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Technique: Carved
Sculptural Teak Bench Hand-Carved from Madura Island, Java, Indonesia, c. 1900
Located in Jimbaran, Bali
This hand-carved teak wood bench originates from the Island of Madura, off the coast of Northeastern Java. It features a wonderful curved shape with angular legs. A wonderful sculptu...
Category
Early 20th Century Indonesian Other Carved Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Wood, Teak
$2,880 Sale Price
20% Off
A Nice Collection of 19th Chinese Jade nephrite and jadeite hair ornaments
Located in London, GB
A Nice Collection of 19th Chinese Jade nephrite and jadeite hair ornaments
This beautiful collection including three pieces of Natural untreated Jade nephrite and jade jadeite hair...
Category
19th Century Chinese Antique Carved Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Jade
18th C., Late Ayutthaya, A Pair of Antique Thai Wooden Finial
Naga
with Stand
Located in Sampantawong, TH
A pair of antique Thai wooden finial Naga carved on both sides and decorated with mirror-tiles, used for decoration on top of the temple's roof.
Age: Thailand, Late Ayutthaya Perio...
Category
18th Century Thai Antique Carved Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Wood
$2,360 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Early 20th Century Antique Chinese Sun Armoire
Located in Pomona, CA
This beautiful Chinese Lacquered Sun Armoire features a round brass hardware with brass handle and pin on it. Both sides and back are finished. This armoire made at about 1900's usin...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Carved Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Elm
$2,887 Sale Price
25% Off
Antique Chinese Hetain White/C Jade Carved Group "Two Rams" 19th Century
Located in Norton, MA
A nice hand-carved antique, Chinese Hetain White with a light celadon Jade of Two Rams from the 19th Century.
The color is presented in white with a very light celadon and the contex...
Category
19th Century Chinese Other Antique Carved Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Jade
Antique Japanese Woodblock Print by Utagawa Toyokuni III (1786~1964), 三代歌川豊国
Located in Norton, MA
A Japanese Woodblock A Young Woman in a Ruined House, print by Utagawa Toyokuni III (1786~1964), 三代歌川豊国.
Dated: Aratame seal, 1855
Publisher: Yamada-ya
ABOUT THE ARTIST
Utagawa Kuni...
Category
Mid-19th Century Japanese Antique Carved Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Paper
Early 20th Century Madurese Treasure Chest with Hand-Carved Floral Décor
Located in Yonkers, NY
An antique Indonesian floral hand-carved wooden treasure chest from the early 20th century, with iron handles. Created on the island of Madura off of the northeastern coast of Java, ...
Category
Early 20th Century Javanese Carved Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Iron
Teak Wood Sculptural Long Bench, Carved Detailing, Modern Organic
Located in Jimbaran, Bali
A wonderfully sculptural teak wood bench with carved detailing on its seat. This teak wood bench features a wonderful organic form with a mix of wood textures and shades. Elevated by...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Indonesian Other Carved Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Wood, Teak
Large Chinese Carved White Stone Temple Stele Sculpture of a Guan Yin
Located in Bradenton, FL
Carved white stone temple sculpture of a Bodhisattva featuring exquisite craftmanship and attention to detail. Bodhisattvas were enlightened beings who chose to remain in the cycles ...
Category
20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Carved Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Stone
Japanese Antique Edo Wood Noh Theater Omi-Onna Ko-Omote Koomote Mask, 1700s
Located in Studio City, CA
A truly beautiful, wonderfully aged, alluring mask made for Japanese Noh theater. The naturally faded beauty and unique character drew us to this mask immediately.
The mask is hand...
Category
18th Century Japanese Edo Antique Carved Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Wood
Provincial Chinese Trunk Mortar, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
This large wooden mortar dates to the late 19th century and was originally used for crushing rice, grain, spices and other foodstuffs. Carved from a single tree trunk, the mortar has...
Category
Late 19th Century Chinese Primitive Antique Carved Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Wood
Stool by Raka Studio in Bent Ash Wood
By Raka Studio
Located in Cape Girardeau, MO
The stool has a free form design that makes it asymmetrical from all angles. The upholstery has been divided in two sections which allows the fluid frame to flow through the upholste...
Category
2010s Unknown Organic Modern Carved Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Bentwood, Wood
$2,800 / item
Japanese Noh Theater Mask of Tenjin. Attributed to Takada Fuki (1935-2008)
Located in Fukuoka, JP
Ōtenjin (大天神)
A type of Noh mask used to portray powerful deities or revered, divine figures in Japanese Noh theater. The mask embodies strength, authority, and the transcendental n...
Category
20th Century Japanese Showa Carved Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Wood
Pair of Chinese Yoke Back Official
s Hat Chairs
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Dramatic pair of Chinese yoke back official's hat chairs featuring a Shuangxi emblem on the backsplat. These carved chairs have a lacquer finish with...
Category
20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Carved Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Lacquer, Wood
$1,800 / set
Japanese Noh Mask of Zō-onna (増女) - noble young woman
Located in Fukuoka, JP
Zō-onna (増女)
This mask depicts a woman with a noble and calm expression. In Noh theater, it is used for roles of young women. The mask conveys elegance and softness, making it suita...
Category
20th Century Japanese Showa Carved Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Wood
Antique Qing Dynasty Blue and White Chinese Porcelain Censer
Located in Brea, CA
Qing dynasty Kang XI blue and white Chinese porcelain censer with a design of "Antiques" and auspicious objects, the base in clear glaze and the mouth...
Category
Early 18th Century Chinese Qing Antique Carved Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Thai Asian Large Carved Wood Gilt Lacquer Kneeling Praying Temple Shrine Figure
Located in Studio City, CA
Truly, a wonderful piece. We gravitated towards it upon first sight. Very well done, beautiful detail and coloring. Quite unusual and rare in this pose. Very well preserved. We have ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Thai Carved Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Wood, Lacquer
Antique Indian Carved Wood Sculpture of Parvati with Vibrant Polychrome
Located in Yonkers, NY
An Indian late 19th, early 20th century carved and painted wooden fragment depicting Parvati. A commanding presence in carved wood, this antique Indian sculpture...
Category
Late 19th Century Indian Antique Carved Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Hardwood
Sculptural Teak Wood Long Bench Stunning Wood Textures, Modern Organic
Located in Jimbaran, Bali
This solid teak wood bench is a stunning fusion of history and craftsmanship. The seat, meticulously carved from an old beam of a traditional Java house, carries with it a rich story...
Category
2010s Indonesian Other Carved Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Teak
19th Century Chinese Qing Dynasty Period Wooden Cabinet with Bronze Medallion
Located in Yonkers, NY
A Chinese Qing Dynasty period cabinet from the 19th century, with large bronze etched medallion. Created in China during the Qing Dynasty, this 19th century cabinet features a rectangular top overhanging two doors flanked with rounded side posts and fitted with a large bronze medallion...
Category
19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Carved Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Bronze
19th Century Traditional Tribal Chair of the Swat Valley, Northern Pakistan
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
A 19th century traditional tribal chair of the swat valley, Northern Pakistan.
A chair with low seat, height measures 6 1/2"-inches, in the typical style of the Swat Valley region ...
Category
Early 19th Century Pakistani Tribal Antique Carved Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Leather, Hardwood
Primitive Sandstone Stele in Natural Tones – Khôl Model, South Arabian Style
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
The Khôl model is a hand-carved sandstone stele inspired by ancient South Arabian ritual art. Crafted in a natural-toned mineral stone, it draws from pre-Islamic funerary sculpture t...
Category
20th Century Yemeni Archaistic Carved Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Sandstone
Pair of Thai Painted and Carved Door Panels
Located in Queens, NY
2 PairS of Asian Thai style (19/20th Century) red and gold painted and carved door panels with dancing figures (PRICED PER Pair).
Category
Late 19th Century Thai Tibetan Antique Carved Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Gold Leaf
$9,500 / set
Chinese Ancestral "Fisherman" Figurine / Sculpture in Emerald Stone
Located in San Diego, CA
A very nice Chinese ancestral "Fisherman" figurine / sculpture in emerald stone, circa 1950s. The piece is in very good vintage condition with a fabulous patina and measures 3.5"W ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Chinese Carved Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Stone
Dutch Colonial Early 20th Century Cabinet with Bonnet Top and Cabriole Legs
Located in Yonkers, NY
A Dutch Colonial period Indonesian hutch cabinet from the early 20th century, with bonnet top, shelves, drawers and cabriole legs. Created in Indonesia at the turn of the century, th...
Category
Early 20th Century Indonesian Dutch Colonial Carved Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Wood
Early 20th Century Chinese Hand Carved Rosewood Table Screen with Jade Insert
Located in Pomona, CA
Look at this beautiful Chinese antique Rosewood decorated table screen. It is 100 percent hand made and hand carved with Jade carving insert at center of the screen. Very detailed fi...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Carved Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Jade
$710 Sale Price / item
52% Off
Chinese Hardwood and Marble Pedestal Table
Located in Astoria, NY
Chinese Carved Hardwood and Marble Pedestal Table, early 20th century, the octagonal inset top above a carved frieze on scrolled legs joined by an X stretcher. 36" H x 15" W x 15" D.
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Carved Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Marble
Chinese Red Coral Carving of Buddha and Assistant
Located in Sarasota, FL
Chinese red coral finely carved figure of Buddha and assistant. The figure attached to the 1 1/4" stand with total weight of 250 g.
Category
20th Century Asian Chinese Export Carved Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Coral
Pair of Mother of Pearl Inlay Chinese Armchairs
Located in Brea, CA
20th century pair of mother of pearl inlay Chinese armchairs. Decorated all over with intricate beautiful floral designs, some designs are carved and some are painted.
Category
20th Century Chinese Carved Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Hardwood
Intricately Carved Kamakura Lacquer Box with Botanical Design by Tamerou Ono
Located in Prahran, Victoria
A vintage Japanese Tsuzuri bako, writing box. with an unusual, deeply carved relief of Japanese sarcandra glabra, a woody herbal sub-shrub native to Asia with deep green glossy leave...
Category
Mid-20th Century Japanese Carved Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Wood
$3,600 Sale Price
20% Off
Decorative Naruko Kokeshi Doll Sculpture from Northern Japan, Hand-Painted
Located in Vienna, AT
A beautiful and exceptionally 20 1/2 inches tall classic traditional Naruko Kokeshi doll from Northern Japan. Handcrafted of wood and hand-painted ...
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Edo Carved Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Wood
Shelf 02 Takuya Hamajima Contemporary Zen modern Japanese Ceramic
Located in Shibuya-ku, Tokyo
Contemporary Japanese style small shelf. This shelf is inspired by Japanese tradition teaware shelf. Made of steel and wood.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Japonisme Carved Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Ceramic, Wood
Chinese Hardwood and Marble Pedestal Table
Located in Astoria, NY
Chinese Carved Hardwood and Marble Pedestal Table, late 19th century, the circular inset top above a pierced carved prunus frieze, on tall cabriole legs joined by X-form stretchers. ...
Category
Late 19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Carved Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Marble
18th Century Blue and White Chinese Porcelain Tureen and Cover
Located in Brea, CA
18th century 36cm blue and white Chinese porcelain tureen cover, with rock form scrolling handle to lid and lotus pods to the b...
Category
Mid-18th Century Chinese Qing Antique Carved Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
17th Century Qing Dynasty Set of 5 Chinese Bamboo Tea Cups with Silver Inlaid
Located in Brea, CA
A fine set of 5pieces Chinese bamboo tea cups with silvered interiors from the 17th century Qing Dynasty, the faces each of each decorated t...
Category
17th Century Chinese Qing Antique Carved Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Bamboo
Anglo Raj Hand-Carved Decorative Jewelry Box
By Rajhastani
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Hand-carved Anglo Raj early 20th century carved wood box richly decorated overall with arabesques and floral carving.
Hinged lid shallow relief carving with interior lined with red r...
Category
Early 20th Century Indian Anglo Raj Carved Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Sandalwood
Archaic Jade Bi, Liangzhu Period
Located in Atlanta, GA
Museum-quality Chinese jade Bi from the Liangzhu period (3300-2200 BC). For the Liangzhu, jade was the primary material through which the secular and religious...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Chinese Antique Carved Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Jade
Antique Chinese Carved Blue Colour Glass Overlay Snuff Bottle Late Qing 19/20c
Located in Richmond, CA
Presenting a splendid antique Chinese snuff bottle, a fine example late Qing dynasty artistry. This piece features a delicate light blue g...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Carved Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Milk Glass
Antique Chinese Qing Molded Infinite Huiwen Ruyi Scepter w White Jade Medallion
Located in Danville, CA
Antique Chinese Qing Molded Infinite Huiwen Ruyi Scepter with White Jade Medallion
A beautiful Chinese Qing ruyi scepter with carved white jade medallions. The scepter is decorated ...
Category
Late 19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Carved Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Jade
1960s Japanese Signed Ainu Hokkaido Wooden Bear Carving Sculpture
Located in Forney, TX
A rare and most impressive 1960s Japanese Ainu bear sculpture. Artist signed and dated.
Indigenous Ainu Peoples, probably Ashikawa, Hokkaido, Japan's northernmost island.
This ext...
Category
Mid-20th Century Japanese Black Forest Carved Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Hardwood
Japanese Woodblock Print " Farm Family" by Sanzo Wada #2
Located in Norton, MA
Original woodblock work by Sanzo Wuda depicting the beautiful life in the traditional Japanese countryside calm and easy, framed and signed.
Dimension: Image 13 1/2" x 10" : with fra...
Category
20th Century Japanese Carved Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Paper
Asian Coffee Table Solid Wood Table with Carved Screen
Located in Somis, CA
A beautiful natural finish square table made of solid elmwood. The tabletop is inset with a piece of hand-carved screen featuring the character "Happiness". Surrounding the character...
Category
20th Century Chinese Carved Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Wood
$375 Sale Price
42% Off
American Carved Pine / Post-Modern Table
Located in Bantam, CT
Finish
-Wood base in original condition
-New black hone granite top
Dimensions
Diameter - 28”
Height - 28.5”
Blemish on top, photos available upon request.
Item must be White Glo...
Category
Late 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Carved Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Granite
19th Century Chinese Carved Elmwood Alter Table
Located in Dallas, TX
A 19th century Chinese alter table in highly carved elmwood.
This table would be great as a serving table or a console table. It is very decorative a...
Category
Late 19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Carved Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Elm
Swedish Black Lacquered and Gilt Chinoiserie Tall Case Clock, Lanner, Circa 1775
By Josua Lanner
Located in Charleston, SC
Swedish black lacquered and gilt Chinoiserie tall case clock with arched decorative floral hood, flanking finials, turned bulbous columns, ormolu and steel engraved face, figural flo...
Category
1770s Swedish Gustavian Antique Carved Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Ormolu, Steel
Ming Dynasty Style Cabinet with Gilt Carved Court and Work Scenes
Located in Yonkers, NY
An antique Chinese Ming dynasty style cabinet from the 19th century, with two pairs of double doors, two drawers, carved giltwood motifs and red accents. Born in China during the 19th century, this wooden cabinet captures our attention with its contrast of colors and delicately carved motifs. Presenting a linear silhouette, the cabinet is adorned with court scenes on the left panel and work scenes on the right. This gilt décor stands out beautifully on the dark ground, while other carved panels are highlighted by a red ground in the lower section. Two pairs of double doors total open to reveal a convenient storage space, the lower ones hiding inner drawers. Carved on the apron, the cabinet is resting on four straight legs. With its clean lines and skillfully carved decor, this Ming style cabinet...
Category
19th Century Chinese Ming Antique Carved Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Wood
19th Century, Antique Burmese Wooden Standing Disciple / Monk Holding Bowl
Located in Sampantawong, TH
Antique Burmese wooden standing disciple holding bowl with gilded gold and inlay of colorful glass pieces on the borders of the robe.
Age: Burma, Mandalay Period, 19th Century
Size...
Category
19th Century Burmese Antique Carved Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Wood
$1,960 Sale Price
20% Off
Very Long Sculptural Solid Suar Wood Bench Modern Organic
Located in Jimbaran, Bali
A sculptural suar wood bench carved from a single trunk. The bench is very wide at 118.11" and sits on 2 shallow legs. The mix of lines and wood textures make for a very elegant bench...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Indonesian Other Carved Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Hardwood
Hand Painted 19th C. Chinese Wood + Leather Trunk with Nail Head Accents
Located in Atlanta, GA
A 19th century Chinese camphor wood trunk. This antique Chinese camphor wood chest features a beautifully hand-painted flower motif ...
Category
19th Century Chinese Antique Carved Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Brass
Qing Dynasty 19th Century Lacquered Cabinet with Carved Dragon Motifs
Located in Yonkers, NY
A Chinese Qing Dynasty period wooden display cabinet from the 19th century, with reddish brown lacquer, open shelves, drawers and carved friezes. Created in China during the Qing Dyn...
Category
19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Carved Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Brass
Woodblock Print, Katsukawa Shunshō, 勝川春章 Imperial Household Museum 1947
Located in Norton, MA
Katsukawa Shunsho, 勝川春章
This woodblock was published by Imperial Household Museum in 1947,
The Actor Ichikawa Danjuro ? in the Green Room Consulting ...
Category
1940s Japanese Vintage Carved Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Paper
Chinese Early 20th Century Bookcase with Open Shelves, Drawer and Carved Doors
Located in Yonkers, NY
A Chinese bookcase from the early 20th century, with carved open shelves, two drawers and lower cabinet. Created in China during the early years of the 20th century, this bookcase fe...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Carved Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Wood
Antique Tibetan Bronze Bodhisattva Tara (Du Mu) Statuary
Located in Pomona, CA
Featured a beautiful bronze sculpture of Tibetan Tara. This Tara is decorated with flowers, lariats, ankle bracelets. She wears an elaborate crown and is seated on a lotus throne. Up...
Category
Early 20th Century Tibetan Chinese Export Carved Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Bronze
$775 Sale Price
40% Off
Japanese Antique Edo Hand Carved Wood Noh Theater Mask Otobide 17th-18th Century
Located in Studio City, CA
A truly beautiful, wonderfully aged, alluring mask made for Japanese Noh theater. The naturally faded beauty and unique character drew us to this mask immediately.
The mask is handcrafted and hand-carved from natural wood, clearly by a master of his trade.
We believe this mask is of the Noh theatre character Otobide.
This mask dates back to the Edo Period (1603-1868). It comes with a wooden storage box (which may have been added at a later date).
A rare, unique, and exquisite mask. Finely carved and executed. Would be a great addition to any Japanese or Asian art/artifacts collection or an eye-catching stand-alone accent piece in about any setting.
Mask dimensions: 7.7" high, 5.7" wide, 2.1" deep...
Category
18th Century Japanese Edo Antique Carved Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Wood, Lacquer, Paint
Asian Khmer Cambodia Stoned Carved Head Bust of Male Buddhist Buddha Shiva Deity
Located in Studio City, CA
A wonderfully sand stone-carved Asian deity figure / sculpture likely from Cambodia. The detailed head is likely that of the divinity deity Shiva, sometimes referred to as the smiling God-King. The features are clearly reminiscent of the carvings found at both Bayon Temple at Angkor Thom...
Category
19th Century Cambodian Antique Carved Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Sandstone
Japanese Signed Waka-Onna or Ko-Omote Wood Carved Noh Theater Mask, Showa 1900s
Located in Studio City, CA
A beautiful, wonderfully crafted, alluring mask made for Japanese Noh theater.
This mask is handcrafted and hand-carved from natural wood and signed/sealed by the maker on the underside.
This mask is the mask of Waka-Onna - or young beautiful woman. It may be that of Ko-omote. Ko-omote translates as "little mask" or sometimes "small face...
Category
Mid-20th Century Japanese Showa Carved Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Wood, Paint
Amazing Japanese silver teapot and cover, dragon spout Meiji period 19TH century
Located in Tel Aviv - Jaffa, IL
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...
Category
1890s Japanese Antique Carved Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Silver
18th Century Blue and White Chinese Nanking Cargo and Cafe-au-lai Porcelain Bowl
Located in Brea, CA
An 18th century Chinese Nanking cargo blue and white and cafe -au-lait porcelain bowl, decorated to the interior with sprays of flowers and leaves, with ...
Category
Mid-18th Century Chinese Qing Antique Carved Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Chinese Spinach Green Jade Incense Tool Vase, Qing Dynasty, 18th/19th Century
Located in Austin, TX
A fine and well carved Chinese spinach jade incense tool vase, Qing Dynasty, Qianlong or Jiaqing Period, 18th/19th century, China.
The small jade vase ...
Category
Early 19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Carved Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Jade
Anglo-Indian Vizagapatam Bombay Mughal Style Footed Box With Bone Overlay
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Nice and unusual Indian Mughal style large decorative box, filigree and carved horn.
Anglo-Indian footed domed box with exceptional engraved details throughout with filigree and carved veneered bone plaques with arabesque carving.
Vizagapatam, late 19th century.
History of the Anglo-Indian Boxes
Beginning in the early part of the 18th century, Indian artisans made what came to be known as Anglo-Indian boxes for the English residents living in India, who eventually brought or sent them back to England. At the beginning of the 19th century, India began exporting these boxes commercially, although not in any significant numbers until the 1850s. People valued them so highly that manufacturers of tins copied the designs on them in the late 19th and early 20th century.
Anglo-Indian boxes fall into four groups: Rosewood or ebony boxes inlaid;
sandalwood boxes veneered; sandalwood boxes covered with Sadeli mosaic; and carved boxes often combined with Sadeli mosaic/
The first two categories came from Vizagapatam in East India while the last two came from Bombay in West India.
English traders discovered the rich woods and intricate workmanship of Indian artisans, so colonial government officials began to recognize the work of the Indian artists and craftsmen as a source for satisfying the need for furniture and boxes, which would both serve to enhance English households in India. This gave rise to the cabinetmaking workshops in Vizagapatam between Calcutta and Madras.
Craftsmen made the first boxes to be decorated with Sadeli mosaic of rosewood or ebony, incised to give further definition to the decoration, directly inlaid into the wood. The shape of the early boxes was either sloping at the front with a flatter section at the back, reminiscent of English writing slopes, or rectangular. Artisans inlaid the borders with stylized floral scrolls and the centers with a single floral motif following a circular or oval symmetrical or asymmetrical pattern. The edging was ornamental and protective, both helped protect the end grain against the weather.
Made in Vizagapatam, situated on the south east coast of India, near Madras
These exotic boxes...
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Late 19th Century Indian Anglo Raj Antique Carved Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Wood
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