ABOUT US

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About Us > Our Art Products

artelino was founded in 2001 and we offered online auctions of Japanese prints. In 2003 we added modern Chinese prints to our auction portfolio and in 2006 modern Chinese paintings, as well. Most recently, we've expanded our offerings to Himalayan art with Tibetan thangkas, traditional Tibetan carpets and one of a kind statues from Tibet and Nepal.

All art and artisan products that we offer must be sent to us. We are responsible for correct descriptions and for the quality of the object. And we charge the buyer, ship purchased goods and pay the consignor.

Japanese Prints

"And ever since I discovered the print
Japan had appealed to me as the most romantic,
artistic, nature-inspired country on earth."
(Frank Lloyd Wright, 1867-1957 -
- famous American architect and philosopher)

Nihonbashi
Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido (Hoeido)
Hiroshige Ando 1797-1858

Since 2001 we have sold roughly 25,000 Japanese art prints. We offer prints from all art periods and art movements - Edo, Meiji, Shin and Sosaku Hanga, Showa, contemporary, Moku Hanga ... All Japanese art prints offered by us are originals unless otherwise described as "recuts", "remade" or "reproductions". We cover all techniques from traditional woodblock printing to mixed media.

Chinese Art Prints

"Seeing it once is better than being told 100 times."
(Zhou Chongguo, Han Dynasty)

Flower Age No.4
Zhang Biao born 1971

We began selling Chinese art prints in springtime of 2003. At that time we were pioneers in bringing modern Chinese prints to Western buyers. Since then we have sold more than 3,000 Chinese prints. We are specialized in modern art prints made after ca. 1980. We offer only reputable, well-established Chinese artists and recently also young, emerging art students that we discover at art academies. We have an art agent in China who is in direct contact with the artists. Whenever you should have any special requests or questions, it is worth asking us. We are extremely "close" to Chinese printmakers.

Tibetan Statues

"With realization of one's own potential
and self-confidence in one's ability,
one can build a better world. "
(the 14th Dalai Lama)

Akshobhya
hand-made, gold-plated and painted copper

The Tibetan statues that we offer come from Nepal. They are all hand-made, mostly copper, plated with real gold and often decorated with semi-precious jewels and iconographic painting (faces). They represent the best qulity available for Tibetan statues.

The statues are not made from a mold but from a wax model. Therefore each piece is a unique object of art and artisanship. The skill of creating these Buddhist statues is restricted to few Newari families who have handed the knowledge down for centuries from generation to generation.

Thangkas

"Sleep is the best meditation."
(the 14th Dalai Lama)

Tibetan Thangka
Mandala

Thangkas are Buddhist scroll paintings with a century old tradition. Since the occupation of Tibet by the Chinese, Nepal has developed into the center for thangka painting. Each piece is meticulously painted by hand. It takes weeks, often months and sometimes more than a year to paint such a magnificent art work. artelino offers you only high-quality thangkas in price ranges of $ 100 to 500 (reserves without commission).

Traditional Tibetan Carpets

"Our prime purpose in this life is to help others.
And if you can't help them, at least don't hurt them."
(The 14th Dalai Lama)

Tibetan Carpet
from Nepal

Our latest products, traditional Tibetan carpets, are the result of a decade old friendship between Dieter Wanczura, the owner of artelino GmbH and a Nepalese business man and manufacturer of carpets. We do not offer you modern carpets from Nepal, but exclusively traditional Tibetan carpets that have become quite rare. The Tibetans, a nomad people, used their carpets primarily for sleeping, sitting and praying. Therefore traditional Tibetan rugs are mostly small in size with a typical measure of 3 by 6 feet = 90 by 180 cm and therefore uncomplicated to ship.

The manufacture of our friend in Nepal practices examplary work conditions without child labor. He even maintains a nursery and a school for the children of the workers.