Provincial Chinese Mooncake Press, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
Dated to the mid-19th century, this rustic wooden press is carved with five round molds used for shaping festive mooncakes.
Wood
Antique Chinese Mooncake Press, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
Dated to the mid-19th century, this rustic wood press is carved with twenty round molds used for shaping festive mooncakes.
Wood
Chinese Lotus Mooncake Press, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
This 19th-century hand-held wood press is carved with a large mold used for shaping festive mooncakes.
Wood
Chinese Lotus Mooncake Press, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
This 19th-century hand-held wood press is carved with a large mold used for shaping festive mooncakes.
Wood
Antique Chinese Mooncake Press, circa 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
Dated to the mid-19th century, this rustic wood press is carved with seven unique molds used for shaping festive mooncakes.
Wood
Bronze Weight, 18th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
Weight of the 18th century. Bronze. Bronze weight, incomplete, with the container glass and two of the smallest, all decorated in cold with incised and patterned motifs, simple edge...
Bronze
$400
H 6.3 in W 10.24 in D 11.03 in
Japanese Antique Wooden Block Workbench 1900s-1940s / Display Stand Wabisabi
Located in Chōsei District Nagara, JP
This is an old Japanese wooden block workbench, believed to have been used in the early Showa period (1900s–1940s). The material is zelkova (keyaki) wood. The countless scratches, d...
Wood
Chinese Low Waisted Kang Table, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
During winter in the colder provinces of China, life revolved around the kang, a heated brick platform that household members would sit or recline upon. Placed on top of the kang, lo...
Elm
Petite Chinese Square Display Stand
Located in Chicago, IL
Simple yet refined, this petite wooden riser is a sophisticated way to elevate a work of art or add dimension to a tabletop display. Crafted from a tight grain hardwood, the small pe...
Hardwood
Antique Wooden Stand for Chinese or Japanese Porcelain, China
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Here we have a nice wooden stand Additional information: Material: Porcelain & Pottery Region of Origin: China Period: 19th c / early 20th c Condition: A bit worn Dimensions: The si...
Wood
Chinese Low Kang Table, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
During winter in the colder provinces of China, life revolved around the kang, a heated brick platform that household members would sit or recline upon. Placed on top of the kang, lo...
Elm
Antique Chinese Hand Carved Wood Decorative Stand
Located in Lambertville, NJ
Beautifully carved rectangular stand, Chinese 19th century circa 1880. The smooth top with hand carved apron and legs, the top is 6 inches by 3.5 inches, 2.5 inches tall.
Hardwood
$4,825
H 15.75 in W 71 in D 12.75 in
Chinese Qing Dynasty 19th Century Long Wooden Scroll Box with Brass Hardware
Located in Yonkers, NY
A long Chinese Qing Dynasty period wooden scroll box from the 19th century, with brass hardware. Created in China during the Qing Dynasty period, this unusual scroll box features a r...
Brass
Low Chinese Waisted Scroll Table, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
With no stretchers or spandrels, this petite Chinese table flows like a ribbon, rounding the bend to solid panel sides carved to resemble table legs. Known as a scroll table, this ki...
Elm
$309
W 6.11 in D 4.93 in
Japanese Wood Slab Stand for Chinese or Japanese Antique Porcelain, 19th Century
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Here we have a nice wooden slab stand Additional information: Material: Porcelain & Pottery Region of Origin: China Period: 19th or early 20th c Condition: Very Good Dimensions: The...
Porcelain
Wooden Stand Antique for Chinese or Japanese Porcelain, 19th/20th Century
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Here we have a nice wooden stand. Additional information: Material: Porcelain & Pottery Region of Origin: China Period: 19th c / early 20th c Condition: Nice patina Dimensions: The ...
Wood
19th Century Qing Antique Chinese Alter Console
Located in Pasadena, TX
41? 19th century antique Chinese Alter console Qing period piece featuring three drawers with brass pulls. Carved apron and sides featuring floral motifs. Measures: 41 W x 18 D...
Elm
$2,320Sale Price|33% Off
H 31.75 in W 41.5 in D 20.25 in
19th Century Qing Period Chinese Alter Console
Located in Pasadena, TX
19th century Chinese alter console Qing period piece featuring two drawers with brass pulls. Carved apron and sides. Measures: 41.5"W x 20.25"D x 31.75"H.
Teak
Chinese Low Daybed Step, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
This low 19th-century table is actually a step used for easily getting in and out of a raised daybed. Crafted of northern elmwood (yumu), the step features a plank top surface, carve...
Elm
$7,909
H 14 in W 35 in D 16.5 in
Early 19th Century Qing Dynasty Period Chinese Hardwood Low Kang Table
Located in Dublin 8, IE
Early 19th century Qing Dynasty period Chinese hardwood low Kang table. The curved body terminates in scrolled feet and the sides are carved with naturalistic symbols of animals and ...
Hardwood
Chinese Plank Top Display Table, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
This low display table exemplifies Qing-dynasty refinement with simplicity of form and minimal ornamentation. Crafted of walnut with mortise-and-tenon joinery, the 19th-century pedes...
Walnut
Antique Chinese Qing Dynasty Oxblood Flambé Porcelain Vase
Located in Bad Säckingen, DE
An antique Chinese porcelain vase dating to the Qing Dynasty, distinguished by its rich sang-de-boeuf, or oxblood, flambé glaze. The elegant pear-shaped body rises into a slender cyl...
Porcelain
$1,200
H 18.15 in W 16.15 in D 12.8 in
Japanese Antique Chests of Drawers 1860s-1900s /Tansu, Wabi-Sabi
Located in Katori-Shi, 12
This small drawer was produced in the Taisho period. This chest is made of sturdy cedar with a lacquer finish, with a base panel made of lightweight paulownia wood and an iron handl...
Wood
Antique Japanese Cast Iron Tray With Raised Frog And Rippling Water.
Located in Stamford, CT
Late 19th C. cast iron Japanese brush tray with raised image of a leaping frog and rippling water. Very nice detail. Original untouched surface. Nice and solid with good weight. Meas...
Cast Iron
$180Sale Price|20% Off
H 65 in W 19.5 in D 1 in
Japanese Antique Bold Hand-Painted "Two Horses" Silk Scroll, Meiji Period
Located in South Burlington, VT
A fine and bold Japanese hand-brushed, hand-painted silk scroll of two horses below plumb tree mountain- worthy of your favorite room Hand painting on silk in simple soft pleasing co...
Silk
A Japanese Mother of Pearl Shibayama Wall Panel Triptych
Located in Reepham, GB
A highly decorative late 19th early 20th century set of Japanese Wall Panels. The decorative three dimensional design in mother of pearl depicts a traditional Japanese landscape. E...
Mother-of-Pearl
$400Sale Price|20% Off
H 3.75 in W 17.13 in D 8.47 in
A Vintage Chinese Black Lacquer Wooden Decorative Box
Located in ARMADALE, VIC
A Vintage Chinese Black Lacquer Wooden Decorative Box Description: Featuring traditional calligraphy and red painted details. The rectangular box is secured with a central bronze-to...
Metal
$2,495
H 3.15 in W 10.25 in D 9.85 in
Tashiko Tazaezu Signed Mid-Century Modern Japanese Hawaiian Studio Pottery Bowl
By Toshiko Takaezu
Located in Studio City, CA
A beautiful, relatively large sumptuously glazed bowl by famed Japanese Hawaiian American pottery master Toshiko Takaezu. The high-fired porcelain bowl features a shifting earth tone...
Porcelain, Pottery
Copper Red Brushpot, Qing Dynasty, Kangxi Mark
Located in seoul, KR
This porcelain brush pot, crafted on a white body, is delicately decorated with copper red (hongcai 紅彩), depicting a figure in traditional attire amidst a landscape of pine trees, ro...
Copper
$336Sale Price|20% Off
H 5.32 in W 3.15 in D 3.15 in
A Chinese Blue and White Ceramic Dragon Tea Caddy, 18th Century
Located in ARMADALE, VIC
A Chinese Blue and White Ceramic Dragon Tea Caddy, 18th Century Description: A square tea caddy with a blue and white design, featuring a dragon amidst scrolling clouds. Originally ...
Ceramic
$10,630
H 1.34 in Dm 7.64 in L 1.34 in
Antique Chinese Mark and Period Famille Rose Porcelain Dish Qianlong Mark
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Description Sharing with you this amazing chinese porcelain dish featuring underglaze blue decoration with overglaze famille rose enamels. The dish is decorated with a central flora...
Porcelain
Carved Bamboo Wooden Censer and Brush Holder, Republic Period
Located in seoul, KR
Left: Censer – A traditional tripod censer featuring intricate East Asian motifs and inscribed characters. The lid is adorned with delicate carvings, adding to its mystical ambiance....
Bamboo
Famille rose porcelain vase, 19-20th century
Located in seoul, KR
This porcelain vase, likely from the late Qing dynasty or early Republic period (late 19th to early 20th century), is a fine example of Famille-Rose (fencai) decoration. The body is ...
Ceramic, Porcelain
$376Sale Price|20% Off
H 4.22 in W 15.36 in D 4.14 in
A Chinese Ceramic Turquoise Glazed 'Shiwan' Opium Pillow, Early 20th Century
Located in ARMADALE, VIC
A Chinese Ceramic Turquoise Glazed 'Shiwan' Opium Pillow, Early 20th Century Description: This Shiwan ceramic pillow (headrest) of earthenware features a turquoise glaze. Pillows in...
Ceramic
Petite Chinese Bronze Censer with Elephant Handles, c. 1700
Located in Chicago, IL
Designed to hold burning incense, censer bowls have been used throughout China for thousands of years. Incense made from dried aromatic plants and essential oils would be burned with...
Bronze
Antique Metal Japanese Tsuba Tosogu with Buddhist Literati in Landscape
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Nicely made Tsuba. The piece is unmarked. Dating to the Edo period Provenance: Collected in the 1920's. Thence by decent A Tsuba is a Japanese sword mountings are the various housi...
Metal, Bronze
Miniature Antique Edo Period Ca 1700 Japanese Porcelain Ewer Blue White
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Description Sharing with you this very sweet and small ewer from the edo period. We have never owned a piece like this before and think it's really sweet and delicate. With a lovely...
Porcelain
The last imperial dynasty from 1644 to 1912 was a time of change in China, beginning with the invasion by Manchurian forces that ended the Ming dynasty and established the Shunzhi Emperor. The expansion of exportation and trade that had bolstered the arts during the Ming era continued, as Qing dynasty furniture involved the same attention to craftsmanship with expert construction techniques in hardwood pieces that were assembled with mortise and tenon joints rather than nails or glue. Together, these eras comprise a golden age of Chinese furniture design.
Ming-style furniture is simple and elegant with clean lines. Chairs of the period and other Ming furniture made an impression on Scandinavian modernist Hans Wegner and his streamlined seating, for example. Whereas Qing-style furniture is elaborate, with an increasing influence from the West leading to lavish carving inspired by the European Baroque and Rococo styles. And while many of the forms that define examples of the latter are common within classical Chinese furniture, such as curving and folding chairs as well as large screens, Qing designs are laden with ornamentation. Frequently, the carved motifs and inlaid designs in mother-of-pearl were auspicious, such as peonies for wealth or dragons for luck. Bats were symbols of happiness in the design of Qing furniture, with one of the characters in the word for bat, bianfu, being a homophone for fu, or “fortune.”
While several types of wood were used in the construction of Qing beds, tables, storage pieces and seating, today’s collectors know that the most prized were the rare rosewoods zitan and huanghuali. They were both sourced from Hainan, China’s largest island, and are marked by a rich luster that occurs naturally, without the application of lacquer or other decorative materials. Many of the most popular woods were imported from southeast Asia, adding to their value. Red sandalwood was also sought after for its durability and connection with Chinese medicine, with some chairs being made for health benefits.
Find a collection of antique Qing tea tables, stools, benches, decorative objects and more furniture on 1stDibs.