19th Century Chinese Silk Painting, Framed
Located in Bradenton, FL
19th century Chinese silk painting. Framed and matted. Features scene of Chinese characters in a ceremony.
Antique 19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Paintings
Silk, Wood
19th Century Chinese Silk Painting, Framed
Located in Bradenton, FL
19th century Chinese silk painting. Framed and matted. Features scene of Chinese characters in a ceremony.
Silk, Wood
Antique Chinese Aquarel Signed Marked China Silk Painting, 19/20th Century
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Lovely landscape painting. Additional information: Material: Porcelain & Pottery Region of Origin: China Country of Manufacturing: China Period: 19th century, 20th century Qing (166...
Porcelain
Very Fine Chinese Painting Ladies & Calligraphy Antique, Late 19th Early 20th C
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Interesting and finely painted Chinese Silk painting. Additional information: Material: Porcelain & Pottery Region of Origin: China Period: 20th century Qing (1661 - 1912) Original/...
Porcelain
$3,360Sale Price|20% Off
Antique Chinese Imperial Emperor Ancestral Painting on Silk
Located in Miami, FL
Hand-painted with meticulous detail and presented in a beautiful frame, this artwork showcases the rich tradition of Chinese silk painting. The vibrant colors and intricate brushwor...
Silk, Wood, Paint
Very Fine Antique Chinese Painting Ladies & Calligraphy, Late 19th Early 20th C
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Interesting and finely painted Chinese Silk painting. Additional information: Material: Porcelain & Pottery Region of Origin: China Period: 20th century Qing (1661 - 1912) Original/...
Porcelain
Very Fine Chinese Woodblock Print China Antique, 19th Century
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Interesting and finely made print Interesting and finely painted Chinese Silk painting. Additional information: Material: Porcelain & Pottery Type: Paintings, Scrolls & Prints Regio...
Porcelain
Chinese Antique Signed Embroidered Silk Framed Painting
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Tall framed and matted Chinese embroidered silk painting depicting birds and flowers and shrubbery.
Silk, Wood
Pair Chinese Signed Embroidered Suzhou Silk Framed Paintings
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Beautiful framed pair of Silk Suzhou embroidery panels each depicting two colorful birds perched on blooming trees and flowers. Professionally framed and matted in the 50s. Hand Sig...
Silk, Wood
Pair Chinese Signed Embroidered Suzhou Silk Framed Paintings
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Beautiful framed pair of Silk Suzhou embroidery panels each depicting two colorful birds perched on blooming trees and flowers. Professionally framed and matted in the 50s. Hand Sig...
Silk, Wood
Silk Wall Mat Depicting a Painting by Wassily Kandinsky
By Wassily Kandinsky
Located in Firenze, IT
Small hand-knotted wall carpet in China with silk weft, warp and fleece, refined in workmanship and colors, reproduces a work by Wassily Kandinsky (Moscow 1866 – Neuilly-sur-Seine 19...
Silk
Pair of Chinese Watercolour on Silk Paintings, China, c.1940
Located in London, GB
A pair of Chinese watercolour on silk paintings, China, C.1940.
Silk, Paint
$844Sale Price|20% Off
Tall Contemporary Ink Painting Scroll, Chinese, Silk Cotton, Ceramic, Wall Art
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a tall contemporary scroll ink painting. A Chinese, silk cotton and ceramic rolling wall panel, dating to the late 20th century, circa 2000.
Silk
Chinese Ancestor Painting
Located in Savannah, GA
A Chinese ancestor painting on silk in faux bamboo frame, 20th century. 17 ¼ by 30 inches
Silk, Wood
Silk, Chinese Painting, 19th Century, Temple Scene, Asia
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Silk, Chinese painting, 19th century, temple scene, Asia Measures: H 81cm, W 48cm, W 1cm.
Silk
4 Chinese Export Watercolor Paintings "Horses" on Silk Stamped, 19th Century
Located in Norton, MA
4 Chinese paintings of horses with different colors and poses.
Paper, Silk
Traditional Chinese Painting on Silk, 2 Women. Unusual Carved and Gilt Frame
Located in Buffalo, NY
Traditional Chinese Painting on Silk, depicting 2 Women. Unusual oversized shell motif to carved and gilt frame.
Silk, Giltwood
Late 19th Century Chinese Qing Dynasty Ink and Color Painting on Silk
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Qing Dynasty ink & color painting on silk, Chinese, late 19th century. Butterflies fluttering in gongbi style.
Silk, Giltwood, Paint
$160Sale Price|20% Off
Framed Painted Chinese Silk Screen Portraits - Made in China
Located in Chesterfield, MI
Framed vintage Chinese landscape/portrait paintings on silk paper.
Silk, Paint
Tiger, Ink Painting on Silk, Chinese Origin, Late XIXth - Early XXth Cent.
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Unknown, Chinese Title: Tiger Year: Late XIXth - Early XXth Century Medium: Painting on Silk, Signed u.l.
Silk, Paint
Antique Chinese School Painting On Silk 19th Century
Located in Forney, TX
A stunning antique Chinese school ink wash painting, 19th century, ink and color on silk, finely detailed, richly decorated, elegantly colored, depicting landscape courtier processio...
Silk
Pair of Signed Antique Chinese Watercolour Silk Paintings of Geisha Girl Flowers
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer for sale this lovely pair of antique circa 1920’s Chinese Export hand painted on silk paintings depicting a Geisha girl and a floral scene with butterfly.
Silk
Antique Jiang Jun Chinese Peony Peach Blossom Watercolor on Silk Painting 44"
Located in Dayton, OH
Circa early 20th century, Qing dynasty Jiang Jun Chinese chinoiserie watercolor scroll painting on silk showing branching stems of pink and white peonies and peach blossoms.
Silk, Hardwood, Paint
Chinese Single Panel: Chinese Painting of Tiger
Located in Hudson, NY
Mineral pigments on silk, mounted on board. With a gilded wood frame.
Silk, Wood, Giltwood
Framed Pair of Antique Chinese Qing Dynasty Ancestor Paintings on Silk
Located in Morristown, NJ
Antique pair of Qing dynasty ancestor portraits depicting a male and a female. Hand painted on silk and framed under glass within a large textured silk border.
Silk, Glass, Wood, Paint
$960Sale Price|20% Off
'Chinese Mountain Scene, ' by Unknown, Watercolor on Silk Painting
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
This framed 24" x 23" watercolor on silk by an unknown Chinese artist depicts a coastal mountain landscape. This work features several mountain clusters spread across a calm body of ...
Silk, Watercolor
Set 3 Chinese Watercolor Paintings Kingfishers & Lotus Flowers, Framed
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Set of three Chinese silk watercolor paintings depicting a serene scene of kingfishers and white lotus flowers.
Metal
$1,600
Chinese Silk Woven Panel
Located in Lyndhurst, NJ
The silk woven panel depicting a scene of figures in and around a courtyard. The central panel having a separate woven border and all mounted in a giltwood frame under glass.
Silk
Antique 19th Century Chinese Silk Embroidery "Ancestors" Panel.
Located in New Orleans, LA
Antique 19th Century Chinese Silk Embroidery "Ancestors" Panel.
Silk
Monumental Chinese Ancestral Matriarch Scroll Portrait Painting
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Monumental Chinese Qing ancestor scroll portrait painting of a high ranking official or Imperial court matriarch. Features a intricately decorated Ming style red robed matriarch depi...
Linen, Silk, Plexiglass, Wood, Lacquer, Paper
19th Century Chinese Export Harbor / Seascape Paintings
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Chinese Export Harbor Scene of Victoria Harbor, Hong Kong with American & British Steamships Chinese School, Hand Painted on Silk, Measuring 14.5 inches wide by 11 inches high (s...
Silk, Glass, Giltwood
Chinese Hand Painted Silk 4 Panel Folding Screen Scholars Landscape Bógǔ tú 59"
Located in Dayton, OH
Mid 20th Century Chinese Hand Painted Silk Folding Screen. Titled Bógǔ tú which translates to pictures of antiquities.
Silk, Hardwood, Paint
$4,100 / set
Set of Five Antique Chinese Watercolors on Silk
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Intriguing set of five Chinese watercolor paintings on silk depicting men occupied in their trades, executed in a soft delicate technique and presented under glass in four wood frame...
Silver Leaf
Chinese Butterflies and Silk Worms with Lychee Nuts
Located in New York, NY
Original Chinese Export School gouache.
Gouache, Handmade Paper
"Literary Gathering" Chinese Scroll Painting, c. 1923
Located in Chicago, IL
Exquisitely painted with delicate line work and a subdued color palette, this Chinese scroll painting is an Late 20th-century reproduction of a famous Tang-dynasty scroll. The painti...
Silk, Paper
"Chinese Silk Textile, " Silk Flowery Embroidery created in the 19th Century
Located in Milwaukee, WI
Most Chinese embroideries are made of silk, thus Chinese embroidery has been inseparable from silkworm raising and silk reeling and weaving.
Paper, Oil Pastel
Pair Vintage Chinese Ancestral Painted on Silk Framed Portraits
Located in Elkton, MD
Silk, in modern frames, panels approx. 34 x 18.5 in., frames 40x 22. Provenance: From the Estate of William Tinkler, Jr., a distinguished trial lawyer. Dimensions 22ʺW × 1ʺD × 40ʺH
Silk, Wood
Chinese Sun Yunqiao 孫雲樵 Autumn Mountain Landscape Silk Scroll Painting 59"
Located in Dayton, OH
Sealed in the lower right corner. Paper on silk. Translations: The artist name is Yunqiao Sun.
Wood, Paint, Paper
Chinese Hanging Scroll Painting of a Winter Landscape
Located in Chicago, IL
Brushed with expressive linework and a minimalist color palette, this Chinese hanging scroll painting depicts an idyllic mountainside landscape in the middle of winter. The 20th cent...
Paper, Silk
$1,279Sale Price|20% Off
Silk 1940s Chinese Export Needlepoint with Nightingale on Branch with Blooms
Located in Lomita, CA
This is a silk Asian needlepoint (Gilt Bamboo-style frame) bird on a branch with flow that measures 38 x 25 x 2.5 inches.It is stunning in pastel colors with a nightingale on a branc...
Silk, Bamboo
$2,500Sale Price|34% Off
Framed Japanese or Chinese Brush Painting of Buddhistattva, Conservation Framed
Located in Greenwich, CT
Chinese or Japanese brush painting of Bodhisattva of Mercy sitting on lotus throne, Painting itself is in very good condition.
Silk
$3,500Sale Price|36% Off
Framed Chinese Paintings of Nomadic Ethnic Group Livings, Conservation Framed
Located in Greenwich, CT
ink and color on silk, 19th century One signature on left painting.
Silk
$2,800Sale Price|49% Off
Framed Chinese Painting of Landscape Scholars Playing Game, Conservation Framed
Located in Greenwich, CT
refined Chinese brush painting of landscape, scholars playing game of Go in bamboo grove. ink and color on silk, 19 century The first photo has some vertical reflections on the plex...
Silk
$3,500Sale Price|36% Off
Framed Chinese Painting of Scholars in the Landscape, Conservation Framed
Located in Greenwich, CT
refined Chinese brush painting of landscape, scholars practicing arts in garden, ink and color on silk, 19th century Conservation framed Conservation framed is the quality of using b...
Silk
Chinese reversible silk needlework in a fine carved hardwood stand circa 1920
Located in Central England, GB
This most impressive Chinese circular silk needlework Is remarkable as it has been sewn with incredible skill. The front and back are identical in their detail and quality, unlike mo...
Silk
19th Century a Pair of Chinese Silk Fans with Giltwood Handles
Located in Brea, CA
Antique 19th century hand painted floral motifs on silk Chinese fans Qing dynasty, the fan in silk with silk fringe and giltwood handles, housed within a conforming paper covered box...
Silk
Set of Three Chinoiserie Paintings, Watercolors on Silk and Gilded Paper
Located in Eskilstuna, SE
A set of 3 of elegant silk paintings by Swedish house Ennisance, creator of bespoke luxury wallcoverings. Entitled The Orchard in Emerald, Platinum and Gold each piece is handpainted...
Fabric, Silk, Paper
$7,600Sale Price|20% Off
Rare 19th Century Chinese Carved Asian Hardwood Four-Panel Silk Screen
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
Ebonized wood four panel Chinese screen, circa 1850. Allegorical story depicting the dream of the red chamber beautifully presented on this rare four-panel silk room divider screen. ...
Hardwood, Silk, Wood
Large Antique Chinese Qing Dynasty Hand-Painted Buddhist Scroll on Silk
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This large antique scroll is unsigned and presumed to have originated from China and date to approximately 1860 and done in the period Qing Dynasty style. The scroll is hand painted ...
Linen, Silk
Chinese Ming Dynasty Emperor Yellow Imperial Robe Hand Painted & Framed on Silk
Located in Topeka, KS
Magnificent vintage Chinese Ming Dynasty Emperor portrait wearing a yellow Imperial robe w/ dragons & phoenix, & symbols hand painted on silk matted & framed in black lacquered wood ...
Silk, Glass, Wood
Set of 3 Chinoiserie Paintings, Watercolors and Hand-Embroidery on Silk
Located in Eskilstuna, SE
A set of three elegant silk paintings by the Swedish house Ennisance, creator of bespoke luxury wallcoverings. Entitled The Starling in its Winter Coat each piece is handpainted in ...
Silk
"Literary Garden, " Chinese Scroll Painting
Located in Chicago, IL
Exquisitely painted with delicate line work and a subdued color palette, this Chinese scroll painting is an early 20th century reproduction of a famous Tang-dynasty scroll. The paint...
Silk, Paper, Ink
"Playing the Zither" Chinese Ink Painting with Text "The Whole World is Happy"
Located in Austin, TX
A handmade copy after 范曾 Fan Zeng (Chinese, born 1938) painting titled "Playing the Zither", by 謝 Xie 天成 Tiancheng of 寥天閣 Chamber of Boundless Sky. The Calligraphic Text "天下都樂" tra...
Silk, Sumi Ink
Framed Hand-Painted Parchment Painting of a Celestial Warrior with Silk Matting
Located in Yonkers, NY
The silk's subtle sheen complements the painting's vivid colors and intricate details, enhancing the overall visual impact.
Composition
$2,800Sale Price|41% Off
Framed Chinese Brush Painting of Children Playing in Garden, Conservation Framed
Located in Greenwich, CT
Fine Chinese brush painting of children playing in garden, ink and color on silk, 19th century, conservation framed Conservation framed is the quality of using by museum framing us...
Silk
Woman in a Blue Dress Threading Silk Chinese Watercolor in Gilt Frame
Located in Yonkers, NY
A vintage watercolor on paper depicting a woman in a blue dress threading silk, in gilded wood frame. Discover tranquility and minimalist beauty with this vintage Chinese watercolor,...
Glass, Wood, Paper
Vintage Chinese Watercolor & Ink Landscape Painting, Signed, Late 20th Century
Located in Chatham, ON
Vintage traditional style watercolor and ink landscape painting on silk (applied to paper backing) - hand painted - silk damask textile border - signed with a red seal lower right (u...
Silk, Paint, Paper
Chinese Ink and Colour on Fabric Painting, "Emperor"
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Chinese ink and colour on fabric Painting, "Emperor" Qing Dynasty, set within two lucite panels Measures: The painting 87 by 151 cm., 34.5 by 59.5 in., Please note that this l...
Silk

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.

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.