[CENTRAL ASIA] LANSDELL, HENRY. Chinese Central Asia. A ride to Little Tibet.

CENTRAL ASIA TRAVELS in CASHMERE, LITTLE TIBET & CENTRAL ASIA New York; 1881 Size 5 1/2 by 7 1/2" 365 pp. Illustrated Original cloth w/ embossed design Very good condition, minor wear of binding Text

LANSDELL, Henry (1841-1919). Through Central Asia. London: Sampson Low, Martson, Searle, and Rivington, 1887. 8vo. Folding map printed in color (short tear to fold); numerous illustrations in text. Pu

**Originally Listed At $300** East Asia, China, Ming to early Qing Dynasty. ca. 15th to 18th century CE; Central Asia, Tibet or Nepal, ca. 19th century CE. A lovely pairing of a Chinese porcelain bowl

Central Asia, Tibet / China, ca. 19th century CE. Sixteen clay press-molded circular plaques used as devotional tablets for consecrations and prayer. They include scenes depicting fierce, multi-armed

Central Asia, Tibet, ca. 16th to 17th century CE. A beautiful finial from a Buddhist monk's staff, made of iron with incredibly delicate gold inlays forming a series of swirling motifs around its cyli

Central Asia, Tibet, ca. 19th century CE. A terrifying and detailed ten-armed representation of the Troma Nakmo, the female embodiment of wisdom. She wears a diadem and garland of skulls, and in each

Central Asia, Tibet, 19th century CE. This incredibly detailed bronze gilded statue depicts Hayagriva, a horse-headed form of Shiva, embracing his shakti (female consort), Vajravarahi. They represent

Central Asia, Tibet, ca. 17th century CE. This Tibetan thangka depicts Jataka Tales - Sakyamuni Buddha after having reached enlightenment and various scenes from his previous lives. The rendering of t

Ca. 1900, 58 x 82 cm, Central Asia, South Tibet A pillow. A dragon chasing the flaming pearl and a phoenix face each other diagonally in the dark blue field, which also depicts two large lotus blossom

First quarter 20th century, 178 x 91 cm, Central Asia, South Tibet A sitting or sleeping rug. A lotus blossom placed at the centre of the yellow field is surrounded by lively concentric stems with cur

First quarter 20th century, 166 x 90 cm, Central Asia, South Tibet The dark blue field contains three stems bearing a large two-dimensional lotus blossom and tulip-shaped leaves bisected by colour cha

First quarter 20th century, 62 x 126 cm, Central Asia, South Tibet A saddle bottom rug composed of two trapezoid halves woven separately and joined at the centre using a felt fabric. The red-brown fie

Lakai 'Felt-Rug/Embroidery', Uzbekistan Central Asia, End of 19th century, felt/wool, approx. 358 x 131 cm, condition: 2-3 (minimal traces of age, good condition), typical Lakai motives, 'from the PET

Kirgiz Kungrad Chavadan 'Face' , Kirgizistan Central Asia, circa 1920, wool/wool, approx. 84 x 46 cm, condition: 2 (good condition), 'from the PETERGANGLER Collection'. (Literature: Antipina, K.I., Th

Uzbek 'Main-Carpet', Uzbekistan Central Asia, 19th century, wool/wool, approx. 275 x 138 cm, condition: 3 (good condition), 'from the PETER GANGLER Collection'.*

Central Asian Agate Bead Necklace. A three strand necklace of small ancient banded agate beads from Central Asia, completed by a macrame closure with a Chinese button.

Ca. 1800, 60 x 110 cm, Central Asia, West Turkestan The field design of this rare Salor torba consists of three rows of six octagonal güls; small petrol diamonds decorated with double hooks at each c

Central Asia, Pakistan, India, and Afghanistan, Gandharan, ca. 2nd to 3rd century CE. An exquisite, life-size terracotta head of the Buddha, depicted nearly in the round, with a wavy coiffure, a gener

Central Asia, ca. Early Cretaceous (101 - 126 MYO). This is a significant specimen due to its size, completeness, and originality. The bones were meticulously removed from a single block of matrix and

late 18th century, 261 x 130 cm, Central Asia, East Turkestan In the red field of this early rug from the oasis town of Khotan, large dark blue disc medallions are embedded in a basic design of leaves

18th century, 68 x 104 cm, Central Asia, West Turkestan This fragment of an early Salor chuval has been cut all around; the left-hand side and upper border are missing. The field displays a spacious d

Central Asia, Pakistan, India, and Afghanistan, Gandharan Empire, ca. 1st century CE. An absolutely stunning dark grey schist face with a tremendous turban-style headdress, in a beautiful state of pre

Ca. 1800, 76 x 75 cm, Central Asia, West Turkestan Small-format knotted trappings of this kind are known as khalyks. Most of the surviving examples were woven by the Tekke tribe. On the day of the wed

Ca. 1800 or earlier, 56 x 95 cm, Central Asia, West Turkestan This unusual bag face showing every sign of great age cannot be assigned to any of the tribal groups defined to date. It is finely and reg