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Catalogue: Antiques: Regional Art (59)

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Chinese, Indian Subcontinent, Japanese, Southeast Asian, Central Asian

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Signed Antique Japanese Tea Kettle Catalogue: Antiques: Regional Art: Asian: Japanese: Tea Articles: Pre 1920 item# 1153267 (stock# 381AOG)
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This signed antique Japanese tea kettle (tetsubin) [25AA, 33BB, 33CC, FAV] is Meiji Period decorated for the cha-no-yu ceremony.It finished in russet tone.[120A, 164B, 3C] Embossed castings of plum blossoms are found on the cover and top of the tetsubin. The flattened side has a square scroll pattern known as 'thunder cloud'.[42D] From the sides down and under this malleable cast iron was chased with hammer and punch into an irregular rough effect, highly esteemed by the Japanese.[120A] ...click for details

Repousse Copper Ceremonial Bowl & Spoon Catalogue: Antiques: Regional Art: Asian: Indian Subcontinent: India: Pre 1920 item# 1152935 (stock# 380AOG)
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Elaborate repousse copper ceremonial bowl and kusi (small spoon for sprinkling water on idols).[171A ] The outside of the bowl is covered with a relief of floral scrolled design in six branching and interconnected roundels. The relief flowers are chased in hatched and cross-hatched techniques for details.[151B] The recessed areas are hammer and punched to tiny dimples which are stained copper oxide blue. This allows the burnished copper colored floral scroll to shine above the mat blue ground. ...click for details

Antique Pair of Hua Niao Paintings Catalogue: Antiques: Regional Art: Asian: Chinese: Paintings: Pre 1920 item# 1152441 (stock# 376AOG)
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This antique pair of Chinese paintings comes from the Classical Category: "Flowers and Birds' from the 12th Century Emperor, Hui Zong's, Catalogues of Imperial Art (Class 8, Books 15-19).[1A, 73B] Each painting depicts two shou dai niao, or 'birds with long tail feathers'.[123C] The artist(s) used some age old brush techniques: color on color methods like the famed flower painter, Huang Quan, of the 10th Century and the 'boneless technique' of Mi Fu and Mi Youren of ...click for details

Cast Brass Antique Vase with Hand Incised Embossing Catalogue: Antiques: Regional Art: Asian: Indian Subcontinent: India: Pre 1920 item# 1151243 (stock# 374AOG)
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This cast brass antique vase has two contrasting types of hand incised exemplary embossing styles. The vessel was probably crafted in Kashmir or Moradabad, two Indian centers famous for their brass. The lace-like relief embellishment stands out above inlaid black lac composition.[169A, 171K] The first embossing style is called siahqalam. It is a brass decoration from Moradabad and has a damascene look like bidri ware.[162B] It is a deeper and wider spaced style of incising so that one can feel ...click for details

Japanese Antique Ka-Cho Signed Shigeyoshi Catalogue: Antiques: Regional Art: Asian: Japanese: Paintings: Pre 1920 item# 1143221 (stock# 364AOG)
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This antique Japanese Ka-Cho (flower and bird) painting is signed by Shigeyoshi, a mid-19th Century Student of Hiroshige I, famed Edo Period painter of the Utagawa School.[WA, Per.B, Per.C] Shigeyoshi uses a distinct native Japanese mode known as the "Decorative Style".[106 G] This is an original Japanese creative trend developed during the Momoyama and Tokogawa Periods(1573-1868) when the Japanese were isolated from other cultures and looked inward for a new painting style. Characteri ...click for details

Chinese Embroidered Sleeve Borders Catalogue: Antiques: Regional Art: Asian: Chinese: Textiles: Pre 1920 item# 1141522 (stock# 353AOG)
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These silk Hsiu (embroidered) panels, entirely hand done, adorned Chinese women's chao fu, particularly as edging to sleeves and borders of garments.[155A] The chao fu, or audience robe, was the most formal court garment of the Qing Dynasty. Because the chao fu was also used as a burial robe, it is a rare extant Qing court costume today.[155B] Since the Qian Long reign, there were regulations for making and wearing the chao fu. However, women could apparently choose any assortment of hsiu sl ...click for details

Finely Cast Bronze Censer with Old Repair Catalogue: Antiques: Regional Art: Asian: Chinese: Metalwork: Pre 1920 item# 1140842 (stock# 362AOG)
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This finely cast bronze parcel-gilt censer with an old repair is crafted to show its age which is estimated at early Qing Dynasty.[88A] Loop handles issuing from the dragon mask were cast cire perdue on the bombe-shaped censer. Sharp, shallow abbreviated decorative motifs between the fillets are within the cavetto.[151B] Commemorative Ming Dynasty Nien Hao of Hsuan Te (1426-1435) is cast in the bottom in gilded relief against a dark background.[72C, 32D] This bronze incense burner appears to h ...click for details

Persian Raised Brass Tas with Cut Out Catalogue: Antiques: Regional Art: Asian: Central Asian: Metalwork: Pre 1920 item# 1140640 (stock# 360AOG)
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This Persian raised brass tas (bowl) with cut out and engraved decoration is similar to Timurid Dynasty (1369-1500) style brass bowls.[161A] Notably this object has a resemblance in shape and size, within a few centimeters, to referenced 14th and 15th Century Iranian bowls of brass. These referenced examples [161A, 107B, 110C] use inlaid black composition, whereas our tas has cut out backgrounds. From these we cannot claim a definite provence to these early periods but more likely design copies ...click for details

Cast Bronze Mughal Rose Water Sprinkler Catalogue: Antiques: Regional Art: Asian: Central Asian: Metalwork: Pre 1920 item# 1139874 (stock# 359AOG)
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This cast bronze gulabpash ( or rose water sprinkler) has exhaustive embossing in raised and punched poppy design.[160A, 147B] Gulabpash vessels were used in the Indian, Mughal and Persian Courts to sprinkle rose water upon arriving guests. This explains the extreme waisted-neck form which may be traced back to silver bottles of the Sasanians.[161 ref] The patina varies from glossy brown on the raised poppy motif to dull black from the inlaid black composition ground. Similar black composition i ...click for details

Antique Japanese Trumpeting Elephant Bronze Censer Catalogue: Antiques: Regional Art: Asian: Japanese: Metalwork: Pre 1920 item# 1139533 (stock# 358AOG)
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This Japanese bronze Buddhistic incense burner was hand cast in the Late Edo to early Meiji Period.[120AA] The antique religious artifact is a trumpeting elephant caparisoned, covered with clothing and ornamental fittings; it holds the burning incense. On the elephant's back is a bell-shaped shrine-like structure with a three-clawed dragon on its roof; it serves for releasing the fragrance and smoke of the burning incense. Nyoi heads (joui) decorate the saddle fitted to the bronze elephant&# ...click for details

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