Pair of Oriental Puppet Dolls with Original Silk Costumes

A striking pair of handcrafted Venetian jester masks, created in Italy circa 2000 and inspired by the rich theatrical traditions of Commedia dell’Arte. These original Venetian folk a...

A generously sized decorative Chinese framed mixed media depiction of 5 ceremonial deity masks, 20th century. This Large Wall Hanging Mixed Media of 5 Cerem...

Elegant and very decorative Chinese export paintings. Very good condition in natural bamboo frames. The subject of these paintings are referred to as "Flower-Bird", one of the ...

Beautiful 20th century oval Chinese cork diorama. Finely carved decoration in a glass case and black lacquered base. Chinese landscape view, a pagoda in a traditional garden featur...

1950s pair of Oriental puppet marionettes with original dress.

This is a large pair of vintage opera puppets. An Oriental, painted hardwood figure, dating to the mid 20th century, circa 1950. Highly distinctive ro...

Two exquisite Japanese musha ningyo dolls, crafted as courtiers, Edo Period, early 19th century, Japan. The older man can be identified as the h...

From our recent Japanese acquisitions A rare couple. These Japanese Tachibina dolls represent the simplest essential form of the imperial couple. Their beautiful faces were crafted from crushed shell called gofun coated over carved wood and their dress feature period Edo (1840) textile kimono dress. Used as the display for the Girl’s day celebration, more specifically they are constructed of kinran brocade fabric covered paper, the heads carved of wood and covered in gofun with painted features and inset hair, the male form with outstretched arms and conical legs, the female has a cylindrical form. They come in an original kiri wood storage box. Dimensions: Large doll 12 inches tall and 6 inches wide Small doll...