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Japanese 19th Century Kabuki Theater Gold Dance Costume Dragon And Phoenix
Located in South Burlington, VT
A large, glamorous and impressive Japanese Kabuki Theater Kimono Dance Costume with a handsome dragon and phoenix motif dating to the Meiji period, 19th century. Hand crafted of brow...
Category
Antique 19th Century Japanese Meiji Textiles
Materials
Metallic Thread
Japanese Huge Antique Bronze Fish Bell Gong With Striker
Located in South Burlington, VT
Huge fish gong bell- first we have seen in this rare large scale size, 22 inches in length
Immediately useable.
Crafted using the ancient lost wax technique, this bell is a Japanes...
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Showa Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Bronze
$950 Sale Price / set
36% Off
Japanese Antique Classic Pagoda Roof Lantern
Located in South Burlington, VT
Classic Japanese Garden Lantern
This beautifully hand-cast lantern sculpture in a classic Japanese form, would make an exceptional visual statement and substantial conversational c...
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Taisho Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Iron
$600 Sale Price
20% Off
Japanese Lucky Horse Shoe Lighting Lantern
Located in South Burlington, VT
Brilliant Art Deco designed 1930s-1940s "Lucky Horse Shoe " Lantern
Japanese handsome hand wrought Art Deco period "Lucky Horse Shoe" motif lantern - the complete ensemble could ...
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Mid-20th Century Japanese Art Deco Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Iron
$236 Sale Price
75% Off
Japanese Massive Bronze Peace Bell 45 Inches Tall
Located in South Burlington, VT
Massive Japanese Bronze Bell "Tsurigane" Inscribed and dedicated to peace and humanity, 1947.
Please view our video.
Pleasing resonating sound awaits you with this oversized bronze...
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Mid-20th Century Japanese Showa Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Bronze
Japanese Tall Antique Electrified Temple Lantern With Fine Details
Located in South Burlington, VT
Special Antique Interior Lighting Choice, One-Of-A-Kind
Japan, a handsome large antique Signed Temple Lotus Lantern enhanced with new interior paper and new electric light for your ...
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Lanterns
Materials
Bronze
Japanese Antique Hand Painted Lotus And Blue Waters Screen Vibrant Colors
Located in South Burlington, VT
From our recent Japanese Acquisitions- Hard to Find Lotus Flowers
A stunning Japanese Antique Hand Painted six panel byobu screen on silk executed with lovely lotus flowers and vib...
Category
Antique 19th Century Japanese Meiji Paintings and Screens
Materials
Gold Leaf
$1,320 Sale Price
20% Off
Japanese Four Panel Garden Screen with Koi, Iris,
Turtles
Located in South Burlington, VT
Unusual Japanese Four Panel Garden Screen, Mint Condition
Japan, a superb four-panel silk screen byobu depicting a panoramic garden replete with koi, turtles, Iris nestled near a walking bridge and wooden roofed shelter. This attractive screen dates to the early Taisho period.
It is signed Tae.
It is beautifully hand painted with a handsome gold natural light background by a skillful artist painter and is signed with inscription and seal in lower right corner:
Dimensions: 69 inches high and 113 inches wide extended.
Enticing and rare subject matter, this simple rendition of a serene nature setting and size of painting is skillfully and tastefully rendered in mineral paint pigments on silk and with muted soft green and off-white tones depicting a serene nature walk. Perhaps this is someone's dream tea garden. A red lacquered wood perfectly frames this serene and tasteful composition.
Photographed in natural light.
Lifetime guarantee of authenticity: All of our Asian works of art come with our Lifetime Authenticity Guarantee. We are members of the North American Japanese Garden...
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Taisho Paintings and Screens
Materials
Silk
$7,600 Sale Price
58% Off
Chinese Extraordinary Natural Stone "Painting" Restless Ocean Waters
Located in South Burlington, VT
Extraordinary natural work, one of a kind. Custom framed, D38
This Chinese extraordinary round natural stone "painting" of churning sea waves -restless ocean waters- as far as the ...
Category
Late 20th Century Chinese Paintings and Screens
Materials
Marble
$1,000 Sale Price
64% Off
Tibet Vintage Pair Amulet Pendants Nine And Four Eye Dzi Beads
Located in South Burlington, VT
A unique pair (2), valuable and powerful Protection Amulet Dzi from Tibet
An old Tibetan or Central Asian nine and four eye agates Dzi Beads dating to the ...
Category
20th Century Chinese Qing Antiquities
Materials
Agate
$400 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Chinese Pair Buddhist Tang Bodhisattvas Hand Painted Old Wood Plaques
Located in South Burlington, VT
A wonderful Chinese hand painted pair (2) paintings on old wooden panels of Buddhist Bodhisattvas in attractive poses with crown mandorla and long flowing robes. Frame them or mou...
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20th Century Chinese Tang Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Wood
$290 Sale Price / set
26% Off
Japan Large Old Blue Bronze Lantern with Fine Details
Located in South Burlington, VT
Beautiful Blue Garden Lantern-
Only One left in this large size, 18 inches high.
Japan, a fine large vintage hand cast bronze Yukimi round top lantern with beautiful details from th...
Category
Mid-20th Century Japanese Showa Garden Ornaments
Materials
Bronze
$1,480 Sale Price
20% Off
Japanese Big Bronze Crane Garden Fountain With Fine Details
Located in South Burlington, VT
Just received from our last shipment from Japan- the first we've seen
Japan, a fine tall large scale red crested bronze garden crane purposely cr...
Category
Mid-20th Century Japanese Showa Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Bronze
$1,560 Sale Price
20% Off
Japan Large Old Mountain Boulder Stone Water Basin Planter Tsukubai
Located in South Burlington, VT
Japan, a handsome and large natural organic shaped stone water basin planter -tsukubai- created from a natural granite mountain boulder and sourced from...
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Taisho Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Granite
$1,920 Sale Price
20% Off
Japanese Large Antique Hand-Carved Tsukubai Water Basin Natsume, 19thc
Located in South Burlington, VT
Japan a beautiful large hand carved Tsukubai Water Basin "Natsume" (tea container) shape, granite, Meiji period, 19th century.
Please view our video.
Dimensions: 29 inches tall an...
Category
Antique 19th Century Japanese Meiji Garden Ornaments
Materials
Granite
Japan Joyful Ebisu -Carved Garden Stone Effigy of God of Prosperity
Located in South Burlington, VT
Japan, an old early 20th century hand-carved stone image of a "Joyfuil Ebisu" one of Japan's seven lucky gods signifying prosperity, good business, and patron of fishermen, circa 192...
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Taisho Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Stone
$500 Sale Price
41% Off
Japanese Antique Stone Garden Kanon Guan Yin in Royal Ease 19thc.
Located in South Burlington, VT
Big, Beautiful And Signed
From our recent Japanese Acquisitions
An early and hard to find Japanese hand carved stone Kanon in a mudra of contemplation. Nyoirin Kannon Bosatsu is b...
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Antique 19th Century Japanese Edo Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Stone
$720 Sale Price
20% Off
Japanese Old Memorial Stone Seated Buddha, 18 Inches
Located in South Burlington, VT
Simple Memorial Buddha
A single stone seated Buddha in meditation and who complacently sits with Kanj engraved to each side of this sculpture
Good garden candidate
.In Japan, Kṣi...
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Early 20th Century Japanese Taisho Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Stone
Japan Fine Old “Oribe” Granite Garden Lantern , Tea Master Hand Carved
Located in South Burlington, VT
Designed by Tea Master "Oribe"
Please view our video.
"Oribe designed this lantern to represent the secular nature of lanterns installed in private tea gardens"
Please view our v...
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Showa Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Stone, Granite
$2,800 Sale Price
25% Off
Japanese Fine Hand Carved two-legged Stone Lantern Kotoji , Hard To Find
Located in South Burlington, VT
Call or message us to reserve
Please see our video.
For your special garden
Here's a beautiful and unique way to accent your outdoor garden space with this rare and unusual lanter...
Category
20th Century Japanese Taisho Garden Ornaments
Materials
Stone, Granite
$14,800 Sale Price
20% Off
Japanese Important Tall Bronze Rabbit Girl Of Wonderland
Located in South Burlington, VT
"Rabbit Girl of Wonderland"
Japan, an important tall 35" hand cast bronze effigy of a young woman clutching a prize rabbit, by important national artisan ...
Category
20th Century Japanese Mid-Century Modern Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Bronze
$10,000 Sale Price
62% Off
Japanese Beautiful Bronze Lady With A Brimmed Hat
Located in South Burlington, VT
Japan a lovely, sensitive cast bronze sculpture of a woman proudly showing her Newport Hat.
Designed and cast by by noted Japanese mid century sculptor Tabath Isao.
This is a class...
Category
20th Century Japanese Mid-Century Modern Paintings and Screens
Materials
Bronze
$3,040 Sale Price
86% Off
American Large Bronze Sensual Beauty By Important Midcentury Sculptor
Located in South Burlington, VT
An important large scale hand cast bronze sculpture of a sensual nude woman signed Benson and dated 1939 by mid century American sculptor Stuart Benson (...
Category
Mid-20th Century Japanese Mid-Century Modern Statues
Materials
Bronze
$12,000 Sale Price
35% Off
Important Ancient Chinese Effigy Pug Dog, Ming Dynasty 1368-1644
Located in South Burlington, VT
China, a carving of a canine “Pug”, Ming Dynasty, 1368-1644 CE
Dimensions: 38 cm, 15” High
Photographs taken indoors and out of doors for your viewing pleasure.
The hand carved limestone beast shown on its haunches with naturalistic joyful expression and a well defined compact head, ears, noes, eyes, feet, and tail parted to one side on reverse with distinctive collar ornament seated four square on a thick base all-over showing a weathered surface from significant age.
Formerly exhibited “Asia Week” New York City, Fuller Building, Hutton Gallery 2006.
Provenance: ex collection luoyang, Henan Province, China.
Includes custom display base as shown
Catalog reference: 35 years collecting 35 treasures, Number 35, p.76 (photo)
In ancient China, it is a well-known fact that several types of small dogs were bred and were favored pet gifts between emperors and kings including Lion Dogs, Pekingese and Lo-sze breeds. Some Lo-sze are pictured wearing collars with bells a frequent combination fancied by European royalty of the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries. Lo-sze or pugs were prized for their compact body, good bones, flat face, square jaw, short coat, curled tail, side set back ears, and temperate disposition.
History:
Placing stone animals in important tombs can be traced back at least to the Qin Dynasty (221-206 BCE), some two thousand years ago. In ancient times, stone animals and human figures placed before imperial tombs symbolized royal power and privilege in addition to decorative functions.
The first Ming tomb...
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Antique 15th Century and Earlier Chinese Ming Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Limestone
$6,650 Sale Price
21% Off
China Antique Pair "Spirit Path" Horse Sculptures, Ming Dynasty 500 Years Old
Located in South Burlington, VT
China, a monumental pair (2) of 500 year old lime stone “Spirit Path” Equine horse head sculptures.
Ming dynasty, (1368-1644 CE).
Please view our video.
A pair of near life size and robust head sections with fine, wavy combed manes, well defined mouths, ears, nostrils, and ornamental bridles, all carved in a medium to dark gray limestone with considerable weathering to surfaces. The smaller head with a later inscription on bottom and signed “Zhuang”.
Formerly exhibited “Treasures from Asia”, Shelburne Vermont, Shelburne Art Center, 2006. Originally found in the vicinity of the village of Chuan near Luoyang City, Henan Provance, China.
Each mounted on a custom iron display stand.
Dimensions:
A the smaller 32.5cm, 13” high and 62.5cm, 25” in length and with display stand, 60cm, 24” high;
b the larger 37.5cm, 15” high and 67.5cm, 27” in length and with display stand
65cm, 26” high.
Please view additional photographs from our Chinese antiquities catalog 35 Years Collecting 35 Treasures, page 60.
History:
Placing stone animals and human figures along spirit paths in front of important tombs can be traced back at least to the Qin Dynasty (221-206 BCE), some two thousand years ago. In ancient times, stone animals and human figures placed before imperial tombs symbolized royal power and
privilege in addition to decorative functions. Life size “spirit path” stone horse sculptures are known and can be viewed from Ming dynasty tombs including thirteen imperial tombs of the Ming Dynasty scattered over an area of forty square kilometers in Changping District to the northwest of Beijing.
The first Ming tomb...
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Antique 16th Century Chinese Ming Statues
Materials
Limestone
$19,200 Sale Price
60% Off
China Pair Monumental Antique Stone Spirit Pathway Tigers, Qing period 1750-1850
Located in South Burlington, VT
China Monumental Pair (2) Antique Stone “Spirit Pathway” Tigers, middle Qing period 1750-1850.
Please view our video.
Dimensions: 115cm, 46” high and 60cm, 24” in width.
Likely utilized as spirit pathway tomb markers, these powerful, benign carved sitting effigies perched on haunches and front paws with round heads and faces exposing defined eye sockets, ears and two fangs a top bases that feature curled tails on side each whole atop a block shaped base and hand-carved from limestone whose surfaces show considerable weatherization from exposure and good age.
Reference: 35 Years Collecting 35 Treasures, Schneible Fine Arts catalog Number 30, p. 66.
Provenance: originally found in Fujian Province. Fujian has the distinction of being home to China’s last remaining wild tigers and famous “tiger” mountain. No wonder then that these early stone works...
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Antique Late 18th Century Chinese Qing Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Limestone
$76,000 Sale Price / item
39% Off
Extraordinary Natural Stone "Pink Flowers Painting", Natural Stone
Located in South Burlington, VT
Pink flowers
Extraordinary natural stone work of art, one of a kind.
This Chinese extraordinary natural stone "painting" suggestive of a likeness of flowers and another world space features light and dark colors, pinks, white, cream, yellow and dark green. This is called a dream stone Shih-Hua. They are cut from historic Dali marble...
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Late 20th Century Chinese Garden Ornaments
Materials
Marble
$236 Sale Price
40% Off
Japanese Antique Blue Doorway Curtain Noren for Happiness And Longevity
Located in South Burlington, VT
Symbolizing Happiness And Longevity
Japan, a rare antique hemp noren (doorway curtain) with auspicious congratulatory crane and turtle figures symbolic for happiness and longevity....
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Vintage 1920s Japanese Showa Textiles
Materials
Textile, Hemp
$390 Sale Price
57% Off
Huge Bird Paradise Sculpture Master Designer Eva Fritz-Lindner
Located in South Burlington, VT
A one-of-a-kind monumental Monumental Flamboyant Bird of Paradise -Knuppelhuhn- big sculpture created, handmade, and hand-painted by master designer Eva Fritz-Lindner (1933-2017) in about 1992.
Handcrafted and hand-painted in beautiful colors by this artist.
Designer/maker: Eva Fritz-Lindner (1933-2017)
Signed with her stamp i3D.
Glaze: The matte colors in lavender and pink and creams are still vivid and the hand painting is superb
This is the only example we have seen in private hands.
Substantial dimensions: 21.25 inches tall and 31.5 inches length
Handmade / handarbeit and hand glazed
About the artist:
The bold Folk Art sculptress and ceramist Eva Fritz-Lindner (1933-2017) studied at the Werkkunstschule Wiesbaden and Darmstadt and was a master student in the sculptor class by Erich Kuhn.
From 1955 she worked as a master designer at the Staatliche Majolika-Manufaktur Karlsruhe where she created and designed several hundred highly regarded ceramic folk art animal sculptures...
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Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic, Pottery
$7,600 Sale Price
80% Off
Japan Antique Large Blue Bronze Bell With Pleasing Sound 20"
Located in South Burlington, VT
Japanese Large Blue Patinated Bronze Temple Bell With A Resonating Sound
For your meditation , or special garden display comes this handsome 20 inch tall bronze bell. Its original ...
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Taisho Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Bronze
$1,920 Sale Price
20% Off
Japanese Matching Set of Two Fine Birds And Dragonfly Shoji Doors Screens
Located in South Burlington, VT
Japan, a fine set of two shoji "Birds and Dragonfly" bamboo doors or screens recently acquired from a Japanese private collector. The hand carved boards are artistically cut and ins...
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Early 20th Century Japanese Taisho Paintings and Screens
Materials
Bamboo, Wood
$760 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Japan Tall Round Garden Lantern Beautiful Orchid Flowers
Located in South Burlington, VT
A handsome quality tall sturdy old "Orchid Flowers & Vines" tea garden lantern in a convenient portable size.
May be suspended from loop or installed on any surface using the three ...
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20th Century Japanese Showa Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Iron
$360 Sale Price
54% Off
Japan Fine Antique Bronze Table Lamp With Writhing Dragon
Located in South Burlington, VT
Japan, a Fine jumbo sized 13" antique heavy hand cast bronze round lantern with exquisite details from the early Taisho period- one of the finest we have handled in over ten years. ...
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Taisho Lanterns
Materials
Bronze
$1,520 Sale Price
20% Off
Japan Huge Antique Pair Quail Sculptures Hand-Carved Red Lacquered
Located in South Burlington, VT
Fine Pair (2) Quails In A Monumental Size
Japan, a fine huge pair (2) of antique quail sculpture hand-carved and red lacquered, Taisho period.
Fine...
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Taisho Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Wood
$1,400 Sale Price
63% Off
Chinese Jade Bi With Beautiful Green Clouds Translucent Colors
Located in South Burlington, VT
An attractive Chinese Heavenly green jade Bi disk with beautiful translucent "cloud bands" patterns of light and medium green horizontal accents in the stone that depict appealing movements.
This comes from our private collection which we formed over a period of twenty years while traveling extensively through out all of China.
Dimensions: bi disc is 7 inches high with custom stand as shown
Jades were handmade and hand abraided and hand polished using tools of the time: bamboo, stone, water and stone dust . Notice the considerable calcification on the bottom edge of this example- evidence of submersion and great age.
Provenance:
Our private collection and accompanied by our Schneible fine arts Lifetime Guarantee of Authenticity.
Jade bi and Cong History
These bi are regarded as cosmological symbols and as signifiers of status and wealth. These jades are hand abraided and hand polished using special polishing tools with stone, water. Notice the beautiful colors and "waves" pattern in the stone, uncommon in this kind of jade.
Provenance:
Our private collection and accompanied by our Lifetime Guarantee of Authenticity.
Early History:
Flat jade discs with a round central hole bi are among the earliest surviving artifacts of China and must be considered among great ancient art forms- masterpieces of the Neolithic period. Nephrite jade from which discs were fashioned is a prime hard and strong stone, arduous to work by hand using Primitive...
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Mid-20th Century Chinese Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Jade
$236 Sale Price
72% Off
Japanese Beautiful Antique Bronze Bamboo Form Ikebana Vase- Rare Find
Located in South Burlington, VT
Hard to find red bronze "Bamboo" Form Ikebana Vase
This bronze vase was designed and signed by Japan National Living Treasure artist, Takahashi Keiten. See signature on bottom.
...
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Mid-20th Century Japanese Showa Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Bronze
$360 Sale Price
39% Off
Fine America’s Chieftain Ceremonial Figure
Located in South Burlington, VT
Pre-Columbian style , Hispaniola, Arawak Peoples, Taino Native Indians
This is a finely carved Taino Cacique Chief's hand carved hard wood figure- a superb ancestor style ceremonial...
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20th Century American Pre-Columbian Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Wood
Early American Plains Stone Buffalo Hunting Talisman
Located in South Burlington, VT
Native America Plains hand-carved and hand-painted stone Buffalo Hunting Talisman in the form of a buffalo hoof with human effigy head and tail , granite, 1800-1900
Dimensions: 12 inches high and 9.5 inches wide,
Provenance: old mid west collection
Hand-carved with great old paint and patina an authentic old work of art that is likely unique
Lifetime guarantee of authenticity: All of our works of art come with our lifetime authenticity guarantee.
Our gallery has been dealing in authentic Native...
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Antique 19th Century American Native American Objects
Materials
Granite
Chinese Antique Wealth And Prosperity God Caishen Sculpture
Located in South Burlington, VT
Our 34 inch tall Chinese Caishen's name is often invoked during Chinese celebrations!
This is a large and unusual antique hand carved limestone Wealth God Caishen- coming from an old New England collection
Hand Made and Hand Carved
Measurements: 34 inches high and 15 inches wide,
Period: late Qing dynasty, late 19th-early 20th century.
This god grasps a silver sycee (an ancient form of silver wealth).
Provenance: Coming from an old New England collection and originally acquired from a Shanghai private collection decades ago.
History of China's Wealth God Caishen:
Caishen's name is often invoked during the Chinese New Year celebrations!
Caishen (simplified Chinese: 财神; traditional Chinese: 財神; literally: "God of Wealth") is the Chinese god...
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Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Limestone
$2,800 Sale Price
56% Off
Japanese Precious Burl Wood Display Stand Fine Quality
Located in South Burlington, VT
Precious Natural and exquisite Burl Wood "shikiita" display stand embodies the traditional Japanese appreciation for natural beauty and craftsmanship. Made from high-quality burl woo...
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Early 20th Century Japanese Taisho Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Burl
$780 Sale Price
20% Off
Japanese Tall Antique Stone Buddha Shakyamuni 27 Inches And Signed
Located in South Burlington, VT
A very old Taisho period early 20th century granite stone Buddha - Shyaka Nyorai Sakyamuni- sculpture perched upon a square base.
Signed front left with named patron: hidaka shig...
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Early 20th Century Japanese Taisho Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Stone, Granite
$2,240 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Japanese Antique Stone Sun And Moon Pathway Lantern Beautiful Details 33 Inches
Located in South Burlington, VT
Wouldn't this antique garden stone lantern look perfect for your garden entry or pathway, pool, patio, or deck ?
Just acquired, our Japan stone "Arts & Crafts" antique stone pathway ...
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Early 20th Century Japanese Taisho Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Stone
Japan Tall Old Kasuga "Deer" Granite Stone Lantern
Located in South Burlington, VT
One "Deer" lantern Available
Please view our video
Call or Contact Us For Details
A tall antique classsic beauty with all original pieces.
Japan, a fine tall kasuga "deer" gran...
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Early 20th Century Japanese Showa Garden Ornaments
Materials
Granite
$12,950 Sale Price
21% Off
Japanese Huge Antique Stone Pagoda Lantern 180 Inches- Exceptional Garden Art
Located in South Burlington, VT
Just discovered from an old Kyoto garden- impressive garden Sculpture, 15 Feet Tall
Message or Call us for details or to reserve...
For the finest garden- a spiritual representation of five earthly and celestial elements.
Japan, a monumental antique stone pagoda tower that is nearly five meters , about 180” tall,
hand carved from solid granite, Taisho period circa 1920s, and a spiritual representation of five earthly and celestial elements.
This pagoda rivals a similar example given by Sapporo, Japan to the Portland, Oregon Japanese garden (See Portland's Japanese Garden Pagoda...
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Taisho Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Granite
$76,000 Sale Price
39% Off
Chinese Rare Large Yellow Jade Bi Disc with Vibrant Colors
Located in South Burlington, VT
A rare handsome Chinese Heavenly jade Bi disk carved in a rarely found combination of mutton fat yellow and green jade with patches of brown accents in the stone that depict a green ...
Category
Antique 15th Century and Earlier Chinese Scholar s Objects
Materials
Jade
$316 Sale Price
20% Off
China Beautiful Natural Mountain Waters Desktop "Painting"
Located in South Burlington, VT
This Chinese extraordinary natural stone marble "painting" of a mountain backdrop fronted by a peaceful body of water, is both unique and remarkable.
Called a dream stone Shih-hua it was cut from historic Dali marble found in the Cangshan mountains of western China. These mysterious mountains, unique in the world, are known for yielding incredible and fantastic natural landscaped works of art created over tens of millions of years from mineral inclusions that affected the process of ancient organic material which transformed into limestone and finally resulted in marble- a metamorphic hard stone.
Handsome custom hard wood frame
This particular dream stone is special- it is considered a master work of fine natural detail. We have had it framed in a handsome hardwood tabletop arts and crafts style frame...
Category
20th Century Chinese Paintings and Screens
Materials
Marble
$2,280 Sale Price
40% Off
Japanese Bronze Flying Angel Spiritual Goddess Vase- Hand Caste In High Relief
Located in South Burlington, VT
Japanese Bronze "Dakini" Goddess Vase- Hard To Find Treasure
Japan, a fine hand caste bronze vase depicting "Dakini" - a flying feminine spiritual goddess.
In Hinduism and Buddh...
Category
Mid-20th Century Japanese Showa Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Bronze
$480 Sale Price
20% Off
Japan Pair Big Round Antique Stone Water Basin Planters Tsukubai
Located in South Burlington, VT
Great Pair (2) Of Large Round Stone Bowls/Planters
From our recent Japanese Acquisition Travels- comes this unusual pair of large round garden stone vessels with inset carved handl...
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Taisho Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Stone
$1,600 Sale Price / set
45% Off
Japanese Big Antique Blue And White Hand-Painted Good Fortune Money Cat
Located in South Burlington, VT
Japan a rare large-scale and lovely hand-painted blue and white ceramic Maneki Neko good fortune money cat.
It is from the Arita/ imari kilns and dates to the early 20th century.
Notice the intricate detailed blue painting on white porcelain of this cat's eyes, body, necklace, and tail.
Dimensions: Big 15.5 inches tall and 7inches wide.
This comes from a very fine Kyoto area collection.
Handsome hand painted blue detail replete with a necklace with bells and bows.
Old original patina from appropriate age.
An earlier work of art that is hard to find in this size and quality.
Handmade and hand-painted.
Only one.
History:
The Maneki-Neko (Japanese literally -beckoning cat) - is a common Japanese figurine (lucky charm, talisman) which is often believed to bring good luck to the owner. In Modern Times, they are usually made of ceramic or plastic. Wooden examples are few and far between. The figurine depicts a cat (traditionally a calico Japanese Bobtail) beckoning with an upright paw, and is usually displayed in—often at the entrance of—shops, restaurants, pachinko parlors, and other businesses. The maneki-neko is sometimes also called the welcoming cat, lucky cat, money cat, happy cat...
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Taisho Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Ceramic
$760 Sale Price
52% Off
Japanese Antique Bold Hand-Painted "Two Horses" Silk Scroll, Meiji Period
Located in South Burlington, VT
A fine and bold Japanese hand-brushed, hand-painted silk scroll of two horses below plumb tree mountain- worthy of your favorite room
Hand painting on silk in simple soft pleasing co...
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Paintings and Screens
Materials
Silk
$150 Sale Price
33% Off
Japan Pair Tall Beautiful Garden Lanterns With Lovely Iris Flowers
Located in South Burlington, VT
A handsome quality pair (2) of original hand painted sturdy old "Iris, Flowers & Vines" tea garden lanterns in a convenient portable size.
May be suspended from loops or installed o...
Category
20th Century Japanese Showa Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Iron
$600 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Japan Large Antique Bronze Seated Kanon Beautiful Face
Located in South Burlington, VT
Japan, a large 49" tall antique early 20th century elegant cast bronze seated Kanon Maitreya, Guan Yin in a pensive pose.
This example is the oldest and largest version of this bro...
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Showa Statues
Materials
Bronze
Japanese Tall Antique Garden Stone Crowned Buddha Shakyamuni 25", Signed
Located in South Burlington, VT
An old early 20th century granite stone "Crowned" Buddha - Shyaka Nyorai Sakyamuni- sculpture with staff and "Hoju" the wish granting jewel in her left hand, the whole perched upon...
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Taisho Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Stone, Granite
$960 Sale Price
20% Off
Japanese Antique Hand Carved Temple Garden Stone Display Sign EarIy Inscription
Located in South Burlington, VT
Rare and Hard To Find Temple Pedestal, 19th Century
From Japan , a hard to find solid inscribed and well carved round top temple pedestal - perfect for displaying your indoor or out...
Category
Antique 19th Century Japanese Edo Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Stone
$1,100 Sale Price
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Japan Old Original Ikebana Flower Lantern
Located in South Burlington, VT
From our recent garden acquisitions in original natural condition
Hard to find example complete with original suspension loop and working door.
Heavy hand cast iron "Ikebana flower" incised panel form lantern with distinctive "12 petal" top.
An attractive and sturdy antique lantern with a distinct eastern thematic "ikebana flower" motif carved into five firebox side panels. The startling sinewy plant motif strongly suggest Asian ikebana. The round tops were cleverly designed with 12 flower petals.
Fine original used garden condition with an attractive natural patina appropriate to age- just the way we like to find them.
Heavy quality capable of handling inclement weather conditions.
An unusual opportunity to own a rare original authentic example in an attractive hard to find style
Quality: excellent craftsmanship and high quality heavy construction by specialized lantern artisans. Suspension handle is easily removeable if you prefer to place your lanterns on your surface of choice.
Only one.
Dimensions: 13 inches tall to top of suspension handle and 6.25 inches diameter
Provenance: Old garden collection. Please enjoy our photo of an inspirational themed Japanese 19th century Ikebana woodblock print from an original Ikebana book...
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Early 20th Century Japanese Taisho Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Iron
$192 Sale Price
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Japan Rare Antique Hand Carved Stone Flower Or Display Base 19thc Hard To Find
Located in South Burlington, VT
From Japan comes this seldom found , one of a kind large granite stone display base featuring four sets of altar steps- an impressive and spiritually significant object for displayin...
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Materials
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48% Off
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An ideal garden ornament, sturdy weather proof planter display base or a rock solid all weather stone base for a special sculpture.
From China, comes this large 20.5 inch rectangula...
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Chinese Antique Large Qing Hand Carved Square Stone Stool Display Pedestal, 19c.
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From China's Qing dynasty (1644-1912) a hard to find solid limestone finely carved square footed pedestal - perfect for displaying your indoor or ...
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Qing Sculptures and Carvings
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$2,240 Sale Price
20% Off
Japan Rare Tall Tulip Stone Lantern- one of a kind Beauty
Located in South Burlington, VT
Unusual "tulip" flower contemporary designed garden lantern - first we have seen.
Please view our video.
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Japanese Exceptional Antique Granite Stone Buddhist Lantern
Located in South Burlington, VT
Museum Piece.
Please view our video.
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Japan, an early “Buddhist” granite stone lantern with weathering from great age, and dating to ...
Category
Antique 19th Century Japanese Edo Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
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$30,800 Sale Price
20% Off