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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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Chinese Red Lacquer Canopy Bed with Footrest, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
A Chinese canopy bed, or marriage bed, was the most important part of a bride's dowry and was the central feature of her personal quarters. Traditionally, beds were central to Chines...
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Antique Late 19th Century Chinese Qing Furniture

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Elm, Reed

"Celestial Pond" Kite by Michael Thompson
By Michael Thompson
Located in Chicago, IL
Based in Chicago, IL, contemporary artist Michael Thompson creates unique kites, collages and mixed media works assembled from material fragments of past and present collected in his...
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21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Contemporary Art

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Canvas, Silk, Bamboo

“Tiny Striped Jacket" by Gordon Chandler
By Gordon Chandler
Located in Chicago, IL
Upon discovering a weathered steel drum that had been warped to resemble the sleeve of a garment, artist Gordon Chandler was inspired to embark on a series of kimono sculptures forme...
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21st Century and Contemporary American Industrial Figurative Sculptures

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Steel

"Musical Chairs" by Yoko Tanaka
By Yoko Tanaka
Located in Chicago, IL
With an illustrator’s eye for graphic impact and a wry sense of humor, artist Yoko Tanaka uses only a paint brush and her imagination to conjure whimsical landscapes and playful enco...
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21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Contemporary Art

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Paint, Canvas

Pair of Chinese Woven Hide Stools, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
The stool is a central fixture of Chinese furniture culture. Found in a variety of materials and forms, the stool transcends class lines, as much at home in the provincial courtyard ...
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Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Furniture

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Hide, Elm

"Study in Stripes" Kite by Michael Thompson
By Michael Thompson
Located in Chicago, IL
Based in Chicago, IL, contemporary artist Michael Thompson creates unique kites, collages and mixed media works assembled from material fragments of past and present collected in his...
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21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Contemporary Art

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Canvas, Silk, Bamboo

Pair of Mirrored Tin Candle Sconces, c. 1930s
Located in Chicago, IL
At once modern and traditional, these 1930s candle sconces are backed with circular mirrored reflectors, painstakingly assembled to a mosaic design from individual pieces of cut mirr...
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Early 20th Century Chinese American Colonial Wall Lights and Sconces

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Tin

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