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What is Chinese art called?

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What is Chinese art called?

The most common Chinese scroll art is in the “shan shui” (山水) style ink painting. Literally translated as “Mountain and Water”, these paintings evoke dreamy landscapes.

Lotus Gallery
Lotus GallerySeptember 23, 2020
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original lithograph
By Walasse Ting
Located in Henderson, NV
Medium: original lithograph. Printed in 1964 and published by Eberhard Kornfeld in an edition of 2000 for the 1 Cent Life portfolio. Size 16 1/8 x 11 3/8 inches (410 x 288 mm). There...
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1960s Prints and Multiples

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Lithograph

LADIES WITH PARROTS Signed Lithograph, Asian Women, Birds, Fans, Kimonos
By Walasse Ting
Located in Union City, NJ
LADIES WITH PARROTS is an original hand drawn lithograph printed using hand lithography techniques on archival Somerset printmaking paper, 100% acid free by the renowned Chinese born...
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1980s Contemporary Figurative Prints

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Lithograph

Walasse Ting - Green Cat, etching and aquatint, Signed/N, scarce Italian print
By Walasse Ting
Located in New York, NY
Walasse Ting 丁雄泉 Green Cat, 1984 Color etching and aquatint on copper plate, printed on Fabriano Rosaspina paper Pencil signed, numbered 178/230, dated 1984 along with artist's perso...
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1980s Pop Art Animal Prints

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Ink, Mixed Media, Pencil, Graphite, Etching, Aquatint

Beauties with Flowers by Walasse Ting
By Walasse Ting
Located in New Orleans, LA
Walasse Ting 1929-2010 Chinese-American Beauties with Flowers Signed with artist's seal (lower right) Watercolor on rice paper Exceptionally bold and dynamic, Beauties with Flowe...
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Late 20th Century Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor, Rice Paper

BLUE HORSE, THREE GEISHAS Signed Lithograph, Colorful Asian Women, Parrots
By Walasse Ting
Located in Union City, NJ
BLUE HORSE, THREE GEISHAS is an original lithograph printed using hand drawn lithography techniques on archival Somerset printmaking paper, 100% acid free, by the renowned Chinese bo...
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1980s Contemporary Animal Prints

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Lithograph

Black Cat 1981 Lithograph on Arches Archival Paper
By Walasse Ting
Located in Rochester Hills, MI
Artist: Walasse Ting Title: Black Cat - Midnight Cat Year: 1981 Medium: Lithograph on Arches Archival Paper   22'' x 30'' Edition: Signed in pencil and marked AP Walasse Ting (DING...
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1980s Pop Art Animal Prints

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Lithograph

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Chinese Framed Silk Embroidered Panel with Foo Dogs, circa 1910
Located in Austin, TX
A fun and attractive Chinese coral silk ground, couched stitch, silk and metallic thread embroidered panel with foo lions at play, late Qing Dynasty or early Republic Period, circa 1...
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Vintage 1910s Chinese Qing Textiles

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Metallic Thread

Chinese Giltwood Horizontal Panel, Carved Auspicious Wedding Frieze, Circa 1900
Located in Austin, TX
An attractive and auspicious Chinese Chaozhou carved, pierced, and gilt wood horizontal panel, early 20th century, Southern China. Most likely from a wedding bed, the frieze is full...
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Antique Early 1900s Chinese Qing Paintings and Screens

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Wood, Giltwood

French Art Nouveau Ecole de Nancy Marquetry Side Table, Chrysanthemums, c 1900
By Ecole de Nancy
Located in Austin, TX
An elegant and charming French Art Nouveau marquetry wood side table with a design of chrysanthemums, Ecole de Nancy (School of Nancy), Nancy, France, circa 1900. The side table of...
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Antique Early 1900s French Art Nouveau Side Tables

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Hardwood, Fruitwood, Oak, Burl

Chinese Export Gilt Wood Frames with Reverse Glass Paintings, Qing Dynasty
Located in Austin, TX
A magnificent pair of Chinese Export Chaozhou (Teochew) carved gilt wood frames with reverse glass painted panels, Qing Dynasty, mid 19th century, Guangdong, China. Made in southern...
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Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Paintings and Screens

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Fabric, Glass, Wood, Giltwood, Paint

Chinese Pair Qilin Guardian Sculptures, Carved Wood and Gilt Lacquer, Circa 1900
Located in Austin, TX
A magnificent pair of Chinese Choazhou (Teochew) carved wood and gilt lacquered mythical guardian beasts known as qilin, late Qing Dynasty (1644 - 1911), circa 1900, southern China. ...
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Antique Early 1900s Chinese Qing Sculptures and Carvings

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Gesso, Glass, Wood, Softwood, Lacquer, Paint

Pair Chinese Ming Dynasty Gold and Spinel Hair Ornaments, 17th c
Located in Austin, TX
A rare and unusual pair of Chinese Ming Dynasty hair ornaments crafted in high karat gold with cabochon spinels, and featuring images of cranes amongst clouds, early to mid 17th cent...
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Antique 17th Century Chinese Ming Antiquities

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Multi-gemstone, Gold

Japanese Lacquer Tray by Zohiko, Meiji/Taisho Period, Early 20th Century, Japan
By Zōhiko Studio
Located in Austin, TX
A lovely Japanese lacquer decorated tray with images of hemp leaves, maple leaves, and cherry blossoms by Zohiko, Meiji or Taisho Period, early 20th century, Japan. The graceful tra...
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Early 20th Century Japanese Taisho Lacquer

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Lacquer, Wood, Urushi lacquer

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