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Shan Shui

Body Shan-Shui 4
By Huang Yan
Located in Palm Desert, CA
"Body Shan-Shui 4" is an edition 6/6 nude color c-print photograph by Huang Yan in 2001. The
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Nude Photography

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C Print

Body Shan-Shui 4
Body Shan-Shui 4
$8,500
H 39 in W 32 in
Blue & White Shan Shui Ginger Jar
Located in Chicago, IL
of Chinese painting known as shan shui landscapes. Idyllic and serene, the painted jar brings cobalt
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21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Chinese Export Ceramics

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Porcelain

Blue & White Shan Shui Ginger Jar
Blue & White Shan Shui Ginger Jar
$188
H 8.5 in Dm 8.5 in
Blue & White Shan Shui Ginger Jar
Located in Chicago, IL
of Chinese painting known as shan shui landscapes. Idyllic and serene, the painted jar brings cobalt
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21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Chinese Export Ceramics

Materials

Porcelain

Blue & White Shan Shui Ginger Jar
Blue & White Shan Shui Ginger Jar
$188 / item
H 8.25 in Dm 8.5 in
Signed Shan Shui Style Watercolor Painting
Located in Bradenton, FL
An original signed traditional Chinese landscape watercolor in the style of a shan shui painting
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Mid-20th Century Paintings

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Wood, Paint

Signed Shan Shui Style Watercolor Painting
Signed Shan Shui Style Watercolor Painting
$2,495
H 22.5 in W 32.5 in D 28 in
Chinese Shan Shui Relief Snuff Bottle, c. 1940s
Located in Chicago, IL
side of the bottle is carved in relief with floral scrollwork or a "shan shui" mountain landscape. The
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Mid-20th Century Chinese Qing Bottles

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Resin

Early 19th Century Chinese Hardwood, Lacquer and Jade Six-Panel Screen
Located in Austin, TX
detailed and finely lacquer and gilt painted "shan shui" (mountain and water) landscapes. The lacquer
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Antique Early 19th Century Chinese Qing Paintings and Screens

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Coral, Jade

Chinese Gilt Black Lacquer Shanxi Cabinet, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
auspicious symbols. Among the painted symbols are flower blossoms of the four seasons, idyllic ‘shan shui
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Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Cabinets

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Wood

Leaf Passing Blue and White Saucer Circa 1725, Qing Dynasty, Yongzheng Reign
Located in seoul, KR
The ceramic portrays a tranquil scene set against a backdrop typical of the Shan Shui tradition
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Antique 1720s Vietnamese Qing Decorative Bowls

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Ceramic, Porcelain

Art Deco Chinese Handmade Silk Bautou Tapestry Rug, Early 20th Century
Located in Grythyttan, SE
landscape rugs, Baotou creations resemble Chinese Shan Shui landscape paintings, depicting mountains, rivers
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Vintage 1920s Mongolian Chinese Export Tapestries

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Cotton, Silk

'Raining in Formosa on the Tamsui River' by Ran In-Ting (Lan Yinding, 藍蔭鼎)
Located in London, GB
the 17th century in the West they were only peripheral. In 5th century China, shan shui or landscape
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1950s Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Watercolor

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KDLN Contemporary KOOI Led Suspension Lamp
By KDLN
Located in Trezzano sul Naviglio, Milano Lombardia
Kooi is inspired by Chinese Shan shui painting and conveys its philosophy. Thanks to the contrast
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2010s Asian Chandeliers and Pendants

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Aluminum

Huang Yan, "Body Landscape" Photographies, 1999
By Huang Yan
Located in Bordeaux, FR
Chinese Shan-Shui tatoo N°2, from the "body landscapes" series. C-print by Huang Yan, signed
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Late 20th Century Chinese Photography

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Paper

Chinese Shan Shui Brush Pot
Located in Chicago, IL
with a landscape rendered in the traditional shan shui painting style. Characterized by soft, feathery
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Early 20th Century Chinese Ceramics

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Ceramic, Paint

"Shan Shui" Meditation Stone Table
Located in Chicago, IL
, the marble slab resembles a snowy mountain peak, recalling the rocky horizons of shan shui (山水
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21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Organic Modern Coffee and Cocktail...

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Stone

"Shan Shui" Meditation Stone Table
"Shan Shui" Meditation Stone Table
H 17.25 in W 51.5 in D 25.5 in
"Shan Shui, " Porcelain Cola Bottle
Located in Chicago, IL
landscape, a "shan shui," reminiscent of Ming-dynasty calligraphy paintings. Emblematic of Western
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21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Porcelain, Glaze

Chinese Blue and White Shan Shui Vase
Located in Chicago, IL
Jiangxi province is decorated with a landscape rendered in the traditional shan shui painting style
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21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Ceramics

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Porcelain

18th Century Chinese Shan Shui Marble Trough
Located in Chicago, IL
of a shan shui, a traditional landscape painting. Everyday items like this would have been used until
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Antique Mid-18th Century Chinese Qing Sculptures and Carvings

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Marble

18th Century Chinese Shan Shui Marble Trough
18th Century Chinese Shan Shui Marble Trough
H 10.5 in W 37.5 in D 15.75 in
Chinese Forbidden Stitch Embroidery of a Shan Shui Vase
Located in Chicago, IL
decoration of a scenic mountain landscape on its rounded body, a classic painting form known as "shan shui
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21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Decorative Art

Materials

Silk

Chinese Double Gourd Cricket Cage with Shan Shui, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
of dried gourd, the body of the cage is impressed with a painterly "shan shui" landscape and molded
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Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Decorative Boxes

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Other

"Shan Shui" Blue and White Cola Bottle by Taikkun Li
By Taikkun Yang Li
Located in Chicago, IL
landscape, a "shan shui," reminiscent of Ming dynasty calligraphy paintings. Emblematic of Western
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21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Porcelain

"Shan Shui" Blue and White Cola Bottle by Taikkun Li
By Taikkun Yang Li
Located in Chicago, IL
kilns of Jingdezhen, this cola bottle is hand-painted with a mountainside landscape, a "shan shui
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21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Porcelain

Blue and White Brush Pot with Shan Shui Landscape
Located in Chicago, IL
Set alongside the four treasures of the study - the calligraphy brush, ink, paper, and inkstone - a brush pot, or bitong, was an essential fixture of the scholars' desk. This porcela...
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20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Jars

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Porcelain

Antique Chinese Pictorial Rug, Landscape Orientation, Blue and Ivory Tones
Located in New York, NY
A shan-shui (mountain and water) landscape shows distant, tree-topped mountains, a watery middle
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Vintage 1920s Chinese Chinese Export Chinese and East Asian Rugs

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Wool

Large Blue and White Tea Leaf Jar with Mountain Landscape
Located in Chicago, IL
vine motifs as well as encapsulated landscapes painted in the traditional "shan shui" manner with
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21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Chinese Export Ceramics

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Porcelain

"Golden Mountain" Kite by Michael Thompson
By Michael Thompson
Located in Chicago, IL
"shan shui" landscape paintings with a central panel of silken fabric bearing a abstract mountain scene
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21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Art

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Fabric, Bamboo, Paper

Chinese Cinnabar Red Drum Stool, C. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
. The seat has the lobed shape of a five-petal plum blossom and is painted with a picturesque shan shui
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Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Stools

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Wood

Chinese Blue and White Minggua Garden Seat
Located in Chicago, IL
expressive style of traditional calligraphy landscape paintings, known as "shan shui." A pattern of boss-head
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Early 20th Century Chinese Patio and Garden Furniture

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Ceramic

Chinese Forbidden Stitch Embroidery of a Famille Rose Vase
Located in Chicago, IL
decoration of a scenic mountain landscape on its rounded body, a classic painting form known as "shan shui
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21st Century and Contemporary More Art

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Silk

19th Century Chinese Officer's Ink Box Table
Located in Chicago, IL
creative inspiration, the official likely decorated this elmwood ink box himself with a traditional "shan
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Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Furniture

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Steel

Chinese Blue and White Porcelain Seal
Located in Chicago, IL
on the short end and glazed in the blue and white style with brushed calligraphy and a serene, shan
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20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Ceramics

Materials

Porcelain

"Language in the Tall Grasses" Kite by Michael Thompson
By Michael Thompson
Located in Chicago, IL
and a traditional "shan shui" landscape painting form an underlying layer, stained with free-flowing
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21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Art

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Fabric, Bamboo, Paint, Paper

Painted Chinese Three Door Coffer, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
painted with “shan shui” landscapes of rolling hills and mountains dotted with pine and willow trees. The
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Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Buffets

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Wood, Lacquer, Paint

Qian Xuan Early Autumn Insects & Grass Chinese Chinoiserie Lithograph Print 43"
Located in Dayton, OH
was also adept at bird-and-flower painting, character painting, and landscape painting (shan shui).[1
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Late 20th Century Chinoiserie Prints

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Paper

Early 20th Century Chinese Blue and White Shan Shui Vessel
Located in Chicago, IL
A vintage blue and white straight sided porcelain shan shui vessel.
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Early 20th Century Chinese Planters and Jardinieres

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Porcelain

Chinese White Brass Shan Shui Brazier, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
date with dark enamels, adding a contemporary twist to the traditional shan shui landscape. A keepsake
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Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Metalwork

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Brass

Chinese Blue and White Fish Bowl with Shan Shui Landscape
Located in Chicago, IL
consistent with the traditional shan shui design: a form of Chinese landscape painting that often uses
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21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Planters, Cachepots and Jardinières

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Porcelain

"Shan Shui" Blue and White Cola Bottle by Taikkun Li
By Taikkun Yang Li
Located in Chicago, IL
kilns of Jingdezhen, this cola bottle is hand painted with a mountainside landscape, a "shan shui
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21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Porcelain

"Shan Shui" Blue and White Cola Bottle by Taikkun Li
Located in Chicago, IL
landscape, a "shan shui," reminiscent of Ming-dynasty calligraphy paintings. Emblematic of Western
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21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Modern Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Porcelain

"Shan Shui" Blue and White Cola Bottle by Taikkun Li
By Taikkun Yang Li
Located in Chicago, IL
landscape, a "shan shui," reminiscent of Ming dynasty calligraphy paintings. Emblematic of Western
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Porcelain

"Shan Shui" Blue and White Cola Bottle by Taikkun Li
By Taikkun Yang Li
Located in Chicago, IL
landscape, a "shan shui," reminiscent of Ming dynasty calligraphy paintings. Emblematic of Western
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21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Porcelain

Chinese Painted Shan Shui Brazier, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
Filled with burning coals, this 19th-century brass brazier once warmed the hands of a well-to-do person on a cold winter's night in northern China. Crafted of enameled brass, the rec...
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Antique Late 19th Century Chinese Qing Metalwork

Materials

Brass

Blue and White Brush Pot with Shan Shui Landscape
Located in Chicago, IL
Set alongside the four treasures of the study - the calligraphy brush, ink, paper, and inkstone - a brush pot, or bitong, was an essential fixture of the scholars' desk. This porcela...
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21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Chinese Export Planters, Cachepots...

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Porcelain

Vintage Blue and White Fish Bowl with Shan Shui Landscape
Located in Chicago, IL
Blue and white porcelain fish bowl painted with a traditional river and mountain landscape scene.
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Early 20th Century Chinese Urns

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Porcelain

Chinese Blue and White Scroll Umbrella Vessel
Located in Chicago, IL
traditional landscape painting, known as a "shan shui," while the other side depicts two pheasants standing
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21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Umbrella Stands

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Porcelain

Chinese Blue and White Porcelain Seal
Located in Chicago, IL
on one end and glazed in the blue and white style with brushed calligraphy and a serene, shan shui
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20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Ceramics

Materials

Porcelain

Chinese Blue and White Porcelain Seal
Chinese Blue and White Porcelain Seal
H 2.5 in W 2.5 in D 1.5 in
Chinese Blue and White Porcelain Seal
Located in Chicago, IL
on one end and glazed in the blue and white style with brushed calligraphy and a serene, shan shui
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Mid-20th Century Chinese Ceramics

Materials

Porcelain

Chinese Blue and White Porcelain Seal
Chinese Blue and White Porcelain Seal
H 1.5 in W 2.25 in D 2.25 in
Mountain Range Scholars' Rock
Located in Chicago, IL
dark grey scholars' rock suggests a mountainous shan shui landscape of peaks and valleys. The sloping
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20th Century Chinese Scholar's Objects

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Limestone

Mountain Range Scholars' Rock
Mountain Range Scholars' Rock
H 12.5 in W 29 in D 13 in
"Body Landscape" Photo by Huang Yan
By Huang Yan
Located in Bordeaux, FR
Chinese Shan-Shui tatoo N°2, from the "body landscapes" series. C-print by Huang Yan, signed and
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Late 20th Century Chinese Photography

"Body Landscape" Photo by Huang Yan
"Body Landscape" Photo by Huang Yan
H 30.32 in W 42.92 in D 0.79 in
Adjustable Zig Zag Snake Desk Lamp by Shui Shan for Elite Lighting, 1980s
Located in Budapest, HU
Designed in 1984 by Shui Chang. Lovely postmodern table lamp, greatly adjustable.
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Vintage 1980s Post-Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Plastic

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Shan Shui For Sale on 1stDibs

Find many varieties of an authentic shan shui available at 1stDibs. Each shan shui for sale was constructed with extraordinary care, often using ceramic, porcelain and metal. There are many kinds of the shan shui you’re looking for, from those produced as long ago as the 18th Century to those made as recently as the 21st Century. When you’re browsing for the right shan shui, those designed in Modern styles are of considerable interest. Taikkun Yang Li each produced at least one beautiful shan shui that is worth considering.

How Much is a Shan Shui?

The average selling price for a shan shui at 1stDibs is $630, while they’re typically $280 on the low end and $13,880 for the highest priced.