Chinese Export Altar Table
21st Century and Contemporary Asian Chinese Export Console Tables
Wood
Antique 19th Century Irish Furniture
Wood
20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Console Tables
Rosewood
Vintage 1920s Chinese Chinese Export Tables
Wood
20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Tables
Brass
Antique 19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Console Tables
Wood
20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Console Tables
Wood
Mid-20th Century Chinese Chinese Chippendale Console Tables
Bamboo
Antique 19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Console Tables
Gold Leaf
Mid-20th Century Chinese Export Console Tables
Hardwood
Antique Late 19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Chinese and East Asian ...
Wool
Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Console Tables
Wood
Antique 1850s Chinese Chinese Export Furniture
Elm
Antique Early 1900s Chinese Chinese Export Console Tables
Brass
20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Furniture
Wood
Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Lacquer
Wood, Lacquer
Antique 19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Furniture
Antique Early 1900s Chinese Chinese Export Console Tables
Brass
Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Furniture
Wood
Mid-20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Furniture
Rosewood
Antique 19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Furniture
Cypress
Antique Late 19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Furniture
Wood
Antique Late 19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Furniture
Wood
Antique Late 19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Furniture
Elm
Antique 19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Furniture
Wood
Antique 19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Furniture
Fir
Antique Late 19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Furniture
Wood
Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Furniture
Rosewood
Antique 19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Furniture
Wood
Antique 19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Furniture
Cypress
Vintage 1950s Chinese Chinese Export Furniture
Elm
Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Furniture
Wood
Antique 18th Century Chinese Chinese Export Furniture
Elm
Vintage 1950s Chinese Chinese Export Furniture
Elm
Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Furniture
Wood
Antique Early 1900s Chinese Chinese Export Furniture
Wood
Antique Early 1900s Chinese Chinese Export Furniture
Elm
1990s Chinese Chinese Export Furniture
Wicker, Rattan, Wood, Lacquer
Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Victorian Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Hardwood
Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Victorian Nesting Tables and Stacking T...
Hardwood
Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Ceramics
Ceramic
20th Century Asian Chinese Export Console Tables
Wood
Antique 19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Lacquer
Brass
Mid-20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Console Tables
Rosewood
Antique 19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Console Tables
Antique 19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Furniture
Wood
Vintage 1940s Chinese Chinese Export Furniture
Elm
Antique Early 1900s Chinese Chinese Export Furniture
Elm
Vintage 1930s Chinese Chinese Export Furniture
Elm
Antique 1850s Chinese Chinese Export Furniture
Elm
Vintage 1930s Chinese Chinese Export Furniture
Elm
20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Furniture
Bone, Wood
Antique 1850s Chinese Chinese Export Furniture
Elm
Antique Late 19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Furniture
Elm
Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export More Asian Art, Objects and Fu...
Hardwood
Antique 19th Century American Chinese Export Table Lamps
Pewter
Antique Late 19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Paintings and Screens
Elm
Antique Late 19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Paintings and Screens
Elm
Antique 1890s Chinese Chinese Export Furniture
Elm
20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Furniture
Brass
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A Close Look at chinese-export Furniture
Expanded trade between Europe and East Asia, starting in the 16th century, led to a booming market for exported goods, particularly furniture. This was bolstered by the establishment of the Dutch and English East India Companies at the beginning of the 17th century. From folding screens and chairs to lacquer tables and silver, Chinese Export furniture was in demand and regularly copied and imitated, leading to styles like chinoiserie and Chinese Chippendale.
The expansion of exporting that had strengthened the arts during the Ming dynasty continued into the Qing dynasty era — Chinese designers made many furniture pieces specifically for export, resulting in distinctive designs that mixed traditional techniques with forms appealing to foreign buyers. For instance, cabinetmakers in Canton (modern-day Guangzhou) were prolific in crafting hardwood furniture for export in European styles that involved the expert joinery techniques of Chinese furniture. Designs for Chinese Export porcelain, cabinets, decorative objects and other furniture were often more ornately adorned than they would be for a local audience, such as with mother-of-pearl overlays or surfaces featuring lavish pictorial scenes or gold on black motifs. Some were even commissioned by wealthy European families to be adorned with their coat of arms.
Because lacquer furniture was especially prized, and the resin used to create it was difficult to import as it would harden during the long voyage, artisans in China and Japan exported numerous lacquer pieces. Long before lacquer made its way to Japan, the Chinese treated the material differently. They used it to create smooth, glossy surfaces, but also for carving, an art that began in the 12th century and is exclusively Chinese. These pieces are called cinnabar lacquer after the powdered mercury sulfide (cinnabar) employed to produce their characteristic red hue. A popular form for export was a compact cabinet with drawers, usually displayed on a small table. Undecorated furniture built in Europe was also shipped to China to be lacquered. The international exchange of design would influence furniture into the 19th century and later, informing styles such as Art Deco and Art Nouveau.
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