Vonnell's Asian Art



CENTURIES OF JAPANESE ART When Charles Lang Freer first encountered Asian art, he was particularly intrigued by Japanese paintings, stoneware ceramics, and tea-ceremony items. While other enthusiasts were focusing on popular collectibles such as netsuke, dolls, woodblock prints, and enameled porcelain, Freer’s first Asian art purchase in 1887 was a painted Japanese fan. Between 1894 and 1911, Freer made four extended visits to Japan, and, by the time of his death in 1919, had collected over two thousand works of Japanese art. Spanning more than four millennia, the Japanese art collection has since quadrupled in size since Freer's death, and is especially rich in paintings and ceramics from the twelfth to the nineteenth century.

Chinese Art



GO BACK THROUGH TIME WITH CHINESE ART The Freer and Sackler galleries boast one of the finest museum collections of Chinese art outside of China, with over ten thousand objects dating from Neolithic times (ca. 7000–ca. 2000 B.C.E.) to the present. While the sheer number of items is impressive, it is their variety and quality that is truly remarkable, with nearly every medium and category of Chinese art represented.



UNDERSTATED ELEGANCE OF KOREAN CERAMICS The simple forms, spare decoration, and monochrome glazes of the Choson period (1392–1910) Korean tea bowls used in Japan first attracted Charles Lang Freer to Korean ceramics. He expanded his collection to include celadon ceramics from the Koryo dynasty (918–1392), which had once adorned palaces, Buddhist temples, and private residences of the aristocracy. During the last twenty years of his life Freer acquired nearly 500 Korean art objects, including approximately 130 Koryo and eighty Choson ceramic pieces. When the Freer Gallery of Art opened its doors in 1923, Freer’s assembly of Korean art was considered unparalleled in quality and historical scope.

Ancient Tibetan Brass Long Pillar Box	-	$19.99	15m
H626: Japanese tea bowl of KYOTO by Famous SHODO.T. Dec	1	$65.00	15m
"Four Happy Cats" Japanese Cat Art Print by Kuniyoshi	-	$24.99	16m
"Feminine Beauty" Japanese Art Print by Kiyonaga Art	-	$24.99	16m
"Mt. Fuji from Tokaido" Japanese Art Print by Hiroshige	-	$24.99	16m
"Geisha's Makeup" by Utamaro Japanese Art Print Japan	-	$24.99	16m
Antiques Buddha Thai Amulets Holy Very Rare 3 Pcs WOW!!	-	$0.59	17m
Chinese eggshell red peony cup and saucer set		$9.99	17m
Chinese eggshell four season cup and saucer set		$9.99	17m
Antique Chinese Bronze Silver Man Head Fan Axe	-	$9.99	18m
Japanese Meji dynasty samurai dol		$225.00	19m
Antiques Buddha Thai Amulets Holy Very Rare 2 Pcs WOW!!	-	$0.59	22m
A Kutani Sake Cup washer â€“ Haisen â€“ Meiji	-	$75.00	23m
SHOTEI Japanese Woodblock Print MUSICIANS MULLER ESTATE	1	$69.99	23m
Antique Chinese Bronze Panel Duck Zun Pot		$19.99	23m
Antique Chinese Bronze Ox Lamp Palace Statue		$169.00	24m
Original Keinen Four Seasons 1891; Japanese print	-	$67.00	24m
"Azalea Garden Teahouse" Japanese Art Print by Yoshida	-	$24.99	24m
"Courtesan Karauta" Japanese Art Print by Shikimaro	-	$24.99	24m
Original Keinen Four Seasons 1891; Japanese print	-	$67.00	25m
Bronze Phra LP NGERN ANTIQUE THAI BUDDHA AMULET Pendant	-	$9.99 $12.99	25m
"The Abalone Diver" Japanese Art Print by Utamaro	-	$24.99	26m
"100 Cats" Japanese Cat Art Print by Kuniyoshi	-	$24.99	26m
Original Keinen Four Seasons 1891; Japanese print	-	$67.00	26m
Antique Chinese Brass Smile Fortune Fan Lying Buddha		$99.00	26m
Original Keinen Four Seasons 1891; Japanese print	-	$67.00	27m
OLD BRONZE STATUE "Longevity"	-	$45.00	27m
Original Keinen Four Seasons 1891; Japanese print	-	$67.00	28m
ANCIENT CAMBODIAN BRONZE & BAMBOO TOBACCO SMOKING PIPE	-	$49.99	29m
Chinese Wooden Mail Holder with Floral Painting D-06		$35.00	29m