Zabihi Collection Blue Chinese Deer Bird Pictorial Landscape Rug
Located in New York, NY
early 20th century blue chinese peking rug with a deer and flying bird rug no. j3395 size 4' 10" x 6' 2" (147 x 188 cm)
Wool
Antique Chinese Export Porcelain Kangxi Blue Ginger Jar with Phoenix & Birds
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine antique Chinese export porcelain ginger jar. With a white ground and blue decoration.
Porcelain
Chinese Blue & White Ginger Jar with Birds & Flowers
Located in Chicago, IL
This round, porcelain storage jar is brightly glazed in the classic blue-and-white manner with allover pattern of birds and flowers, including peonies, plum blossoms and lotus leaves...
Porcelain
Antique Chinese Porcelain Urn, Blue Bird Design, Late 19th Century
Located in Queens, NY
Antique Chinese (Late 19th Century) white, porcelain urn decorated in a blue scene of a bird perched on a flowering branch above water, and accented with two light blue scrolled hand...
Porcelain
Chinese Blue & White 'Prunus & Birds' Jar/Vase & Cover Earlier Qing Dynasty
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Chinese Blue & White 'Prunus' Jar/Vase & Cover Early Qing Dynasty (1644–1911) This impressive Chinese Blue & White 'Prunus' Jar/Vase and Cover, dating to the Early Qing Dynasty, is...
Porcelain
Pair of Chinese Pink & Blue 'Famille Rose' Lamps with Birds and Flowers
Located in London, GB
Pair of baluster form lamps in the floral Famille Rose palette, hand decorated in polychromes with foliates and birds.
Porcelain
Chinese Blue & White Jar with Birds & Flowers
Located in Chicago, IL
Loosely brushed with cobalt blue pigments, this round blue-and-white storage jar is adorned with a ribbon-tailed bird perched on a cluster of rocks, a symbol for a long and happy lif...
Porcelain
Pair of Chinese Blue and White Porcelain Lidded Jars with Pheonix Birds
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Pair of Chinese blue and white porcelain lidded jars with bulbous form hand decorated with birds and flowers.
Porcelain
Pair of Chinese Blue and White Porcelain Table Lamps with Flowers and Birds
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Pair of antique Chinese porcelain vases now table lamps decorated with classic chinoiserie birds and flowers presented on turned ebonized wood bases.
Porcelain
Pair of Blue and White Porcelain Lidded Ginger Jars with Birds & Flowers
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Pair of Chinese blue and white porcelain lidded jars with classic form hand decorated with bold designs of fauna and flora, in the Chinese Export manner.
Porcelain
Blue and White Brush Pot with Birds and Peonies
Located in Chicago, IL
Set alongside the four treasures of the study - the calligraphy brush, ink, paper, and inkstone - a brush pot, or bitong, was an essential fixture of the scholars' desk. This porcela...
Porcelain
Blue and White Porcelain Box with Birds and Flowers
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Chinese blue and white porcelain lidded box hand decorated with a bold composition of birds and flowers.
Porcelain
Blue and White Brush Pot with Birds and Peonies
Located in Chicago, IL
Set alongside the four treasures of the study - the calligraphy brush, ink, paper, and inkstone - a brush pot, or bitong, was an essential fixture of the scholars' desk. This porcela...
Porcelain
Pair of Blue and White Porcelain Ginger Jars with Birds and Flowers
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Lofty pair of Chinese blue and white porcelain lidded ginger jars with classic form and hand decorated with birds and flowers.
Porcelain
Bird or Stork Sculpture with Blue and White Porcelain Shards
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Mid century sculpture crafted with a grout like substance over a metal frame and cleverly decorated with Chinese blue and white porcelain fragments.
Porcelain
Chinese Export Blue and White Charger Bird Motif Charger
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Chinese export blue and white charger bird motif charger, with scalloped edge and fine decoration, front and back.
Porcelain
Chinese Export Blue and White Porcelain Vase with Flowers, Landscapes and Birds
Located in Atlanta, GA
A blue and white Chinese export porcelain vase from the early 20th century, with floral decor, landscapes and birds.
Porcelain
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H 8.75 in W 7 in D 4.38 in
Chinese Export Porcelain Goose Bird Figurine in Polychrome Enamels, Ca 1930
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
This is a good Chinese Export porcelain Goose Bird decorated in polychrome enamels and dating to the 1930s. The bird figurine is well modelled and very life like, with the goose sta...
Porcelain
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H 6.38 in W 2.8 in D 3.5 in
Two Chinese Export Porcelain Geese or Goose Bird Figurines in Poychrome Enamels
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
This are two different Chinese export porcelain goose birds, decorated in polychrome enamels and dating to the 1950s. The bird figurines are both well modelled in different positi...
Porcelain
Chinese Blue & White Jar with Birds & Flowers
Located in Chicago, IL
Loosely brushed with cobalt blue pigments, this round blue-and-white storage jar is adorned with a ribbon-tailed bird perched on a cluster of rocks, a symbol for a long and happy lif...
Porcelain
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H 1.07 in Dm 8.87 in
Chinese Export Plate Blue and White porcelain Birds in a garden, Qing circa 1770
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
This is a beautiful hand painted blue and white Chinese porcelain plate, dating to the second half of the 18th century, circa 1770, Qing dynasty. The plate is well potted, and has...
Porcelain
Chinese Blue and White Porcelain Box with Birds and Flowers
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Transporting Chinese Blue and White Porcelain Lidded Box hand decorated with birds and flowers and having an interior with six compartments.
Porcelain
Chinese Blue and White Jar with Birds and Flowers
Located in Chicago, IL
Loosely brushed with cobalt blue pigments, this round blue-and-white storage jar is adorned with a ribbon-tailed bird perched on a cluster of rocks, a symbol for a long and happy lif...
Porcelain
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H 1.75 in W 18 in D 13.5 in
Chikusa Yokkaichi Japan Blue White Ceramic Chinese Bird Platter Dish Plate
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Chikusa Yokkaichi Japan blue white ceramic chinese bird platter dish plate. Item features a beautiful bird and flower scene to center, blue, white, and orange color, nice oval shape,...
Ceramic
Pair of Chinese Porcelain Phoenix Birds, Mid-20th Century
Located in Pasadena, CA
This is a good pair of mid-20th century Chinese export phoenix birds (Ho-Ho Birds). The opposing pair measures 16" in height and is highly decorative. One bird has an invisible resto...
Porcelain
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H 3.39 in Dm 9.26 in
1960s Large Chinese Cloisonné Bowl Blue Beige Enamel Inlay Birds & Chrysanthemum
Located in Andernach, DE
Expressive and intricately detailed Cloisonné bowl of decent size in beige, different shades of blue, black & grey. The metal filigree in brass beautifully detailed with birds, Chrys...
Brass, Copper, Enamel
Pair of Blue and White Porcelain Planters with Birds
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Pair of Chinese blue and white porcelain planters or flower pots with a round form hand decorated with birds and flowers in an ambitious yet delicate composition.
Porcelain
Blue and White Brush Pot with Birds and Peonies
Located in Chicago, IL
Set alongside the four treasures of the study - the calligraphy brush, ink, paper, and inkstone - a brush pot, or bitong, was an essential fixture of the scholars' desk. This porcela...
Porcelain
Antique Oriental Porcelain Vase Lamp Off White and Blue Perched Bird
Located in New Orleans, LA
This charming Chinese export crackled porcelain vase dates to 1905 but was been newly rewired.
Porcelain, Fabric, Wood
Blue and White Chinese Garden Seat with Bird Motif
Located in Stamford, CT
Blue and white Chinese porcelain garden seat with flower and bird motifs, circa 20th century. Please note of wear consistent with age to the glazed finish.
Porcelain
Phoenix Bird Table Lamp, Blue Turquoise Ceramic
Located in Retie, BE
Great looking Phoenix Bird table lamp. A blue turquoise very detailed ceramic Phoenix bird with lots of flowers under. Stands on a brass base. Comes with a vintage lampshade w...
Brass
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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