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Chinese Cracked Ice Fretwork Architectural Panel Catalogue: Vintage Arts: Regional Art: Asian: Chinese: Furniture: Pre 1960   item# 1102247 (stock# 12-80)  click for details Silk Road Gallery (203) 208-0771 $950  A large wood hexagon panel in the Chinese fretwork pattern known as “cracked ice” or “broken glass” has a light, airy look despite measuring nearly 32 inches (81 cm) in diameter. The piece is centered with a round carving of two birds in a flowering tree. Used as wall art, such fretwork brings texture and interest and makes a space appear larger. We have sold many versions of this fretwork pattern in round, hexagon, octagon, square and rectangle frames over the years, many of them antiques ori ...click for details Uzbek Kilim Camel Bag Catalogue: Antiques: Regional Art: Asian: Central Asian: Textiles: Pre 1920   item# 1014401 (stock# 14-83)  click for details Silk Road Gallery (203) 208-0771 $430  Flatwoven Kilim bags such as this one were used centuries ago by the nomadic Turkic tribes of Central Asia. The bags were made in various shapes and sizes to hold everything from salt to liquids to household goods. Woven of a combination of camel hair and wool, this bag is from the Uzbek people. The weaving is spectacular—tight enough to hold water—with a clean, intricate pattern inside six horizontal bands. Called “ jabors” or ” juvals,” rectangular bags in this size were tied to the sides of ...click for details Timor Island Supplementary Weft Ikat Textile Panel Catalogue: Antiques: Regional Art: Asian: Southeast Asian: Textiles: Pre 1900   item# 977385 (stock# 05-46)  click for details Silk Road Gallery (203) 208-0771 $590  This 19th century hand woven textile panel from the Indonesian island of Timor was worn as a shoulder cloth, or selendang. A colorful supplementary weft band that centers the panel combines the open loop and triangle pattern often seen in Timor weavings. Woven into the ikat sections on either side of the triangle-patterned supplementary weft are small intricate shapes that, at a glance, resemble hieroglyphics. The complex ikat and supplementary weft designs on this heavy cotton piece were produc ...click for details Pair Embroidered Silk Cutwork Qing Panels Framed Catalogue: Antiques: Regional Art: Asian: Chinese: Textiles: Pre 1900   item# 970886 (stock# 41-66)  click for details Silk Road Gallery (203) 208-0771 $1300 Pair  Two finely embroidered silk cutwork panels from 19th century China are framed to create this dramatic pair showcasing Qing Dynasty textile techniques. Four layers of silk are deftly constructed into a dramatic design given depth through the skillful use of cutwork. Red silk embroidered with vases, flowers and butterflies delicately couched in silver thread centers each panel. Black silk overlays the red on the sides and bottom, where intricate cutwork forms the Chinese character for good fortun ...click for details Round Panel Carved with Chinese Opera Scene Catalogue: Antiques: Regional Art: Asian: Chinese: Architectural Elements: Pre 1900   item# 941725 (stock# 35-92)  click for details Silk Road Gallery (203) 208-0771 $250  Chinese opera characters are carved in relief on this late 19th century wood roundel. The central character strokes his beard and looks pleased; the figure on the right thrusts his drinking cup aloft. In the background, a barefoot servant runs off holding a small scroll. A bat, Chinese emblem of good fortune, is carved into the base of the piece. While the two main characters on the roundel are in excellent condition, the figure of the running servant is inexplicably worn on the face (see photo ...click for details Samarkand Wall Terracotta Dragon with Two Heads Catalogue: Vintage Arts: Regional Art: Asian: Central Asian: Pre 1980   item# 940023 (stock# 23-98)  click for details Silk Road Gallery (203) 208-0771 SOLD  This two-headed terracotta dragon is a replica of dragons that topped walls surrounding the ancient Central Asian city of Samarkand, Uzbekistan. The Samarkand wall and its dragons, though long gone, seem to occupy a place in the collective memories of the polyglot population of present-day Uzbekistan. This piece was made by a Tajik artisan who lives near Samarkand, and is a small representation of the long, rich and often perplexing history of Central Asia. Neither the artisan nor anyone else w ...click for details Round Architectural Panel Chinese Cracked Ice Fretwork Catalogue: Vintage Arts: Regional Art: Asian: Chinese: Furniture: Pre 1980   item# 933215 (stock# 60-93)  click for details Silk Road Gallery (203) 208-0771 SOLD  A large 42-inch diameter architectural window panel is constructed with the striking Chinese fretwork pattern called “cracked ice” or “broken glass.” The openwork gives this intricately fitted elm wood piece a light and airy look. Centering the fretwork is a pierced carving of a seated woman holding a fan. She is surrounded by a garden of finely carved trees and rocks set against a carved key design background. This circular garden scene is bordered with scrolling and, at the top, two bats, s ...click for details Wall Art Folk Carvings with Javanese Village Scenes Catalogue: Antiques: Regional Art: Asian: Southeast Asian: Folk Art: Pre 1920   item# 893819 (stock# 17-53)  click for details Silk Road Gallery (203) 208-0771 SOLD  Tropical scenes from a Javanese village are carved in teak wood in long, low formats making them suitable for hanging in shallow spaces above windows, doors or the like. One of the pair shows a festival, with a large gong and children playing. In the other carving, two horses are very reluctantly pulling a cart in a family going to market scene. These pieces are lighthearted and charming, with spirit, movement and rustic appeal. From the early 20th century, they are in excellent condition. Dimen ...click for details Two Relief Carved Wood Flower Panels Catalogue: Antiques: Regional Art: Asian: Chinese: Architectural Elements: Pre 1900   item# 892964 (stock# 54-71)  click for details Silk Road Gallery (203) 208-0771 SOLD  Two rectangular wood panels from late 19th century China are hand carved with vases, flowers and graceful trailing foliage in deep relief, each carving set within a cartouche and showcased with gilding applied over dark pomegranate red. These panels once were part of an interior window or door or perhaps integrated into a large piece of furniture. Such panels are often referred to as “temple carvings” because some of them were part of Buddhist temple architecture, rescued as China’s old buildin ...click for details Carved Teak Roof Ornament from North Thailand Catalogue: Popular Collectibles: Cultural: Thai: Pre 2000   item# 891495 (stock# 57-79)  click for details Silk Road Gallery (203) 208-0771 $195  The gaelae roof ornament of the Thai Lanna people is an exotic North Thailand sight when seen silhouetted against the sky. Gaelae (also galae) originally were extensions of roof beams crossed in V-shape at the ends of steep peaked roofs on Thai Lanna structures. More recently they are made as separate carvings and attached to the roof peaks. Explanations about the origins of these unusual pieces vary; one is that they were meant to discourage large birds from landing on the roofs, and so they s ...click for details Japanese Indigo Two Cranes Batik Panel Catalogue: Popular Collectibles: Cultural: Japanese: Pre 2000   item# 846621 (stock# 42-89)  click for details Silk Road Gallery (203) 208-0771 SOLD  Two splendid cranes with outstretched wings form the strong art deco-like design on this large Japanese blue indigo batik cotton panel. The white cranes stand in stark contrast to the deep indigo background. Indigo veining runs throughout the birds in this contemporary piece from the early 1990s. Important emblems in Japan, cranes symbolize fidelity and longevity. This large 40-inch (102 cm) square panel is in perfect condition. Thai Lanna Carved Teak Roof Ornament Catalogue: Popular Collectibles: Cultural: Thai: Pre 2000   item# 832718 (stock# 57-81)  click for details Silk Road Gallery (203) 208-0771 $275  This soaring form, called a gaelae (galae), is seen in Northern Thailand on the peaked rooftops of houses and other structures built by the Thai Lanna people. On old buildings gaelae are extensions of the ends of roof beams crossed to form a V-shape. On newer houses they usually are separate carvings such as this one and are attached to the peaks of the steep roofs after the basic structure is completed. As to their original use, the most commonly heard explanation is that they were meant to di ...click for details Handmade Ceramic Tiles Picturing Playful Dragons Catalogue: Vintage Arts: Regional Art: Asian: Chinese: Folk Art: Pre 1980   item# 795320 (stock# 55-82)  click for details Silk Road Gallery (203) 208-0771 SOLD  Six vintage Chinese handmade ceramic tiles fit together to form dragons playing with a round flaming object that represents in traditional Chinese art a flaming pearl or the sun. The Chinese dragon is a beneficent creature. When shown with a horn, as the dragon on the left, it lives in the sky; hornless, as the dragon on right, it lives in the sea. (A third category, the dragon of the mountains, is identified by a body covered with scales.) There is a long history in China of making tiles that a ...click for details Large Carved Teak Naga with Kinnari Catalogue: Antiques: Regional Art: Asian: Southeast Asian: Folk Art: Pre 1900   item# 789412 (stock# 12-93)  click for details Silk Road Gallery (203) 208-0771 $550  A sinuous carved teakwood naga, nearly three feet in length, carries a half bird, half man kinnari braced in front of its long curved naga neck like a ship's figurehead. This late 19th century folk carving, resplendent with symbolism, once graced the front of a Burmese bullock cart. A primary means of family transportation in old Burma, wood bullock carts were customized with carved iconic figures meant to ensure the well being of family members. This naga carries figures representing the fa ...click for details Nature Study by Lali Lomtadze Catalogue: Fine Art: Mixed Media: Two Dimensional: Pre 2000   item# 789104 (stock# 08-44)  click for details Silk Road Gallery (203) 208-0771 $300  From a nature study series by Lali Lomtadze of the Republic of Georgia, this mixed media on paper takes a realistic look at leaves, their patterns, shapes and role as food for insects. Noticeable in the composition are two leaves with bite-sized pieces missing, presumably the result of a bug's dinner. Apparently the artist painted just what she saw after propping the stems in a container, appropriate for her series theme of nature in a vase. Whimsy is added with random lines scratched around ...click for details pages:  1   2