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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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Set of Three Vintage Cast Iron Leaves
Located in Chicago, IL
The artisan who sculpted these leaves in metal found inspiration in the organic forms of the natural world. Cast in iron, each leaf is at once delicate and everlasting, capturing the...
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20th Century American Figurative Sculptures

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Iron

Chinese Red Lacquer Book Chest with Lotus & Peonies, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
This small Chinese cabinet from the early 20th century was originally used to store a scholar's collection of books and rolled-up scrolls. The chest is faced with two doors that open...
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Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Cabinets

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Wood

Chinese Ming Iron Brushed Jar, c. 1600
Located in Chicago, IL
This Ming-dynasty (1368-1644) storage jar is attributed to the kilns of Yunnan province, loosely decorated with iron underglaze in a manner typical of the region. Dated to the 15th/1...
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Antique 16th Century Chinese Ming Ceramics

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Earthenware

Chinese Famille Verte Cabbage Jar, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
This whimsical Chinese ginger jar is decorated with famille verte enamels for an allover design of leafy green cabbage. Depicting the white stalks and curling leaves of a head of nap...
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Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Ceramics

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Porcelain

Chinese Two Door Keeper's Cabinet, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
This 19th-century locking cabinet from Shanxi province is the perfect place to stow household odds and ends. Crafted with traditional joinery, the small cabinet has an overhung top, ...
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Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Cabinets

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Elm

Chinese Prosperity Stone Disc, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
This round stone disc originated in Shanxi province as an early 20th-century threshing wheel. Secured to a wooden axel that ran through the center, the stone was rolled across stalks...
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Early 20th Century Chinese Organic Modern Mounted Objects

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Limestone

Reclaimed Elm Side Table
Located in Chicago, IL
This artisan-crafted side table is a celebration of wabi-sabi style. Crafted of thick elmwood timbers reclaimed from Qing-dynasty architecture, the table has a minimalist waterfall d...
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21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Organic Modern Night Stands

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Reclaimed Wood

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