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Chinese Port Paintings

Chinese Pair 'Diptych' Reverse Glass Paintings of Port Life, Early 18th Century
Chinese Pair 'Diptych' Reverse Glass Paintings of Port Life, Early 18th Century

Chinese Pair 'Diptych' Reverse Glass Paintings of Port Life, Early 18th Century

Located in North Miami, FL

This pair of reverse glass paintings are truly one-of-a-Kind pieces. The scene has been beautifully rendered, with great attention paid to detail. These piece were created in China d...

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Antique 18th Century Chinese Paintings and Screens

Materials

Wood, Glass, Paint

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Pair of Miniature Views of Port Towns on the Trade Route, Chinese Artist, Canton
Pair of Miniature Views of Port Towns on the Trade Route, Chinese Artist, Canton

Pair of Miniature Views of Port Towns on the Trade Route, Chinese Artist, Canton

Located in New York, NY

A pair of miniature views of port towns on the trade route. Painting (a) – Cape Town from the Sea Painting (b) – Jamestown, St.

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Antique 1810s Chinese Chinese Export Paintings

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Copper

19th C. China Trade Seascape with the Ship Avon in Stormy Seas, by Lai Fong
19th C. China Trade Seascape with the Ship Avon in Stormy Seas, by Lai Fong

19th C. China Trade Seascape with the Ship Avon in Stormy Seas, by Lai Fong

Located in Nantucket, MA

This is one of a series of three paintings by Lai Fong of the Avon offered here. The painting is finely painted in a thin coat on a thin canvas, as is typical with China Port painti...

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Antique 1890s Hong Kong Chinese Export Paintings

Materials

Canvas

19th C. China Trade Seascape with the Ship Avon at Sea, by Lai Fong, circa 1890
19th C. China Trade Seascape with the Ship Avon at Sea, by Lai Fong, circa 1890

19th C. China Trade Seascape with the Ship Avon at Sea, by Lai Fong, circa 1890

Located in Nantucket, MA

This is one of a series of three paintings by Lai Fong of the Avon offered here. The painting is finely painted in a thin coat on a thin canvas, as is typical with China Port painti...

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Antique 1890s Hong Kong Chinese Export Paintings

Materials

Canvas

Port - Original China Ink by Herna Hausmann - 1950 ca

Port - Original China Ink by Herna Hausmann - 1950 ca

By Herta Hausmann

Located in Roma, IT

The Port is a black China ink drawing realized by Herta Hausmann in mid-20th Century. The artwork is in very good conditions.

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Mid-20th Century Modern Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

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Ink

Large Chinese Qing Period Reverse Glass Painting for European Market
Large Chinese Qing Period Reverse Glass Painting for European Market

Large Chinese Qing Period Reverse Glass Painting for European Market

Located in London, GB

This method gave the painting a glimmering, jewel-like quality. This Chinese painting depicts a port in Europe.

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Antique Early 19th Century Chinese Qing Paintings and Screens

Materials

Wood, Glass

Outstanding 19th cent Chinese export frame
Outstanding 19th cent Chinese export frame

Outstanding 19th cent Chinese export frame

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H 23 in W 34 in D 2.5 in

Outstanding 19th cent Chinese export frame

Located in Sleepy Hollow, NY

About as good an example of a carved and gilded Chinese export frame as you can hope to find. Surely it was originally for one of those Chinese port or ship paintings .

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Antique 19th Century Chinese Picture Frames

Materials

Giltwood

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Clinton Hill, (Nude #1), 1951, drawing, figure/abstraction
Clinton Hill, (Nude #1), 1951, drawing, figure/abstraction

Clinton Hill, (Nude #1), 1951, drawing, figure/abstraction

By Clinton Hill

Located in New York, NY

Clinton Hill (1922-2003), created quintessential mid-century images, but figures are unusual in his work. This is from a very early period. In 1951 Hill studied at the Academie de la...

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Mid-20th Century American Modern Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Gouache

17th Century 'Late 1600s', Japanese Edo Period 12-Panel Folding Screen Painted
17th Century 'Late 1600s', Japanese Edo Period 12-Panel Folding Screen Painted

17th Century 'Late 1600s', Japanese Edo Period 12-Panel Folding Screen Painted

Located in North Miami, FL

A pair of 17th Century (Late 1600s) Japanese Edo screens made of 12-panels. This folding silk screen is painted on a gold leaf background. It has a silk border and lacquered-wood fra...

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Antique 17th Century Japanese Edo Paintings and Screens

Materials

Silk, Wood, Paint, Paper

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Chinese Port Paintings For Sale on 1stDibs

Find a variety of chinese port paintings available on 1stDibs. There are many modern, abstract and Post-Impressionist versions of these works for sale. These items have been produced for many years, with earlier versions available from the 19th Century and newer variations made as recently as the 21st Century. You can search the chinese port paintings that we have for sale on 1stDibs by color — popular works were created in bold and neutral palettes with elements of brown, gray, black and red. Many versions of these artworks are appealing in their rich colors and composition, but Jean Tannous, Hunt Slonem, KOLLABS, Constantine Kluge and Rick Stevens produced especially popular works that are worth a look. The range of these distinct pieces — often created in paint, oil paint and mixed media — can elevate any room of your home.

How Much are Chinese Port Paintings?

Prices for art of this kind can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — chinese port paintings in our inventory begin at $98 and can go as high as $475,000, while the average can fetch as much as $4,500.