Zentner Collection: Antique Japanese Tansu, Asian Works of Art
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Chinese Antique 8-panel Coromandel Screen with Palace Scene
Chinese Antique 8-panel Coromandel Screen with Palace Scene
Chinese antique 8-panel Coromandel screen depicting palace scenes of noble men and women. In one pavilion on the far right, a group of courtiers sit at a table and enjoy a game. In the central pavilion, a emperor or high nobleman sits on his throne. Two young servants stand behind him with large fans. Behind them is a large painted screen of mountains. Beautiful ladies dance and pay music for his entertainment. To the far left, the noble wife or empress sits on her throne and is... Click for details
item #1426878
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Contemporary Space Grade Aluminum & Glass Kinetic Table
Contemporary Space Grade Aluminum & Glass Kinetic Table
A round thick glass top sitting atop a space grade aluminum kinetic table frame. Infinitely adjustable via a electric motor, this design allows the user to raise or lower the height of the table by a simple press of the foot. Incredible patented design also the glass to float and yet be 100% balance and stable at all times. The Unidirectional wheels (seen on the bottom) allows small adjustments to be made easlily. Weather you like a taller raised table or wish to lower to a low coffee table... Click for details
item #1426828
$4,600.00
Japanese Edo Period Ceramic Figure of Otafuku (Okame)
Japanese Edo Period Ceramic Figure of Otafuku (Okame)
Antique Japanese ceramic figure of the moon faced Otafuku. Her name was once Uzume and evolved into Okame which means "tortoise", a symbol of longevity. Otafuku or Okame is considered the goddess of mirth, a cheerful woman who's name means "abundant good fortune". A bringer of victory and success, she is good-natured, good-humored, good-hearted, generous, kind, serene, and patient. She is smart, strong-willed and competent as well as powerful enough to easily frighten away evil spirits.... Click for details
item #1426703
$2,750.00
Bronze Ayuthaya Period Hand of Buddha, Thailand
Bronze Ayuthaya Period Hand of Buddha, Thailand
Antique bronze hand of Buddha on wooden stand. Hand displays the Abhyaya Mudra, the have-no-fear gesture representing peace, benevolence, and reassurance. Beautiful long tapered fingers. Patina consistent with age.

Age: Ayuthaya Period (17th/18th century)

Dimensions: Hand only: 4" high x 1 1/2" wide x 3" deep. (7" high with stand)
item #1426696
$2,250.00
Antique Chinese Celadon Vase with Silver
Antique Chinese Celadon Vase with Silver
Chinese antique celadon vase, carved with flowers and scrolling leaves. Lovely traditional celadon color glaze. Later addition of decorative silver overlay around mouth and shoulders and also a silver ring around the foot of the vase.

Age: Republic period (with early 20th century silver work)

Dimensions: 5 1/2" high x 3" wide diameter
item #1426670
$950.00
Japanese Antique Silver Tsuba with Monkey
Japanese Antique Silver Tsuba with Monkey
Antique Japanese tsuba (hand guard for samurai katana) decorated with a monkey peeking though the bamboo rails of a cage or gate. Often occurring in Japanese folk tales, the monkey generally symbolizes a trickster. Since tsuba were often a warrior's source of personal expression, it is likely this monkey held specific significance to the blade's owner.

Age: Meiji Period (1868-1912)

Dimensions: 3" high x 2 7/8" wide x 1/8" thick (1/4" thick including monkey).
item #1426669
$1,200.00
Antique Japanese Ranma (Transom) Shrine Gardens with Foot Bridge
Antique Japanese Ranma (Transom) Shrine Gardens with Foot Bridge
An antique Japanese Ranma (transom) that was highly detailed and hand carved out of Akita Suginoki (Cryptomeria from the Akita region) with a Hinoki (Cypress) frame. It features a landscaped Shinto shrine grounds complete with the shrine complex, pine trees, clouds, a Torii gate, a Pagoda, and a beautiful footbridge. The image is carved on both sides to show the front and back of the complex.

The Ranma was used in Japan typically above the Fusuma sliding doors between rooms to provide... Click for details
item #1426665
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Japanese Antique Lacquer Incense Box with Birds and Inside Tray
Japanese Antique Lacquer Incense Box with Birds and Inside Tray
Antique Japanese lacquer box for incense. Decorated with scenes of flying geese over gently swirling water and marsh grasses in maki-e lacquer on a black lacquer ground. On the reverse side, pheasants and chicks peck among flowers. The interior of the box is fitted with a separate tray decorated with seven children playing with three dogs in maki-e and color lacquer on a black ground. The tray stands on 4 small feet and the sides are decorated with tiny scrolling vines and butterflies. The... Click for details
item #1426645
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Antique Korean Bedside Chest
Antique Korean Bedside Chest
Antique Korean single section bedside chest, with book matched front panels of hardwood burl. Stylized Mandarin duck decorative bronze medallions with hinged side by side doors open to an expansive storage area. On original wooden stand.

Dimensions: 31.5" Wide x 27" High x 14" Deep.
item #1426642
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Antique Japanese Gifu Mizuya Tansu (Kitchen Chest) Hinoki & Kaki Meiji
Antique Japanese Gifu Mizuya Tansu (Kitchen Chest) Hinoki & Kaki Meiji
An antique Japanese Gifu Mizuya Tansu (kitchen chest from the Gifu region of Japan) made of Hinoki (Cypress), Kaki (Persimmon) and Suginoki (Cryptomeria) woods. All original bronze hardware including the Warabite handles and the incised decorative sliding door handles. Mortise and tenon joinery with horizontal side supports and sliding doors with Persimmon runners for strength and aesthetic beauty.

Upper display open shelf unit used to showcase seasonal decor if guests were present or... Click for details
item #1426638
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