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19th Century Chinese Silk Painting, Framed
19th Century Chinese Silk Painting, Framed

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

Category

Antique 19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Paintings

Materials

Silk, Wood

Antique Chinese Imperial Emperor Ancestral Painting on Silk
Antique Chinese Imperial Emperor Ancestral Painting on Silk

Antique Chinese Imperial Emperor Ancestral Painting on Silk

Located in Miami, FL

Chinese silk painting. The vibrant colors and intricate brushwork capture the emperor's imperial stature

Category

Antique 19th Century Chinese Ming Paintings

Materials

Silk, Wood, Paint

Very Fine Chinese Woodblock Print China Antique, 19th Century
Very Fine Chinese Woodblock Print China Antique, 19th Century

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

Category

Antique 19th Century Chinese Prints

Materials

Porcelain

Chinese Antique Signed Embroidered Silk Framed Painting
Chinese Antique Signed Embroidered Silk Framed Painting

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

Category

Early 20th Century Chinese Paintings

Materials

Silk, Wood

Silk Wall Mat Depicting a Painting by Wassily Kandinsky
Silk Wall Mat Depicting a Painting by Wassily Kandinsky

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

Category

Early 2000s Chinese Modern Chinese and East Asian Rugs

Materials

Silk

Pair Chinese Asian Silk Watercolor Framed Paintings
Pair Chinese Asian Silk Watercolor Framed Paintings

Pair Chinese Asian Silk Watercolor Framed Paintings

Located in Palm Springs, CA

Pair tall framed and matted Chinese silk water color paintings depicting exotic birds and flowers

Category

Vintage 1930s Chinese Paintings

Materials

Silk, Wood

Pair Chinese Signed Embroidered Suzhou Silk Framed Paintings
Pair Chinese Signed Embroidered Suzhou Silk Framed Paintings

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

Category

Vintage 1950s Chinese Paintings

Materials

Silk, Wood

Pair Chinese Signed Embroidered Suzhou Silk Framed Paintings
Pair Chinese Signed Embroidered Suzhou Silk Framed Paintings

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

Category

Vintage 1950s Chinese Paintings

Materials

Silk, Wood

Pair of Chinese Watercolour on Silk Paintings, China, c.1940
Pair of Chinese Watercolour on Silk Paintings, China, c.1940

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. Framed in its original silk

Category

Mid-20th Century Chinese Showa Paintings and Screens

Materials

Silk, Paint

Chinese Ancestor Painting
Chinese Ancestor Painting

Chinese Ancestor Painting

Located in Savannah, GA

A Chinese ancestor painting on silk in faux bamboo frame, 20th century. 17 ¼ by 30 inches

Category

20th Century Chinese Other Paintings

Materials

Silk, Wood

Silk, Chinese Painting, 19th Century, Temple Scene, Asia
Silk, Chinese Painting, 19th Century, Temple Scene, Asia

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.

Category

Antique 19th Century Chinese Chinoiserie Paintings and Screens

Materials

Silk

Late 19th Century Chinese Qing Dynasty Ink and Color Painting on Silk
Late 19th Century Chinese Qing Dynasty Ink and Color Painting on Silk

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

Category

Antique Late 19th Century Chinese Qing Paintings

Materials

Silk, Giltwood, Paint

Tiger, Ink Painting on Silk, Chinese Origin, Late XIXth - Early XXth Cent.
Tiger, Ink Painting on Silk, Chinese Origin, Late XIXth - Early XXth Cent.

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

Category

Early 20th Century Naturalistic Animal Paintings

Materials

Silk, Paint

Antique Chinese School Painting On Silk 19th Century
Antique Chinese School Painting On Silk 19th Century

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

Category

Antique 19th Century Asian Qing Paintings and Screens

Materials

Silk

Antique Jiang Jun Chinese Peony Peach Blossom Watercolor on Silk Painting 44"
Antique Jiang Jun Chinese Peony Peach Blossom Watercolor on Silk Painting 44"

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

Category

Early 20th Century Chinese Chinoiserie Paintings and Screens

Materials

Silk, Hardwood, Paint

Chinese Single Panel: Chinese Painting of Tiger
Chinese Single Panel: Chinese Painting of Tiger

Chinese Single Panel: Chinese Painting of Tiger

Located in Hudson, NY

Mineral pigments on silk, mounted on board. With a gilded wood frame.

Category

Early 20th Century Chinese Paintings and Screens

Materials

Silk, Wood, Giltwood

Chinese Gentleman Portrait Painting
Chinese Gentleman Portrait Painting

Chinese Gentleman Portrait Painting

Located in Savannah, GA

A gouache on silk portrait of a Chinese gentleman in the manner of Chinnery, 20th Century. 37

Category

20th Century Chinoiserie Paintings

Materials

Silk, Glass, Wood

Framed Pair of Antique Chinese Qing Dynasty Ancestor Paintings on Silk
Framed Pair of Antique Chinese Qing Dynasty Ancestor Paintings on Silk

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

Category

Antique Late 19th Century Chinese Qing Paintings and Screens

Materials

Silk, Glass, Wood, Paint

Chinese Silk Woven Panel
Chinese Silk Woven Panel

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

Category

Antique Late 19th Century Paintings and Screens

Materials

Silk

'Chinese Mountain Scene, ' by Unknown, Watercolor on Silk Painting
'Chinese Mountain Scene, ' by Unknown, Watercolor on Silk Painting

'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

Category

Late 19th Century Other Art Style Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Silk, Watercolor

Monumental Chinese Ancestral Matriarch Scroll Portrait Painting
Monumental Chinese Ancestral Matriarch Scroll Portrait Painting

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

Category

Antique Late 19th Century Chinese Qing Paintings

Materials

Linen, Silk, Plexiglass, Wood, Lacquer, Paper

Set of Five Antique Chinese Watercolors on Silk
Set of Five Antique Chinese Watercolors on Silk

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

Category

Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Paintings and Screens

Materials

Silver Leaf

"Literary Gathering" Chinese Scroll Painting, c. 1923
"Literary Gathering" Chinese Scroll Painting, c. 1923

"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

Category

Late 20th Century Chinese Paintings and Screens

Materials

Silk, Paper

Chinese Sun Yunqiao 孫雲樵 Autumn Mountain Landscape Silk Scroll Painting 59"
Chinese Sun Yunqiao 孫雲樵 Autumn Mountain Landscape Silk Scroll Painting 59"

Chinese Sun Yunqiao 孫雲樵 Autumn Mountain Landscape Silk Scroll Painting 59"

Located in Dayton, OH

Mid to early century Chinese wall hanging scroll, painted with a pair of figures riding donkeys

Category

20th Century Chinese Chinoiserie Paintings and Screens

Materials

Wood, Paint, Paper

Chinese Hanging Scroll Painting of a Winter Landscape
Chinese Hanging Scroll Painting of a Winter Landscape

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

Category

20th Century Chinese Qing Paintings and Screens

Materials

Paper, Silk

Silk 1940s Chinese Export Needlepoint with Nightingale on Branch with Blooms
Silk 1940s Chinese Export Needlepoint with Nightingale on Branch with Blooms

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

Category

Mid-20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Paintings and Screens

Materials

Silk, Bamboo

Large Chinese Hand-Painted Silk Scroll of Two Blue Cranes, Mid Century
Large Chinese Hand-Painted Silk Scroll of Two Blue Cranes, Mid Century

Large Chinese Hand-Painted Silk Scroll of Two Blue Cranes, Mid Century

Located in West Palm Beach, FL

" H × 37" W × 1.5" D Sight: 44" H × 32" W A striking hand-painted Chinese silk scroll painting

Category

Mid-20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Paintings and Screens

Materials

Silk, Wood

Set of Three Chinoiserie Paintings, Watercolors on Silk and Gilded Paper
Set of Three Chinoiserie Paintings, Watercolors on Silk and Gilded Paper

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

Category

2010s Chinese Chinoiserie Paintings

Materials

Fabric, Silk, Paper

Framed Chinese Paintings of Nomadic Ethnic Group Livings, Conservation Framed
Framed Chinese Paintings of Nomadic Ethnic Group Livings, Conservation Framed

Framed Chinese Paintings of Nomadic Ethnic Group Livings, Conservation Framed

Located in Greenwich, CT

Framed Pair of Chinese Paintings of Northern Asian Nomadic Ethnic Group Livings Depicted Northern

Category

Antique 19th Century Chinese Paintings and Screens

Materials

Silk

Framed Chinese Painting of Scholars in the Landscape, Conservation Framed
Framed Chinese Painting of Scholars in the Landscape, Conservation Framed

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

Category

Antique 19th Century Chinese Qing Paintings and Screens

Materials

Silk

Chinese Export Trade Painting Depicting ‘the Tea Shop', Chinoiserie Chique
Chinese Export Trade Painting Depicting ‘the Tea Shop', Chinoiserie Chique

Chinese Export Trade Painting Depicting ‘the Tea Shop', Chinoiserie Chique

Located in Amsterdam, NL

Guangzhou, series of paintings showing tea, silk or porcelain production were produced by studios of Chinese

Category

Antique Early 19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Paintings and Screens

Materials

Silk

19th Century a Pair of Chinese Silk Fans with Giltwood Handles
19th Century a Pair of Chinese Silk Fans with Giltwood Handles

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

Category

Antique Late 19th Century Chinese Qing Paintings and Screens

Materials

Silk

Set of 3 Chinoiserie Paintings, Watercolors and Hand-Embroidery on Silk
Set of 3 Chinoiserie Paintings, Watercolors and Hand-Embroidery on Silk

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

Category

2010s Chinese Mid-Century Modern Paintings

Materials

Silk

Rare 19th Century Chinese Carved Asian Hardwood Four-Panel Silk Screen
Rare 19th Century Chinese Carved Asian Hardwood Four-Panel Silk Screen

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

Category

Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Paintings and Screens

Materials

Hardwood, Silk, Wood

Chinese Ming Dynasty Emperor Yellow Imperial Robe Hand Painted & Framed on Silk
Chinese Ming Dynasty Emperor Yellow Imperial Robe Hand Painted & Framed on 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

Category

Antique 19th Century Chinese Ming Paintings and Screens

Materials

Silk, Glass, Wood

Large Antique Chinese Qing Dynasty Hand-Painted Buddhist Scroll on Silk
Large Antique Chinese Qing Dynasty Hand-Painted Buddhist Scroll on Silk

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

Category

Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Paintings and Screens

Materials

Linen, Silk

"Literary Garden, " Chinese Scroll Painting
"Literary Garden, " Chinese Scroll Painting

"Literary Garden, " Chinese Scroll Painting

Located in Chicago, IL

Exquisitely painted with delicate line work and a subdued color palette, this Chinese scroll

Category

Early 20th Century Qing Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Silk, Paper, Ink

Large Asian Oil on Silk Paintings by Chelsea House, Floral, Bird, Botanical S/2
Large Asian Oil on Silk Paintings by Chelsea House, Floral, Bird, Botanical S/2

Large Asian Oil on Silk Paintings by Chelsea House, Floral, Bird, Botanical S/2

By Chelsea House

Located in Kennesaw, GA

I love the vibrant colors! This is a set of large scale oil paintings hand done on silk by Chelsea

Category

Late 20th Century American Chinese Export Paintings

Materials

Silk, Giltwood, Paint

Chinese Portrait of a Woman
Chinese Portrait of a Woman

Chinese Portrait of a Woman

Located in Astoria, NY

Chinese School, Portrait of a Woman, Gouache on Silk, depicting a woman in blue dress holding a

Category

20th Century Portrait Paintings

Materials

Silk, Gouache

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Chinese Silk Paintings For Sale on 1stDibs

Find a variety of Chinese silk paintings available on 1stDibs. Each of these unique Chinese silk paintings was constructed with extraordinary care, often using fabric, silk and wood. Chinese silk paintings 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 silk paintings bearing Mid-Century Modern or Hollywood Regency hallmarks are very popular at 1stDibs. Many Chinese silk paintings are appealing in their simplicity, but Gracie, Kee Wu Wah and Poon Thai To produced popular Chinese silk paintings that are worth a look.

How Much are Chinese Silk Paintings?

The average selling price for at 1stDibs is $2,400, while they’re typically $340 on the low end and $78,033 highest priced.
Questions About Chinese Silk Paintings
  • 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
    What silk painting is called depends on the origins of the artwork. In Tibet, silk paintings made for religious rituals are thangka, while in Vietnam, the traditional art form is known as tranh lụa. On 1stDibs, shop a range of silk paintings.
  • 1stDibs ExpertMarch 22, 2022
    Chinese silk embroidery is an art form that involves stitching highly detailed traditional images onto silk fabric by hand. The Chinese name for the art form is xiuhua or zhahua. On 1stDibs, you can shop a selection of Chinese silk embroidery.
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    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.

  • 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.
  • 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
    A Japanese silk painting is identifiable by its depictions of everyday life and scenes that are abundant with detail. The red seal or chop can also help you determine the artist of the piece. You can shop a collection of expertly vetted Japanese silk paintings from some of the world’s top sellers on 1stDibs.
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    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.