Chinese Torture Paintings
Set of Six Chinese Watercolours on Pith Paper Depicting Artisans Canton, 1835
Located in Uckfield, Sussex
; these paintings are no exception. These types of export paintings were highly regarded Chinese mementos
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Paintings and Screens
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Paper
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H 14.75 in W 11 in D 0.4 in
Set of Six Chinese Canton Watercolours on Pith Paper Depicting Interior Scenes
Located in Uckfield, Sussex
; These paintings are no exception. These types of export paintings were highly regarded Chinese mementos
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Antique Early 19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Paintings and Screens
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Paper
H 18.75 in W 14.5 in D 0.5 in
Chinese Ca 1690 Kangxi Porcelain Plate Riot of Rotterdam / Kostermann Blue White
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
colors and painting. With the well know and interesting scene the Kostermann riot / Riot of Rotterdam
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Antique 17th Century Chinese Qing Ceramics
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Porcelain
H 1.11 in Dm 7.88 in
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Set of Ten Qing Style Porcelain Plates after Lang Shining
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Magnificent set of ten hand painted enameled porcelain plates made in the Qianlong period style after Lang Shining (July 1688-July 1766 Italian). Born in Milano, Italy Giuseppe Casti...
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Chinese Porcelain Plate with Dragon Decoration "Famille Verte" 18th Century
Located in Beuzevillette, FR
Very beautiful porcelain plate of the green family with dragon decoration in the 18th century. The decoration is finely executed by hand, we see a green and golden dragon, with friez...
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Rare Victorian Firescreen with Taxidermy Hummingbirds by Henry Ward
By Henry Ward
Located in Amsterdam, NL
England, third quarter of the 19th century
On two scrolling foliate feet with casters, above which a rectangular two-side glazed frame, with on top a two-sided shield with initial...
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Antique Mid-19th Century English High Victorian Taxidermy
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H 51.19 in W 55.12 in D 201.58 in
Chinoiserie Palm Oval Paintings
Located in Sturminster Marshall, Dorset
A pair of carved giltwood Chippendale crossed palm frames, with inset hand-painted chinoiserie portraits of 18th century oriental nobility.
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Rare Antique Kangxi 1662–1722 Chinese Porcelain Plate Galloping Horses
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Lovely and rare thinly potted antique Chinese porcelain plate, fully decorated. 5 galloping horses, 1 in the centre, 4 in the border. The border also has 4 endless waves.
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Antique Early 18th Century Chinese Qing Ceramics
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Chinese Qing Dynasty Flambé Glazed Bottle Vase, Tianqiuping, Late 19th Century
Located in Austin, TX
A gorgeous Chinese monochrome red flambé glazed bottle vase, called a tianqiuping, Qing Dynasty, late 19th century.
The voluptuous body of the vase of globular form, rising to br...
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Antique Late 19th Century Chinese Qing Vases
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Porcelain
Japanese Momoyama Period Black Lacquer and Mother of Pearl Box, 16th Century
Located in Austin, TX
A fine and unusual Japanese black lacquer and mother of pearl inlaid box, Momoyama Period, 16th century, Japan.
The large box and cover featuring a design of blossoming plum bran...
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Antique 16th Century Japanese Edo Lacquer
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19th C., Vanity Fair Framed Chromolithographs of Gentlemen Ex. Christie's, 12
By Sir Leslie Ward
Located in Morristown, NJ
[English Gentlemen], from Vanity Fair twelve chromolithographs, on wove papers. Printed by Vincent Brooks Day & Son., with various dates from 1875 to 1897. Eight are by Spy, two are ...
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Antique Late 19th Century English Late Victorian Prints
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Chinese Export Four Panel Coromandel Screen Pearlescent Landscape
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Captivating Chinese export four-panel coromandel screen featuring an idyllic seascape with beauties. The background is comprised of pearlescent crystal sand that shines like glitter ...
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20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Paintings and Screens
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19th Century Chinese Cloisonné Fu Dogs
Located in Houston, TX
An exceptional palatial quality pair of 19th century Chinese cloisonné Fu dogs featuring gold gilding over copper.
Chinese cloisonné objects were intended primarily for the furnishi...
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Antique 1890s Chinese Chinese Export Metalwork
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Large Pichhavai Painting of Krishna with Female Gopis Dancing
By Rajhastani
Located in North Hollywood, CA
A large Pichhavai painting of Krishna with female Gopis dancing
Krishna playing flute on a bed of lotus, the composition is enclosed in a lush green forest and the colors of the dre...
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Claydon Pier Mirrors
By Luke Lightfoot
Located in Sturminster Marshall, Dorset
An exceptional pair of rectangular carved pier mirrors, inspired by the Chinese Room of Claydon. The elaborate carved decoration following the style of Luke Lightfoot in the chinoise...
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Mughal Style Miniature Court Scene Painting - Framed - India - 20th Century
Located in Chatham, ON
Mughal style miniature painting - gouache on paper with silver highlights - hand painted - depicting a court scene with the Mughal Emperor Jahangir weighing his son, Prince Khurram, ...
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H 15.38 in W 10.75 in D 0.5 in
Large Colorful Pichhavai Silk Asian Painting with Krishna and Radha
Located in North Hollywood, CA
A large Pichhavai painting depicting Krishna, represented in multiple places with female Gopis dancing and offering, great colors, the composition is enclosed in a lush green forest ...
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Portrait of Lady Caroline Price
By George Romney
Located in Miami, FL
DESCRIPTION: Perhaps the best Romney in private hands. If Vogue Magazine existed in the late 18th century, this image of Lady Caroline Price would be on one of its covers. The e...
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Set of Six Hand Colored Engravings of Northern France
Located in Essex, MA
All featuring the communes of northern France including Rethel, Dunkirk, Mouzon, Gravelines etc. Framed and matted. By C.N. Cochin. Uninspected out of frames. Likely 19th century.
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Paper
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19th Century Chinese Export Watercolor Painting of Pheasants
Located in London, GB
A mid-19th century Chinese export watercolor painting of pheasants presented in a bespoke moon gold
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Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Paintings
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Collection of 19th Century Chinese Pith Paintings of Torture & Imprisonment
Located in Conwy, GB
Scenes depicting methods of torture including, “Kia Quen”, “Tean Zu” and a “Cangue Yoke”, the
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Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Paintings and Screens
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Silk
H 19 in W 26.5 in D 0.2 in
Late 19th Century Chinese Canton School, Framed Pith Paper Export Painting
Located in Vero Beach, FL
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Paper
"Hu Die" and "Ruan Lingyu" by Ma Yanling
Located in Chicago, IL
Choosing subjects with complicated pasts, Ma Yanling's paintings emphasize the plight of Chinese
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Paintings
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Acrylic
"Ruan Lingyu" by Ma Yanling
Located in Chicago, IL
Choosing subjects with complicated pasts, Ma Yanling's paintings emphasize the plight of Chinese
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19th Century Chinese Hand-Painted Silk Collage of Chinese Tortures
Located in Dallas, TX
Extremely rare collage of four Chinese hand-painted silks of Chinese torture techniques, circa 1850
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Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Paintings
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Silk
Antique Chinese Watercolours in Album, 19th Century
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A fine collection of seven antique Chinese original watercolours on pith paper contained within a
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Paintings and Screens
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Paper
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Lotus GallerySeptember 23, 2020Yes, you can paint your Chinese cabinet, though unless it is in poor condition, doing so is usually frowned upon. You will have to sand down the surface beforehand, as most Chinese cabinets have a lacquer finish.
PAGODA REDOctober 7, 2020One of the esteemed pursuits of the traditional Chinese scholar was landscape painting, known generally as shān shuǐ. Capturing the beauty of nature within a balanced composition is considered a conceptual feat achieved only by the hand of a master.
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