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Sculptures and Carvings For Sale
Large Antique Asian Polychrome Wooden Oversized Temple Horse from India
By Rajhastani
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Antique Southeast Asian Polychrome Wooden Oversized Temple Horse from India.
Large Antique Southeast Asian Carved Polychrome Wood Horses.
Antique Southeast Asian carved wood model of a parade horse.
the body with allover polychrome, saddle and reins carved in high relief, the tail lacquered.
19th century hand carved oversized wooden Indian temple horse...
Category
19th Century Indian Agra Antique Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Wood
Vintage Hollywood Regency Life Size Brass Greyhound Whippet Dog Statue Sculpture
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage Hollywood Regency Life Size Brass Greyhound Whippet Dog Statue Sculpture. Approx 30 lbs. Circa Mid 20th Century. Measurements: 32" H x 32.5" W x 15" D.
Category
Mid-20th Century Unknown Hollywood Regency Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Brass
Japanese Fine Old Stone Seated Buddha
Located in South Burlington, VT
A wonderful small stone seated Buddha with beautiful lichen patina
Good garden candidate
.In Japan, Kṣitigarbha, known as Jizō, or respectfully as Ojizō-sama, is one of the most lo...
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Taisho Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Stone
$950 Sale Price
36% Off
Pair Chinese Export Phoenixes, Famille Rose Porcelain, Republic Period, China
Located in Austin, TX
A gorgeous pair of Chinese export famille rose enameled porcelain models of phoenixes, marked Jin Sheng Cheng, Republic Period (1911 - 1949), mid 20th century, China.
The noble bird...
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Mid-20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Porcelain
Daruma, Japanese, Carved Wood, Mid-20th Century
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Japanese Wooden Daruma
Daruma, a Japanese Zen God who lost the use of his legs from sitting and meditating on top of the mountain for eternity. It has become a legend in Japanese fo...
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Mid-20th Century Japanese Rustic Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Wood
Vintage Burl Mahogany Tansu Chest with Paper Antique Calligraphy Lining
Located in Lomita, CA
This is a unique Japanese Tansu chest that presents beautifully and also offers a glimpse into history through its design. The inside of the cabinet and the back side are covered in ...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Brass
$4,200 Sale Price
40% Off
Very large and special lavastone Buddha statue from Indonesia OriginalBuddhas
Located in DEVENTER, NL
The lavastone Buddha statue is an impressive piece originating from Indonesia. It stands at a height of 200 cm, with dimensions of 54 cm in width and 52 cm in depth. Hand-carved from...
Category
2010s Indonesian Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Stone
Japanese "Suiseki" Mountain View Scholar
s Stone / Elegant Mountain Scenery
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
This is a stone mined in Japan.
Not only in China but also in Japan from ancient times, rocks in the mountains have been shaved and stones for viewing have been quarried.
Such stones for appreciation are collectively called "suiseki".
Suiseki means "water" and "stone".
The name comes from the fact that I enjoyed pouring water on the stones and changing the color of the stones.
And this item is also Suiseki, but it is for viewing without splashing water.
It is made with the image of a mountain view.
The flow of the river...
Category
Mid-20th Century Japanese Showa Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Stone
Japanese Rare Serene Hand Carved Stone Shinto Rice Prosperity Goddess , 19thc
Located in South Burlington, VT
From our Japanese Acquisitions - An ancient design with an unique modern contemporary feel.
Imagine this wonderful antique stone sculpture in your indoor gallery or favorite garden...
Category
19th Century Japanese Edo Antique Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Stone
Nepal Ritual Mask Himalayan Asian art Antiques Tribal masks Interior design
Located in London, GB
Nepal Ritual Mask Himalayan Asian art antiques
A fine old Nepalese ritual mask of Shiva with moustache
Hard dense wood with aged patina and traces of pigments
Height 23 cm
Perio...
Category
Early 20th Century Nepalese Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Wood
Japanese Large Old Stone Coin Water Basin Zenigata Tsukubai, rare size
Located in South Burlington, VT
Big, old and unusual spiritual “Zenigata” Stone Temple Tsukubai Water Or Plant basin
Call or message us to reserve.
Japan, a handsome old larger scale 27.5 inch diameter round g...
Category
Mid-20th Century Japanese Showa Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Granite
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...
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Taisho Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Iron
$192 Sale Price
61% Off
Japanese Pair Hand Carved Wood Koi Fish Signed
Located in Douglas Manor, NY
1202 Japan pair hand carved finely detailed pair of koi fish.
Category
1930s Vintage Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Hardwood
$375 Sale Price / set
50% Off
Japanese Three Authentic Bamboo Water Ladles "Hishaku" Fine Handcrafted Quality
Located in South Burlington, VT
This is one set of three (3) authentic Japanese made bamboo water ladles -hishaku- handcrafted new quality and often seen in use at Buddhist, Shinto shrines, and private gardens.
...
Category
Late 20th Century Japanese Showa Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Wood
$63 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Large wooden sculpture horse, India, 19th/20th century
Located in Gorssel, GE
Large decorative Indian Hindu woodcarving depicting a horse with an attendant (possibly shiva), used for processions. Indian Temple Horse.
Polychrome woodcarving. In fair condition,...
Category
Early 20th Century Indian Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Wood
Mid 20th Century Bronze Pair of Foo Dogs or Tibetan Snow Lions in Full Armor
Located in Stamford, CT
Impressive pair of large bronze Foo Dogs or Tibetan snow lions in full armor. Tibetan snow lions are known for protective qualities, they are cel...
Category
Mid-20th Century Asian Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Bronze
$3,600 Sale Price
20% Off
Japan Antique "Peach” Temple Flower Lantern
Located in South Burlington, VT
Historic Stone Peach Lantern
Hand carved from early 20th century
Please view our video.
Japan, an early tall hand carved Peach motif lantern “Momo” stone, 55 inches high and 23 in...
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Taisho Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Stone
$3,600 Sale Price
57% Off
Burmese Jade Pendant
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
A thick jade pendant carved from Burmese Jade. It features a beautiful range of colors including icy-yellow, apple-green and pale-green jade. Weight: 34.20 ...
Category
1970s Burmese Vintage Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Jade
$900 / item
Postmodern Manhattan 5th Avenue CD Rack Tower from Koziol, Germany, 1990s
Located in Hamburg, DE
Postmodern Manhattan 5th Avenue CD Rack Tower from Koziol, Germany, 1990s, in Very Good conditions. Designed 1990 to 1999 This piece has an attribution mark.
Additional information:...
Category
20th Century German Post-Modern Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Plastic
Japan Classic Antique 12 Signs Zodiac Stone Lantern, 96 Inches
Located in South Burlington, VT
Japanese Zodiac Lantern- special find
Please view our video.
An elusive tall Zodiac antique 96 inch (8 Feet) stone lantern depicting the 12 signs of zodiac
Call or message us fo...
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Taisho Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Granite
Porcelain erotic figure China
Located in Buenos Aires, Argentina
Porcelain erotic figure China
Erotic group of enameled porcelain (menage a trois)
three porcelain figurines stamped on their base (red base)
White, black, pink and red color
hand painted
Origin China Circa 1920
Excellent condition without restorations
small fissure on the penis
Erotic depictions include paintings, sculptures, photographs, dramatic works, musical and literary compositions depicting scenes of a sexual nature. They have been created by almost all civilizations, ancient and modern. Ancient cultures frequently associated the sexual act...
Category
1920s Chinese Chinese Export Vintage Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Porcelain
Japanese Old Wood Carving Bear 1950s-1970s / Sculpture Figurine
Located in Chōsei District Nagara, JP
This is a vintage hand-carved wooden bear from Japan.
It was crafted in the mid-Showa period (1950s–1970s) and has long been cherished as a traditional folk craft from Hokkaido.
The ...
Category
1950s Japanese Showa Vintage Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Cedar
$400 Sale Price
27% Off
Large Early 19th Century Gilded Carved Wooden Vietnamese Buddha
Located in Atlanta, GA
A highly decorative early 19th century Vietnamese carved wooden and polychrome painted Buddha with traces of original gilding, creating a beautiful p...
Category
Early 19th Century Vietnamese Antique Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Wood
Qing Carved Turquoise Snuff Bottle
Located in Autonomous City Buenos Aires, CABA
Qing Dynasty Carved Turquoise Snuff Bottle
This Qing Dynasty snuff bottle is carved from a single piece of turquoise. It features a high-reli...
Category
Late 19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Stone
Japanese Meiji Period Shibayama and Rosewood box
By Shibayama Factory
Located in Sarasota, FL
Meji period shibayama top box with rosewood body, circ 1890's. Fine carving and application. Unsigned..
Category
Late 20th Century Japanese Meiji Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Horn, Shell, Abalone, Rosewood
19th Century Antique Stone Buddha Young Shakyamuni
Located in Somis, CA
A 19th century antique stone Buddha, weighing 23 lbs, depicting a young Shakyamuni. His full, rounded face—typical of the Tang Dynasty style—bears downcast eyes beneath high-arched b...
Category
19th Century Antique Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Stone
$759 Sale Price
51% 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 ...
Category
20th Century Japanese Showa Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Iron
$360 Sale Price
54% Off
Special Antique Reclining Buddha Statue from Burma
Located in DEVENTER, NL
Material: marble
37 cm high
97,3 cm long and 13 cm deep
Shan (Tai Yai) style
Originating from Burma
Late 18th / early 19th century
Still in perfect condition, very special !!.
Category
Late 18th Century Burmese Antique Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Marble
Striking Mentawai Tribal Door Panel Sacred Monkey Carving c. 1900
Located in Jimbaran, Bali
This striking antique tribal door hails from the remote Mentawai Islands of Indonesia, an archipelago known for its rich animist traditions and deeply symbolic artistry. Carved from ...
Category
Early 1900s Indonesian Tribal Antique Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Wood
$3,520 Sale Price
20% Off
China 618-907 AD Tang Dynasty Pair Of Polychromate Earth Spirits Zhenmushou
Located in Miami, FL
Pair of Earths Spirits "Zhenmushou" from the China Tang Dynasty 618-907 AD.
A beautiful and rare pair of "Earths Spirits guardians" from the Yunnan province region in the ancient China. This was created in clay earthenware pottery during the Tang Dynasty period between 618 and 907 AD. Featuring the molded figures of two seated guardians with decorations with polychrome pigmentations. The figures are seated on their haunches with cloven hooves planted firmly on the base looking forward with their front legs in a straight position. Both with face and body alert expressions on a rectangular base.
Earth spirits usually appear in pairs, one with a human head and the other with a lion head. Their supernatural powers, indicated by antlers, spiky flanges and flames, enable them to confront evil spirits and protect any precincts within their gaze. Have been believed to protect the living by keeping the spirits of the dead from inappropriately roaming the world outside the tomb.
Zhenmushou or guardian deities, developed from a line of protective spirits found normally in pairs at the front of Tang dynasty tombs. They served both to protect the figure from untoward spirits, and the outside world from the roving spirit of the dead. Combining features from a number of animals to form the perfect mythic beast, these mythical creatures were perceived to be the ideal guardians of the dead
The semi human faced figure has a measures of 11.25 by 4.5 by 5.75 inches (28.57 x 11.43 x 14.60 Cm).
The mythological lion animal figure has a measures of 10 by 5 by 5.8 inches (24.5 x 12.7 x 14.73 Cm).
Tang dynasty or Tang Empire, was an imperial dynasty of China that ruled from 618 to 907, with an interregnum between 690 and 705. It was preceded by the Sui dynasty and followed by the Five Dynasties and Tend Kingdoms period. Historians generally regard the Tang as a high point in Chinese civilization, and a the golden age of cosmopolitan culture. Tang territory, acquired through the military campaigns of its early rulers, rivaled that of the Han dynasty.
The Li family founded the dynasty, seizing power during the decline and collapse of the Sui Empire and inaugurating a period of progress and stability in the first half of the dynasty's rule. The dynasty was formally interrupted during 690–705 when Empress Wu Zetian seized the throne, proclaiming the Wu Zhou dynasty...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Chinese Tang Antique Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Earthenware, Pottery
$4,025 Sale Price / set
30% Off
Large Horizontal Chinese Lingbi Scholar Stone on Display Stand
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Chinese scholar stone of Lingbi type in horizontal form presented on a carved conforming wood base. Impressive in size and form, this Lingbi stone manifests itself in a silouette o...
Category
19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Stone
Large 19th Century Anglo-Indian Carved Wood Elephant
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
19th Century monumental carved wooden elephant.
Intricately carved (down to the hairs on his legs) out of one enormous piece of wood. This elephant is a rare and one-of-a-kind find....
Category
19th Century Indian Anglo-Indian Antique Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Wood
Large Narra Wood Panel Attributed to José P. Alcántara, Philippines, 1940s
Located in Kilmarnock, VA
A monumental carved panel in solid Narra wood, attributed to José P. Alcántara—one of the most celebrated woodcarvers of the 20th century and a revered figure in the Philippines, whe...
Category
Mid-20th Century Philippine Art Deco Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Wood
Japanese Okina Noh Mask Old Male with Long White Beard Expressing Wisdom
Located in Fukuoka, JP
Singed Okina Noh mask old male with long white beard expressing wisdom
Mid 20 th century
Size: 15 x 19 x8 cm ( 6x 7.5 x 3 inch )
Weight: 230g ( 0.5 lb )
Material: wood with go...
Category
Mid-20th Century Japanese Showa Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Wood
Antique Large Chinese Hetain White/G Jade Carved Group "3 Rams" Early 20th C.
Located in Norton, MA
A nice hand-carved antique, a Large and Heavy Chinese Hetain White- Light Gray Jade of 3 Rams resting on the fitted wooden stand., 360° carving. There is a meaning behind this artwor...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Other Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Jade
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
Japanese Tall Pair Antique Stone Sun And Moon Pathway Lanterns, 36 Inches
Located in South Burlington, VT
Pair (2) Attractive Pathway Stone Lanterns
Wouldn't these antique garden stone lanterns look perfect for your garden entry or pathway, pool, patio, or deck ?
Attractive antique pet...
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Taisho Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Stone
$3,840 Sale Price / set
20% Off
18thc Tibetan Bronze Protective Deity, Very Fine and Large Example.
Located in Ukiah, CA
18thC Tibetan Bronze Protective Deity- Very fine and large example. I've had many of this subject over the years, but never one of his quality and Size. spend time looking at the pho...
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18th Century Tibetan Antique Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Bronze
Natural Lapis Lazuli Dragon Multi-Dimensional Hand Carved
Located in Somis, CA
A beautiful, substantial statue of Lapis Lazuli, hand carved by a master artisan on both sides. The sculpture depicts a dragon flying in the clouds above mountains while spraying wat...
Category
2010s Afghan Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Lapis Lazuli
$2,750 Sale Price
50% Off
Buddha in Imperial Jade
Located in Milano, IT
This skillfully carved Buddha in imperial jade represents one of the most iconic figures in Buddhist tradition. Imperial jade, known for its particular pale green and translucent hue...
Category
Early 1900s Chinese Chinoiserie Antique Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Jade
Decorative Kokeshi Doll Sculpture from Northern Japan, Hand-Painted, Signed
Located in Vienna, AT
A beautiful and exceptionally 18 inches tall classic traditional Kokeshi doll from Northern Japan. Handcrafted of wood and hand-painted in the the early 20th century, covered with a ...
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Edo Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Wood
Chinese Mottled Green Bi Disc
Located in Chicago, IL
Found in the tombs of ancient Chinese emperors and aristocrats, bi discs such as this have a mysterious and spiritual history, and their function and significance remain uncertain. T...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Organic Modern Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Stone
Year of the Dragon Elaborate Hand Carved Stone Dragon Sculpture on Rosewood Base
Located in Tustin, CA
Intricately hand carved from a single block of richly variegated stone, this incredibly detailed and elaborate, Chinese sculpture is a true work of art. It features a dragon on a car...
Category
Mid-20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Stone, Carnelian
Oversized Antique Chinese Cork Diorama, 1940s
Located in LEGNY, FR
Beautiful oversized antique Chinese cork asian garden diorama from the 1940s.
Stamp of the Chinese manufacturer. Blackened wood frame.
Very nice quali...
Category
1940s Chinese Vintage Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Cork
$575 Sale Price
20% Off
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 Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Stone
Magnificent Pair of Antique Tang Dynasty Style Carved Horses
Located in Delray Beach, FL
Step back in time with this stunning pair of antique wooden horses, meticulously carved in the style reminiscent of the illustrious Tang Dynasty ...
Category
20th Century Chinese Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Wood
Petite Nepalese Bronze Ganesha Shrine, c. 1700
Located in Chicago, IL
Well-loved and richly worn, this petite bronze traveling shrine depicts the Hindu god Ganesha. Attributed to 17th/18th century Nepal, the palm-sized icon is sculpted of bronze and fi...
Category
Early 18th Century Nepalese Primitive Antique Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Bronze
Japanese Miyao Style Gilt Bronze Samurai Archer, Meiji Period, Japan
Located in Austin, TX
A spectacular Japanese cast, carved, and parcel gilt bronze sculpture, okimono, of a kneeling samurai archer, signed Kiyotsugu (died 1894), Meiji ...
Category
Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Bronze
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.
A handsome and elegant tulip flower form kasuga stone lantern with a lovely...
Category
Mid-20th Century Japanese Showa Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Granite
Unusual Tang Dynasty Persian Horse Rider Statue, Silk Road Trader, TL Tested
Located in Greenwich, CT
A fine and unusual statue of standing horse with a Persian rider. Tang Dynasty (618-907 AD) Silk Road trader from Persia, comes with Oxford authenticati...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Chinese Tang Antique Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Terracotta
$6,200 Sale Price
20% Off
Contemporary Terracotta Warrior No. 8 by Yue Minjun
Located in Zurich, CH
Yue Minjun’s Contemporary Terracotta Warrior No. 8 reflects a distinct Cynical Realism style, a contemporary Chinese art movement that emerged in the 1990s in response to rapid socia...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Chinese International Style Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Bronze
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
China 549-577 AD Northern Qi Dynasty Ancient Caparisoned Horse In Earthenware
Located in Miami, FL
Exceedingly rare Chinese pottery caparisoned horse from the Northern Qi region.
A beautiful sculptural piece, created in China during the Northern Qi dynasty period, between the 549 and 577 AD. This horse statue is extremely finely modeled of earthenware pottery, standing in a very elegant and majestic position striding on a trapezoidal shaped base.
The animal has a gracefully arched neck to the left and its extremely well modeled. The head is adorned with a large detailed tassels of plumes and the body is embellished with a beautiful saddle and intricate harnesses. The trapping around the chest and rump is adorned with elaborated tassels and the straps are accented with multiples florets and bosses in high relief.
The surface is treated with applications of natural pigments such; red, white and others.
Has a measurements of 394 mm by 343 mm by 257 mm (15.53 x 13.52 x 10.15 Inches) (39.4 x 34.3 x 25.7 Cm).
Northern Qi, was the successor state of the Chinese Xianbei state of Eastern Wei...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Chinese Archaistic Antique Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Earthenware, Pottery
$27,989 Sale Price
30% Off
China Fine Antique Chair With Dream Stones And Mother Pearl Inlay
Located in South Burlington, VT
Finest Quality Dreamstone Inlaid Chair
China- an extraordinary prolifically crafted example of an antique hand carved hardwood chair inlaid with multiple natural dream stone "paintings" plus "butterfly and mother of pearl" inlays in its hardwood arms and seat, late 19th century.
This type of old Chinese furniture art form with marble inlay is centuries of years old dating as far back as the Ming dynasty (1368-1644).
Fine round and rectangular dream stones depicting mountains and the natural outdoor scenery are inlaid in the seat, back and interior sides of this fine furniture example. Thin marble inlaid stone "paintings" are approximately 1/4" thick and are cut from a large slab of rough material revealing incredible patterns in soft white and gray colors. The hardwood (elmwood) frame is tenon joined. The natural stone "paintings" were hand especially for fine export chairs as in this example.
Chair dimensions:
Height 38.75 inches
Width 25.75 inches
Depth 19 inches
Period : late Qing period, 19th century
Provenance: Private American Chinese collection
Reference: Dreaming of Dreamstones China’s Extraordinary Natural Stone Paintings, Schneible Fine Arts. Dreaming of Dreamstones – World’s first comprehensive English text publication covers China’s extraordinary natural Stone Paintings, by author and dream stone lecturer Douglas Schneible, 35 pages, softcover, ISBN 978-0-578. See photos.
We have been dealing in authentic Chinese natural stone paintings...
Category
Late 19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Marble
$3,840 Sale Price
68% Off
Mid 20th Century Bronze Pair of Foo Dogs
Located in Stamford, CT
This is a nice pair of bronze Foo Dogs with a male and female with baby. They would look great in a garden or entrance to your home or garden. Foo Dogs also known as Guardian Lions s...
Category
Mid-20th Century Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Bronze
$3,250 / set
Special original teak wooden temple house - Gazebo
Located in DEVENTER, NL
Special original teak wooden temple house - Gazebo
Material : wood
525 cm high
Sizes of the platform: 294 cm wide and 215 cm deep
Maximum sizes (at the widest point of the roof) is 4...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Indonesian Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Teak
Japanese Netsuke – Grotesque Mask, Edo To Early Meiji Period (circa 1820–1880)
Located in Bilzen, BE
"Japanese Netsuke – Grotesque Mask, Edo To Early Meiji Period (circa 1820–1880)"
A finely carved and expressive wooden mask-style netsuke, depicting a grotesque theatrical or folklor...
Category
19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Wood
Early 20th century hand-carved 4 heads sculpture from Cambodia
Located in Oostende, BE
Hand-carved 4 heads sculpture from Cambodja
Category
Early 20th Century Cambodian Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Limestone
Indian Hindu Bronze Sculpture of Khandoba, 17th / 18th Century
Located in Vero Beach, FL
Indian Hindu bronze sculpture of Khandoba 17th/18th century
The bronze figure on horseback represents the most popular
Hindu deity Khandoba, an avatar...
Category
18th Century Indian Other Antique Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Bronze
Bronze Tibetan Amitayus
Located in Somis, CA
A beautiful bronze sculpture of The Tibetan Amitayus, the Bodhissatva/Buddha of infinite life, a tantric for of Amitabha, the Buddha of Infinite Light.
Adorned with necklaces, crown...
Category
20th Century Tibetan Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Bronze
$550 Sale Price
50% Off
Asian Sculptures and Carvings for Your Home Decor
Asian sculptors have worked in materials including wood, bronze and jade. Artists and artisans have used traditional techniques to depict deities, scenes from culture and more, and today, antique Asian sculptures and carvings are a popular choice for provocative and sophisticated home decor.
In China, the Qing dynasty, from the mid-17th century to the early 20th century, brought about significant changes in art while preserving traditional culture. Many emperors during this period were patrons of the arts, such as painting, calligraphy and decorative arts. This era saw the building of new Buddhist temples, which were decorated with statues. Some of these sculptures were adorned with colorful cloisonné decoration, in which tiny compartments, or cloisons, made by soldering copper filaments to a metal surface were filled with vibrantly hued enamel.
From the 17th to mid-19th century in Japan, kimonos were worn across classes and often fastened with a netsuke, a type of small carved toggle. Artists carved these from ivory, wood, shells and coral, creating animals, flowers and mythical creatures. During the Japanese Meiji period, spanning from 1868–1912, the country began trading internationally after centuries of isolation, allowing artists to sell their work overseas. Bronze sculpture flourished around this time for creating teapots, vases and incense burners.
Asian sculpture continued to evolve in the 20th century. During the Japanese Shōwa era, from 1926–89, art was influenced by international modernist movements like abstraction, Futurism and Surrealism. Contemporary Asian sculptures and carvings continue to combine global influences and a rich heritage of technique.
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