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Chinese Dragon Costume

1940s Paper Mache Chinese Dragon Head from a Costume
Located in Tarrytown, NY
1940s handmade papier mâché head of a dragon. From a costume worn for Chinese New Years. Eyes blink
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Vintage 1940s Masks

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Paper

Wooden Deity Statue, China Ming Period
Located in Saverne, Grand Est
dragons. The face is really beautifully rendered, as well as the draping of the costume. It is a statue of
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Antique 17th Century Chinese Ming Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Wood

Wooden Deity Statue, China Ming Period
Wooden Deity Statue, China Ming Period
H 9.85 in W 5.52 in D 3.94 in
Early 19th Century Coromandel Eight Panel Chinese Screen
Located in Miami, FL
of early 19th-century Chinese craftsmanship. Embellished on both sides, the panels unfold a
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Antique Early 19th Century Chinese Qing Screens and Room Dividers

Materials

Wood, Paint

Pair of 19th C French Bronze Candlesticks in the Form of Chinese Figures C 1870
Located in Central England, GB
A Good Pair of 19th C French Bronze Candlesticks in the form of Chinese Figures A most unusual
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Antique 19th Century French Other Candlesticks

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Bronze

Pair of "Chinoiserie" Pelmets, France, circa 1870
Located in PARIS, FR
necklace. The whole is crowned with a dragon with outstretched wings. The tieback holders are each
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Antique 1870s French Japonisme Curtains and Valances

Materials

Wood

Chinoiserie Style Gilt-Bronze and Enamel Figural Clock
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
Chinoiserie costume with an attendant bird of paradise resting on her shoulder. Below is a plinth base finely
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Antique 19th Century French Chinoiserie Mantel Clocks

Materials

Ormolu

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Chinese Silk Lady's Jacket, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
When the Qing-dynasty woman who wore this lovely jacket entered a room, people would instantly have recognized her status and rank based on the materials and decoration of her garmen...
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Antique Late 19th Century Chinese Qing Textiles

Materials

Silk

Chinese Silk Lady's Jacket, c. 1900
Chinese Silk Lady's Jacket, c. 1900
H 41.75 in W 59.5 in D 0.25 in
Pair of Chinese Export Bronze-Mounted Red Lacquer and Parcel-Gilt Cabinets
Located in Hudson, NY
On later stands, each fitted with a pair of cabinet doors opening to shelves. Loose translation of the calligraphy across the four doors reads: "Going tens of miles in Jiangnan in ...
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Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Furniture

Materials

Lacquer

Rare Meiji Period Japanese Lacquer Cabinet
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Large, rare and important Meiji period, late 19th century, Japanese lacquer cabinet Meiji period (1868-1912) 19th century In three parts, designed with asymmetric sections of open...
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Antique 19th Century Furniture

Materials

Wood

Exceptional Pair of Islamic Mamluk Revival Silver Inlaid Quran Side Tables
Located in New York, NY
An exceptional and rare pair of Islamic Mamluk Revival silver and copper inlaid Quran Koran side tables, Egypt, circa late 19th century. Fully silver inlaid cairoware tables. Very...
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Antique 19th Century Egyptian Islamic Side Tables

Materials

Silver, Brass, Copper

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

Soleil Couchant
By Pierre Bonnard
Located in Palm Desert, CA
"Soleil Couchant" is a painting by Pierre Bonnard. The painting is signed lower left, "Bonnard". The framed piece measures 22 3/8 x 31 3/8 x 2 3/4 in. A French painter and printmake...
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1920s Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Ji Guan Sconce, Antique Copper by Robert Kuo, Limited Edition
By Robert Kuo
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Ji Guan Sconce Antique copper Hand repoussé Limited edition Repousse´ is the traditional art of hand-hammering decorative relief onto sheet metal. The technique originated arou...
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2010s Wall Lights and Sconces

Materials

Copper

Massive Pair of Chinese Cloisonne Enamel Figures of Attendants, Qing Dynasty
Located in New York, NY
A rare and massive pair of Chinese cloisonne enamel figures of attendants, Qing Dynasty. Each standing figure similarly depicted with hands raised overhead supporting a large circ...
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Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Enamel

Taoist dignitary statue or ancestor reliquary - lacquered wood - China Qing 18th
Located in Beuzevillette, FR
Very beautiful Taoist statue in polychrome and gold lacquered wood. It is carved from solid wood, with hand-painted details and embossed ornaments on the clothing. This Statuette ma...
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Antique 18th Century Chinese Qing Antiquities

Materials

Wood

Large Chinese Export Reverse Paintings on Glass, the Beauty
Located in Norton, MA
Large charming 19th-century Chinese export reverse glass painting, depicting the beauty of traditional Chinese customs and clothing decorations on the noblewomen. The paintings come ...
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Paintings and Screens

Materials

Glass, Wood

Japanese Imari Ten Sided Dish, Edo / Meiji Period, mid 19th century, Japan
Located in Austin, TX
An unusual Japanese Imari porcelain decagonal (ten sided) dish with underglaze blue and overglaze enamels, Edo to Meiji Period, mid 19th century, Japan. The ten sided dish features ...
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Antique 1860s Japanese Meiji Ceramics

Materials

Enamel

China 618-907 AD Tang Dynasty Period Pottery Offering Covered Vessel with Lotus
Located in Miami, FL
Offering vessel from the Chinese Tang Dynasty (618-907 AD). A beautiful "offering spiritual vessel" from the Yunnan province region in the ancient China. This was created in clay ...
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Antique 15th Century and Earlier Chinese Tang Antiquities

Materials

Clay, Earthenware, Pottery

Taoist dignitary statue - ancestor reliquary - lacquered wood - China Qing 19th
Located in Beuzevillette, FR
Superb old Taoist statue in polychrome and gold lacquered wood, representing a Dignitary seated on a throne, armchair. It is carved from solid wood, with hand-painted details and emb...
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Antique Early 19th Century Chinese Qing Antiquities

Materials

Wood

Chinese Reverse Glass Painting of a Young Woman, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
Popularized during the Qing dynasty, reverse glass painting requires an artist to essentially work backwards, starting with details and shading before adding color and form. Lending ...
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Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Paintings and Screens

Materials

Glass, Wood

Pair of Han Dynasty Horse Heads (206BC - 220AD) Attributed
Located in Dallas, TX
Pair of Chinese Han dynasty horse heads Han dynasty (206 BC-220 AD) earthenware gray pottery Each approx.: 6.25 inches high. 6.5 inches wide. 2.5 inches depth Accompanied by museum q...
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Antique 15th Century and Earlier Chinese Han Animal Sculptures

Materials

Pottery

Isola Design Armoire, Copper by Robert Kuo, Limited Edition
By Robert Kuo
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Isola Design Armoire Antique copper Hand repoussé Elmwood Limited edition Repousse´ is the traditional art of hand-hammering decorative relief onto sheet metal. The technique ...
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2010s Cabinets

Materials

Copper

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20th Century Bronze Sculpture of a Chinese Warrior
Located in London, GB
decorated costume adorned with mystical dragons and motifs. Suitable for internal and external use.             
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Early 20th Century Chinese Chinoiserie Statues

Materials

Bronze

19th Century Cantonese Polychromed Porcelain Lamp Monted on Gilt Bronze Base
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
instruments, depicting joyous scenes in a garden with personages on traditional costumes, gilded dragons in
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Antique Late 19th Century Chinese Ming Ceramics

Materials

Porcelain

Imperial Cut Silk Velvet and Metal-Thread Kang Carpet
Located in New York, NY
. The entirety is enclosed in a border of fretwork, scrolling lotus blossoms, and confronting dragons
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Antique Early 18th Century Chinese Textiles

Materials

Silk, Velvet

Antique Pair Meissen Dresden Table Salts C1900
Located in London, GB
. The couple dressed in period costume each holding a bowl for your salt, both with beautiful hand
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Antique 1880s German Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain

Large Chinese Imports Brass Tray Chinese Collector Metal Platter
Located in North Hollywood, CA
scenes of soldiers wearing antique Chinese costumes and holding flags other medallions wild animals
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Early 20th Century Chinese Chinoiserie Metalwork

Materials

Brass

Set of 20 Chinese Export Watercolours of the Customs and Trades of China
Located in Sutton Coldfield, GB
Mason’s Costume of China, an album published in 1800 and based upon a series of watercolours attributed to
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Antique Late 18th Century Chinese Paintings

Materials

Watercolor

Fabulous Pair of Chinese Cloisonne' Figures
Located in Bronx, NY
enamels. Each Royal is vividly costumed in ceremonial robes patterned with medallions of stylized dragons
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Early 20th Century Chinese Sculptures

Materials

Enamel

Fabulous Pair of Chinese Cloisonne' Figures
Fabulous Pair of Chinese Cloisonne' Figures
H 24.5 in W 16.5 in D 12.25 in
Early 19th Century, Iron Lord of War 'Guan Yu', Art of China
Located in Central Hong-Kong, HK
above the surface of the costume which gives a relief performance. Art of China Early 19th
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Antique Early 19th Century Chinese Other Antiquities

Materials

Iron

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Questions About Chinese Dragon Costume
  • 1stDibs ExpertFebruary 22, 2021
    A Chinese dragon, in Chinese culture, represents luck, strength, and health. Due to these associations, the dragon has become the symbol of imperial power and authority.
  • 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
    A Chinese vase with a dragon typically means good fortune and prosperity. Throughout East Asia, the dragon is a symbol of luck. In China, the mythical beast is a common motif used in the designs of pottery, furniture and art. On 1stDibs, find a range of Chinese vases.