Unique Asian Furniture, Antiques, Ceramics, Lacquerware, Jewelry, Tansu, and Home Furnishings

Asian antiques, chinese jewelry, Vietnamese lacquerware, Thailand jewelry, imported ceramics. store summer hours:
10-5
sundays 12-5
7 days beginning in june

Unique Asian furniture and antiques are our specialty. At Home Asian Antiques, we travel throughout the world to bring you the most unique and affordable Asian imports. Be sure to browse our online store by selecting one of the many product categories in our site navigation above. Should you find yourself vacationing in the beautiful Berkshires of western Massachusetts, be sure to stop by and browse our store in person.

Furniture

Furniture from Asia is aesthetically diverse due to cultural differences, uses, and mediums. Chinese furniture can be elaborately carved and guilded with gold or may be extremely simple in design. Japanese tansus (i.e., chests) were typically used in every room in a Japanese house as well as under staircases to offer plenty of storage in smaller homes. Tansus are usually beautifully simple with the occasionally elaborate ironwork. Colonial pieces can still be found in many Asian countries that were occupied in the 19th century. Furthermore, many countries continued to manufacture furniture for export from the 1940's on. Sometimes art deco style, old radio cabinets and safes from Holland show up in our travels. We carry a large selection of furnishings that we find while traveling overseas. A few items like dining chairs, coffee tables, teak dining tables, and outdoor teak wood furniture are manufactured for specifically for Home Asian Antiques.

Ceramics

Our ceramic collection spans the 9th through 19th centuries. It consists of Chinese ceramics, Vietnamese ceramics, Thai ceramics, Burmese ceramics, and Cambodian ceramics. In the Asian world, ceramic wares were once used as currency and were traded for raw materials. This trade and the subsequent archeological evidence left behind has provided us with a more clear picture of the sophistication of that time.

Lacquerware

Lacquerware has been used in several Asian cultures for many years. Burmese lacquerware is an artistic tradition that is used in everything from utilitarian vessels to Buddhist manuscripts and architectural installations. The lacquer is a resin that comes from a tree common in many areas of southeast Asia. Once the resin has left the tree it turns a glossy black. Vietnam produces contemporary lacquerware that is beautiful and quite useful in today’s home.

Home Furnishings

We carry a line of new home furnishings in addition to one of a kind antiques we find during our travels. The new line consists of pieces found in various Asian countries and often are handmade employing age old techniques. Check back often as new products will periodically be added to our home accessory line.

Textiles

Contemporary textiles are rich in color and design. Many are still hand loomed and take many hours, and sometimes days, to complete. Older textiles are increasingly difficult to find. Their texture and designs are often intricate, even in textiles used in every day life such as Laotian blankets and mosquito net borders. Others were kept exclusively for ceremonial purposes. Each textile tells its own story.

Accessories

We offer a fine selection of jewelry, belts, bags, and other accessories such as neck wraps, scarfs, and eye pillows. Most of our jewelry is made using freshwater pearls, which are available in many forms and colors. The pearls have a beautiful luminescent quality. We also offer originally designed necklaces made from semiprecious stones and sterling silver.

Home Asian Antiques
Route 23, South Ergemont, MA 01230
Located in the heart of the Berkshires in western Massachusetts

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