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Ming Dynasty Portraits

Pair of Framed Chinese Ancestor Portraits, Ink and Pigment on Paper, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
prosperity. Commemorative portraits, which came into vogue in the late Ming and Qing dynasties, were
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Mid-19th Century Qing Portrait Paintings

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Ink, Pigment, Paper

Tang Dynasty Painted Terracotta Sculpture of a Lokapala
By Tang Dynasty
Located in Dallas, TX
consider Avantique’s antique and ancient Asian Art Collection of Han Dynasty, Tang Dynasty, Ming Dynasty
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Antique 15th Century and Earlier Chinese Tang Figurative Sculptures

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Terracotta

Chinese Ming Dynasty Style Paper and Silk King and Queen Portrait Hanging Scroll
Located in New York, NY
Set of 3 Ming King and Queen scroll wall hangings, shown seated with a paneled wall behind them and
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20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Decorative Art

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Wood, Silk, Paper

Portraits of a Ming Dynasty Emperor and Empress, Chinese Ink and Color on Paper
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Portraits of a Ming dynasty Emperor and Empress, Chinese ink and color on paper, Measures: Framed
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20th Century Paintings and Screens

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Paper

Qing Dynasty Late 19th Century Chinese Ancestral Portrait of a Seated Woman
Located in Los Angeles, CA
genre of ancestor paintings, first seen in the Ming dynasty (1368-1644), embodies the Confucian ideal of
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Qing Paintings

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Paper, Paint, Wood

Monumental Chinese Ancestor Portrait Scroll, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
prosperity. Commemorative portraits, which came into vogue in the late Ming and Qing dynasties, were
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Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Paintings and Screens

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Fabric

19th Century Chinese Framed Ancestor Portrait, #Ric.P1
Located in Norton, MA
life, health, and prosperity. Commemorative portraits, which came into vogue in the late Ming and Qing
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Qing Paintings and Screens

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Glass, Wood, Paint, Paper

Pair of Framed Chinese Ancestor Portraits, circa 1880s
Located in Chicago, IL
prosperity. Commemorative portraits, which came into vogue in the late Ming and Qing dynasties, were
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Antique Late 19th Century Chinese Qing Paintings and Screens

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Paper

Large Pair of 19th Century Chinese Framed Ancestor Portraits
Located in Norton, MA
life, health, and prosperity. Commemorative portraits, which came into vogue in the late Ming and Qing
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Qing Paintings and Screens

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Glass, Wood, Paint, Paper

Large 19th Century Chinese Framed Ancestor Portrait, #Ric.P3
Located in Norton, MA
the late Ming and Qing dynasties, were commissioned specifically for ancestor worship and were
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Qing Paintings and Screens

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Silk, Glass, Wood, Paint

Large 19th Century Chinese Framed Ancestor Portrait, #Ric.P2
Located in Norton, MA
the late Ming and Qing dynasties, were commissioned specifically for ancestor worship and were
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Qing Paintings and Screens

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Glass, Wood, Paint, Silk

Vintage Huge Pair of Chinoiserie Portraits Asian Emperor-Empress Wall Plaque
Located in Bastogne, BE
of portraits illustrating 18th Century Qing Dynasty royalty will undoubtedly make for the perfect
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20th Century Chinese Chinoiserie Decorative Art

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Jade

Japanese Nihonga Painting 18/19th c Edo Scroll Tanomura Chikuden Self Portrait
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Tanomura Takeda's handwritten self-portrait hymn "Painted Landscape" with himself working in a hut
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Antique 18th Century Edo Paintings

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Silk

Early Chinese Carpet with Stylized Lotus Flowers and Leaf Stems
Located in Milan, IT
in a Chinese ancestor portrait of the Qing dynasty (see M. Franses, op cit.). A fragment with a very
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Chinese Ming Chinese and East Asian Rugs

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Chinese Patriarch and Matriarch Ancestral Scroll Painting
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Magnificent Chinese scroll ancestor painting showing patriarch and matriarch of a high ranking status civil official. This unusual scroll depicts the dignitary couple seated below a ...
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Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Paintings and Screens

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Paper, Wood, Paint

Pair of Elegant Antique Chinese Carved and Gilt Panels
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Striking and decorative tall wall panels carved and gilt with overall openwork large scrolled acanthus leaves in relief, each leaf with raised ribs edged in black. The frames painted...
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Early 20th Century Chinese Ming Paintings and Screens

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Wood

Early Yi Dynasty Korean Painted Triptych on Silk with Folklore Figures
Located in Milford, NH
A fine hand-painted three-panel triptych on fabric, possibly silk, featuring folklore scenes with figures, horses, and landscapes from the Yi dynasty of Korea, probably dating to the...
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Antique 19th Century Korean Paintings and Screens

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Silk

Pair of 19th Century Chinese Ancestor Portraits, Large Size, Framed
Located in Doylestown, PA
A nice pair of Chinese ancestor family group portraits, 19th century, on paper, framed in teak frames under glass. Twelve characters total in period attire with hats and crowns signi...
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Qing Paintings

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Paper

Chinese Ancestor Portrait of a Mandarin Dignitary
Located in Vero Beach, FL
Chinese ancestor portrait of a Mandarin Dignitary. Antique tempera on paper painting of a Mandarin Dignitary wearing a red court dress and seated on a throne chair. Based on the ...
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Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Paintings

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Paint, Paper

Chinese Hanging Scroll Painting of Camellias Signed Dated
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Seasonal autumn Chinese hanging scroll painting depicting colorful Camellias with a calligraphy signature and date. Crafted on hand-made mulberry paper with a silk hanger and a woode...
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20th Century Chinese Qing Paintings and Screens

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Wood, Paper

Monumental Chinese Ancestral Matriarch Scroll Portrait Painting
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Monumental Chinese Qing ancestor scroll portrait painting of a high ranking official or Imperial court matriarch. Features a intricately decorated Ming style red robed matriarch depi...
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Antique Late 19th Century Chinese Qing Paintings

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Linen, Silk, Plexiglass, Wood, Lacquer, Paper

20th Century, Oriental Coromandel Lacquered Wood Screen
Located in IT
20th century, Oriental coromandel lacquered wood screen Measures: cm H 183,5 x W 40,5 a panel x D 2. Total W cm 162 Elegant four-panels screen in wood decorated with lacquer Coro...
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Early 20th Century Asian Paintings and Screens

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Wood

Monumental Hand Painted Chinese Scroll With Ancestors In Custom Frame
Located in Bridgeport, CT
A monumental hand painted Chinese work depicting 11 male and female multi-generational ancestral figures. The portrait with one male in black attire and 3 men in black attire with bl...
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Qing Paintings and Screens

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Silk, Acrylic, Wood, Paper

Chinese Export Tea Bowl Canton Rose Medallion Porcelain and Stand, circa 1830
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
This is a fairly small Chinese Export Tea Bowl, all hand decorated in the Canton Famille Rose Medallion pattern and comes complete wit a carved hardwood stand, all dating to the earl...
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Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Ceramics

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Porcelain

8-Panel Framed Porcelain Tile Screen, 19th Century Chinese Export
Located in Atlanta, GA
8-Panel Framed Porcelain Tile Screen, 19th Century Chinese Export
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Screens and Room Dividers

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Porcelain

Monumental Chinese Export Twelve-Panel Lacquered Coromandel Screen
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Very impressive monumental Chinese export twelve-panel Coromandel screen depicting a lush courtyard with figures involved in leisurely activities. The panels are incised and lacquere...
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20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Paintings and Screens

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Wood

Pair of Chinese Archaistic Brass Table Lamps, 1940s
Located in Dallas, TX
An impressive pair of chinoiserie-inspired brass table lamps in the manner of Hollywood Regency designer James Mont. Traditional form being a fang (square) interpretation of hu and g...
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Vintage 1940s Chinese Chinoiserie Table Lamps

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Brass

Antique 19th Century Chinese Silk Embroidery "Ancestors" Panel.
Located in New Orleans, LA
Antique 19th Century Chinese Silk Embroidery "Ancestors" Panel.
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Antique Late 19th Century Chinese Paintings and Screens

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Silk

Chinese 19th-20th Century Gilt Bronze Mounted Cloisonné Jardinière 'Planter'
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A fine Chinese 19th-20th century gilt bronze mounted cloisonné jardinière (planter). The beautifully and finely executed late Qing dynasty ovoid body cloisonné enamel jardiniere with...
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Antique Early 1900s Chinese Chinese Export Planters, Cachepots and Jardi...

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Bronze, Enamel

Ming Dynasty Bronze Gu Beaker Vase
Located in Dallas, TX
Chinese bronze vase, Gu, the trumpet-shaped upper section cast with four blades filled with archaic designs. Center and lower sections depicting Toadies with very intricate backgroun...
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Antique 17th Century Chinese Ming Vases

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Bronze

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CH24, Wishbone Chairs by Hans J Wegner for Carl Hansen & Son in 1949, Pair
By Hans J. Wegner, Carl Hansen & Søn
Located in Frederiksberg, DK
of Danish merchants, posing in Chinese Ming Dynasty chairs, Hans J. Wegner designed a small number of
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Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Chairs

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Papercord, Beech

Pair of Chinese Ancestor Portrait Panels
Located in Chicago, IL
prosperity. Commemorative portraits, which came into vogue in the late Ming and Qing dynasties, were
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20th Century Qing Portrait Paintings

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Wood, Glass, Paint

Vintage Chinoiserie Ming Dynasty Family Ancestor Empress Portrait Print
Located in Dayton, OH
Vintage mid to late 20th century hand colored scroll style print of a Ming dynasty style family
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Mid-20th Century Ming Prints

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Paper

Stucco Portrait of a Lohan China Yuan/Ming Dynasty, circa 14th Century
Located in SANTA FE, NM
Stucco Portrait of a Lohan China Yuan/Ming Dynasty, circa 14th Century Lohans are saints that
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15th Century and Earlier Figurative Sculptures

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Glass, Plaster, Pigment

Stucco Portrait of a Lohan China, Yuan/Ming Dynasty, circa 14th Century
Located in SANTA FE, NM
Stucco Portrait of a Lohan China Yuan/Ming Dynasty, circa 14th Century Lohans are saints that
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15th Century and Earlier Figurative Sculptures

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Glass, Plaster, Pigment

Ming Ridge Tile Fragment of Mongol Warrior Prince
Located in Milford, NH
preceding Yuan Dynasty, this exceptional ceramic portrait was likely made in the kilns at the Tz'u Chou
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Chinese Antiquities

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Ceramic

Portrait of Confucius Black and White Print
Located in Houston, TX
Wu Daozi (685–758) from the Tang Dynasty. The print is framed in a black frame with a white matte.
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20th Century Ming Figurative Prints

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Woodcut

Pair of 19th Century Chinese Ancestral Portraits
Located in Chicago, IL
, and prosperity. Commemorative portraits, which came into vogue in the late Ming and Qing dynasties
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Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Paintings and Screens

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Paint, Paper

Portrait of Emperor Yongle on His Throne, Painting on Fabric, Early 20th Century
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
the Ming dynasty. Measures: H 105cm, W 87cm, W 3cm.
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Antique Early 1900s Asian Chinese Export Paintings

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Fabric

Chinese Six Dragon Flanked Top Altar Table
Located in Chicago, IL
- the intricate carvings bring exuberant Qing-dynasty ornamentation to Ming-dynasty refinement. Set with
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Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Furniture

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Elm

Set of Four Wishbone Chairs by Hans J. Wegner for Carl Hansen
By Hans J. Wegner, Carl Hansen
Located in Vlimmeren, BE
merchants sitting in Chinese Ming Dynasty chairs. We offer you a set of 4 vintage Wishbone chairs in very
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Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Chairs

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Wood, Wicker

Chinese Export En Grisaille European-Subject Plate Lord Burghley
Located in Downingtown, PA
in the collection of the Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam: the Ming and Qing dynasties, p. 74, catalogue number
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Antique 18th Century Chinese Chinese Export Porcelain

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Ceramic, Porcelain

19th Century Chinese Export Pith Painting of Figures in an Interior
Located in Nantucket, MA
carpet, and beside a traditional Ming Dynasty table with a Famille Vert porcelain covered jar. Pith
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Antique 1830s Chinese Chinese Export Paintings

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Paper

Lounge Chair by Alf Svensson for Fritz Hansen Model 4312
By Alf Svensson
Located in San Diego, CA
seating manufactured in China during the Ming dynasty. (Wegner was moved by portraits he’d seen of Danish
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Vintage 1950s Danish Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs

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Upholstery, Oak

Pair of Large Textile Portraits of a Chinese Imperial Couple of the Ming Dynasty
Located in Hamburg, DE
Pair of large textile portraits of a Chinese imperial couple of the Ming Dynasty. The murals date
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Late 20th Century British Ming Tapestries

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Textile

16th Century Ming Dynasty Stucco Head of an Official with Original Paint
Located in Yonkers, NY
A Ming dynasty well modeled Stucco head sculpture of a Chinese official with original painted
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Antique 16th Century Chinese Ming Sculptures

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Stucco, Wood, Paint

Important Chinese Qing Dynasty Imperial Prince / Pacification Hero Portrait
Located in Greenwich, CT
Very unusual, rare and important early Chinese Qing Dynasty Imperial Prince's portrait or Nation
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Chinese Paintings and Screens

Pair of Chinese Ancestor Portrait Panels
Located in Chicago, IL
prosperity. Commemorative portraits, which came into vogue in the late Ming and Qing dynasties, were
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20th Century Chinese Qing Paintings and Screens

Materials

Glass, Wood, Paint

Pair of Chinese Ancestor Portrait Panels
Pair of Chinese Ancestor Portrait Panels
H 65 in W 23.75 in D 1.5 in
Early 20th Century Chinese Ancestral Portrait
Located in Chicago, IL
prosperity. Commemorative portraits, which came into vogue in the late Ming and Qing dynasties, were
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Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Paintings and Screens

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Paper

Pair of 19th Century Chinese Framed Ancestor Portraits
Located in Chicago, IL
prosperity. Commemorative portraits, which came into vogue in the late Ming and Qing dynasties, were
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Antique Late 19th Century Chinese Qing Paintings and Screens

Materials

Glass, Wood, Paint, Paper

Monumental Chinese Ancestral Matriarch Framed Scroll Painting
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Monumental Chinese late Qing dynasty ancestor scroll portrait painting of a high ranking official
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Qing Paintings and Screens

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Silk, Glass, Wood, Masonite, Paper

Chinese very large Quanyin with Ming Mark incised.
Located in Vancouver, BC
Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to: navigation, search Statue of Guan Yin, Ming Dynasty
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Chinese Ming Sculptures

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Ceramic

Beautiful large Chinese Ming seated Guanyin on antique stand
By Fujian
Located in Vancouver, BC
Statue of Guan Yin, Ming Dynasty. Blanc de Chine (French for "White from China") is the
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Chinese Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic

Chinese Blanc-de-chine figure with three legged toad.
Located in Vancouver, BC
terms. It has been produced from the Ming Dynasty (1368–1644) to the present day. Large quantities
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Ceramics

CH24, Wishbone Chairs 'Pair' by Hans J Wegner for Carl Hansen & Son in 1949
By Carl Hansen & Søn, Hans J. Wegner
Located in Frederiksberg, DK
;. Inspired by portraits of Danish merchants, posing in Chinese Ming Dynasty chairs, Hans J. Wegner designed a
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Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Chairs

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Papercord, Oak

CH24 Wishbone Chairs 'Pair' by Wegner for Carl Hansen & Son in 1949, New Seat
By Carl Hansen & Søn, Hans J. Wegner
Located in Brondby, Copenhagen
". Inspired by portraits of Danish merchants, posing in Chinese Ming Dynasty chairs, Hans J. Wegner designed a
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Vintage 1940s Danish Scandinavian Modern Dining Room Chairs

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Beech, Papercord

CH24, Wishbone Chair by Hans J Wegner, Carl Hansen & Son 1949, Soap Treated Oak
By Hans J. Wegner, Carl Hansen & Søn
Located in Frederiksberg, DK
Ming Dynasty chairs, Hans J. Wegner designed a small number of chairs, called 'China Chairs
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Mid-20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Chairs

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Oak

CH24, pair of 2 Oak Wishbone Chair by Hans J Wegner, Carl Hansen & Son, 1949
By Hans J. Wegner, Carl Hansen & Søn
Located in Frederiksberg, DK
, posing in Chinese Ming dynasty chairs, Hans J. Wegner designed a small number of chairs, called 'China
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Mid-20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Chairs

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Papercord, Oak

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Ming Dynasty Portraits For Sale on 1stDibs

There is a range of ming dynasty portraits for sale on 1stDibs. Each of these unique ming dynasty portraits was constructed with extraordinary care, often using paper, wood and ceramic. Ming dynasty portraits have been made for many years, and versions that date back to the 18th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 20th Century. Tang Dynasty produced beautiful ming dynasty portraits that are worth considering.

How Much are Ming Dynasty Portraits?

Ming dynasty portraits can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price at 1stDibs is $3,880, while the lowest priced sells for $470 and the highest can go for as much as $135,763.
Questions About Ming Dynasty Portraits
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    A Ming dynasty vase is going to be worth a lot. In 2021, a blue and white Chinese bowl was bought at a yard sale in Connecticut that turned out to be a rare Ming dynasty-era ceramic work. It is estimated to be valued at between $300,000 and $500,000. Shop a range of antique and vintage vases on 1stDibs.