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Chinese Teacup Box with Longevity Emblem Catalogue: Antiques: Regional Art: Asian: Chinese: Folk Art: Pre 1910   item# 941389 (stock# 60-25)  click for details Silk Road Gallery (203) 208-0771 $260  This late Qing Dynasty teacup box has a high handle carved with the figure of a deer, an auspicious Chinese symbol used to wish longevity. Foliage, flowers and scalloping are carved on both sides of the handle as well as on the ear-like curved ends that hold the handle in place. The rich red lacquer on the wooden box contrasts nicely with touches of deep, dark green and faint gilding. The container is fitted with a removable half-lid that allowed stacks of traditional Chinese teacups without ha ...click for details Isan Folk Basket Catalogue: Popular Collectibles: Cultural: Thai: Pre 1990   item# 937270 (stock# 01-81)  click for details Silk Road Gallery (203) 208-0771 $90  A charming hand woven and decorated basket of split bamboo made in an Isan village in Northeastern Thailand is smoothed on the exterior with an application of brick red lacquer thickened with ash. Yellow and green flowers and dots on black grounds give the basket folk appeal. The Isan (also Isaan) people, though sometimes called Thai Isan, are a blend of Lao, Mon and and Khmer, and have their own language, which is Lao-like but written in the Thai alphabet. They are primarily agrarian and live i ...click for details Pagan Lacquer Betel Box with Maker's Name Catalogue: Antiques: Regional Art: Asian: Southeast Asian: Lacquer: Pre 1920   item# 922753 (stock# 63-29)  click for details Silk Road Gallery (203) 208-0771 $590  Delicately incised yun designs on a lacquer betel box from the Burmese city of Pagan depict scenes of five elegantly dressed courtiers, each portrayed within a distinctive and elaborate portal. The name of the artisan, Ko Sein Maung, is incised in one ribbon-like cartouche, and his locale, Pagan Dikesu, in another. The wish, chantha basage (may you be rich), appears in a third cartouche. The container has three parts—a deep lid, a high base and a fitted tray. It is designed to retain freshness i ...click for details Shaanxi Willow and Reed Dumpling Basket Catalogue: Antiques: Regional Art: Asian: Chinese: Folk Art: Pre 1910   item# 921672 (stock# 58-63)  click for details Silk Road Gallery (203) 208-0771 $180  A large basket from China’s late Qing Dynasty has a sturdy weave of reeds bordered by two wide bands of bent willow, originally painted with bright flowers that now are faded. An example of the provincial Chinese skill and artistry devoted to utilitarian objects, the basket is designed to form two serving bowls when fully opened. Dumplings were stored and served in this container, which is from the western region of Shaanxi, where excellent dumplings are a source of provincial pride. A metal rin ...click for details Burmese Lacquered Teak Mythical Animal Medicine Box Catalogue: Archives: Regional Art: Asian: Southeast Asian: Pre 1950   item# 902437 (stock# 63-95)  click for details Silk Road Gallery (203) 208-0771 SOLD  A medicine box from Burma in the form of a mythical composite animal is carved of the local dense teak wood and lacquered in red that has worn and aged to reveal a primary coating of black lacquer, creating a pleasing patina. We have seen other old Burmese medicine boxes in strange animal shapes, perhaps carved with the intent of scaring off ill omens. This one appears to be part tiger, part dragon, which is the second such combination we have seen, suggesting that this particular pairing was a ...click for details Chinese Scholar Box with Inlaid Bone Rosewood Panels Catalogue: Antiques: Regional Art: Asian: Chinese: Scholar Art: Pre 1900   item# 899863 (stock# 60-23)  click for details Silk Road Gallery (203) 208-0771 $495  This 19th century Chinese scholar's box has delicate bone inlay in a pattern of butterflies and flowers that swirl upward within four rosewood panels. A thin rectangle of inlaid bone encloses each pattern. The panels are set within two doors on the front of the piece that swing out to reveal three drawers on one side and a large open compartment on the other. A “secret” storage area is accessible when the bottom drawer is removed. As is typical for Chinese joinery of the Qing Period, the doo ...click for details Incised Lacquer Burmese Betel Box Catalogue: Antiques: Regional Art: Asian: Southeast Asian: Lacquer: Pre 1900   item# 898500 (stock# 63-30)  click for details Silk Road Gallery (203) 208-0771 $590  A late 19th century lacquer betel box from Burma is incised in an intricate pattern called “yok-thei,” with tiny dancers swirling through vegetal scrolling. The small design, primarily red and green, is punctuated with black and green circles that look like launching pads for the flying stylized dancers. (For a betel box with a similar yok-thei pattern, see color plate # 41 in “Burmese Crafts Past and Present,” by Sylvia Fraser-Lu, Oxford University Press, 1994.) Many inventive designs done wit ...click for details Edo Zeni Bako Japanese Money Box Dated 1829 Catalogue: Antiques: Regional Art: Asian: Japanese: Furniture: Pre 1837 VR   item# 894121 (stock# 07-61)  click for details Silk Road Gallery (203) 208-0771 $890  A merchant’s money box, or zeni-bako, from Japan’s Edo Period carries an inscription that reads, “Purchased one lucky day in November in the 12th year of Bunsei,” which was 1829. The small copper coins in use at that time were called “zeni” and led to the development of simple, strong boxes for merchants to store coins during the business day. This box is made of thick keyaki wood and fitted with an iron lock and hasp. The top is constructed in two sections with a hole in the middle through whic ...click for details Khmer Silver Singha Betelnut Box Catalogue: Antiques: Regional Art: Asian: Southeast Asian: Metalwork: Pre 1920   item# 888007 (stock# 02-65)  click for details Silk Road Gallery (203) 208-0771 $900  A two-part silver box in the traditional Khmer motif of a singha, a mythical lion, is covered with swirling lines simulating fur, and has a fat pouf of a tail swung up over its broad back. Though it has the open jaw and flattened ears of a protector, its aura is more friendly than fierce. With a weight of 538 grams, this box is relatively large compared with other such boxes in the genre of handmade Khmer silver pieces found in the shapes of myriad birds and animals. (See the article “Khmer Silv ...click for details Chinese Teacup Box with Dragon Handle Catalogue: Archives: Regional Art: Asian: Chinese: Pre 1900   item# 886456 (stock# 60-27)  click for details Silk Road Gallery (203) 208-0771 SOLD  This red lacquered wood teacup box from 19th century provincial China has an especially pleasing shape and patina. Happy looking dragons hold the tall handle in their mouths, and at the center are two robed figures holding streamers. The handle, carved both on front and back, folds down for compact storage. Boxes such as this, used throughout China to store small teacups, were handmade, hand carved and generally lacquered red, the Chinese color of joy. We never have seen two of these boxes exa ...click for details Lacquered Red Chinese Teacup Box 19th Century Catalogue: Antiques: Regional Art: Asian: Chinese: Folk Art: Pre 1900   item# 876853 (stock# 58-78)  click for details Silk Road Gallery (203) 208-0771 SOLD  A late 19th century Chinese box made for storing small teacups, this piece is an example of an everyday utilitarian object with design and workmanship that stands the test of time. The box is constructed of shaped wood staves fitted together in barrel fashion and secured top and bottom with brass bands. The lid is in two parts, with the back half affixed and the front half removable so that the stacked cups were secure but easily taken out of the container. The box is lacquered in dark red and t ...click for details Pagan Lacquer Betel Box with Court Scenes Catalogue: Antiques: Regional Art: Asian: Southeast Asian: Lacquer: Pre 1910   item# 875686 (stock# 63-20)  click for details Silk Road Gallery (203) 208-0771 $620  This early 20th century lacquer betel nut container has intricate incised scenes that recreate the magical interior of the old Burmese court. Dancers, mythical animals, courtiers, and servants surround the king on this throne in vignettes that cover the deep lid and base. The inscriptions "good health" and "be rich" are etched along the top edge of the deep lid. All the scenes are surrounded by fine bands of color and foliage with a cross-hatched background. Two trays that s ...click for details Chinese 19th Century Rosewood and Elm Scholar Box Catalogue: Antiques: Regional Art: Asian: Chinese: Furniture: Pre 1900   item# 847598 (stock# 60-21)  click for details Silk Road Gallery (203) 208-0771 $470  This Qing Dynasty scholar’s box has four rosewood doors hand painted with ivory-colored flowers and foliage, following the traditional practice of Chinese scholars to surround themselves in their studios with reminders of nature. Made to be displayed on a table or desk, the box was used to store carved signature seals, ink sticks and other small items. The rosewood door panels are set within hand carved elm beading and frames, and the front, sides and top of the piece are made of elm wood in a r ...click for details Provincial Chinese Woven Reed Dumpling Basket Catalogue: Antiques: Regional Art: Asian: Chinese: Folk Art: Pre 1900   item# 838731 (stock# 58-72)  click for details Silk Road Gallery (203) 208-0771 $180  Designed to store and serve dumplings, this unusual Qing reed and wood basket originated in China’s western Shaanxi Province, which has a long-standing reputation for producing excellent dumplings. Both the top and bottom are edged with wide strips of bent willow hand painted with flowers. The wood is secured to the basketry with metal studs. A hand forged metal hasp is used as the front closure. Acting as a hinge in the back is a large metal ring loosely fastened to loops, an arrangement that ...click for details Carved Teakwood Opium Scale Box Catalogue: Vintage Arts: Regional Art: Asian: Southeast Asian: Wood: Pre 1980   item# 818403 (stock# 12-28)  click for details Silk Road Gallery (203) 208-0771 $195  A small metal balance scale is enclosed within this wood container carved in the shape of the Burmese crane, known as a “karaweik,” that holds a fish in its bill. Although commonly called “opium” scales, such rudimentary instruments, and the so-called “opium” weights used with them, were basic merchant tools used in daily bazaars to measure just about anything that fit into the small trays. Mythical animals and birds were favorite design elements for items associated with the scales. In addition ...click for details pages:  1   2    3    4    5