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Lightweight Japanese paper lattice screens known as shōji are a versatile way to define a living space and block drafts. Painted folding screens known as byōbu are also used as decorative elements, often featuring landscapes, animals, and flowering plants. Chinese folding screens were traditionally comprised of monumental hinged panels, intricately carved and decorated with panoramic landscapes or stone inlay.

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Monumental Chinese Lattice Spirit Screen, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
Single-panel standing screens have been prevalent in fine Chinese interiors since as early as the
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Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Paintings and Screens

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Elm, Pine

Pair of Chinese Crackle Lacquer Courtyard Doors, c. 1800
Located in Chicago, IL
traditional home in northern China. The graphic marks on each door are likely left from early 20th-century
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Antique Early 19th Century Chinese Qing Paintings and Screens

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Elm

Pair of Chinese Floral Chainlink Lattice Panels, c. 1800
Located in Chicago, IL
This pair of elaborately carved early 19th century Chinese courtyard panels feature intricately
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Antique Early 19th Century Chinese Qing Screens and Room Dividers

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Elm

Set of Four Chinese Courtyard Door Panels, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
A hallmark of Chinese architecture, tall door panels such as these were used in provincial
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Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Doors and Gates

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Brass

Set of Three Chinese Quadrilobe Lattice Courtyard Panels, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
The sweeping elegance of these 19th-century courtyard doors, with their intricate lattice panels, hides the mathematical brilliance required to create them. The wax-finished, knotty ...
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Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Doors and Gates

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Fir

Chinese Six Panel Inlaid Folding Screen of Courtyards & Cavalry, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
This magnificent six-panel Chinese folding screen depicts a lively battle scene with gilt brushwork
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Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Screens and Room Dividers

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Multi-gemstone

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Pair of Chinese Lacquered Bookcases with Spindle Sides, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
These elegant Chinese book cabinets once took pride of place in a Qing-dynasty home or scholars' retreat, proudly elevating a collection of books, scholars' rocks, porcelains, and ot...
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Antique Late 19th Century Chinese Qing Bookcases

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Elm

Japanese Meiji Blue & White Daffodil Hibachi
Located in Chicago, IL
Designed to hold glowing embers, hibachi vessels were used for cooking or as a source of heat in Japanese homes. Ceramic examples such as this were introduced during the Meiji period...
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Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Ceramics

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Porcelain

Low Chinese Full Moon Table, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
With a simple silhouette and minimal ornamentation, this low coffee table from the late-19th century embodies the elegance and restraint of Chinese furniture design. Seamlessly const...
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Antique Late 19th Century Chinese Qing Furniture

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Elm

Japanese Meiji Blue & White Arita Hibachi
Located in Chicago, IL
Designed to hold glowing embers, hibachi vessels were used for cooking or as a source of heat in Japanese homes. Ceramic examples such as this were introduced during the Meiji period...
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Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Ceramics

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Porcelain

Chinese Crackled Lacquer Noodle Cabinet, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
This painted Chinese cabinet dates to the mid-19th century and has a richly aged patina that only time can achieve. The narrow cabinet is finished with layers of dark brown and burgu...
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Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Furniture

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Elm

Chinese Red Lacquer Writing Set with Twin Dragons, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
Designed for traveling poets or scholar-artists, a collapsible writing set allowed a Chinese calligrapher to paint in nature, whether a journey to a far-off vista or an afternoon spe...
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Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Furniture

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Wood

Chinese Blue & White Tea Pot, c. 1930s
Located in Chicago, IL
This blue-and-white porcelain teapot dates to the early 20th century and would have been used as either a teapot for brewed tea or as a ewer for dispensing boiled water during tea ce...
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Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Ceramics

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Porcelain

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