Asian Works of Art

Pair of Reverse Paintings on Glass, China, 19th/20th century, each depicting a girl seated in a chair at a desk: one holding a fan, the other a sc...

Four Reverse Paintings on Glass, China, 19th/20th century, a pair depicting a girl holding a flower basket, with a crane; a girl holding a book wi...

Four Fan Paintings, China, late Qing dynasty, depicting two Daoist Immortals over rolling waves; Zhong Qui with female attendants; a tiger; and th...

Four Paintings, China, late Qing dynasty, one depicting a tiger standing on a rock, signed Xu Xiang (1850-1893), ink and light color on paper; one...

Four Paintings Depicting Figural Stories, China, late Qing dynasty, the seven sages of the bamboo grove; Wenji returning to Han; Xiangmo with Immo...

Painting Depicting Geese, China, in the manner of Bian Shoumin (1684-1752), using boneless technique, signed "Shoumin" with a seal reading "Yigong...

Cai Peizhu (1900-1990), Landscape, China, 20th century, with river, trees, and huts on a hill, ink and light color on paper, signed with two seals...

Cai Peizhu (1900-1990), Fall Landscape, China, 1950s, with a hermit standing under a rugged rock and fall foliage against a misty mountain range i...

Cai Peizhu (1900-1990), Riverscape, China, 20th century, with pines and a hermit looking out at the open water, inscribed with title and signature...

Hanging Scroll Depicting Bamboo, China, after Zheng Xie (1693-1765), inscribed and signed "Zheng Xie" with a seal, ink on paper, painting 48 1/4 x...

Group of Calligraphy Works, Japan, six by Minamoto no Sanetomo (1192-1219), mostly describing flowers, mounted on board; and thirty-seven miscella...

Hanging Scroll Calligraphy, Japan, partial, with eight characters in cursive script from a ten-character excerpt from a Tang poem by Li Jiayou, si...

Chae Yongshin (1850-1941), Hanging Scroll Portrait of an Official, Korea, 1933, sitting in a tiger skin chair, dressed in an official robe decorat...

Noando Hanging Scroll Depicting Three Geese and Reeds, Korea, anonymous, late 19th century, in boneless technique, inscribed with a phrase from a ...

Two Album Portraits of High Officials, Korea, late Joseon period, depicting Kim Changjip (1648-1722) and Im Bang (1640-1724), each inscribed with ...

Miniature Painting of a Mughal Ruler, India, ink and opaque color on paper, depicted seated with one arm resting on a pillow, framed and glazed, s...

Polychrome Carved Decorative Wood Panel, Persia, opaque color and gilt on wood, depicting a ruler in a court scene with many attendants, surrounde...

Miniature Painting Depicting Krishna, India, ink, opaque color, and gold on paper, depicting the deity in a courtyard scene with two rulers, frame...

Manuscript Painting, Persia, Safavid dynasty, ink, opaque color, and gold on paper, depicting a regal lady seated beside a flowering plant and a t...

Manuscript Painting, Persia, Safavid style, opaque color and gold on paper, depicting a couple sheltering beneath a tree, surrounded by a gilt fol...

Painting Depicting a Jataka Buddhist Tale, Thailand, late 19th century, depicting the prince Vessantara and his household in a forest, with the go...

Painting Depicting a Rice Paddy Field, Indonesia, with farmers in various activities, watercolor on paper, framed and glazed, sight size 6 7/8 x ...

Thangka Depicting Green Tara, Sino-Tibet, 19th/20th century, seated upright with her eyes straight ahead, hands in bhumisparsha mudra with a golde...

Thangka Depicting Vajrabhairava, Sino-Tibet, 19th/20th century, embracing his consort Vajravetali, with various deities under his feet, against a ...

Thangka Depicting Multi-armed Vajrabhairava, Sino-Tibet, 19th/20th century, embracing his consort Vajravetali against a flaming aureole, with vari...

Thangka Depicting Six-armed Mahakala, Sino-Tibet, 19th/20th century, trampling over a white elephant against a flaming aureole surrounded with oth...

Thangka Depicting Ekadashamukha Avalokitesvara, Sino-Tibet, 19th/20th century, with eleven heads and eight arms, standing with two seated bodhisat...

Thangka of Mahakala Mandala, Sino-Tibet, surrounded with other deities and lamas, gilt details, distemper on fabric, framed and glazed, painting 3...

Set of Two Woodblock Print Albums, China, Rong Bao Zhai, Beijing, 1952, holding prints of various subjects by Qi Baishi, Zhang Daqian, and others,...

Set of Two Kitagawa Utamaro (1753-1806) Woodblock Prints, Japan, possibly later edition (originally 1792-94 by Tsutaya Juzaburo), each depicting a...

Seven Ukiyo-e Woodblock Prints, Japan, 19th century, one by Toyohara Kunichika (1835-1900), publisher Ueki Rinnosuke; two by Utagawa Toyokuni (176...

Paul Jacoulet (1896-1960), Trois Coreens Seoul Coree, 1935, color woodblock print, titled and carver's seal in the bottom and left margins respect...

Clifton Karhu (1927-2007), Persimmons, Japan, 1984, 30/100, woodblock print, numbered, titled, and signed with date in pencil in the bottom margin...

Clifton Karhu (1927-2007), Nishjin Roofs, Japan, 1983, 28/100, woodblock print, numbered, titled, and signed with date in pencil in the bottom mar...

Clifton Karhu (1927-2007), Warajiya, Japan, 1985, 36/100, numbered, titled, and signed with date in pencil in the bottom margin, framed and glazed...

Clifton Karhu (1927-2007) Print on Furoshiki Fabric, Japan, 20th century, depicting a street scene with houses, signed, framed, 34 x 34 in. Esti...

Five Woodblock Prints, Japan, two by Tsukioka Yoshitoshi (1839-1892), Refined: the appearance of the court lady during the Kyowa era and Enjoying ...

Kim Heungsou (1919-2014) Lithograph, Korea, 1960s, 78/150, depicting two women in traditional Korean dress in a semi-abstract style, signed "Kimso...

Painted Flat-bottomed Oenochoe, the rounded body decorated with a central frieze of animals and birds, with sun rays extending from the base, the ...

Two Pottery Vessels, a globular handled jar decorated with animals and birds and a flat-bottomed oinochoe with curled trefoil rim, the body decora...

Three Egyptian Ceramic Items, two ushabti, incised with traces of glaze, and a small faience glazed pot, ht. to 6 5/8 in. Provenance: A Cambri...

Roman Terra-cotta Handled Cup, cylindrical with a slightly flared mouth rim and two looped handles, the body decorated with various sized ribs, ht...

Two Pre-Columbian-style Terra-cotta Items, a shard of the head of a man depicted wearing a hat and an earring, and a bust of a woman wearing a nec...

Four Attic Black-glazed Redware Pieces, a stemmed cup, a shallow bowl with tall foot, a handled cup, and a kylix, dia. to 6 1/4 in. Provenance...

Attic Black-glazed Oenochoe, 6th century BCE, rounded body with curled trefoil mouth rim, ht. 6 3/4 in. Provenance: A Cambridge, Massachusett...

Six Ancient Glass Vessels, a tall elongated vase, a handled jar, a bowl, and three jars, dia. to 7 1/4, ht. to 6 in. Provenance: A Cambridge,...

Four Early Metalware Items, a Luristan handled cup with cylindrical waisted body and scalloped rim, a Luristan bronze horse, an oil lamp and a Gre...

Two Bronze Bastet Figures, Egypt, seated feline forms, mounted on modern wood bases, bronze ht. to 3 in. Provenance: A Cambridge, Massachusett...

Five Decorative Ceramic Items, Iran, a stemmed lustre ware bowl, the interior decorated with a seated woman, a pilgrim flask with a figure in reli...

Two Pottery Vessels, Persia, a Kashan turquoise and black-glazed bowl, and a Qajar cobalt and black-glazed jar, bowl dia. 5 3/8, jar ht. 6 1/8 in....

Roman Glass Bottle, elongated pear shape, with two looped handles at the neck, the sides decorated with rigaree glass, ht. 7 1/4 in. Provenance:...

Two Kneeling Figures, China, Han dynasty, each figure appears to have held something at one time, gray stone with red robes and painted white face...

Bronze Chariot Fitting, China, Han dynasty, depicting a mythical beast with two toads surrounded by serpents on its back, lg. 7 1/2 in. Estimate...

Three Storytellers, China, Han dynasty, depicting three seated figures with animated faces, each with various hand positions, carved from serpenti...

Metal Oil Lamp, China, a reproduction of an ancient lamp, ht. 5 1/4 in. Estimate $50-100 good condition Items may have wear and tear, i...

Serpentine Double Ibex Earring, China, depicting two ibex on either end of a central ear hook, pale celadon stone with rust inclusions, lg. 2 1/4 ...

Axe Head, Vietnam, Dong Son, the surface depicting a sacrificial rite with figures and ibex surrounded by a geometric band, ht. 4 3/4 in. Estima...

Bronze Finial (Lan Phan), Vietnam, Dong Son, depicting two figures seated back-to-back on a cone-shaped base, ht. 3 in. Estimate $700-900 go...

Two Ancient Pottery Vessels, possibly Roman, a large pot with rounded base with looped handles, decorated with raised striations, and a twin-handl...

Nine Archaic-style Pottery Vessels, a large rounded form with twin loop handles, five with rounded bodies and single handles, two bottle-form with...