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Chinese Painted Stucco Head of a Luohan, Song Dynasty, 11th Century, China
Located in Austin, TX
A remarkable Chinese life sized painted stucco head of a luohan, Song, Liao or Jin Dynasty, circa
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Antique 15th Century and Earlier Chinese Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Glass, Stucco

Antique Chinese Qing Dynasty Hand Painted Terracotta Head with Headdress
Located in Yonkers, NY
An antique Chinese Qing hand painted terracotta head from the 19th century, with striking features
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Qing Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Terracotta

Large Chinese Carved and Painted Wooden Buddha Head Table Lamp
Located in New York, NY
Chinese carved bleached wood table lamp with Buddha head on a square giltwood base with a giltwood
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20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Table Lamps

Materials

Glass, Wood

Chinese Head Doll, Early 20th C
Located in Stockholm, SE
A charming head doll made of painted clay depicting a young boy. Below the doll is a note in
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Early 20th Century Chinese Ceramics

Materials

Clay

Chinese Head Doll, Early 20th C
Chinese Head Doll, Early 20th C
H 4.14 in W 2.37 in D 3.15 in
19th Century Chinese Wood and Hand Painted Leather Trunk with Nail Head Accents
Located in Atlanta, GA
nail heads, and brass bound edges. The chest retains it's original hardware. Most of these Chinese
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Trunks and Luggage

Materials

Brass

ANCIENT CHINESE HEAD RIDE
By Thomas Whittaker Kidd
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Archival pigment
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21st Century and Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

Materials

Oil

Han Dynasty, Antique Chinese Pottery Horse Head
Located in Sampantawong, TH
Chinese pottery horse head with original red and some white pigments remaining. Age: China, Han
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Antique 15th Century and Earlier Chinese Antiquities

Materials

Pottery

Chinese White Gesso Horned Antelope Head Wall Plaque
Located in New York, NY
Chinese mid-century hand-carved, white gesso-painted wall plaque depicting a horned antelope head
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20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Decorative Art

Materials

Wood

Large Chinese Painted Pottery Horse Torso, Han Dynasty, China
Located in Austin, TX
A large Chinese painted pottery figure of a horse torso, Han Dynasty (206 BC to 220 AD). An
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Antique 15th Century and Earlier Chinese Han Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Pottery

Chinese Painted Red Lacquer Cabinet, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
, hand-painted line work. The tall cabinet has a clean-lined form, designed with straight sides, square
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Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Wardrobes and Armoires

Materials

Elm

Painted Chinese Red Lacquer Cabinet, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
the perfect canvas for hand-painted gilt decoration, now considerably faded from years of use. Flora
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Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Cabinets

Materials

Wood, Lacquer, Paint

Chinese Wooden Screen with Reverse Glass Painted Panels
Located in London, GB
bird-like heads, and are centered on Chinese characters. The upper section of the screen features
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Antique Early 1900s Chinese Chinese Export Furniture

Materials

Wood, Glass

Vintage Chinese Paper Maché Full Head Theatrical Face Mask, C. 1970s Theatre
Located in Bristol, GB
hand painted in vibrant colours. Originally made to be worn in the theatre or at a festival. It
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Vintage 1970s Chinese Masks

Materials

Paint, Paper

Chinese Wood Puppet Head, 19th Century, Mounted on Contemporary Stand
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Chinese wood puppet head, 19th century, mounted on contemporary stand. Simple puppet head of a
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Qing Scholar's Objects

Materials

Wood

Pair of Painted and Lacquered Chinese Yoke Back Armchairs
Located in London, GB
Pair of lacquered and painted Chinese yoke back armchairs. Chinese, 19th century. Measures
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Qing Furniture

Materials

Hardwood

Fine Older Chinese Robe Rack in Cinnabar Paint
Located in Bridgeport, CT
carved dragon head top elements that are powerfully carved, one bearing gilt traces. The color is a
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20th Century Chinese Ming Furniture

Materials

Wood

"Boys Beneath Lotus" Chinese Folk Painted Panel, circa 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
This folk hand painted panel, laden with meaning, was originally an interior painted panel of a
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Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Paintings and Screens

Materials

Elm

Qing Dynasty Chinese Wood Carved Gilt Figure of a Buddha Head
Located in Dallas, TX
Large gilt Buddha head wood carved 19th century. A very large and powerful carved log buddha bust
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Antiquities

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 Qing Porcelain Hand Painted Figure of a Cockerel
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A stunning antique Chinese Qing hand painted porcelain figure of a cockerel, possibly Kangxi or
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Qing Ceramics

Materials

Porcelain

Chinese Qing Porcelain Hand Painted Figure of a Cockerel
Chinese Qing Porcelain Hand Painted Figure of a Cockerel
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H 5.52 in W 5.91 in D 3.94 in
Chinese antique stone Buddha head/Before the 19th century/Buddha statue/ornament
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
This is an old Buddha head made in China. It dates from before the 19th century and may be even
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Other Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Stone

Chinese Tang Dynasty Painted Pottery Model of a Camel
Located in Austin, TX
A powerfully sculpted Chinese Tang Dynasty pottery model of a camel. The camel is portrayed in a
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Antique 15th Century and Earlier Chinese Tang Antiquities

Materials

Pottery

Chinese Antique Carved and Painted Altar Table
Located in Bridgeport, CT
A notable late 19th century carved wood altar table in old red and black paint now worn to a nice
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Ming Console Tables

Materials

Wood

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

Hand Painted and Gilt Chinese Export Porcelain Centerpiece Bowl & Giltwood Stand
Located in Tarry Town, NY
Very large Chinese export porcelain centerpiece bowl (or fishbowl) of the finest quality with
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Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Centerpieces

Materials

Porcelain, Wood

Vintage Tibetan Style Dragon Stacking Picnic Box, Painted Wood, 1990's, China
Located in Austin, TX
A highly decorative vintage Chinese red painted stacking picnic box and carrier, painted in the
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1990s Chinese Tibetan Furniture

Materials

Wood

Large Antique Chinese Hand Painted Wallpaper Section in Carved Hardwood Frame
Located in Austin, TX
A wonderfully charming large and colorful Chinese hand painted wallpaper section in a carved and
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Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Paintings and Screens

Materials

Hardwood, Paper

Ming Period Stucco Head of a Court Lady with Original Paint Mounted on Stand
Located in Yonkers, NY
A Chinese Ming Dynasty period stucco head of a court lady from the 15th or 16th century, mounted on
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Antique 16th Century Chinese Ming Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Wood, Stucco

Large Chinese Porcelain Charger Plate with Hand-Painted Blue and White Décor
Located in Yonkers, NY
A large Chinese porcelain charger plate from the early 20th century, with hand-painted blue and
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20th Century Chinese Ceramics

Materials

Porcelain

Antique 19th Century Victorian German Porcelain China Head Doll Molded Hair
Located in Dayton, OH
Antique mid 19th century German china doll with painted porcelain bust, feet and hands, cloth body
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Antique Mid-19th Century Victorian Toys and Dolls

Materials

Porcelain, Fabric, Paint

19th Century Painted Chinese Export Clobbered Ware
Located in Dallas, TX
19th Century Painted Chinese Export Clobbered Ware with gold gilt accents of beautiful Chinese
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Antique 19th Century Vases

Materials

Porcelain

Pair Chinese Shar Pei Puppies Hand Painted Sancai Glaze, circa 1860
Located in Katonah, NY
This pair of small Chinese Shar Pei puppies was made in the mid-19th century, circa 1860
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Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Animal Sculptures

Materials

Stoneware

Pair Large Chinese Ming Dynasty Glazed and Painted Pottery Figures, 16th Century
Located in Austin, TX
A striking pair of large Chinese glazed and painted pottery figures, Ming Dynasty (1368 to 1644
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Antique 16th Century Chinese Ming Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Pottery

Mexican Red Head
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
Endowment for the Arts, and the Cultural Counsel Foundation’s Artist Project, for which he painted an 80
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2010s Contemporary Paintings

Materials

Wood, Oil

A rare Anglo-Chinese Regency polychrome painted wax and wood group of two Chines
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
A rare Anglo-Chinese Regency polychrome painted wax and wood group of two Chinese card players
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Wood

12th Century Terracotta Head of a Woman
Located in Atlanta, GA
12th century terracotta head of a woman, Song Dynasty (from 960 to 1279). This small
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Antique 15th Century and Earlier Chinese Ceramics

Materials

Pottery

12th Century Terracotta Head of a Woman
12th Century Terracotta Head of a Woman
H 4.13 in W 2.88 in D 2 in
Four Lion Head Handle Jar White Crackle
Located in Carson, CA
Four Lion head handle jar white crackle The special antique process makes it looks like a piece
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21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Chinese Chippendale Jars

Materials

Porcelain

Chinese Ming Dynasty Glazed Tall Attendant Figure, 16th-17th Century, China
Located in Austin, TX
A tall Chinese green and amber glazed figure of an attendant, Ming Dynasty, 16th-17th century
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Antique 17th Century Chinese Ming Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Pottery

Chinese Blue and White Porcelain Kendi, Transitional Period, 17th Century, China
Located in Austin, TX
A fine Chinese shipwreck blue and white decorated large porcelain kendi, or pouring vessel
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Antique 17th Century Chinese Qing Ceramics

Materials

Porcelain

LIBERTY HEAD (LARGE PAINTING)
By Peter Max
Located in Aventura, FL
regime in 1938, moving between China, Israel, and Paris before settling in Brooklyn, NY in 1953. He went
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Late 20th Century Pop Art Mixed Media

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Chinese Pottery Camel, Northern Wei Dynasty (386 - 535 AD), China, TL Tested
Located in Austin, TX
A delightful and rare Chinese painted high fired gray pottery model of a wooly camel, Northern Wei
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Antique 15th Century and Earlier Chinese Antiquities

Materials

Pottery

Wooden Deity Statue, China Ming Period
Located in Saverne, Grand Est
Statue of a Taoist god in wood, represented seated on a seat with armrests in the shape of heads of
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Antique 17th Century Chinese Ming Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Wood

Wooden Deity Statue, China Ming Period
Wooden Deity Statue, China Ming Period
H 9.85 in W 5.52 in D 3.94 in
Chinese Tang Dynasty Sancai Glazed Horse and Rider, TL Tested, China
Located in Austin, TX
A fine and unusual Chinese Tang Sancai glazed model of a horse and rider, Tang Dynasty (618 to 906
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Antique 15th Century and Earlier Chinese Tang Antiquities

Materials

Earthenware, Pottery

Four Lion Head Handle Jar Celadon Crackle
Located in Carson, CA
Four lion head handle jar celadon crackle The special antique process makes it looks like a
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21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Jars

Materials

Porcelain

Pair Century Chinese Vases / Lamps
Located in Brighton, Sussex
classical motif decoration boarders and Deer head handles, inset hand painted panels depicting females in
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20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Table Lamps

Materials

Porcelain

Chinese Canton Enamel Lobed Round Box, Qianlong Mark, Late Qing Dynasty, China
Located in Austin, TX
A well painted Chinese Canton enamel lobed round box and cover featuring the Eight Immortals, with
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Antique Early 1900s Chinese Qing Decorative Boxes

Materials

Copper, Enamel

Head-to-Head - Painting Colors White Red Blue Pink Pastel Brown Purple
By Alexander Britsev
Located in Sofia, BG
"Head-to-Head" is a painting by Maestro Alexander Brittsev. About the artwork: TECHNIQUE: oil
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Chinese Export Kangxi Period Imari Sauceboats
Located in Downingtown, PA
Chinese Export Kangxi period imari sauce boats. Circa 1700. The pair of Chinese Export Imari
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Antique Early 18th Century Chinese Chinese Export Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain

Chinese Antique Tang Dynasty Pottery Figure  Asian antiques
Located in London, GB
A large Chinese Tang Dynasty Seated pottery figure  Tang Dynasty circa Circa AD 618 - 906 China
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Antique 16th Century Chinese Ceramics

Materials

Pottery

China Psalm
By Walter Darby Bannard
Located in Kensington, MD
Walter Darby Bannard (American 1934-2016) "China Psalm" 1975 Acrylic on Canvas Signed & Dated
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20th Century Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Antique Chinese Ramsey Armorial Tea Seat Bowl Saucer Porcelain Qianlong China
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
: Qianlong c.1790 The arms as painted are, Or three birds rising sable (possibly argent) a crescent for
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Antique 18th Century Chinese Qing Ceramics

Materials

Porcelain

Chinese Cabinet, 18th Century
Located in New York, NY
A wonderful 18th century panel door cabinet, three carved drawers with nail head studs, across the
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Antique 1750s Chinese Qing Cabinets

Materials

Walnut, Lacquer

Chinese Cabinet, 18th Century
Chinese Cabinet, 18th Century
H 80 in W 54 in D 23 in
Chinese Wicker Kitten Box
Located in Palm Beach, FL
construction, carved wood legs, ears, nose and painted highlights. Removable head reveals hidden storage.
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20th Century Chinese Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes

Materials

Reed

Chinese Wicker Kitten Box
Chinese Wicker Kitten Box
H 8 in W 9 in D 4.5 in
The Buddha Head Vase, Oil Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA
vase of Buddha's head. A bouquet of blue lotus flowers blooms in the oriental still life. Succulent dew
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21st Century and Contemporary American Realist Still-life Paintings

Materials

Oil

Chinese city
Located in Paris, IDF
acquiring his works through the Palais de l’Elysée to present to foreign heads of state. His work was
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21st Century and Contemporary French School Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil

Chinese city
Located in Paris, IDF
acquiring his works through the Palais de l’Elysée to present to foreign heads of state. His work was
Category

21st Century and Contemporary French School Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil

Chinese Horseshoe Back Carved Armchair
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Chinese carved and polychrome painted horseshoe back armchair with dragon head arms, floral and
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Early 20th Century Chinese Chinoiserie Chairs

Materials

Shell, Upholstery, Wood

Chinese Export Porcelain Famille Rose Botanical Teapot Stand
Located in Downingtown, PA
Chinese Export porcelain famille rose botanical teapot stand, circa 1775 The attractive Chinese
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Antique 1770s Chinese Chinese Export Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain

19th Century Chinese Carved Figure
Located in Southampton, NY
19th century Chinese carved figure. While this sculpture may be small it isn't lacking in its
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Qing Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Wood

19th Century Chinese Carved Figure
19th Century Chinese Carved Figure
H 13 in W 5.5 in D 3 in
18th Century Chinese Plate or Dish Blue & White, Qing Qianlong, Circa 1745
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
central hand-painted decoration of radiating flower heads all painted within panels at the cavetto, with
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Antique 18th Century Chinese Chinese Export Ceramics

Materials

Porcelain

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Chinese Painted Heads For Sale on 1stDibs

Find a variety of Chinese painted heads available on 1stDibs. Frequently made of wood, ceramic and plaster, all Chinese painted heads available were constructed with great care. Find 28 antique and vintage Chinese painted heads at 1stDibs now, or shop our selection of 2 modern versions for a more contemporary example of this long-cherished furniture. Chinese painted heads have been produced for many years, with earlier versions available from the 18th Century and newer variations made as recently as the 21st Century. Chinese painted heads made by Folk Art designers — as well as those associated with Victorian — are very popular at 1stDibs. There have been many well-made Chinese painted heads over the years, but those made by Herend are often thought to be among the most beautiful.

How Much are Chinese Painted Heads?

Prices for Chinese painted heads start at $300 and top out at $68,000 with the average selling for $2,400.
Questions About Chinese Painted Heads
  • 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.