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Three Chinese Ancient Warriors Panels
Three Chinese Ancient Warriors Panels

Three Chinese Ancient Warriors Panels

$2,600

H 35.5 in W 19 in D 1 in

Three Chinese Ancient Warriors Panels

Located in Bradenton, FL

Three Hand-Painted Panels of Chinese Warriors. The paintings feature Chinese warriors in full

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Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Paintings

Materials

Paper

Ancient Views of China - Albumen Prints - 1890s
Ancient Views of China - Albumen Prints - 1890s

Ancient Views of China - Albumen Prints - 1890s

Located in Roma, IT

Ancient views of China is a set of seven vintage albumen prints on single cardboard: 25 x 33 cm

Category

Late 19th Century Modern Figurative Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper

Ancient Views of Chinese Customs - Original Albumen Print - 1890s
Ancient Views of Chinese Customs - Original Albumen Print - 1890s

Ancient Views of Chinese Customs - Original Albumen Print - 1890s

Located in Roma, IT

Ancient Views of Chinese Customs is a set of six original vintage Albumen prints on single

Category

Late 19th Century Modern Figurative Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper

Rare Reference Book - “Ding Kiln” Exhibition of Ancient Chinese Ceramics, 2014
Rare Reference Book - “Ding Kiln” Exhibition of Ancient Chinese Ceramics, 2014

Rare Reference Book - “Ding Kiln” Exhibition of Ancient Chinese Ceramics, 2014

Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland

Rare! Reference Book Chinese Porcelain - “Ding Kiln” Exhibition of Ancient Chinese Ceramics 2014

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21st Century and Contemporary Books

Materials

Paper

Antique Print of the Ancient Viceroy of Guangdong in China, 1665
Antique Print of the Ancient Viceroy of Guangdong in China, 1665

Antique Print of the Ancient Viceroy of Guangdong in China, 1665

Located in Langweer, NL

Antique print titled 'Conterseytsel vande Oude Onder-Koning'. Old print depicting the ancient

Category

Antique 17th Century Prints

Materials

Paper

Amphitrite - Watercolor on China Paper - 1930s
Amphitrite - Watercolor on China Paper - 1930s

Amphitrite - Watercolor on China Paper - 1930s

Located in Roma, IT

work is precious and refine and is realized on a perfect China paper. In ancient Greek mythology

Category

1930s Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor

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Ancient Chinese Painting
Ancient Chinese Painting

Ancient Chinese Painting

Unavailable

H 55.12 in W 27.56 in D 1.19 in

Ancient Chinese Painting

Located in Vigevano, IT

Ancient Chinese painting. The painting belongs to the Yao people, an ethnic minority whose origins

Category

Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Other Paintings and Screens

Materials

Paper

Work of Art by Ren Rong
Work of Art by Ren Rong

Work of Art by Ren Rong

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H 33.47 in W 25.6 in D 1.58 in

Work of Art by Ren Rong

Located in London, GB

, but the ancient tradition of Chinese paper cutting is a source of inspiration closer to home.   

Category

20th Century German Contemporary Art

Materials

Paper

Ancient Chinese Costumes - Original Albumen Prints - 1890s
Ancient Chinese Costumes - Original Albumen Prints - 1890s

Ancient Chinese Costumes - Original Albumen Prints - 1890s

Located in Roma, IT

Ancient Chinese Costumes is a set of two original vintage albumen prints on single cardboard: 34 x

Category

Late 19th Century Modern Figurative Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper

The Face of Ancient China Forman, W. and B. London Artia Hardcover Book
The Face of Ancient China Forman, W. and B. London Artia Hardcover Book

The Face of Ancient China Forman, W. and B. London Artia Hardcover Book

Located in Moreno Valley, CA

The Face of Ancient China Forman, W. and B. London: Artia, for Spring Books, 1960. 275p

Category

20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Books

Materials

Paper

Bundle for 46 photos of Ancient China - Original Albumen Print - 1890s
Bundle for 46 photos of Ancient China - Original Albumen Print - 1890s

Bundle for 46 photos of Ancient China - Original Albumen Print - 1890s

Located in Roma, IT

, Ancient Views of Hong-Kong M-119734/LU65038114392, Ancient Chinese Ethnographic Photographs M-119729

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1890s Modern Figurative Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper

Important Japan Antique Woodblock Ancient China Views, 32 Fine Prints, 1780
Important Japan Antique Woodblock Ancient China Views, 32 Fine Prints, 1780

Important Japan Antique Woodblock Ancient China Views, 32 Fine Prints, 1780

Located in South Burlington, VT

Important Japanese complete antique Story of China Views -over 200 years ago, 1780. Woodblock

Category

Antique Late 18th Century Japanese Edo Paintings and Screens

Materials

Paper

A 18th Century rubbing of an ancient stone engraving
A 18th Century rubbing of an ancient stone engraving

A 18th Century rubbing of an ancient stone engraving

Located in Westport, CT

Rare large old rubbing of an stone engraving in an unknown ancient scrip. Collector's chop

Category

Antique 18th Century and Earlier Chinese Paintings

Materials

Ink, Paper

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Fine 19th Century French Symbolist Oil Painting Portrait of Mythological Queen
Fine 19th Century French Symbolist Oil Painting Portrait of Mythological Queen

Fine 19th Century French Symbolist Oil Painting Portrait of Mythological Queen

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

The Queen by Diogène Ulysse Napoléon Maillart (French, 1840 – 1926) *see notes below oil painting on canvas, framed canvas: 42 x 30 inches framed: 45 x 33 inches condition: overall v...

Category

Late 19th Century Symbolist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Iron strong box or safe. 19th century
Iron strong box or safe. 19th century

Iron strong box or safe. 19th century

$1,618

H 13 in W 18.9 in D 11.82 in

Iron strong box or safe. 19th century

Located in Madrid, ES

Safe box. Iron. XIX century. Rectangular safe made of iron, with a rectangular base, two handles on the sides and classicist-influenced molding decorations on the fronts and top. It...

Category

Antique 19th Century European Neoclassical Revival Decorative Boxes

Materials

Other, Iron

Large Oil Painting by C. Delort Entitled ‘The Wedding, Fontainebleau’
Large Oil Painting by C. Delort Entitled ‘The Wedding, Fontainebleau’

Large Oil Painting by C. Delort Entitled ‘The Wedding, Fontainebleau’

By Charles Edouard Edmond Delort

Located in London, GB

Large oil painting by C. Delort entitled ‘The Wedding, Fontainebleau’ French, Late 19th Century Canvas: Height 90cm, width 130cm Frame: Height 109cm, width 148cm, depth 7cm This s...

Category

Late 19th Century Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Wood, Oil

Pair 18th Century  Eleanora & M. Magdalena Medici Wax Portraits On Slate
Pair 18th Century  Eleanora & M. Magdalena Medici Wax Portraits On Slate

Pair 18th Century Eleanora & M. Magdalena Medici Wax Portraits On Slate

Located in West Palm Beach, FL

Eleanora & M. Magdalena Dei Medici Wax Portraits on Slate Measures: 4.5" DA 18th Century or Earlier Wax Portraits of Eleonora de' Medici and Maria Magdalena de' Medici in Ormo...

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Antique 18th Century Italian Baroque Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Slate, Bronze

French Art Deco Fishes Bookends, 1920
French Art Deco Fishes Bookends, 1920

French Art Deco Fishes Bookends, 1920

$2,200

H 3.15 in W 5.52 in D 5.52 in

French Art Deco Fishes Bookends, 1920

Located in Saint-Amans-des-Cots, FR

A pair of French Art Deco bookends, circa 1930, featuring two stylized fish designs. Crafted from a combination of spelter, glass, and marble, these bookends showcase the clean lines...

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Vintage 1920s French Art Deco Bookends

Materials

Marble, Spelter

The Sultan’s Muse: A Handwoven Orientalist Tapestry of Desire and Dynasty
The Sultan’s Muse: A Handwoven Orientalist Tapestry of Desire and Dynasty

The Sultan’s Muse: A Handwoven Orientalist Tapestry of Desire and Dynasty

By Pierre-Auguste Renoir

Located in Dallas, TX

73695 Imperial Harem Odalisque Renoir Reproduction Tapestry, 04'08 x 06'04. Evoking the opulence of 19th-century Orientalist art, this Imperial Harem Odalisque tapestry is a handwove...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Aesthetic Movement Turkish Rugs

Materials

Wool

Erotic Drawing n. 17 - 1930s - Marcel Vertès - Ink - Modern

Erotic Drawing n. 17 - 1930s - Marcel Vertès - Ink - Modern

By Marcel Vertès

Located in Roma, IT

Erotic Drawing n. 17 is an original black China ink drawing on "British" ivory-colored paper. Hand-signed "Vertés" in black China ink on the lower right margin. In excellent conditio...

Category

1930s Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Ink

French Genre Scene in Parisian park 19th Century Oil painting
French Genre Scene in Parisian park 19th Century Oil painting

French Genre Scene in Parisian park 19th Century Oil painting

By Emile Tabary

Located in Stockholm, SE

Signed by Émile Tabary. Lively scene in in a parisian park, pictured moment of city life of the late 19th century. In this painting, some irony and humor are very subtly felt. One of...

Category

Late 19th Century Realist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil, Cardboard

Chinese Erotic Album Leaf, c. 1850
Chinese Erotic Album Leaf, c. 1850

Chinese Erotic Album Leaf, c. 1850

$980

H 14.75 in W 11.75 in D 1 in

Chinese Erotic Album Leaf, c. 1850

Located in Chicago, IL

Despite its explicit content, this intimate scene conveys a sense of tenderness and romantic love characteristic of Chinese erotic art. Known as “spring palace paintings,” these ink ...

Category

Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Paintings and Screens

Materials

Paper

Portrait of Emilienne Le Roy by Giovanni Boldini
Portrait of Emilienne Le Roy by Giovanni Boldini

Giovanni BoldiniPortrait of Emilienne Le Roy by Giovanni Boldini, 1913

Unavailable|$885,000

H 47.25 in W 37.5 in D 3 in

Portrait of Emilienne Le Roy by Giovanni Boldini

By Giovanni Boldini

Located in New Orleans, LA

Giovanni Boldini 1842-1931 Italian Portrait of Emilienne Le Roy Oil on canvas A dazzling display of Giovanni Boldini’s signature style, Portrait of Emilienne Le Roy captures the ...

Category

20th Century Modern Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Jean Antoine Watteau, Circle of, 18th Century Large Old Master Painting, France
Jean Antoine Watteau, Circle of, 18th Century Large Old Master Painting, France

Jean Antoine Watteau, Circle of, 18th Century Large Old Master Painting, France

By Jean-Antoine Watteau

Located in Vero Beach, FL

Jean Antoine Watteau (1684-1721) circle of. 18th century old master painting, France. With great pride we offer an extremely rare masterpiece from the 18th century, France. This ...

Category

Antique 18th Century French Rococo Paintings

Materials

Canvas

By the Sea (aka Idyll)

By the Sea (aka Idyll)

By Arthur B. Davies

Located in New York, NY

Arthur B. Davies (1862-1928), By the Sea (aka Idyll), soft ground etching and aquatint, 1919, signed in pencil lower right. Reference: Czestochowski 72, fourth state (of 5; see disc...

Category

1910s American Impressionist Nude Prints

Materials

Etching, Aquatint

Copy of an Arthur Wardle Painting of Woman and Leopards

Copy of an Arthur Wardle Painting of Woman and Leopards

Located in Queens, NY

Copy of a painting by Arthur Wardle showing 3 leopards in tall grass with red poppies around a woman in classical garb

Category

Late 20th Century American Victorian Paintings

Materials

Paint

Projet de Fontaine - Ink Drawing by A. Doré
Projet de Fontaine - Ink Drawing by A. Doré

Projet de Fontaine - Ink Drawing by A. Doré

By Amandine Doré

Located in Roma, IT

Projet de Fontaine is a lovely and fun drawing and China ink, probably a sketch for an illustration, realized by the French painter, illustrator, and writer Amandine Doré around the ...

Category

1950s Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Ink

Erotic Scene VIII - Illustration

Emil SartoriErotic Scene VIII - Illustration, 1907

$359

H 13.55 in W 11.82 in D 0.04 in

Erotic Scene VIII - Illustration

By Emil Sartori

Located in Roma, IT

Original title: Die Tanzerin This original etching and aquatint, blue ink on ivory colored paper is hand-signed in pencil on lower-left. Edition of 530 prints. Including a poem by Am...

Category

Early 1900s Modern Nude Prints

Materials

Etching, Aquatint

Against Green

Against Green

By Arthur B. Davies

Located in New York, NY

Arthur B. Davies (1862-1928), Against Green (also Three Figure Composition, Figures Against Green), soft ground etching and aquatint, 1918, signed in pencil lower right; also titled ...

Category

1910s American Impressionist Figurative Prints

Materials

Etching, Aquatint

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On 1stDibs, you can find the most appropriate ancient chinese paper for your needs in our varied inventory. If you’re looking for an ancient chinese paper from a specific time period, our collection is diverse and broad-ranging, and you’ll find at least one that dates back to the 19th Century while another version may have been produced as recently as the 20th Century. Adding an ancient chinese paper to a room that is mostly decorated in warm neutral tones can yield a welcome change — find a piece on 1stDibs that incorporates elements of beige and more. Artworks like these — often created in paper, photographic paper and board — can elevate any room of your home.

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The price for an ancient chinese paper in our collection starts at $150 and tops out at $3,080 with the average selling for $541.
Questions About Ancient Chinese Paper
  • 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
    In 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.