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Constructed in the Taisho Period, this finely crafted jewelry box is covered with Japanese Tamo Ash, one of the world’s most prized, and beautiful hardwoods known for its beautiful grain. Perfect for storing jewelry, papers or other valuables. This piece is featured in a VA instagram post.
This fascinating thick Song pottery brick is a low-fired depiction of a dwarf foreigner with a rotund belly, a large head and nose, an open mouth and abnormal features. The Chinese believed dwarfs could ward off evil spirits and sickness, attract peace and blessings (fu) and were very wise. Images of dwarfs became so popular, some were produced in numbers.
As part of the The Song dynasty cultural expansion, government and public buildings and tombs were built with interior walls decorated with earthenware unglazed mold-made brick tiles. This fanciful vibrant tile with a scalloped frame portrays two people playing a board game called wéiqí which originated in China over 2500 years ago. It is the world’s oldest and most complex board game still played.
This late Song dynasty earthenware ceramic brick tile portrays a couple sitting behind a banquet table with foods placed in front of them. On the right are two figures, one of whom points to a stylized image of a bat flying in the sky.
The creation of renowned French-American multimedia artist and sculptor Pascal Giacomini, Giaco GuitarTM Sculptures are uniquely playable works of art highly prized for both their musical and artistic merits. Technically, they are hybrid oil-can, solid body electric guitars.
This Capitol Guitar sculpture is made from a medium two-gallon can from the Atlantic Refining Co. in Philadelphia, which became part of John D. Rockefeller’s Standard Oil until it closed in 2019. This is item number 7 out of an eventual collection of 100 Giaco Guitars™ made by the artist. Each item in the collection is a one-of-a-kind, impossible to reproduce creation.
Specs for this Guitar Sculpture include:
Testimonial:
“The guitar is comfortable at high velocity and gives you freedom to experiment. Major tone. You feel the vibration in your body stronger and different than an acoustic guitar. Unusual low bar access. A different ergonomic allows for an extended finger picking. An electric guitar that you can play sitting down.”
–Denys Marco, Musician
The creation of renowned French-American multimedia artist and sculptor Pascal Giacomini, Giaco Guitars™ sculptures are uniquely playable works of art highly prized for both their musical and artistic merits. Technically, they are hybrid oil-can, solid body electric guitars.
This Capitol Guitar sculpture is made from a medium two-gallon can from the Atlantic Refining Co. in Philadelphia, which became part of John D. Rockefeller’s Standard Oil until it closed in 2019. This is item number 7 out of an eventual collection of 100 Giaco Guitars™ made by the artist. Each item in the collection is a one-of-a-kind, impossible to reproduce creation.
Specs for this Guitar Sculpture include:
Testimonial:
“The guitar is comfortable at high velocity and gives you freedom to experiment. Major tone. You feel the vibration in your body stronger and different than an acoustic guitar. Unusual low bar access. A different ergonomic allows for an extended finger picking. An electric guitar that you can play sitting down.”
–Denys Marco, Musician
A belief in Hinduism is that the light and heat produced by an oil lamp and incense burner aid devotees to access the divine and to focus their attention and awareness on the images of the deities (murti) and their positive powers. Using them with fellow devotees in combination with the arati ritual (moving a…
The creation of renowned French-American multimedia artist and sculptor Pascal Giacomini, Giaco Guitars™ sculptures are uniquely playable works of art highly prized for both their musical and artistic merits. Technically, they are hybrid oil-can, solid body electric guitars.
This stand-out piece, “Fendi, the King of Jazz,” incorporates one of Giacomini’s original guitar sculptures into a larger work of 3-dimensional art that combines elements of musical instruments and vintage industrial components to pay homage to both jazz and rock ‘n’ roll.
The central component of the piece is a Giaco Guitar sculpture—the OK Guitar (07/100). Its upright guitar neck symbolizes Fender’s iconic guitars, with additional guitar bodies and musical motifs radiating upward from the base. Elements, including records, speakers and other instrument components, are integrated into a cohesive whole, creating a dynamic, layered effect.
Standing on a black circular metal base, the sculpture rises from a coiled metal spring, adding a sense of tension and rhythm to the piece. The mixed-media assemblage celebrates both the history of Fender guitars and the timeless influence of jazz music, embodying energy, movement and musical legacy.
Specs for the OK Guitar component of this sculpture include:
The creation of renowned French-American multimedia artist and sculptor Pascal Giacomini, Giaco GuitarTM Sculptures are uniquely playable works of art highly prized for both their musical and artistic merits. Technically, they are hybrid oil-can, solid body electric guitars.
This custom-made “Gateway” guitar features the iconic dark blue and yellow colored oil can of Gateway Motor Oil, a notable American oil company from the 1940s and 50s before the industry was consolidated. This is item number 4 out of an eventual collection of 100 Giaco Guitars™ made by the artist. Each item in the collection is a one-of-a-kind, impossible to reproduce creation.
Specs for this Guitar Sculpture include:
Testimonial:
“Neck feels great. Great playability. Great sound. The Guitar gives you confidence to experiment. As you get past your comfortable licks and chords, you start playing things you’ve never played before. The guitar invites you to experiment and search for ideas. Guitars that enlighten your play. It’s genius that you don’t need a stand.”
– Mark Christian, Music composer, Studio musician, Songwriter
Guandi, the God of War and Justice and Protector of China and its citizens was a Chinese model of loyalty, virtue and morality and was depicted in Temples and home shrines throughout China. This antique figurine was probably part of a larger carving. He wears military maille, black gloves with a carved taotie which is a warning against gluttony and is covered in gold as a sign of power. The open back confirms it was consecrated by a Taoist priest. Mounted on a frosted acrylic stand.
This masterfully and elaborately carved image represents the legendary Guan Ti (also Guandi, Guan Yu), the Chinese God of War and Justice wearing a celestial scarf. This most popular Chinese historical military hero is all things to all men, prayed to for protection and prosperity. He is generally portrayed as here wearing a soldier’s uniform…
Cocoon jars were mingqi made for placement in tombs to comfort the deceased on their journey to and in their afterlife. An elixir of Immortality made from mulberry leaves or their ashes was placed inside for the deceased to drink and transmigrate into the world of the beyond. Ovoid in shape to resemble a silkworm cocoon, ajar rests on a small trumpet-shaped foot and has a narrow neck and a wide lip at its mouth. Painted after firing with vertical bands dividing it into panels, swirling cloud scrolls, and circular “eye” motifs at each end, this beautiful vessel is in excellent condition for its age with expected paint losses, scrapes, and dirt adhesions.
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