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Chinese Chippendale Painted Chest
Located in Westwood, NJ
A Chinese Chippendale style painted chest of drawers, the rectangular paneled top, and sides above
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21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Chinese Chippendale Commodes an...

Materials

Wood

Chinese Chippendale Painted Chest
Chinese Chippendale Painted Chest
H 36 in W 42 in D 20 in
Chinese Qing Dynasty Blanket Chest with Hand-Painted Bird and Foliage Design
Located in Yonkers, NY
A Chinese Qing Dynasty period black and brown lacquer blanket chest from the 19th century with hand
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Qing Blanket Chests

Materials

Brass

Antique 19th Century Chinese Shandong Ming Style Elm Painted Money Trunk Chest
Located in Dayton, OH
Late Qing Dynasty iridescent painted Elm Money Trunk / Storage Chest. Made in Shandong East China
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Antique 1870s Ming Blanket Chests

Materials

Elm, Paint

18th Century Chinese Export Painted Leather Trunk
Located in London, GB
Camphor-lined and with brass borders and nailing, painted with floral panels and borders on a
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Antique 1790s Chinese Blanket Chests

Chinese Apothecary Chest of 24 Drawers, circa 1820-40
Located in Round Top, TX
There is something visually mesmerizing about an old apothecary and this unique Chinese cabinet
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Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Commodes and Chests of D...

Materials

Wood, Paint

Chinese Vintage Red Lacquer Wedding Chest with Gilded Calligraphy and Drawer
Located in Yonkers, NY
A vintage Chinese red lacquer wedding chest from the Mid-20th Century with gilded calligraphy, low
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Mid-20th Century Chinese Blanket Chests

Materials

Brass

Anglo-Chinese Hardwood Naval Officer’s Campaign Chest
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
An Anglo-Chinese hardwood naval officer’s campaign chest. This chest (probably padouk) is of
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Antique 1820s Chinese Campaign Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Hardwood

Chinese Laquered Brown and Gold Chest Decorated with Flowers, circa 1900
Located in Beuzevillette, FR
Charming Chinese chest in lacquered wood dating from the end of the 19th / beginning of the 20th
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20th Century Chinese Qing Blanket Chests

Materials

Wood

Chinese Painted Elephant Trunk Table, C. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
This fantastic painted trunk from northern China is lavishly decorated from end to end in the
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Early 20th Century Asian Tibetan Blanket Chests

Materials

Brass

Antique 19th Century Large Tibetan Hand Painted Wood Storage Trunk Chest
Located in Dayton, OH
Monumental 19th century Tibetan blanket or storage chest. Rectangular in form with a hand painted
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Antique 19th Century Tibetan Blanket Chests

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Hardwood, Paint

19th Century Red Lacquer Tibetan Mongolian Painted Asian Blanket Chest Grain Bin
Located in Philadelphia, PA
19th century red lacquer Tibetan Mongolian painted Asian chest. Item features red lacquer hand
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Antique Early 19th Century Tibetan Chinese Chippendale Blanket Chests

Materials

Wood

Antique Raised Panel Chest with Drawers
Located in New York, NY
nice patina to the red lacquer and paint work. Fujian China 1900 Side table, End table, Storage chest
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Antique Early 1900s Chinese Qing Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Wood

Antique Red Leather, Brass and Camphor Wood Chinese Export Trunk
Located in Centennial, CO
A beautiful, antique (mid 1800s) Chinese red leather and brass over camphor wood export trade trunk
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Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Blanket Chests

Materials

Brass

Antiqued White Rustic Painted Dresser
Located in Westwood, NJ
An antiqued white Rustic painted dresser with eight drawers. Reclaimed pine painted and distressed
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21st Century and Contemporary Asian Chinese Export Commodes and Chests o...

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Pine

1930s Decorative English Japanned Chest of Drawers
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
An Exceptionally Decorative 1930s English Japanned Chest of Drawers of Unusual Pale Blue Colour
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Vintage 1930s Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Paint

Painted Red Wood Chinese Jewelry Chest of Drawers Storage
Located in Hawthorne, CA
Red Chinese upright jewelry chest with raised elements and beautiful gold hand painted scenes. Top
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Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Furniture

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Wood, Paint

19th Century French Transition Chinoiserie Chest of Drawers
Located in Forney, TX
panels of hand painted polychrome idealized Chinese scene, featuring ancient richly stylized landscape
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Antique 19th Century French Chinoiserie Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Marble, Bronze

Pair 1940's Hollywood Regency Lacquered Hand Painted Chinoiserie Night Stands
Located in Opa Locka, FL
Pair Hollywood Regency Black Lacquered Hand Painted Birds and Floral Detailed Night Stands c1940's
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Vintage 1940s Chinese Chinoiserie Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Wood

Louis XV Style Marble Top Chinese Lacquered Stamped Commode
Located in Lisbon, PT
Chinese lacquer commode, chased and gilded bronze with Aleppo breccia marble top, with a frame of
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Antique 19th Century French Louis XV Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Marble, Bronze, Ormolu

Late 19th C. Chinese Export Painted Leather Chest on Later Stand
Located in Southampton, NY
Late 19th Century Chinese Export Painted Leather Chest on Later Stand. Deep red paint on leather
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Antique Late 19th Century Chinese Furniture

Materials

Leather, Wood, Paint

Stunning Chinese Chinoiserie Hand Painted Commode Chest of Drawers Marbled Top
Located in GB
decorative chest of drawers, its hand painted with Chinoiserie scenes which are stunning, really lovely. The
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20th Century Chinese Chinoiserie Furniture

Materials

Hardwood

Antique Chinese Dragon Tibetan Polychrome Painted Trunk Linen Chest Coffer
Located in GB
, Polychrome painted trunk depicting Dragons This is a very good looking and well made piece of art
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Furniture

Materials

Wood

Chinese Treasure Chest with Reverse Glass Painted Panels. c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
As much an artwork as a piece of furniture, this 19th century treasure chest from northern China is
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Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Decorative Boxes

Materials

Brass

Maitland Smith Attributed Painted Chinoiserie Bombe Louis XV Style Commode
By Maitland Smith
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
elaborately hand-painted in "raised chinoiserie" not just a flat painted decoration of people and Chinese
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2010s Philippine Louis XV Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Bronze

Chinese Red Lacquer Wedding Chest with Hand-Painted Décor, Qing Dynasty
Located in Yonkers, NY
An antique Chinese Qing Dynasty period dark red lacquer wooden wedding chest from the 19th century
Category

Antique 19th Century Chinese Qing Decorative Boxes

Materials

Wood

Sublime Antique Victorian 1860 Chinese Chinoiserie Painted Chest of Drawers
Located in GB
We are delighted to offer for sale this stunning original circa 1860-1880 Chinese hand painted with
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Antique 1860s Chinese High Victorian Furniture

Materials

Oak

Antique Chinese Hand Painted Polychrome Storage Chest, 20th Century
Located in Big Flats, NY
An antique Chinese storage box offers softwood construction with hinged lid and hand painted
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Late 20th Century Asian Paintings and Screens

Materials

Wood

Chinese Foliage Painted & Brass Mounted Tacked Chest on Stand with Key, C. 1880
Located in Hollywood, SC
Chinese foliage painted and brass mounted tacked hinged chest on stand with flanking side handles
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Antique 1880s Chinese Chinese Export Decorative Boxes

Materials

Brass

Pair of Antique Painted Chinese Side Tables or Small Blanket Chests
Located in Sheffield, MA
Pair of rustic black painted Chinese lidded blanket chests, great as side table, end table or night
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Early 20th Century Chinese Country End Tables

Materials

Elm

Chinese Woven Top Chest
Located in Chicago, IL
Crafted in the style of Chinese furniture, this petite storage chest is the perfect place to stow
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Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Trunks and Luggage

Materials

Rattan, Wood, Lacquer

Chinese Woven Top Chest
Chinese Woven Top Chest
H 19 in W 15.75 in D 15.75 in
Black Vintage Trunk with White Flowers & Figures
Located in Yonkers, NY
A vintage Chinese black lacquered blanket chest from the mid 20th century with hand-painted décor
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Mid-20th Century Chinese Blanket Chests

Materials

Wood

Exquiste Hand Painted Oriental Chinese Linen Trunk or Chest Very Decorative
Located in GB
We are delighted to offer for sale this lovely vintage beautifully decorated hand painted and
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20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Furniture

Materials

Wood

Pair of Very Large Vintage Hand Painted Chinese Trunks / Chests on Stands Tables
Located in GB
We are delighted to offer this lovely pair of original hand painted vintage Chinese trunks on
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Antique Early 1900s Chinese Victorian Side Tables

Materials

Elm

Chinese Black Lacquer Wedding Chest
Located in Pasadena, TX
Keep your throw blankets stored neatly inside this late 20th Century wedding chest. The hand
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Late 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Cabinets

Materials

Wood

Chinese Black Lacquer Wedding Chest
Chinese Black Lacquer Wedding Chest
H 21.5 in W 39.5 in D 21 in
20th Century Chinese Ming Style Lacquered & Painted Elm Chest Entry Hall Console
Located in Dayton, OH
Chinese lacquered and painted two door chest. Features a rectangular frame made from Elm in Beijing
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20th Century Ming Furniture

Materials

Elm, Paint

Chinese Polychrome Hand Painted Low Chest with Garden Birds & Fruit 20th C
Located in Big Flats, NY
A Chinese polychrome low chest offers two smaller upper drawers and a single lower long drawer
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20th Century Asian Furniture

Materials

Wood

Monumental 19th Century Chinese Wedding Dowry Chest
Located in Forney, TX
A phenomenal hand carved and painted wooden antique wedding dowry stacked drawer carriage chest
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Qing Wardrobes and Armoires

Materials

Lacquer, Paint, Wood

Chinese Black and Gold and Hand Painted Armoire/Chest of Drawers
Located in Delray Beach, FL
Experience the beauty of traditional Chinese art with this Black and Gold Hand Painted Armoire
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Vintage 1980s Taiwanese Wardrobes and Armoires

Materials

Wood

Chinese Painted Book Cabinet, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
exterior is darkened by a black lacquer finish and hand-painted with charming decorative motifs, including
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Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Cabinets

Materials

Elm

Chinese Painted Book Cabinet, c. 1850
Chinese Painted Book Cabinet, c. 1850
H 56 in W 23.75 in D 15.25 in
Chinese Painted Book Cabinet, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
painted cabinet in a children's bedroom or playroom as an unexpected bookcase or toy chest. Additional
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Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Cabinets

Materials

Elm

Chinese Painted Book Cabinet, c. 1850
Chinese Painted Book Cabinet, c. 1850
H 51.75 in W 25.25 in D 14.5 in
Early 20th Century Antique Chinese Wooden Painted Box
Located in Pomona, CA
This is a traditional style of Chinese antique painted chest/Box from Shan Xi, China. It has over
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Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Furniture

Materials

Wood

Low Chinese Painted Book Cabinet, Ming Dynasty
Located in Chicago, IL
this 19th century book chest. Expertly constructed in China's Shanxi province, the low cabinet
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Antique Mid-17th Century Chinese Ming Furniture

Materials

Wood

Pair of Chinese Chippendale Painted Nightstands
Located in Westwood, NJ
A Chinese Chippendale style grey limestone painted bedside chest of drawers, the rectangular
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21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Chinese Chippendale Night Stands

Materials

Wood

Ark in Camphor painted Technique - XIX Century - China
Located in Lisboa, PT
This chest or Ark depending on the use and function predetermined by the previous owners, boast an
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Antique Early 19th Century Chinese Furniture

Materials

Brass

Chinese Red and Gold Shrine Chest, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
likely originated as a display stand and storage chest in an elaborate shrine display. Placed to the side
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Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Trunks and Luggage

Materials

Lacquer, Wood

Chinese Red and Gold Shrine Chest, c. 1850
Chinese Red and Gold Shrine Chest, c. 1850
H 15.5 in W 28.75 in D 18.25 in
Large Paint Decorated Chinese Trunk As Cocktail Table
Located in Bridgeport, CT
A very decorative and bell made Asian Trunk made from a type of Asian Elm. The chest in an antiqued
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20th Century Chinese Ming Furniture

Materials

Iron

Antique Tibetan Painted Leather And Iron Chest or Trunk
Located in Bradenton, FL
AntiqueTibetan chest, beautifully aged painted leather with original iron hardware. Chest has a
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Antique 18th Century Tibetan Chinese Export Decorative Boxes

Materials

Wood

Wonderfully Decorative Grain Painted Lowboy Chest by Harden
By Harden Furniture 1
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Eye-catching decorative lowboy with richly patterned grain painting that gives the impression of a mix of woods such as zebrawood, burl and ebonized accents. One long narrow drawer a...
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Vintage 1980s Chinese Credenzas

Materials

Wood

19th Century Chinese Black Lacquered Five Section Stacking Chest
Located in High Wycombe, GB
19th century Chinese black lacquered five section stacking chest with exquisite figural decorative
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Han Shelves

Materials

Lacquer, Paint

Antique Scholar's Chest with Painted Pomegranates, Open Light Bookcase
Located in Somis, CA
A beautiful Chinese scholar's chest with an open light feature and hand-painted images
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Furniture

Materials

Wood

19th Century, Chinese Hand-Painted Silk Collage of Exotic Birds
Located in Dallas, TX
PRESENTING A LOVELY framed 19C Chinese Hand painted Silk Collage of Exotic Birds. Rare collage of
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Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Decorative Art

Materials

Silk

Chinese Painted Festival Trunk, c. 1820
Located in Chicago, IL
Trunks and storage chests were the most ubiquitous form of household storage throughout the Ming
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Antique Mid-19th Century Trunks and Luggage

Materials

Wood

Chinese Painted Festival Trunk, c. 1820
Chinese Painted Festival Trunk, c. 1820
H 22 in W 34 in D 21.75 in
Chinese Painted Festival Trunk, c. 1820
Located in Chicago, IL
Trunks and storage chests were the most ubiquitous form of household storage throughout the Ming
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Antique Early 19th Century Trunks and Luggage

Materials

Wood

Chinese Painted Festival Trunk, c. 1820
Chinese Painted Festival Trunk, c. 1820
H 22 in W 34 in D 21.75 in
Pair of Chinese Ming Painted Compound Cabinets, c. 1600
Located in Chicago, IL
provided the perfect blank canvas for painted scenes of figures and horses in a garden landscape. Still
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Antique Early 17th Century Chinese Ming Furniture

Materials

Brass

18thC.Georgian Washstand and Six Piece "Mason's Ironstone" Toiletry Set
By Mason's Ironstone
Located in Incline Village, NV
Ironstone China" above and beneath the crown in blue. The ironstone process was patented by Charles Mason
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Antique 1770s English Georgian Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Ironstone, Hardwood

Sublime Vintage Chinese Chinoiserie Chest of Drawers with Mirror Dressing Table
Located in GB
We are delighted to offer for sale this stunning original Chinese hand painted with Pagoda's, oak
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Early 20th Century Chinese Chinoiserie Furniture

Materials

Oak

Antique Red & Black Lacquer Chinese Scholar's Book Chests/Cabinets, Chinoiserie
Located in 10 Chater Road, HK
Covered in rich black & red lacquer, of rectangular form with square corners, the fine scholar’s cabinets with a pair of paneled doors, fitted with oval shaped brass lock plate, open...
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Ming Furniture

Materials

Softwood, Lacquer

Chinese Antique Carved "Long Life" Wedding Marriage Chest, 19thc.
Located in South Burlington, VT
A long life wedding marriage chest In Chinese Mandaran, the symbol "Shou" a Chinese character
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Antique Late 19th Century Chinese Qing Furniture

Materials

Brass

Northern Qi Dynasty Painted Pottery Striding Horse, 6th Century, China
Located in Austin, TX
A magnificent Chinese painted pottery model of a striding caparisoned horse, Northern Qi Dynasty
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Antique 15th Century and Earlier Chinese Antiquities

Materials

Pottery

Chinese Paint Decorated Trunk as Cocktail Table
Located in Bridgeport, CT
An ebonized wood trunk with painted decoration on the front. The center panel with ladies dressed
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Antique Late 19th Century Ming Furniture

Materials

Wood

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Chinese Painted Chest For Sale on 1stDibs

Find many varieties of an authentic Chinese painted chest available at 1stDibs. A Chinese painted chest — often made from wood, elm and hardwood — can elevate any home. There are 132 variations of the antique or vintage Chinese painted chest you’re looking for, while we also have 1 modern editions of this piece to choose from as well. There are many kinds of the Chinese painted chest you’re looking for, from those produced as long ago as the 18th Century to those made as recently as the 21st Century. A Chinese painted chest is a generally popular piece of furniture, but those created in Mid-Century Modern styles are sought with frequency. Baker Furniture Company, Harden Furniture and Hickory White each produced at least one beautiful Chinese painted chest that is worth considering.

How Much is a Chinese Painted Chest?

Prices for a Chinese painted chest can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — at 1stDibs, they begin at $470 and can go as high as $25,880, while the average can fetch as much as $2,350.
Questions About Chinese Painted Chest
  • 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
    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.
  • Lotus Gallery
    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.

  • PAGODA RED
    PAGODA REDOctober 7, 2020

    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.