Uzbek Kilim Camel Bag
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Pre 1920 item# 1014401 (stock# 14-83)
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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
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Qing Embroidered Silk Cloud Collar Framed
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Pre 1900 item# 890110 (stock# 52-16)
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$450
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An embroidered silk cloud collar made for a child in late 19th century China has seven silk lappets, each embroidered with a lamb. In both city and provincial households, embroidery, an ancient Chinese art form, used symbolic animals, birds and flowers in free designs to express hopes for the future of family members. The lambs on this charming Shaanxi Province collar symbolized filial piety, an important Confucian trait that was encouraged on this piece seven times over. Called cloud collars, s ...click for details
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Korean Yonhwado Lotus Painting by Hang San
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Pre 1920 item# 877269 (stock# 22-23)
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$1200
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A silk yonhwado painting by Korean painter Hang San is a serene and soft scene of three waterfowl nestled among large lotus leaves. Traditional Korean lotus paintings, called yonhwado, were displayed in Korean homes during summer months on the open wood verandah or on the walls of the gentlemen's quarters. This early 20th century painting owes its calm to the placement and muted tones of the green leaves and a few rings of blue water on the fine silk. The scene includes three birds rather th ...click for details
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Carved Teak Sumatra Textile Hanger
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Pre 1960 item# 859642 (stock# 23-59)
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Designed to display ceremonial weavings, this teak wood hanger from Sumatra is carved into a sinuous pattern of swirling vines. A slot below the pierced carving allows thin cloth to be slipped through so that the carved vines act as a headpiece or crown for the fabric. The dark honey-toned Indonesian teak and the organic feel of the carving complement a variety of collectible textiles, providing they are not too thick to be pulled easily through the slot. The hanger is shown in photographs here ...click for details
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Lao Silk Shawl with Tapestry Borders
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Pre 2000 item# 855084 (stock# 28-86)
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A royal blue silk shawl handwoven on a bamboo loom in the workshop of Carol Cassidy in Vientiane, Laos, showcases the weaving techniques of interlocking tapestry, supplementary weft patterning and weft ikat. The shawl is an adaptation of designs used in Lao villages by the country’s many ethnic groups for whom textiles traditionally have been an important element of family life, identifying the group and locale and marking life’s events from birth to marriage to death. This piece was produced ea ...click for details
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Japanese Indigo Shop Worker Coat
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Pre 1940 item# 852464 (stock# 07-94)
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A heavy cotton work jacket from mid-20th century Japan identifies the wearer as employee number four in Mr. Ebihara's shop in Aoyama. Worn by workers in even the smallest establishments, jackets such as this one were handmade and paste resist dyed. Still today one of the charms of entering a small shop in Japan is encountering workers in matching jackets who sing out welcome greetings, although today their coats probably will not be handmade. This small piece of old Japan is in very good con ...click for details
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Japanese Indigo Two Cranes Batik Panel
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Pre 2000 item# 846621 (stock# 42-89)
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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.
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Qing Embroidered Silk Peacock Wall Hanging
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Pre 1910 item# 838315 (stock# 41-63)
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$425
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A peacock embroidered in jewel tones stands on a low tree peony branch on this large red silk wall hanging from the late Qing period. During China’s Ming and Qing Dynasties, the peacock was used as a symbol of rank and also was presented as recognition for meritorious service. It symbolized beauty and dignity, and often was combined, as here, with the tree peony, emblem of Spring and good fortune. This peacock, its tail and wings spread wide against the red silk, is regal in shades of teal, pur ...click for details
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Contemporary Lao Silk Tapestry Shawl by Carol Cassidy
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Pre 2000 item# 837066 (stock# 28-85)
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$550
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This lustrous silk shawl, produced in the early 1990s in the Vientiane, Laos, studio of an American woman intent on preserving the weaving techniques of various Lao ethnic groups, is woven with interlocking tapestry, weft ikat, and discontinuous and supplementary patterning. It is wearable art, gorgeous as a shawl or a wall hanging. Carol Cassidy established her company, Lao Textiles, in Vientiane in 1989, and during the next decade her exquisite silk weavings became known and collected worldwi ...click for details
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