China Trade Paintings

A Nineteenth Century Chinese portrait of a woman, reverse painted on glass.

A pair of miniature views of port towns on the trade route. Painting (a) – Cape Town from the Sea Painting (b) – Jamestown, St.

The artist may have borrowed some stylistic attributes from China Trade painting. Given this vessel made frequent trips between San Franciso and Hong Kong, this could have been an e...

The pair of original paintings inspired by the 19th century Chinese export trade chinoiserie paintings of tree, flower & bird motif on wallpaper, in watercolor on mounted rice paper,...

19th century China trade painting on a Bodhi Leaf, likely 1870s or so, comprising a delicate oil painting of a traditional Junk under full sail on tranquil sea, on a distinctive hear...

Painting Depicts Chinese Men sitting in an interior looking to trade porcelain with one another.

A fine China Trade watercolour and gouache depicting one of the steps in the processing of silk presented in a modern eglomise and decoupage frame. A stack of wooden trays of silkwo...

A superb set of China Trade watercolours on pith paper mounted in contemporary églomisé and decoupage frames painted with the rare subject of fruit.

A superb set of China Trade watercolours on pith paper of various sampans and junks. Mounted in contemporary églomisé and decoupage frames.

A superb set of China Trade watercolours featuring various styles of sampan and junk boats. Painted on pith paper and mounted in contemporary églomisé and decoupage frames.

Rare beautiful Signed Illegibly, 19th century China Trade Painting Depicting the "Great Wall of CHINA," on the Silk Road, with figures on camels crossing thru.

The ship was later turned into a hotel in San Francisco. The painting measures 20.75" x 24" with frame. The China Trade School of painting were works produced by Chinese artis...

Wonderful China Trade Gouache on paper. It is a scene of a landscape possibly Chinese though many of these scenes were also of European scenes. This is of the finest quality and is i...

Wonderful China Trade Gouache on paper. It is a scene of a landscape possibly Chinese though many of these scenes were also of European scenes. This is of the finest quality and is i...

Lai Fong frequently dated his work, while most China trade paintings were neither signed nor dated.

Lai Fong frequently dated his work, while most China trade paintings were neither signed nor dated.

Rare set of four Chinese trade gouaches depicting architectural scenes of ancient prison life. Early 19th century. In custom brass and wood frames.

As We Would Say In the Gallery, "These Are Very Emma" Pair of Period China Trade Reverse Paintings on Glass of a "Military Goodbye" and "Waiting for One's Love" Rare China Trade Work

China Trade Watercolor Paintings of Chinese Sampans and Junks, A Set of Twelve, Circa 1850.

Three China trade picture groupings of 12 miniature paintings of butterflies, circa 1860 The four miniature Chinese export watercolours, each showing multiples butterflies and in...

China trade large watercolour painting of a bird, circa 1800-1820 Superb large China trade watercolour painting of a large bird on European paper within modern decoupage frame.

The fine Chinese watercolor and gouache painting depicting a family group by an arch framing a view of gardens and a house in the distance. The picture is framed within a modern églo...

China trade set of 12 watercolor pith paper paintings of birds, circa 1840-1860.

Early 19th century. The large gouaches and watercolor paintings depict scenes on riverscapes and within terraced pavilions with a distinctive faux bois shaped borders and giltwood...

The vessel, either voyaging to or from the Far East, battles the waves in full sail and is rendered with incredible accuracy and attention to detail. Lai Fong was a Chinese artist wo...

A lovely pair of late 18th century China trade watercolors on paper executed with exceptional detail, one depicting tea cultivation, the other ceramics manufacturing. Each appears to...

19th C. Anglo Chinese oil painting of a British ship of the China Trade period.

19th century China Trade Seascape with Junk, second of three Export paintings, circa 1830s, a small finely detailed oil on panel seascape with large junk under sail on stormy seas, w...

Reference: The Decorative Arts of The China Trade: Paintings, furnishings and exotic curiosities, Carl L.

Each painting depicts flowers within different shaped wicket baskets.

19th Century China trade seascape with a junk, third of three export paintings, circa 1830s, a small finely detailed oil on panel seascape with junk under sail, blue flag flying from...

Antique nautical oil on canvas Chinese seascape painting depicts tall mast ships on rough seas with islands, one with lighthouse; unsigned; 19th century Measures: 16" H x 24....

19th century China trade seascape with a Junk, one of three Export paintings, circa 1830s, a small finely detailed oil on panel seascape with junk under sail, red pennant flying from...

Highly detailed antique framed China trade style oil on canvas painting shipbuilding scene on the Bay of Naples, circa 1890.

The painting was executed with the fine precision and detail typically seen in such China Port artwork.

The watercolors depict exotic flower arrangements in different shaped and decorated baskets., all within a decoupage and eglomise frame.

, Circa 1840-60.

The watercolou painting are painted on English paper watermarked J Whatman, interstingly the same maker of paper used by Audubon. These watercolours are of a large format with églo...

The earliest China Trade pictures were produced on both Chinese and European paper; “Beginning in the 1780’s, the Chinese artists used western paper for most of their watercolours fo...

The watercolours have wonderful bright colour and are larger than normal. They are beautifully framed within finished corner frames and glazed with museum glass.

LAI FONG OF CALCUTTA Hong Kong/India, active 1875-1910 "County of Caithness" (1897) Oil on canvas signed lower right "Lai Fong / Calcutta / 1897" Item # 403ZMN11W A very fine oi...

China trade set of twelve botanical flower pith paper paintings, decoupage frames, circa 1840.

By Sunqua, The finely painted watercolours depict dense grouping of cut flowers. Each is different and they are all within an ivory mat and a decoupage and eglomise frame. Di...

China trade large watercolor painting of a bird, circa 1800-1820 Superb large China trade watercolor painting of a large bird on a branch on European paper within modern decoupag...

China trade large watercolour paintings of sampans and junks, circa 1800-1820 The China trade watercolours each depict a different image of a Chinese sampan or junk.

China trade large watercolor painting of a bird, Kingfisher, circa 1800-1820.

19th century China Trade painting on a Bodhi Leaf, likely 1870s or so, comprising a delicate oil painting of a woman bearing a covered dish, in floral embroidered red robe, on a dist...

19th century China Trade painting depicting the SS China, of the Pacific Mail Steamship Co., garnishing American and English flags while crossing through turbulent waters with a dark...

China Trade painting of the Scottish Schooner, The Lochbulig, circa 1875 The Chinese painting depicts a starboard view of the Lochbulig at sea having just sailed past a large Chi...

Note the fine details of the ship, flags and sailors on board in this classic China Trade marine painting.

19th century China Trade Tea Clipper at Sea in Full Sail. Owning in a 19th-century China Trade portrait of a tea clipper at full mast at sea offers a captivating glimpse into a pivo...

A pair of Chinese export ancestral paintings available, dating from the first half of the 20th century. Each portrait is painted on Japan paper and mounted with silk border in a gilt...

A beautiful set of four Chinese watercolor / gouaches of Junks and Sampans done by Chinese artists for the increasing western trade who were traveling during the late 18th C. to mid ...

Sought by collectors worldwide, art and artifacts showing an early western presence in the Orient boomed with the opening of the China Trade by way of the sailing ship. The surviving...