$1,856 / set
H 36.82 in W 11.82 in D 0.79 in
Pair of Stunning Vintage Soapstone & Mother of Pearl Geisha Girl Wall Panels
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
wall plaques depicting Geisha girls in soapstone and mother of pearl Please note the delivery fee
Soapstone
Sold
H 36 in W 48 in D 1 in
Chinese Carved Soapstone Geisha Girls 4 Panel Folding Wall Panel or Screen
Located in Plainview, NY
carved of soapstone and hand-painted on a black ebonized solid quality wood panels. The screen has solid
Soapstone
Sold
H 72 in W 18 in D 1 in
Vintage Oriental Soapstone Geisha Girl 4 Panel Room Divider Dressing Screen
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage Oriental Soapstone Geisha Girl 4 Panel Room Divider Dressing Screen. Item features four
Soapstone
Sold
H 72 in W 73 in D 1 in
Chinese Black Carved Soapstone Geisha Girl 4 Panel Folding Screen Room Divider
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage Chinese black lacquer carved soapstone geisha girl 4 panel folding screen room divider
Soapstone
$26,000 / set
H 60.5 in W 131 in D 0.75 in
Pair of Japanese Edo Rimpa School Screens after Tawaraya Sōtatsu
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Impressive pair of 17th century Japanese Edo period Rinpa school screens made in the manner and style of Autumn Grasses by Tawaraya Sōtatsu (1570-1640). Beautifully decorated with wi...
Gold Leaf
$1,160Sale Price|20% Off
H 72 in W 96 in D 0.5 in
Antique Japanese Ebonized & Gilt Chinoiserie Decorated Six-Panel Screen c1920
Located in Big Flats, NY
An antique Japanese Chinoiserie screen offers six ebonized and gilt decorated panels with a continuous village genre scene with figures and en verso garden scene, c1920 Measures - 72...
Wood
Steinway & Sons Concert Grand Piano
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
This extraordinary concert grand piano with 88 keys was made by the prestigious firm Steinway & Sons around 1894. The case's decoration was entrusted to the company Cuel & Cie and mo...
Wood, Giltwood
Chinese Export Four Panel Coromandel Screen Pastel Beauties
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Gorgeous Chinese export four-panel coromandel screen featuring a courtyard scene of beauties engaged in leisurely activities. The lacquered panels are incised and painted in soft pas...
Brass
Chinese Export Soapstone Folding Screen Room Divider
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer for sale this extremely well-made and highly collectable Chinese Export Soapstone room divider folding screen depicting court beauties A truly stunning and...
Soapstone
Qing Dynasty Painting of a Royalty Related Couple with Dragon Motifs
Located in Yonkers, NY
A Chinese late Qing Dynasty period framed painting from the early 20th century of a royalty related couple with dragon motifs painted on a linen canvas. Created in China during the l...
Fabric, Plexiglass
$3,840Sale Price|68% Off
H 38.75 in W 25.75 in D 19 in
China Fine Antique Chair With Dream Stones And Mother Pearl Inlay
Located in South Burlington, VT
Finest Quality Dreamstone Inlaid Chair China- an extraordinary prolifically crafted example of an antique hand carved hardwood chair inlaid with multiple natural dream stone "painti...
Marble
Fine Japanese Hibachi Lacquer with Inlays Meiji Period
Located in Atlanta, GA
A fine Japanese wood Hibachi with copper insert circa 1900-30s end of Meiji to Taisho Period. It can be used as a unique planter or to showcase an ikebana design. Hibachi means "fir...
Copper
19th Century Japanese Shibayama Lacquered Inlay Charger, Meiji Period
Located in London, GB
19th Century Shibayama Lacquered Inlay Charger, Meiji Period, Japan A decorative 19th Century Japanese charger beautifully depicting herons and pine trees detailed in mother of pe...
Bone, Mother-of-Pearl, Lacquer
$3,350 / set
H 10 in W 7.5 in D 1.75 in
Rare Set of Two Qing Dynasty Chinese Architectural Temple Brackets
Located in Forney, TX
An original matched pair of exceptionally carved Chinese temple architectural ornaments, the ornate decorative brackets salvaged from an early Qing Dynasty temple, the richy detailed...
Wood, Lacquer, Paint
$3,245Sale Price|20% Off
H 29.14 in W 50.01 in D 19.89 in
Antique Mother of Pearl Soapstone Geisha Girl Carved Chinese Chinoiserie Bench
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer for sale this stunning antique Chinese Chinoiserie, hand made bench or window seat with gold Dragon upholstery and Soapstone & Mother of Pearl Geisha Girl d...
Soapstone
Japanese Two Panel Screen: Young Bamboo on Gold
Located in Hudson, NY
Symbolizing the Sun, gold is often used in shrines and temples in Japan. Gold has been extensively recognized to represent wealth, while bamboo is said to bring good luck due to its ...
Gold
$60,000
H 96 in W 156 in D 1.5 in
Unusual Eight Panel Chinese Coromandel Screen circa 1700-1800 with Carved Frame
Located in Manhasset, NY
Chinese Coromandel Screen, 18th Century, Rosewood, 8 Panel, Painted, Figural, Depicting Flying Geese One of a kind. Chinese Coromandel screen from the late 1700s with a fabulous ros...
Rosewood
$1,205 / set
H 41.74 in W 21.26 in D 0.79 in
Decorative Panel Encrusted with Asian Mother-of-pearl in the Vase
Located in Marseille, FR
Pair of decorative panel encrusted with Asian mother-of-pearl with fish signed. many gaps on one of the two panels. Dimension height 106 cm for a width of 54 cm. Additional inform...
Wood
$2,603Sale Price / set|20% Off
H 63.78 in W 20.48 in D 0.04 in
Set of 6 Large Kakemonos Japanese Mythology, 19th Century Japan circa 1800 Edo
Located in Beuzevillette, FR
Beautiful set of 6 large kakemonos from 19th century Japanese mythology. Paper support with a canvas pasted on the paper Wonderful set that is part of Japan's history and beliefs...
Paper
$2,300
H 13.5 in W 8.25 in D 3 in
Antique Chinese Carved Teak Wood and Mother Of Pearl Table Screen, Circa 1890.
Located in New Orleans, LA
Antique Chinese Carved Teak Wood and Mother Of Pearl Table Screen, Circa 1890.
Teak, Mother-of-Pearl
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.
Find a collection of chinoiserie bedroom furniture, cabinets, decorative objects and more on 1stDibs.
The former First Lady kept the Victorian antique, with an elegant chinoiserie design, for the rest of her life.
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