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Chinese Erotic Painting

Framed Chinese Erotic Miniature Painting, c. 1850
Framed Chinese Erotic Miniature Painting, c. 1850

Framed Chinese Erotic Miniature Painting, 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 ...

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Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Paintings and Screens

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Paper

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

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 ...

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Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Paintings and Screens

Materials

Paper

Chinese Erotic Album Leaf
Chinese Erotic Album Leaf

Chinese Erotic Album Leaf

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 ...

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Late 19th Century Qing Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Ink, Watercolor

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

Framed 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

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

Framed 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

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

Framed 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

Framed Chinese Erotic Pillow Book, c. 1850
Framed Chinese Erotic Pillow Book, c. 1850

Framed Chinese Erotic Pillow Book, c. 1850

Located in Chicago, IL

A pillow book was meant to teach a young bride about the art of lovemaking. This rare museum-quality 19th century example is composed of 12 masterfully painted erotic scenes depictin...

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Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Paintings and Screens

Materials

Silk, Paper

Chinese Erotic Album Leaf, Qing-dynasty
Chinese Erotic Album Leaf, Qing-dynasty

Chinese Erotic Album Leaf, Qing-dynasty

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 ...

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Mid-19th Century Qing Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Ink, Watercolor

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

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 ...

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Mid-19th Century Qing Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Ink, Watercolor

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

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

Mid-19th Century Qing Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Ink, Watercolor

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

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 ...

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Mid-19th Century Qing Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Ink, Watercolor

Erotic Look - China Ink Drawing by M. Vertès - 1930s

Erotic Look - China Ink Drawing by M. Vertès - 1930s

By Marcel Vertès

Located in Roma, IT

Erotic Look is a superb original black China ink drawing on "British" ivory-colored paper. Unsigned, this is by all odds a Marcel Vertés's artwork with his unmistakable fluid line....

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Antique Chinese Erotic Porcelain Figurine (spring palace paintings)
Antique Chinese Erotic Porcelain Figurine (spring palace paintings)

Antique Chinese Erotic Porcelain Figurine (spring palace paintings)

Located in Pomona, CA

These "spring palace paintings" (春宫畫), Chinese erotic porcelain figurine were historically given to brides and young couples, sometimes as a form of "sex education" in a culture wher...

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Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Porcelain

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Large 19th Century Erotic Pillow Book
Large 19th Century Erotic Pillow Book

Large 19th Century Erotic Pillow Book

Located in Chicago, IL

Pillow books were presented to women on their wedding day as a way of instructing the fine art of satisfying their husbands. This exremely fine example contains 12 images. As most p...

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Antique 19th Century Chinese Paintings

Chinese Erotic Spring Painting Pillow Book
Chinese Erotic Spring Painting Pillow Book

Chinese Erotic Spring Painting Pillow Book

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H 9.25 in W 50.75 in D 1.5 in

Chinese Erotic Spring Painting Pillow Book

Located in Chicago, IL

A pillow book was meant to teach a young bride about the art of lovemaking. Small in size, the accordion-folded book could be kept discreetly close at hand, stashed under couple’s pi...

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Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Paintings and Screens

Materials

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Miniature Chinese Erotic Pillow Book
Miniature Chinese Erotic Pillow Book

Miniature Chinese Erotic Pillow Book

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H 4.5 in W 3.25 in D 0.25 in

Miniature Chinese Erotic Pillow Book

Located in Chicago, IL

Erotically themed pillow books were often given to newlyweds in China as "how-to" manuals. Miniature in size, the books could be kept discreetly close at hand, stashed under couple’s...

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20th Century Chinese Paintings and Screens

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Miniature Chinese Erotic Pillow Book
Miniature Chinese Erotic Pillow Book

Miniature Chinese Erotic Pillow Book

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H 4.5 in W 3.25 in D 0.25 in

Miniature Chinese Erotic Pillow Book

Located in Chicago, IL

Erotically themed pillow books were often given to newlyweds in China as "how-to" manuals. Miniature in size, the books could be kept discreetly close at hand, stashed under couple’s...

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20th Century Chinese Paintings and Screens

Materials

Fabric, Paper

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Chinese Erotic Painting For Sale on 1stDibs

Find many varieties of an authentic Chinese erotic painting available at 1stDibs. Frequently made of paper, fabric and silk, every Chinese erotic painting was constructed with great care. You’ve searched high and low for the perfect Chinese erotic painting — we have versions that date back to the 19th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 20th Century are available. A Chinese erotic painting, designed in the style, is generally a popular piece of furniture. Many designers have produced at least one well-made Chinese erotic painting over the years, but those crafted by Marcel Vertès are often thought to be among the most beautiful.

How Much is a Chinese Erotic Painting?

A Chinese erotic painting can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price 1stDibs is $1,188, while the lowest priced sells for $98 and the highest can go for as much as $20,380.

Questions About Chinese Erotic Painting

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    Chinese 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.
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    Lotus GallerySeptember 23, 2020

    Yes, you can paint your Chinese cabinet, though unless it is in poor condition, doing so is usually frowned upon. You will have to sand down the surface beforehand, as most Chinese cabinets have a lacquer finish.

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    One of the esteemed pursuits of the traditional Chinese scholar was landscape painting, known generally as shān shuǐ. Capturing the beauty of nature within a balanced composition is considered a conceptual feat achieved only by the hand of a master.