Ancient Chinese Ancestors
19th Century Chinese Walnut Altar 'Hetao Mu' Table
Located in Atlanta, GA
ruyi symbols. Ruyi is an ancient symbol of good fortune and longevity. The beauty of the patina is rich
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Antique Early 19th Century Chinese Furniture
Materials
Walnut, Lacquer
Chinese Bronze Tripod Censer with Strap Handles, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
For many centuries, people in China have burned incense in shallow censers such as this, placed
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Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Metalwork
Materials
Bronze
Pair of Chinese Sancai Fu Dog Incense Burners, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
accompany ritual ancestor worship. Also known as shizi, pairs of fu dog lions are believed to be benevolent
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Qing Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Fanghu Han Dynasty 206BC-220AD Chinese Bronze Ritual Wine Vessel Jug & Cover
Located in GB
bronzes. These ritual vessels of ancient China represent possibly the most remarkable achievement in the
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Antique 15th Century and Earlier Chinese Han Antiquities
Materials
Bronze
H 13.78 in W 7.29 in D 7.68 in
Rare Boshan Incense Burner Yue Celadon, Jin dynasty
Located in seoul, KR
a quintessential example of ancient Chinese art.
Period : Han-Jin Dynasty
Type : Incense Burner
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Antique 15th Century and Earlier Chinese Han Antiquities
Materials
Stoneware
Pair 19th Century Japanese Imari Porcelain & Gilt-Bronze Torchere Candelabra
By Imari Porcelain
Located in Los Angeles, CA
China at that time. Traditional Ming dynasty color porcelain used dominantly red and green, probably due
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Antique 19th Century Japanese Japonisme Floor Lamps
Materials
Ormolu, Bronze
20th Century Southeast Asian Burmese Bronze Rain Drum Cocktail Table
Located in Dayton, OH
to make music for spirits and communicate with ancestors. The intricate patterns on the tops of rain
Category
Mid-20th Century Folk Art Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Bronze
Pair 20th Century Southeast Asian Burmese Bronze Rain Drum Cocktail Tables
Located in Dayton, OH
to make music for spirits and communicate with ancestors. The intricate patterns on the tops of rain
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Mid-20th Century Folk Art Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Bronze
H 18.25 in W 23.5 in D 23.5 in
Maiolica Oval Tray, Felice Clerici Manufactory, Milan, Circa 1770-1780
By Felice Clerici
Located in Milano, IT
Clerici specimens than to the original Chinese ones. An open band on the flounce introduces the wide and
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Antique 1770s Italian Rococo Ceramics
Materials
Maiolica
H 0.99 in W 8.67 in D 10.83 in
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'Plissé White Edition' Pleated Textile Table Lamp by Folkform for Örsjö
By Örsjö Industri AB
Located in Glendale, CA
'Plissé White Edition' pleated textile table lamp by Folkform for Örsjö.
This unique table lamp was awarded “Lighting of the Year 2022” by Residence Magazine Sweden, who called it “...
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21st Century and Contemporary Swedish Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Textile
Art Deco J.E. Caldwell Table Clock
By J.E. Caldwell & Co.
Located in New Orleans, LA
This luxurious and rare table clock is the essence of Art Deco style. Retailed at the renowned J. E. Caldwell & Co., this exceptional timepiece is comprised of a French clock movemen...
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20th Century American Art Deco Table Clocks and Desk Clocks
Materials
Enamel
Palatial Pair of English Baroque Style 19th Century Carved Marble Sitting Lions
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A very fine and palatial pair of English Baroque style 19th century carved marble sitting lions, the very realistic carved pair with fine attention to detail, each resting its front ...
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Antique 19th Century English Baroque Animal Sculptures
Materials
Marble
H 47.5 in W 25 in D 31 in
Monumental Chinese Serpentine Jade Carved Pagoda Censer, Early 20th Century
Located in New York, NY
Monumental Chinese serpentine jade carved pagoda censer, early 20th century.
A masterfully carved Chinese serpentine pagoda censer. The base of the tripod censer is set upon lion-he...
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Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Serpentine
Rare Meissen Marcolini Porcelain Chinoiserie Incense Burner Vase and Cover
By Meissen Porcelain
Located in New York, NY
A rare Meissen Marcolini Porcelain Chinoiserie incense burner vase and cover, made for the Chinese market, circa 1800, blue cross swords and star mark, Pressnummer 58
A Museum Qua...
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Antique Late 18th Century German Chinoiserie Ceramics
Materials
Porcelain
Large Pair of Bronze Lionized Shih Tzus Foo Dogs 20th Century Asian Sculptures
Located in Atlanta, GA
A large and impressive pair of bronze lionized Shih Tzus - also known as Fu (Foo) dogs. The pair each have wonderful detail, great scale and true heaviness and quality. The artistica...
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Mid-20th Century Asian Metalwork
Materials
Bronze
H 11.5 in W 7 in D 10.5 in
Chinese Quadrilobe Lattice Courtyard Panel, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
This elegant, 19th-century door panel evokes life in a traditional courtyard home, where the openwork lattice design allowed light and air to flow into the inner rooms while maintain...
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Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Doors and Gates
Materials
Fir
Pair Early 20th Century Chinese Ceramic Foo Dogs
Located in Silvolde, Gelderland
Low fired ceramic Chinese "Ming" style pair matching Foo Dogs with beautiful cracked and dripped glazed four color finish.
This beautiful couple Foo Dogs is visibly handmade because...
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Early 20th Century Chinese Ming Ceramics
Materials
Earthenware
Large fruit Bowl Cup Basin on pedestal blue white porcelain - Qing Style - China
Located in Beuzevillette, FR
Very beautiful large white-blue porcelain basin or fruit bowl or cup. The large white bowl is decorated with a blue floral-themed composition, including foliage, lotus flowers and ma...
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20th Century Chinese Qing Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic, Porcelain
H 9.06 in Dm 14.97 in
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
Materials
Bronze
Pair of Carved Wood Painted Foo Dogs
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Very large pair of Chinese carved wood foo dogs. Beautiful patina of worn painted finish.
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20th Century Chinese Sculptures and Carvings
Palatial Louis XV Style 19th Century Gilt Bronze-Mounted Chinoiserie Commode
By Joseph-Emmanuel Zwiener
Located in Los Angeles, CA
An extraordinary fine and Palatial French Louis XV style 19th century ebonized lacquered Chinoiserie style and finely chased gilt bronze-mounted two drawer Serpentine commode with ma...
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Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XV Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble, Bronze
19th Century Chinese Export Lacquered Chinoiserie Cabinet
Located in Downham Market, GB
A Chinese export chinoiserie cabinet.
A wonderful chinoiserie table top cabinet in the most amazing & beautifully preserved, black lacquered & hand painted gilt detailing. The twin d...
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Antique Late 19th Century British Chinese Export Apothecary Cabinets
Materials
Wood
Hand Carved Teak Temple Guards, Foo Dogs
Located in New York, NY
Pair of intricately hand carved Teak temple guard dogs. Foo dogs are symbolic, protective statues, and they are designed in pairs — one is female, the other is male. The female repre...
Category
20th Century Thai Tribal Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Teak
Old Sheffield Silver Plate Venison Dish with Cover
Located in New Orleans, LA
This grand venison meat dish is masterfully crafted of fine Old Sheffield silver plate. A product of Regency ingenuity, this dish is crafted with the utmost intricacy in a manner one...
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Antique 19th Century English Regency Sheffield and Silverplate
Materials
Sheffield Plate
Green Painted Chinese Folding Screen Room Divider, circa 1840-60
Located in Round Top, TX
A set of four large carved elm wood interior folding screen panels that still maintain their original green painted finish, topped by traditional Chinese fretwork design left in cont...
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Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Screens and Room Dividers
Materials
Elm, Paint
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Authentic 19th Century Chinese Antique Ancestor's Portrait
Located in SOMIS, CA
, all serve to support the theme of prosperity.
Only prominent families in ancient China, mostly
Category
Antique 19th Century Chinese Paintings and Screens
Materials
Canvas
Ancestral Shrine
Located in Brooklyn, NY
a beautiful ancestral shrine. It used to hold small name plaques of the ancestors of a family clan
Category
Antique 19th Century Chinese Religious Items
Materials
Elm
rustic ancestral shrine
Located in Brooklyn, NY
a beautiful ancestral shrine. It used to hold small name plaques of the ancestors of a family clan
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Models and Miniatures
Materials
Wood
detailed handcarved ancestral shrine
Located in Brooklyn, NY
a beautiful ancestral shrine. It used to hold small name plaques of the ancestors of a family clan
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier Chinese Models and Miniatures
Materials
Wood
Six 18th century Chinese Ancestor Figurines
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Set of six collectible and ancient Chinese figures carved from wood, little compartment or hole in
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Chinese Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Ancient Chinese Archaic Ritual Bronze Dou Vessel, 771 BC
Located in London, GB
An important and well provenanced Ancient Chinese ritual bronze food vessel, or dou, dating to the
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Antique 15th Century and Earlier Metalwork
Chinese Celadon Temple Vase
Located in Chicago, IL
This green glazed jar is designed in the style of ancient Chinese ceremonial vessels found in
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Early 20th Century Chinese Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Chinese Celadon Green Temple Jar
Located in Chicago, IL
This green glazed jar is designed in the style of ancient Chinese ceremonial vessels found in
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Early 20th Century Chinese Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Chinese Celestial Dragon Bi Disc
Located in Chicago, IL
Bi discs have been found in the tombs of ancient Chinese emperors and aristocrats, but their true
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Jade, Steel
Chinese Celestial Dragon Bi Disc
Located in Chicago, IL
. Jade Bi discs have been found in the tombs of ancient Chinese emperors and aristocrats, but their true
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Jade, Steel
Chinese Fire Stone Bi Disc
Located in Chicago, IL
Bi discs have been found in the tombs of ancient Chinese emperors and aristocrats, but their true
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21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Mounted Objects
Materials
Stone, Steel
Chinese Fire Jade Bi Disc
Located in Chicago, IL
Bi discs have been found in the tombs of ancient Chinese emperors and aristocrats, but their true
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Mounted Objects
Materials
Jade, Steel
Chinese Celestial Dragon Bi Disc
Located in Chicago, IL
. Jade Bi discs have been found in the tombs of ancient Chinese emperors and aristocrats, but their true
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Mounted Objects
Materials
Jade, Steel
Chinese Sancai Parrot Incense Burner, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
A symbol of freedom and long life, parrots have held a place of honor in Chinese culture for
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Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Animal Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Chinese Black Lacquer Ruyi Altar, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
beaded edge. Originally a Daoist symbol from ancient Chinese mythology, the ruyi is an auspicious symbol
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Console Tables
Materials
Wood, Lacquer
Celestial Dragon Bi Disc
Located in Chicago, IL
Bi discs have been found in the tombs of ancient Chinese emperors and aristocrats, but their true
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Stone
20th Century Southeast Asian Burmese Bronze Rain Drum Cocktail Table Green
Located in Dayton, OH
, rain drums were played to make music for spirits and communicate with ancestors. The intricate patterns
Category
Mid-20th Century Folk Art Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Bronze
H 18.25 in W 23.5 in D 23.5 in
Antique Chinese Ancestor's Portrait
Located in Somis, CA
This is an authentic, original, Chinese family ancestor's portrait that is hand-painted on canvas
Category
Antique 19th Century Chinese Qing Paintings and Screens
Materials
Canvas
America’s First “Spirit God” Double Headed Ancestor 500 Years Old
Located in South Burlington, VT
focus of ancestor worship. This remarkably evocative work allows us to peak into ancient splendors of
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Antique 15th Century and Earlier American Pre-Columbian Sculptures and C...
Materials
Stone
Chinese Black Lacquer Altar Table, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
silhouette. Used as a home altar for ancestor worship, the table features everted flanges at either end of
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Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Console Tables
Materials
Elm
20th Century Southeast Asian Burmese Bronze Rain Drum Cocktail Table Green
Located in Dayton, OH
to make music for spirits and communicate with ancestors. The intricate patterns on the tops of rain
Category
Mid-20th Century Folk Art Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Bronze
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Ancient Chinese Ancestors For Sale on 1stDibs
An assortment of ancient Chinese ancestors is available at 1stDibs. Frequently made of bronze, metal and ceramic, all ancient Chinese ancestors available were constructed with great care. Ancient Chinese ancestors have long been popular, with older editions for sale from the 18th Century and newer versions made as recently as the 20th Century. There are many kinds of ancient Chinese ancestors to choose from, but at 1stDibs, folk art and Rococo ancient Chinese ancestors are of considerable interest.
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The average selling price for at 1stDibs is $2,619, while they’re typically $1,280 on the low end and $48,750 highest priced.
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- 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022Chinese ancestor paintings are portraits of the deceased ancestors of a Chinese family. These portraits would be done by an artist to honor and remember their ancestors, and legend had it that if these paintings were properly cared for, the ancestors would bring fortune to the family. Shop an array of Chinese ancestor paintings on 1stDibs.
- 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022In ancient China, pottery was primarily used for cooking, storing and serving food. Throughout the Han Dynasty, the art of pottery evolved to include ceramic figures, the best example of this being the TerraCotta Warriors who guard the tomb of Emperor Qin Shi Huang. Find a variety of antique Chinese pottery from many different eras on 1stDibs.
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