Chinoiserie Embroidery
21st Century and Contemporary English Chinoiserie Pillows and Throws
Silk, Velvet
Antique Late 19th Century Chinese Chinoiserie Textiles
Silk
Vintage 1940s Chinese Chinoiserie Tapestries
Silk
Antique Late 19th Century Chinese Chinoiserie Textiles
Wool
Antique Late 19th Century Chinese Chinoiserie Textiles
Silk
Antique Late 19th Century Chinese Chinoiserie Textiles
Silk
Mid-20th Century Chinese Chinoiserie Textiles
Silk
Antique Late 19th Century Chinese Chinoiserie Textiles
Silk
Antique Late 19th Century Chinese Chinoiserie Textiles
Silk
Mid-20th Century Philippine Chinoiserie Textiles
Silk
Early 20th Century Philippine Chinoiserie Textiles
Silk
Mid-20th Century Chinese Chinoiserie Tapestries
Silk
Mid-20th Century Chinese Chinoiserie Tapestries
Silk
Early 20th Century Japanese Chinoiserie Tapestries
Silk
Antique Late 19th Century Chinese Chinoiserie Chinese and East Asian Rugs
Silk
Mid-20th Century Indonesian Chinoiserie Chinese and East Asian Rugs
Silk
Antique Early 1800s Chinese Chinoiserie Textiles
Silk
Antique Late 19th Century Chinese Chinoiserie Tapestries
Metal
Antique 19th Century Chinese Chinoiserie Textiles
Silk
Antique 19th Century Chinese Chinoiserie Textiles
Silk
Early 20th Century Philippine Chinoiserie Textiles
Silk
Early 20th Century Philippine Chinoiserie Textiles
Silk
Mid-20th Century Philippine Chinoiserie Textiles
Silk
Mid-20th Century Philippine Chinoiserie Textiles
Silk
Mid-20th Century Philippine Chinoiserie Textiles
Silk
Mid-20th Century Philippine Chinoiserie Textiles
Silk
Antique 19th Century Chinese Chinoiserie Tapestries
Metal
Mid-20th Century Chinese Chinoiserie Tapestries
Silk
Vintage 1970s Chinese Chinoiserie Decorative Art
Silk, Glass, Wood
21st Century and Contemporary German Chinoiserie Pillows and Throws
Silk
2010s German Chinoiserie Pillows and Throws
Silk
21st Century and Contemporary German Chinoiserie Pillows and Throws
Silk
Early 20th Century Chinoiserie Paintings and Screens
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary English Chinoiserie Pillows and Throws
Silk
21st Century and Contemporary English Chinoiserie Pillows and Throws
Silk
Antique 1880s Chinese Chinoiserie Textiles
Silk
Antique 1880s Chinese Chinoiserie Textiles
Silk
2010s American Pillows and Throws
Textile
2010s American Pillows and Throws
Textile
Antique Mid-19th Century American Empire Revival Settees
Silk
Mid-20th Century Chinese Chinoiserie Textiles
Silk
Early 20th Century European Chinoiserie Decorative Art
Silk
Early 20th Century European Chinoiserie Picture Frames
Silk
2010s German Chinoiserie Pillows and Throws
Silk
Vintage 1960s Chinoiserie Outsider and Self Taught Art
Silk
Antique 19th Century Chinese Chinoiserie Textiles
Silk, Giltwood
Late 20th Century Chinoiserie Animal Sculptures
Fabric, Wood
Late 20th Century Hong Kong Chinoiserie Decorative Art
Silk, Wood
Vintage 1960s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Plastic
Antique Late 19th Century Chinese Chinoiserie Textiles
Silk
Early 20th Century Chinese Chinoiserie Textiles
Silk
Early 20th Century Chinese Chinoiserie Textiles
Silk
Early 20th Century Chinese Chinoiserie Textiles
Silk
Early 20th Century Chinese Chinoiserie Textiles
Silk
Early 20th Century Chinese Chinoiserie Textiles
Silk
Antique Late 19th Century Chinese Chinoiserie Textiles
Silk
Antique Late 19th Century Chinese Chinoiserie Decorative Art
Silk
Antique 1740s Korean Chinoiserie Textiles
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A Close Look at Chinoiserie Furniture
Emerging in the 17th century, chinoiserie appropriated the aesthetics and imagery of popular East Asian design for European-made versions. Reflecting the exoticization of China, Japan and other countries in this era, the word directly translates from French to “Chinese-esque,” which reveals its shortcomings as a style of furniture and decor that often stereotypically and reductively mimics Asian culture rather than showcasing and paying tribute to its artistic traditions.
The enthusiastically decorative chinoiserie style was propelled by influential tastemakers including French King Louis XIV, whose Trianon de Porcelaine in 1670 was inspired by Chinese architecture. Expanded trade between the East and West led to a demand for porcelain, lacquer objects, silk and other goods, which further informed the fanciful furniture being crafted in Europe.
Artisans working in the chinoiserie style used materials and elements like pagoda shapes, bamboo, lacquer surfaces, bird and flower motifs and other interpretations of Asian design on pieces that were frequently set against vibrant wallcoverings. This whimsical approach yielded chinoiserie furniture that boasted dramatic flourishes drawing on the natural world and reflected the dominance of Rococo during the 18th century.
As chinoiserie was shaped by approximations of Asian design by European creators, it had regional variations, such as Chinese Chippendale in England where cabinets, chairs and tea tables had wooden fretwork designs and “japanned” surfaces intended to resemble lacquer work that was created in East Asia. In North America, furniture makers in Boston and New York integrated chinoiserie-painted scenes into Queen Anne furniture.
Antique chinoiserie furniture has continued to be fashionable, from its popularity with decorators of the Hollywood Regency era — James Mont, Tommi Parzinger, William Haines and Samuel Marx favored the style — to contemporary interior designers, although it brings with it a complex history.
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