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Chinese Export Gouache

Set of Nine Chinese Export Gouache Paintings
Located in London, by appointment only
A set of nine Chinese export gouaches of local idealised landscapes, each depicting waterside
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Paintings

Set of Nine Chinese Export Gouache Paintings
Set of Nine Chinese Export Gouache Paintings
$13,750 / set
H 12 in W 24 in D 1 in
7 Chinese Export Gouache Paintings on Pith Paper
Located in Norton, MA
This listing is for a beautiful set of 7 Chinese Export Gouache (watercolor) paintings on rice/pith
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Paintings

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Paper

2 Large Chinese Export Gouache Paintings "The Beauties", 1840s
Located in Norton, MA
This listing is for a beautiful pair of 2 large Chinese Export Gouache (watercolor) Paintings on
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Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Paintings

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Paper

Antique Chinese Export Gouache Painting "American Steamship Yacht"Signed 19th C.
Located in Norton, MA
Large Antique Chinese Export Gouache Painting "American Steamship Yacht" Signed by S. Y. Oboha from
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Paintings

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Paper

Collection of Five 19th Century Chinese Export Gouache Portraits on Pith Paper
Located in London, GB
A Collection of Five 19th Century Chinese Export Gouache Portraits on Pith Paper C.1850 Depicting
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Paintings and Screens

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Paper

Antique Chinese Export Gouache Paintings on Rice/Pith Papers, 19th Century
Located in Norton, MA
This listing is for a beautiful set of Chinese Export Gouache (watercolor) Paintings on Rice/Pith
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Paintings

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Paper

6 Large Chinese Export Gouache Paintings "Pua Gua" on Pith Paper by George Mason
Located in Norton, MA
This listing is for a beautiful set of 6 large Chinese Export Gouache (watercolor) Paintings on
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Antique Early 19th Century Chinese Paintings

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Paper

Set of Six 19th Century Chinese Export Gouache Paintings on Pith Paper
Located in Stamford, CT
A very unusual and intriguing rare set of six 19th century Chinese gouaches depicting scenes of
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Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Paintings and Screens

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Paper

19th Century, Chinese Export Stormy Maritime JunkBoat Painting
Located in Atlanta, GA
This 19th-century Chinese Export gouache painting depicts a sailing vessel navigating turbulent
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Paintings

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Giltwood, Paint

19th Century, Chinese Export Junk Ship Maritime Painting
Located in Atlanta, GA
This **19th-century Chinese Export gouache on board painting** presents a striking depiction of a
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Paintings

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Giltwood, Paint

Complete Set of Twelve Chinese Export Pith Paintings Framed in "Solid Ebony"
Located in Norton, MA
This listing is for a beautiful set of 12 Chinese Export Gouache (watercolor) Paintings on Rice
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Antique Early 19th Century Chinese Paintings

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Paper

Antique Chinese Gouache Pith Painting
Located in Bradenton, FL
Fantastic framed and matted antique Chinese painting of a village scene. Painted on pith paper with
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Paintings

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Paint

Antique Chinese Gouache Pith Painting
Antique Chinese Gouache Pith Painting
$475
H 12.5 in W 16 in D 1 in
Large Antique Chinese Export Painting, Gouache on Silk, 19th Century
Located in Bristol, GB
Antique Painting Depicting a Military Carriage Depicting a Western military leader in a Bicorn hat, possibly a general, or perhaps even Napoleon riding past in a horse-drawn carriag...
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Qing Textiles

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Silk, Textile, Paint

Chinese Ancestral Portrait, Gouache on Paper
Located in Bradenton, FL
Chinese Ancestral Portrait, Gouache on Paper. Portrait shows four family members, each in patterned
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20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Paintings

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Paper

Chinese Ancestral Portrait, Gouache on Paper
Located in Bradenton, FL
and richly colored robes. This Chinese portraiture of family elders, done on gouache paper, features
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20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Paintings

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Paper

Antique Album Of Chinese Gouache Paintings On Paper
Located in Bradenton, FL
Rare Chinese Export School. 24 miniatures in watercolor and bodycolor on pith paper. Album of pith
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Prints

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Paper

Set of Twelve Chinese Gouache Paintings in Bamboo Frames
Located in Bradenton, FL
Set of twelve early 20th century Chinese Gouache paintings depicting everyday life of various
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Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Paintings and Screens

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Paint

Set of Twelve Chinese Gouache Paintings in Bamboo Frames
Set of Twelve Chinese Gouache Paintings in Bamboo Frames
$2,200 / set
H 18.25 in W 14.75 in D 0.5 in
A Late C19th Chinese Gouache Painting On Pith Paper
Located in London, GB
A Charming Late C19th to Early C20th Chinese Gouache Painting on Pith Paper. Featuring an array of
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Antique Late 19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Paintings and Screens

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Paint, Paper

A Late C19th Chinese Gouache Painting On Pith Paper
A Late C19th Chinese Gouache Painting On Pith Paper
$1,277
H 11.82 in W 16.15 in D 1.19 in
Two Antique Chinese Gouache Paintings of Birds on Pith Paper
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Rare 19th Century gouache paintings on pith paper, one of two birds on a tree and one of a blue
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Paintings

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Paint

China Trade Watercolor & Gouache Set of Twelve Paintings of Fruit & Flowers
Located in Downingtown, PA
Superb quality painting! China Trade Watercolor & Gouache on pith paper, Set of twelve
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Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Decorative Art

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Paper

Vintage Asian Gouache Painting on Paper - Unsigned - China - Late 20th Century
Located in Chatham, ON
Vintage gouache painting on paper - good quality and composition - mounted with adhesive tape to a
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Late 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Paintings and Screens

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Paint, Paper

[CHINESE EXPORT WATERCOLOURS ON PITH PAPER]. - Botanical Studies
Located in London, GB
[CHINESE EXPORT WATERCOLOURS ON PITH PAPER]. A Group of 10 Flowers and Butterflies. mid to late
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Late 19th Century Naturalistic Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor, Gouache, Rice Paper

Pair Antique 19th Century 1880 Chinese Gouaches on Rice Paper Geisha Girl & Lord
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer for sale this lovely pair of antique circa 1880’s Chinese hand painted
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Antique 1880s Chinese Chinese Export Paintings and Screens

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Paper

Pair Antique 19th Century 1880 Chinese Gouaches on Rice Paper Geisha Girl & Lord
Pair Antique 19th Century 1880 Chinese Gouaches on Rice Paper Geisha Girl & Lord
$1,895 Sale Price / set
30% Off
H 11.23 in W 9.26 in D 0.6 in
Four Antique 19th Century circa 1880 Chinese Gouaches on Rice Paper Geisha Girls
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer for sale this lovely suite of four antique circa 1880’s Chinese hand
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Antique 1880s Chinese Chinese Export Paintings and Screens

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Paper

Four Antique 19th Century circa 1880 Chinese Gouaches on Rice Paper Geisha Girls
Four Antique 19th Century circa 1880 Chinese Gouaches on Rice Paper Geisha Girls
$1,895 Sale Price / set
30% Off
H 10.44 in W 9.26 in D 0.79 in
Antique Chinese School Ink, Watercolor and Gouache on Paper - Framed Under Glass
Located in Morristown, NJ
Chinese School (likely 19th c.), ink, watercolor and gouache on laid paper, apparently mounted on
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Antique 1880s Chinese Chinese Export Paintings

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Glass, Wood, Paint, Paper

Chinese Butterflies and Silk Worms with Lychee Nuts
Located in New York, NY
Original Chinese Export School gouache.
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1810s Paintings

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Gouache, Handmade Paper

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19th Century Chinese Export 'China Trade' Painting
Located in Louisville, KY
depicting a Chinese Junk with Figures along a coastline; the sails with flags on top and inscribed
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Other Paintings

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Gouache, Watercolor

Set of Five Antique Chinese Polychrome Wallpaper Panels, Chinese, circa 1825
Located in New York, NY
Pristine set of five antique Chinese polychrome wallpaper panels having flowering trees and low
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Wallpaper

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Gouache, Paper

Chinese Export Antique Gouache Painting on Silk of a Merchant Sailing Ship
Located in Kingston, NY
Offered is an antique finely rendered Chinese watercolor/gouache painting on silk fabric of a
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Antique Late 19th Century Chinese Paintings

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Silk

Set of Four Large China Trade Gouaches of Chinese Landscapes
Located in Downingtown, PA
Early 19th century. The large gouaches and watercolor paintings depict scenes on riverscapes and
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Antique Early 19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Paintings

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Paper, Watercolor

Chinese Gouache and Watercolor Painting, circa 1850-1880
Located in Downingtown, PA
Chinese Gouache and watercolor painting, circa 1850-1880 The large gouache on paper depicts a
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Decorative Art

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Paper

Chinese Gouache and Watercolour Large Painting of a Riverside Scene
Located in Downingtown, PA
Chinese Gouache & Watercolour large painting of a Riverside scene, circa 1850-1880. The gouache
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Decorative Art

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Paper

Antique Album Chinese 12 Gouache Paintings Pith Paper, 1850
Located in Bradenton, FL
Vibrant set of 12 gouache paintings on pith paper still in the original silk covered hand painted
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Paintings and Screens

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Other

China Trade Large Watercolor and Gouache Painting of a Merchant's Mansion
Located in Downingtown, PA
The fine Chinese watercolor and gouache painting depicting a family group by an arch framing a view
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Antique Late 18th Century Chinese Chinese Export Paintings

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Watercolor, Paper

[CHINESE EXPORT WATERCOLOURS ON PITH PAPER]. - Botanical Studies.
Located in London, GB
[CHINESE EXPORT WATERCOLOURS ON PITH PAPER]. Group of 12 flowers and insects. Mid to late
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Late 19th Century Naturalistic Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor, Rice Paper, Gouache

Set of Six 19th Century Chinese Export Gouache Portraits on Pith Paper
Located in Stamford, CT
A charming and rare set of six Chinese gouaches of male and female nobility in various costumes
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Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Paintings

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Paper

Antique Chinese Gouache Pith Painting of Birds
Located in Bradenton, FL
Fantastic framed and matted antique Chinese painting of birds. Painted on pith paper with gouache
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Antique Late 19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Paintings

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Paint

Chinese Watercolor and Gouache Paintings of Chinese Life, a Set of Six
Located in Downingtown, PA
The particularly large Chinese watercolor and gouache paintings on paper depict various scenes of
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Paintings and Screens

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Paper

Pair of Portraits, Gouaches on Paper, Chinese Dignitary and His Husband
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Pair of Portraits, gouaches on paper, Chinese dignitary and his wife, late 19th century. H: 35cm
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Antique 1880s Asian Chinese Export Paintings

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Paper

A Late 18th Century Chinese Export Gouache Landscape
Located in London, GB
A fine late eighteenth century gouache landscape painting depicting a wealthy merchant and his
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Antique Early 19th Century Chinese Paintings

Chinese Export Portraits of Two Ladies
Located in Hudson, NY
Two beautiful portraits of young Chinese ladies in gouache and oil on cotton in matching reeded
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Antique 1850s Chinese Chinese Export Paintings

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Canvas, Gouache

Chinese Export Portraits of Two Ladies
Chinese Export Portraits of Two Ladies
H 25.5 in W 19.5 in D 2 in
Chinese Export Crab Watercolor
Located in New York, NY
This Chinese watercolor of a crab pursuing an insect was created in the early nineteenth century by
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Drawings

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Gouache

Chinese Export 'China Trade' Painting Circa 1880
Located in Louisville, KY
depicting a Chinese Junk with Figures along a coastline; the sails with flags on top and a larger
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Other Paintings

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Watercolor, Gouache

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Chinese Export Gouache For Sale on 1stDibs

Choose from an assortment of styles, material and more with respect to the Chinese export gouache you’re looking for at 1stDibs. A Chinese export gouache — often made from paper, paint and fabric — can elevate any home. Find 49 options for an antique or vintage Chinese export gouache now, or shop our selection of 1 modern versions for a more contemporary example of this long-cherished piece. There are many kinds of the Chinese export gouache you’re looking for, from those produced as long ago as the 18th Century to those made as recently as the 21st Century. When you’re browsing for the right Chinese export gouache, those designed in Art Deco styles are of considerable interest. A well-made Chinese export gouache has long been a part of the offerings for many furniture designers and manufacturers, but those produced by Sunqua are consistently popular.

How Much is a Chinese Export Gouache?

A Chinese export gouache can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price 1stDibs is $3,400, while the lowest priced sells for $131 and the highest can go for as much as $54,505.
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    To identify Chinese export porcelain, first look for a mark. Most pieces made after 1891 feature a maker's mark that you can research using authoritative online resources. Identifying older porcelain ware is more difficult. A licensed appraiser can provide assistance. You'll find a range of expertly vetted Chinese export porcelain on 1stDibs.

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