic style silver ewer or tea pot with cover, the design is Of archaistic style dragons on the main frieze and on the cover, this style came from ancient Chinese a...

Antique early 20th Century exceptionally rare Chinese solid silver teapot, of traditional round form, the body finely engraved in traditional Chinese style, suggesting this teapot was made for the Chinese market. The body engraved with bamboo and butterflies , the unusual handle imitating bamboo, the removable lid set with a peach finial (Peaches are the symbol of longevity). According to Daoist lore, the peaches of immortality grew in the garden of the Queen Mother of the West - Xi Wangmu. the spout with a hedged cover in the shape of a lingzhi mushroom and a FU symbol of good furtune. the top frieze is decorated with 8 Chinese symbols: a scroll, a Ruyi scepter, a qin, The Endless Knot, a pendant, an old book, a wrist rest, and two overlapping squares. The teapot is very unusual, fine and exceptionally crisp. it is made of heavy Gauge silver and the attention to detail and design is simply outstanding. "WU HUA...

Hawa Beirut screen by Richard Yasmine Materials: Structure in powder coated metal, brushed brass, treated pink marble, stained glass, silk tassels, Mirror Dimensions: H 180 x L 20...

Club chaise lounge is a stunning combination of armchair and pouf, creating an elegant and welcoming chaise lounge for a modern interior. This design belongs to a singular series by ...

The Roi stool evokes the outline of a chess piece or a pommel horse. It draws its stylistic vocabulary from the tradition of turned wood in this precious and...

Menhir bench designed by Kooij is unwieldy; different slabs of pressed prototypes and production waste are slowly cut and carved into the contours of the Menhir Bench. Menhir bench ...

Armchair designed by Finn Juhl in 1953, relaunched in 2015. Manufactured by House of Finn Juhl in Denmark. In 1953, Finn Juhl designed this simp...

Chair designed by Finn Juhl in 1949, relaunched in 2002. Manufactured by House of Finn Juhl in Denmark. The iconic Chieftain chair is one of Finn J...

Chair designed by Finn Juhl in 1946, relaunched in 208. Manufactured by House of Finn Juhl in Denmark. To this day, Finn Juhl's designs are unconventional and defy expectations with subtle details. Finn Juhl himself once said that the deviation is in the detail. This is also the case with his 108 Chair...

RCU armchair designed by Niko Koronis is an armchair made with mahogany. It is s 2020 Numbered Edition.   About the designer. Niko Koronis is an architect...

Finn Juhl’s fascination for surrealism is clearly visible in the Pelican Chair. Out of all his many designs, the Pelican Chair was probably the one furthes...

Serpentine takes the challenge of rethinking a modern sofa by incorporating different seating solutions in one fluid object. The alternation of back and leg support mimics the functi...

Spiritual Sphere was designed by Nada Debs in carved frakke (Limba, a West African wood) crafted. About the designer. Nada Debs is a Lebanese designer living and working in Beirut. ...

Obj-02 is a low chair composed of a repetition of brass tubes.Each one is cut in half and bent independently, creating the back, seat, and legs.The brass is preserved unsealed and with all the defects of its manufacture and handling. About the designer. Manu Bañó was born in valencia, Spain in 1990. after studying industrial design at UCH CEU university in Valencia and a master’s degree in furniture and lighting, he joined Magnus long...