Asia

Asia, a vast continent of ancient civilizations, diverse traditions, and artistic innovation spanning millennia.

Japanese Kamakura-period wooden guardian figure (Nio), 1185–1333.

Guardian Figure: Nio (1185-1333 CE)

Antiquities Asia Ceremonial & Religious Japan

A wooden statue from the 1200s, depicting a Nio guardian with a fierce expression, carved from chestnut and cypress.

Japanese Muromachi-period figure of Koki, seated with vase and bamboo backpack, 1400s.

Seated Koki (1400s CE)

Antiquities Asia Ceremonial & Religious Japan

A wooden figure from the 1400s, depicting a vase-bearing Koki in bamboo attire, painted green with gesso and gilded accents.

Japanese sculpture of a tengu travelling as a priest, early to mid-1800s.

Tengu Travelling as a Priest (Early to Mid-1800s CE)

Antiquities Asia Japan Sculpture

An ivory carving from the early to mid-1800s, depicting a Tengu in yamabushi attire, shaped with a long nose and fine details.

Japanese porcelain dish with ginkgo leaves in underglaze blue, late 1600s–early 1700s.

Dish With Ginkgo Leaves (Late 1600s-Early 1700s CE)

Antiquities Asia Household Items Japan

A porcelain dish from the late 1600s–early 1700s, featuring ginkgo leaves in underglaze blue, outlined with enamel details.

Japanese Sun Bodhisattva (Nikkō Bosatsu) sculpture, Heian period (c. 800 CE).

Sun Bodhisattva (794-1185 CE)

Antiquities Asia Japan Sculpture

Carved around 800 CE, this wooden figure from Japan shows a Bodhisattva cut from nutmeg-yew, lined with traces of color and gold.