Here’s a wonderful find from our most recent acquisitions trip to Japan. We were fortunate and excited to find this Art Deco period pair of one-of-a kind hand-carved, hand lacquered red and gilt embellished temple wooden benches. The white elephant bench and matching shi-shi komainu red painted temple lion both originally came from a temple...

This is a beautiful tall 42 inch high example of a naturally found Chinese Lingbi viewing stone or scholar rock Five Points and it comes with its very own custom hand-carved rosewood base. Provenance: Old Shanghai collection acquired 1990s. Dimensions: 42 inches high and 30 inches wide History of Lingbi Garden Viewing Stones: Lingbi stones...

China, a large and unusual and antique hand carved limestone Wealth God Caishen. coming from an old New England collection Hand Made and Hand Carved Measurements: 34 inches high and 15 inches wide, Period: late Qing dynasty, late 19th-early 20th century. This god grasps a silver sycee (an ancient form of silver wealth). Provenance: Coming...

A good opportunity to acquire a very old and unusual hand-carved stone dromedary camel. This handsome Minimalist sculpture was originally acquired along with several others during one of our many field collecting and buying trips in Langzhou, North western China over 15 years ago. These were likely traded in from Central Asia. An Intriguing old...

Chinese Huge Antique Bronze Dragon-Museum Quality Dimensions: 19 inches tall and 47 inches length, 110 pounds Provenance: Japanese collection formerly a building architectural ornament, Kyoto Prefecture Quality: finely cast details head, flame, eyes, tail, four claws, and scales One-of-a-kind Hand cast Superb details and old verdigris patina Impressive proportions

From Indonesia, comes this superb antique hand cast bronze temple bell dating to the early 20th century and mounted in a Japanese master craftsmen custom designed wooden tower. Dimensions: Wood tower with bell:82 inches tall and 25 inches wide and 28 inches deep Bell only 32.5 inches tall and 15 inches wide handcrafted Wooden Tower:...

This older hand-carved sculpture with inscription comes from a 50 year old Chinese antique stone collection formed in the 1970s-1980s. We are offering the last works from this one of a kind group and all date to the 1920s-1940s. China, a large-scale fine old hand-carved limestone effigy of a seated Buddha or Bodhisattva Guanyin carved...

Here’s a rare massive scale hand cast bronze Japanese Buddhist temple post or bridge post top -giboshi- that dates in the 19th century. Its monumental size, 32 inches tall, a rare size and museum grade quality, makes it a top candidate for the finest garden or interior gallery display. It is an architectural classic gem...

A stunning handmade and thick-walled Shigaraki-Yaki stoneware water or plant basin Mizubachi created by Japanese traditionally trained family master artisans. The large scale one-of-a-kind basin possesses unique qualities and represents some of the finest craftsmanship found today. Appropriate as water/floating flower vessel, planter, or as eye appealing, stand alone work of art placed in your favorite interior or exterior space. Exterior dimensions...

Quiet Beauty: The Japanese Gardens of North America by Kendall H. Brown, author & David M. Cobb, photographer. An extraordinary, award winning 176 page hard cover book details history and development of some twenty-six of the most beautiful, serene Japanese gardens in North America. It’s superb historic compilation and stunning photography make it a must...

Antique Millstone Stepping Stones from China , S-1 Small “Pinwheel” style, appx 22″d and 5″ thick; S-2 “Cash Coin” style, appx 12″d and 6″ thick   According to Douglas Schneible “We’ve known about the growing popularity of antique millstones in America among gardeners and landscape designers for some time. However only recently were we able...

Burma, Mandalay, a monumental hand carved and hand lacquered stone seated Buddha with a joyful face dating to early to middle 20th century. The monumental effigy of the Buddha with realistic and joyful face and hand carved of alabaster embellished with hand gilding, lacquer and paint atop a carved lotus base and weathered from good...

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China, a carving of a canine “Pug”, limestone, measures: 38 cm, 15” H, Ming Dynasty, 1368-1644 CE The hand carved beast shown on its haunches with naturalistic joyful expression and a well defined compact head, ears, noes, eyes, feet, and tail parted to one side on reverse with distinctive collar ornament seated four square on...