British Colonialism
Pair Antique 19th Century 1880 Chinese Gouaches on Rice Paper Geisha Girl & Lord
Located in GB
, they were made for the export market during the British colonialism, visiting dignitaries and high
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Antique 1880s Chinese Chinese Export Paintings and Screens
Materials
Paper
H 11.23 in W 9.26 in D 0.6 in
Four Antique 19th Century circa 1880 Chinese Gouaches on Rice Paper Geisha Girls
Located in GB
beautifully painted suite, they were made for the export market during the British colonialism, visiting
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Antique 1880s Chinese Chinese Export Paintings and Screens
Materials
Paper
H 10.44 in W 9.26 in D 0.79 in
Pair of Signed Antique Chinese Watercolour Silk Paintings of Geisha Girl Flowers
Located in GB
looking and beautifully painted pair, they were made for the export market during the British colonialism
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Vintage 1920s Chinese Chinese Export Paintings and Screens
Materials
Silk
H 14.97 in W 22.84 in D 0.99 in
Ornate Cartography of Colonial Grandeur: The West India Islands around 1851
Located in Langweer, NL
important cities and ports, which would have been vital information during the era of British colonialism
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Antique 1850s Maps
Materials
Paper
No Reserve
H 10.71 in W 14.26 in D 0 in
An Old Illustrated Tallis Map of Central America with Volcanic Vignettes, 1851
Located in Langweer, NL
This map of Central America, part of John Tallis & Company's series from "The British Colonies" by
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Antique 1850s Maps
Materials
Paper
H 10.71 in W 14.26 in D 0 in
Fabric-ation, signed monograph w/ hand made fabric covered boards 21/50 (unique)
By Yinka Shonibare
Located in New York, NY
become well known for his exploration of colonialism and post-colonialism within the contemporary context
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2010s Contemporary Mixed Media
Materials
Textile, Ink, Mixed Media, Offset, Fabric
H 12.5 in W 11 in D 1.5 in
Dana Claxton Fringing the Cube, 1st Ed
Located in valatie, NY
the oppressive legacies of colonialism and to articulate Indigenous world views, histories and
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2010s Canadian Books
Materials
Paper
It's My Party and I'll Cry If I Want To
By Yinka Shonibare
Located in New York, NY
the past decades, Shonibare has become well known for his exploration of colonialism and post
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Early 2000s Contemporary Abstract Prints
Materials
Gold Leaf
Lubaina Himid: Theatre of the Divine Limited Edition Print
By Phaidon
Located in New York City, NY
sought-after women artists of our time, while contributing to a worthy cause.
A pioneer of the British
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2010s American Prints
Materials
Paper
Benton, Anna Julia Cooper, monoprint with Chine collé, Oberlin College Women
By Suzanne Benton
Located in Darien, CT
self-determination for African-Americans and an end to colonialism in Africa and apartheid in South
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2010s Feminist Portrait Prints
Materials
Laid Paper, Monoprint
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Hand-Painted Japanese Folding Screen Byobu of Scattered Orchids
Located in 10 Chater Road, HK
The scattered orchids painting of this four-panel screen is hand-painted in watercolor, on squares of gold leaf which are applied by hand to the paper base over carefully jointed woo...
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21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Paintings and Screens
Materials
Gold Leaf
19th Century Chinese Ceramic Rice Wine Jar - Shanxi
Located in Basingstoke, Hampshire
A large 19th-century Chinese rice wine jar From Shanxi Province - circa 1890. Displaying a graceful design where elements of the hand-shaped details are visible throughout, demonstra...
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Vases
Materials
Ceramic
Large Pair of 19th Century Chinese Framed Ancestor Portraits
Located in Norton, MA
Chinese households honor their ancestors in private family rituals, invoking their spirits for long life, health, and prosperity. Commemorative portraits, which came into vogue in th...
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Qing Paintings and Screens
Materials
Glass, Wood, Paint, Paper
Chinese Ancestral Portrait Painting Oil Scroll Canvas Part of Suite, circa 1880
Located in GB
We are delighted to offer for sale this very rare Chinese ancestral oil on canvas family painting which is part of a suite
I have four of these in total, one extra large, one larg...
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Antique 1880s Chinese Qing Paintings and Screens
Materials
Canvas
H 48.04 in W 29.14 in D 0.79 in
Porcelain erotic figure China
Located in Buenos Aires, Argentina
Porcelain erotic figure China
Erotic group of enameled porcelain (menage a trois)
three porcelain figurines stamped on their base (red base)
White, black, pink and red color
hand pai...
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Vintage 1920s Chinese Chinese Export Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Porcelain
Pair of Huge Chinese Turquoise Glazed Porcelain Mounted Foo Dogs RF#01/02
Located in Norton, MA
Huge, Fine, and very detailed pair of Chinese turquoise glazed foo dogs from the mid-20th century. The hollow biscuit porcelain figures stand raised on a rectangular base and look si...
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Mid-20th Century Chinese Other Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
'Imari Pavilion' Pattern Blue And White Teapot C 1725, Qing Dynasty, Yongzheng
Located in seoul, KR
This 'Imari Pavilion' pattern Yongzheng Porcelain depicts pavilion terrace, bamboo fence, and low table festooned with flowers and draped with curtains.
Period : Qing Dynasty, Yong...
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Antique 1720s Chinese Chinoiserie Scholar's Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Chinese Ancestor Portrait of a Mandarin Dignitary
Located in Vero Beach, FL
Chinese ancestor portrait of a Mandarin Dignitary.
Antique tempera on paper painting of a Mandarin Dignitary wearing a red court dress and seated on a throne chair. Based on the ...
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Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Paintings
Materials
Paint, Paper
Rome wolfs - negative relief Lithophane, bone porcelain, h 13.7 cm
By Ilona Romule
Located in Riga, LV
Rome wolfs - negative relief
Litofany, bone porcelain, h 13,7 cm
"Rome Wolves" in bone porcelain is a representation of the famous Capitoline Wolf from Roman mythology. Its craftsm...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
H 5.52 in W 9.26 in D 0.4 in
Large Antique Family Tribute Sign With Beautiful Chinese Calligraphy
Located in New York, NY
A large antique Chinese sign with striking calligraphy in the center of the sign and smaller Chinese characters all around. Presented in gratitude by a grateful nephew to his aunt an...
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Early 20th Century Chinese Decorative Art
Materials
Wood, Lacquer
19th Century Chinese Silk Embroidery Panel
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Exquisite piece of antique embroidery from the 19th century with supporting documents from Hong Kong. Two sleeves of high officials combined to create an intricate panel. The art tel...
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Qing Textiles
Materials
Silk, Plexiglass, Wood
7 Chinese Export Gouache Paintings on Pith Paper
Located in Norton, MA
This listing is for a beautiful set of 7 Chinese Export Gouache (watercolor) paintings on rice/pith papers depicting the traditional Chinese costumes of men and women in the Great Qi...
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Paintings
Materials
Paper
Chinese Export Four Panel Gilt Lacquered Coromandel Screen
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Extraordinary Chinese export four-panel coromandel screen featuring a pagoda pavilion landscape with a dramatic gold leaf background. The black lacquered panels are incised with vibr...
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20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Paintings and Screens
Materials
Brass, Gold Leaf
Chinese Export Four Panel Lacquered Coromandel Screen
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Celestial Chinese export coromandel four-panel screen depicting figures in colorful robes in a heavenly landscape among the white clouds. Each scene is bordered on top and bottom wit...
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20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Paintings and Screens
Materials
Brass
Painted Chinese Rice Measure, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
This rustic container was made over a hundred years ago to measure and hold a dou of rice, an ancient Chinese measurement. The wooden vessel has a squared form, hand-crafted with tap...
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Antique Early 1900s Chinese Qing Antiquities
Materials
Iron
Collection of Five 19th Century Chinese Export Gouache Portraits on Pith Paper
Located in London, GB
A Collection of Five 19th Century Chinese Export Gouache Portraits on Pith Paper
C.1850
Depicting Court Figures in Imperial Dress
Framed and glazed
Superb collection
In very good con...
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Paintings and Screens
Materials
Paper
H 11.23 in W 7.68 in D 0.79 in
Recent Sales
Original Painting by Michelle Nguyen, Siege, Oil and Pastel on Canvas
Located in Toronto, Ontario
, as the child of Vietnamese refugees, the trauma of war and colonialism is evident in the profusion of
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil Pastel, Oil
H 40.75 in W 57 in D 2 in
Scottish Allegorical Tall Mahogany Case Clock, c. 1830
Located in New York, NY
Britannia and others, the overall imagery marked by themes of colonialism and commerce, the dial with Roman
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Antique 1830s Scottish British Colonial Grandfather Clocks and Longcase ...
Materials
Metal
The Opium Smoker, Chitrasala, Bundi
By Karen Knorr
Located in NEW YORK, NY
consider issues of colonialism, exoticism, appropriation, societal hierarchies, and femininity as it
Category
2010s Contemporary Color Photography
Materials
Inkjet
Homage to Ustad Mansur, Red Fort, Agra
By Karen Knorr
Located in NEW YORK, NY
consider issues of colonialism, exoticism, appropriation, societal hierarchies, and femininity as it
Category
2010s Contemporary Color Photography
Materials
Inkjet
Krishna's Rasa Leela, Chitrasala, Bundi
By Karen Knorr
Located in NEW YORK, NY
consider issues of colonialism, exoticism, appropriation, societal hierarchies, and femininity as it
Category
2010s Contemporary Color Photography
Materials
Inkjet
Finding Refuge, Junha Mahal Dungarpur
By Karen Knorr
Located in NEW YORK, NY
consider issues of colonialism, exoticism, appropriation, societal hierarchies, and femininity as it
Category
2010s Contemporary Color Photography
Materials
Inkjet
Durga’s Mount, Junha Mahal, Dungarpur
By Karen Knorr
Located in NEW YORK, NY
consider issues of colonialism, exoticism, appropriation, societal hierarchies, and femininity as it
Category
2010s Contemporary Color Photography
Materials
Inkjet
Northwest Passage No 10 - red, black, indigenous, abstract, acrylic on canvas
By Rick Rivet
Located in Bloomfield, ON
, pictured here, was an 1845 British envoy that set out ill-prepared and resultantly lost the lives 129
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
1898 Skull and Horns Trophy Mount
Located in Treasure Island, CA
of excelsior is a interesting detail. Souvenir of British colonialism.
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Antique 19th Century Decorative Art
Materials
Horn, Wood
Bansky Turf War 2003
By Banksy
Located in Longdon, Tewkesbury
Authenticity
Banksy’s Turf War reproduces a famous portrait of former British Prime Minister Winston Churchill
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21st Century and Contemporary British Modern Paintings
Materials
Paper
Kaleidoscope: Cast Brass and Lacquer, Editioned Multiple by Yinka Shonibare
By Yinka Shonibare
Located in London, Hertfordshire
British tradition and subverts it through the bold use of batik patterns and by transforming the shape
Category
2010s Pop Art Abstract Prints
Materials
Brass
H 10.63 in W 3.15 in D 3.15 in
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