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Ming Dynasty Silk

Antique Pair of Late Ming Dynasty Silk Road Carved Stone Guardian Lions
Antique Pair of Late Ming Dynasty Silk Road Carved Stone Guardian Lions

Antique Pair of Late Ming Dynasty Silk Road Carved Stone Guardian Lions

Located in Kastrup, DK

The front of the stand is carved with camel motifs, which is a typical symbol of Silk Road's many camel caravans. Made during the late Ming dynasty, circa 16th-17th century.

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Antique 17th Century Chinese Ming Statues

Materials

Stone

Large Ming Dynasty Imperial Officer Ancestor's Portrait, Painting on Silk Framed
Large Ming Dynasty Imperial Officer Ancestor's Portrait, Painting on Silk Framed

Large Ming Dynasty Imperial Officer Ancestor's Portrait, Painting on Silk Framed

Located in Greenwich, CT

Ming Dynasty period imperial officer portrait, this is a few examples painting existing compare to later Qing Dynasty period. A gentleman with a long, flowing beard sits on brocade,...

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Antique 17th Century Chinese Ming Paintings and Screens

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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

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 ...

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Antique 19th Century Chinese Ming Paintings and Screens

Materials

Silk, Glass, Wood

Chinese Ming Dynasty Style Paper and Silk King Portrait Hanging Scrolls
Chinese Ming Dynasty Style Paper and Silk King Portrait Hanging Scrolls

Chinese Ming Dynasty Style Paper and Silk King Portrait Hanging Scrolls

Located in Queens, NY

3 Chinese Ming Dynasty-style scroll wall hangings depicting a king seated on a chair draped in ornate cloth, a mushroom colored background and floral rug beneath him.

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20th Century Chinese Ming Antiquities

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Wood

Chinese Ming Dynasty Style Paper and Silk King and Queen Portrait Hanging Scroll
Chinese Ming Dynasty Style Paper and Silk King and Queen Portrait Hanging Scroll

Chinese Ming Dynasty Style Paper and Silk King and Queen Portrait Hanging Scroll

Located in Queens, NY

Set of 3 Ming King and Queen scroll wall hangings, shown seated with a paneled wall behind them and a brown rug with dragons underneath against a pale gold silk shantung background w...

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20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Decorative Art

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Wood, Silk, Paper

Rug & Kilim’s Ming Dynasty Style Custom Rug in White, Black and Blue Pictorials
Rug & Kilim’s Ming Dynasty Style Custom Rug in White, Black and Blue Pictorials

Rug & Kilim’s Ming Dynasty Style Custom Rug in White, Black and Blue Pictorials

By Rug & Kilim

Located in Long Island City, NY

Hand-knotted in wool and silk, this 8x10 custom rug from the Modern Classics Collection by Rug & Kilim is a contemporary homage to antique Chinese rugs from the Ming Dynasty.

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2010s Indian Modern Indian Rugs

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Wool, Silk

Rug & Kilim’s Ming Dynasty Style Custom Rug Design in Beige and Blue Pictorials
Rug & Kilim’s Ming Dynasty Style Custom Rug Design in Beige and Blue Pictorials

Rug & Kilim’s Ming Dynasty Style Custom Rug Design in Beige and Blue Pictorials

By Rug & Kilim

Located in Long Island City, NY

Hand-knotted in wool and silk, this 8x10 custom rug from the Modern Classics Collection by Rug & Kilim is a contemporary homage to antique Chinese rugs from the Ming Dynasty.

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2010s Indian Modern Indian Rugs

Materials

Wool, Silk

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

Imperial Majesty: 19th-Century Ming Dynasty Emperor Silk Painting This exquisite silk painting, dating back to the 19th century, depicts a majestic Ming Dynasty emperor in all his r...

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Antique 19th Century Chinese Ming Paintings

Materials

Silk, Wood, Paint

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Rare Antique Tibetan Chinese Silk Brocade Pattern Medallion Khaden Rug
Rare Antique Tibetan Chinese Silk Brocade Pattern Medallion Khaden Rug

Rare Antique Tibetan Chinese Silk Brocade Pattern Medallion Khaden Rug

Located in Seeshaupt, DE

The finely drawn floral medallion pattern originates from Fine Ming dynasty silks that were highly appreciated in ancient Tibet.

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Antique 19th Century Chinese Chinese and East Asian Rugs

Charming Vintage Orange Yellow Tibetan Medallion Sitting Rug
Charming Vintage Orange Yellow Tibetan Medallion Sitting Rug

Charming Vintage Orange Yellow Tibetan Medallion Sitting Rug

Located in Seeshaupt, DE

This Tibetan sitting rug has a fantastic combination of a warm orange and yellow with a Classic silk brocade design. The flower medallion design originates from Chinese Ming dyna...

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Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese and East Asian Rugs

Unusual Antique Tibetan Dragon Phoenix Khaden Rug All-Over Pattern
Unusual Antique Tibetan Dragon Phoenix Khaden Rug All-Over Pattern

Unusual Antique Tibetan Dragon Phoenix Khaden Rug All-Over Pattern

Located in Seeshaupt, DE

This rug depicts a very unusual version of the all-over design based on Chinese Ming dynasty silks, very popular in ancient Tibet.

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Antique 19th Century Chinese Chinese and East Asian Rugs

Materials

Wool

Rare Small Qianlong Chinese Black Lacquer Cabinet with Gilt Paint 18th Century
Rare Small Qianlong Chinese Black Lacquer Cabinet with Gilt Paint 18th Century

Rare Small Qianlong Chinese Black Lacquer Cabinet with Gilt Paint 18th Century

Located in Seeshaupt, DE

The décor is very subtle, a beautifully drawn lotus and vine pattern typically found in Ming dynasty silk textiles adorns the doors. The frame is painted with an auspicious endless s...

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Antique Mid-18th Century Chinese Qing Furniture

Materials

Elm

Antique Tibetan, Ming Leaf Dragon Design Rug, Khaden
Antique Tibetan, Ming Leaf Dragon Design Rug, Khaden

Antique Tibetan, Ming Leaf Dragon Design Rug, Khaden

Located in Seeshaupt, DE

This antique Tibetan sitting and sleeping rug is a great example of the mutual influences Chinese and Tibetan cultures had on each other since the Ming dynasty. The leaf dragon des...

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Antique 19th Century Chinese Chinese and East Asian Rugs

Materials

Wool

Bronze Mounted Ming Dynasty Cizhou Ware Vase Table Lamp
Bronze Mounted Ming Dynasty Cizhou Ware Vase Table Lamp

Bronze Mounted Ming Dynasty Cizhou Ware Vase Table Lamp

Located in Kinderhook, NY

Beautiful Chinese Ming Dynasty (1368–1644) Cizhou ware baluster form vase having Ding style white slip glaze with double sgraffito gray celadon design at neck and gilt bronze base an...

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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Table Lamps

Materials

Bronze

Ming Dynasty Cizhou Ware Vase Table Lamp
Ming Dynasty Cizhou Ware Vase Table Lamp

Ming Dynasty Cizhou Ware Vase Table Lamp

Located in Kinderhook, NY

Beautiful Chinese Ming Dynasty (1368–1644) Cizhou ware baluster form vase having Ding style white slip glaze with double sgraffito gray celadon design at neck and gilt bronze base mo...

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Antique 17th Century Chinese Ming Table Lamps

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Bronze

Ming Dynasty Silk Velvet
Ming Dynasty Silk Velvet

Ming Dynasty Silk Velvet

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H 22 in W 23.5 in

Ming Dynasty Silk Velvet

Located in Sausalito, CA

Chinese Ming dynasty (1368-1644) silk uncut velvet in four colors woven in squares: black, taupe, yellow, and red (cochineal).

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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Chinese Quilts and Blankets

Exceptional Ming Dynasty 16th Century Silk Khossu Fragment
Exceptional Ming Dynasty 16th Century Silk Khossu Fragment

Exceptional Ming Dynasty 16th Century Silk Khossu Fragment

Located in Concord, MA

Framed Ming Dynasty silk Khossu fragment. Very good condition. 16th century Sight: 13 x 18 1/2 inches; framed: 16 x 24 x 1 1/2 inches

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Antique 16th Century Chinese Textiles

Pair of MING DYNASTY LAMPS
Pair of MING DYNASTY LAMPS

Pair of MING DYNASTY LAMPS

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H 24 in Dm 14 in

Pair of MING DYNASTY LAMPS

Located in Sarasota, FL

PAIR OF BLUE AND WHITE LAMPS with the wonderful blue on white from the Ming Dynasty area new wiring and sockets silk shades

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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Chinese Table Lamps

Materials

Wire

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Italian Art Deco Bar Cabinet in Parchment with Inlays Signed by Anzani, 1930s
Italian Art Deco Bar Cabinet in Parchment with Inlays Signed by Anzani, 1930s

Italian Art Deco Bar Cabinet in Parchment with Inlays Signed by Anzani, 1930s

By Giuseppe Anzani

Located in Meda, MB

This bar cabinet was produced in Italy, in the late 1930s and is a really unique and special piece. Its tremendous historical and artistic value is what makes this item a real piece...

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Vintage 1930s Italian Art Deco Cabinets

Materials

Glass, Mirror, Wood, Maple, Walnut, Parchment Paper

Chinese Export Eight-Panel Coromandel Screen Gilt Pavilion 10 Ft
Chinese Export Eight-Panel Coromandel Screen Gilt Pavilion 10 Ft

Chinese Export Eight-Panel Coromandel Screen Gilt Pavilion 10 Ft

Located in Rio Vista, CA

A large and highly decorative 20th century Chinese export eight-panel folding Coromandel screen executed in black lacquer with dramatic gilt and painted polychrome detailing. The fro...

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20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Paintings and Screens

Materials

Brass

Chinese Porcelain Powder Blue Gilt Dragon Charger, Late Qing Dynasty, China
Chinese Porcelain Powder Blue Gilt Dragon Charger, Late Qing Dynasty, China

Chinese Porcelain Powder Blue Gilt Dragon Charger, Late Qing Dynasty, China

Located in Austin, TX

A magnificent Chinese powder blue glazed porcelain charger with painted gilt decoration, late Qing Dynasty, circa 1900, China. The large and impressive Chinese porcelain charger gla...

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Antique Early 1900s Chinese Qing Ceramics

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Porcelain

Kangxi Famille Verte Porcelain Large Dish, Qing Dynasty, 17th/18th c
Kangxi Famille Verte Porcelain Large Dish, Qing Dynasty, 17th/18th c

Kangxi Famille Verte Porcelain Large Dish, Qing Dynasty, 17th/18th c

Located in Austin, TX

A large and magnificent Chinese famille verte enameled porcelain large dish or charger, Qing Dynasty, Kangxi Period (1662 - 1722), circa 1700, China. The shallow, shaped dish of fo...

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Antique Early 1700s Chinese Qing Ceramics

Materials

Enamel

Japanese Antique Tansu Drawer Chest Edo Meiji Small Drawers Wabi Sabi Cabinet
Japanese Antique Tansu Drawer Chest Edo Meiji Small Drawers Wabi Sabi Cabinet

Japanese Antique Tansu Drawer Chest Edo Meiji Small Drawers Wabi Sabi Cabinet

Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba

This is a Japanese antique drawer chest, believed to date from the late Edo period to early Meiji period circa 1800s to 1900s. Constructed from solid wood and finished in a deep tim...

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Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Cabinets

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Iron

Chinese ancestral portrait, 19th c.
Chinese ancestral portrait, 19th c.

Chinese ancestral portrait, 19th c.

$1,000

H 59 in W 41 in D 0.1 in

Chinese ancestral portrait, 19th c.

Located in New York, NY

group portrait; painting is on rice paper; 41in(W) x 59in(H) are the overall measurements of the painting including its borders; painting can be rolled up

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Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Paintings and Screens

Materials

Paint, Paper

Pair of Large Chinese 19th Century Ancestor Portraits
Pair of Large Chinese 19th Century Ancestor Portraits

Pair of Large Chinese 19th Century Ancestor Portraits

Located in Palm Springs, CA

A pair of large antique 19th century ancestor portraits, painted in mineral colors and ink on paper. A noble pair, a wealthy husband and wife, ornately dressed and sitting on carved ...

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Antique Late 19th Century Chinese Paintings

Materials

Wood, Paper

Chinese Qing Dynasty Cabinet with Original Décor
Chinese Qing Dynasty Cabinet with Original Décor

Chinese Qing Dynasty Cabinet with Original Décor

$3,754

H 81.89 in W 61.03 in D 18.9 in

Chinese Qing Dynasty Cabinet with Original Décor

Located in Kastrup, DK

Rare Qing dynasty cabinet with original well preserved decorations. Red base lacquer with polychrome decorations, black lacquer on the sides. Top section with pair of panel doors la...

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Antique Late 19th Century Chinese Qing Cabinets

Materials

Elm

Beautiful Japanese folding screen/Byôbu, six panels, Taishô /early 20th century.
Beautiful Japanese folding screen/Byôbu, six panels, Taishô /early 20th century.

Beautiful Japanese folding screen/Byôbu, six panels, Taishô /early 20th century.

Located in Stockholm, SE

An equisite decorative and functional six panel folding screen / buôby, perfect as a room divider or large wall painting. In the style of Kanô Eigaku. The hand-painted screen depicts...

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Early 20th Century Japanese Arts and Crafts Paintings and Screens

Materials

Wood, Paper

Large Foo Dog Guardian Lion Blue Porcelain Sculpture
Large Foo Dog Guardian Lion Blue Porcelain Sculpture

Large Foo Dog Guardian Lion Blue Porcelain Sculpture

$2,791

H 14.97 in W 14.97 in D 9.85 in

Large Foo Dog Guardian Lion Blue Porcelain Sculpture

Located in Barcelona, ES

Large Size Male Guardian Lion Foo Dog in Turquoise Blue Glazed Porcelain Algora Porcelains Designed from 1920 to 1949. This is a male guardian lion sculpture, is recognized as it is ...

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20th Century Spanish Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic

Early 19th Century Chinese Coromandel Eight-Panel Screen with Palace Attendants
Early 19th Century Chinese Coromandel Eight-Panel Screen with Palace Attendants

Early 19th Century Chinese Coromandel Eight-Panel Screen with Palace Attendants

Located in Miami, FL

Early 19th Century Chinese Coromandel Eight-Panel Screen — Provenance: Perret Vibert, Paris Early 19th Century Chinese Coromandel Eight-Panel Screen with Palace Attendants and Schola...

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Antique Early 19th Century Chinese Qing Screens and Room Dividers

Materials

Paint, Wood

Small Chinese Black Lacquered Wardrobe 19th Century
Small Chinese Black Lacquered Wardrobe 19th Century

Small Chinese Black Lacquered Wardrobe 19th Century

$2,233Sale Price|20% Off

H 47.84 in W 30.71 in D 14.97 in

Small Chinese Black Lacquered Wardrobe 19th Century

Located in Beuzevillette, FR

Pretty XIXth century Chinese wardrobe in black lacquered wood decorated with court scenes, opening with two doors. The interior has a shelf with two drawers decorated with golden pla...

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Antique 19th Century Chinese Chinoiserie Furniture

Materials

Wood

19th Century Chinese Canopy Wedding Bed
19th Century Chinese Canopy Wedding Bed

19th Century Chinese Canopy Wedding Bed

$16,285Sale Price|50% Off

H 102.37 in W 99.61 in D 72.84 in

19th Century Chinese Canopy Wedding Bed

Located in Marbella, ES

This is a wonderful example of a canopy bed from Shanghai Province, China. Made of Chinese Northern Elm, this bed features hoofed feet and multiple floral carvings. The exterior ...

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Antique 19th Century Chinese Beds and Bed Frames

Materials

Gold Leaf

Large Pair of Chinese Export Turquoise Foo Dogs
Large Pair of Chinese Export Turquoise Foo Dogs

Large Pair of Chinese Export Turquoise Foo Dogs

$736Sale Price / set|20% Off

H 12.75 in W 5 in D 2.5 in

Large Pair of Chinese Export Turquoise Foo Dogs

Located in West Palm Beach, FL

A Large Pair of Chinese Export Turquoise Foo Dogs  China, 20th century  This impressive pair of Chinese export porcelain foo dogs, made in the 20th century, highlights exquisite cra...

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20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Ceramics

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. Signed with calligraphy inscription and red seal.

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Early 20th Century Chinese Paintings

Materials

Silk, Wood

Pair of 19th Century Chinese Ancestor Portraits, Large Size, Framed
Pair of 19th Century Chinese Ancestor Portraits, Large Size, Framed

Pair of 19th Century Chinese Ancestor Portraits, Large Size, Framed

$4,200Sale Price / set|23% Off

H 65 in W 39 in D 2 in

Pair of 19th Century Chinese Ancestor Portraits, Large Size, Framed

Located in Doylestown, PA

A nice pair of Chinese ancestor family group portraits, 19th century, on paper, framed in teak frames under glass. Twelve characters total in period attire with hats and crowns signi...

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Antique 19th Century Chinese Qing Paintings

Materials

Paper

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Ming Dynasty Silk For Sale on 1stDibs

Find many varieties of an authentic ming dynasty silk available at 1stDibs. Each ming dynasty silk for sale was constructed with extraordinary care, often using fabric, silk and wool. Whether you’re looking for an older or newer ming dynasty silk, there are earlier versions available from the 18th Century and newer variations made as recently as the 21st Century. A ming dynasty silk is a generally popular piece of furniture, but those created in Art Deco, modern and Louis XVI styles are sought with frequency. Many designers have produced at least one well-made ming dynasty silk over the years, but those crafted by Charlotte Horstmann, Emile Gallé and Jack Lenor Larsen are often thought to be among the most beautiful.

How Much is a Ming Dynasty Silk?

Prices for a ming dynasty silk can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — at 1stDibs, they begin at $595 and can go as high as $35,750, while the average can fetch as much as $4,800.