About PAGODA RED
PAGODA RED is the destination for collectors who love the art, history, style & spirit of Asian and handcrafted objects. Every item is authentic—historically and geographically—and wears the patina of many lifetimes served in homes, palaces and gardens. In the early 1990s, owner Betsy Nathan studied Mandarin and moved to Beijing. There, she met a group of legendary Chinese furniture experts. Under their mentorship, she became an expert in provenance, craftsmanship, joinery and history. Nathan moved back to the United States and established her first showroom in Chicago i...Read More
Established in 19971stDibs seller since 2006
Featured Pieces
Chinese Ming Dynasty Green Glazed Jar Lid, 15th Century
Located in Chicago, IL
This sculptural object is the lid to a Ming-dynasty (1368-1644) offering jar from Yunnan province, a Buddhist vessel for ritual offerings such as coins, shells, flowers and grains. T...
Category
Antique 15th Century and Earlier Chinese Primitive Mounted Objects
Materials
Terracotta
Antique Chinese Drip Glaze Kitchen Jar, Early 20th Century
Located in Chicago, IL
This antique Chinese jar from the early 20th century is cloaked inside and out with a rich brown drip glaze, shimmering with undertones of blue, purple and black. As evidenced by its...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Rustic Jars
Materials
Earthenware
Antique Chinese Gilt Palace Courtyard Lockbox
Located in Chicago, IL
This antique Chinese box from the early 20th century exemplifies the lavish splendor of the Qing-dynasty (1644-1911) decorative arts.Used to store documents, money or personal valuab...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wood, Hide
Antique Chinese Lunar Eclipse Inkstone, Early 20th Century
Located in Chicago, IL
A fixture of the Chinese scholars' studio, the inkstone was among the "Four Treasures of the Study" and was used in calligraphy and landscape painting along with paper, ink and brush...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Scholar's Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Pair of Chinese Orchid Lattice Panel Mirrors, 19th Century
Located in Chicago, IL
At once functional and decorative, Chinese lattice windows allowed fresh air and light into a room while still maintaining privacy. These antique lattice window panels are carved fro...
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Chinese Qing Wall Mirrors
Materials
Mirror, Wood
Chinese Coiled Reed Basket Tray, 19th Century
Located in Chicago, IL
In the hands of a master craftsperson, the humble woven basket becomes a beautiful work of art. Dated to the late 19th century, this shallow basket is hand-woven of river reeds in a ...
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Chinese Rustic Platters and Serveware
Materials
Reed
Antique Tibetan Painted Box with Mythical Landscape, 19th Century
Located in Chicago, IL
This sculptural antique box was crafted in Tibet in the mid to late 19th century, shaped to an unusual trapezoidal form and highly decorated in the Himalayan style. The tall, wooden ...
Category
Antique 19th Century Tibetan Folk Art Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wood
Vintage Chinese Ridged Wine Jar, Early 20th Century
Located in Chicago, IL
This large ceramic jar is a vintage Chinese wine vessel from the early 20th century, originally used for aging wine and spirits made from rice, barley or other grains. Rich with char...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Rustic Jars
Materials
Ceramic
Chinese Red & Black Daqi Lacquer Basket, 19th Century
Located in Chicago, IL
This antique Chinese market basket is truly one-of-a-kind. Hand-crafted in the mid-19th century, the handled basket is woven of river reeds and cord and finished with a thick coating...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Rustic Decorative Baskets
Materials
Reed, Wood
Antique Chinese Dou Rice Measure, 19th Century
Located in Chicago, IL
This rustic container was made over a hundred years ago to measure and hold a dou of rice, a traditional Chinese unit of volume. Hand-crafted of pine, the wooden basket has a square ...
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Chinese Rustic Decorative Baskets
Materials
Iron
Antique Chinese Woven River Basket, Early 20th Century
Located in Chicago, IL
Centuries ago, a woven reed fisherman’s basket such as this would have been common in rural China as an everyday item, used until it became worn through. A testament to the weaver's ...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Rustic Decorative Baskets
Materials
Reed, Wood
Harvest Moon Woven Reed Basket, 19th Century
Located in Chicago, IL
In the hands of a master craftsperson, the humble woven basket becomes a beautiful work of art. Dated to the late 19th century, this shallow basket is hand-woven of river reeds in a ...
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Chinese Rustic Decorative Bowls
Materials
Reed
More About PAGODA RED
Chinese Ming Dynasty Green Glazed Jar Lid, 15th Century
Located in Chicago, IL
This sculptural object is the lid to a Ming-dynasty (1368-1644) offering jar from Yunnan province, a Buddhist vessel for ritual offerings such as coins, shells, flowers and grains. T...
Category
Antique 15th Century and Earlier Chinese Primitive Mounted Objects
Materials
Terracotta
Antique Chinese Drip Glaze Kitchen Jar, Early 20th Century
Located in Chicago, IL
This antique Chinese jar from the early 20th century is cloaked inside and out with a rich brown drip glaze, shimmering with undertones of blue, purple and black. As evidenced by its...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Rustic Jars
Materials
Earthenware
Antique Chinese Gilt Palace Courtyard Lockbox
Located in Chicago, IL
This antique Chinese box from the early 20th century exemplifies the lavish splendor of the Qing-dynasty (1644-1911) decorative arts.Used to store documents, money or personal valuab...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wood, Hide
Antique Chinese Lunar Eclipse Inkstone, Early 20th Century
Located in Chicago, IL
A fixture of the Chinese scholars' studio, the inkstone was among the "Four Treasures of the Study" and was used in calligraphy and landscape painting along with paper, ink and brush...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Scholar's Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Pair of Chinese Orchid Lattice Panel Mirrors, 19th Century
Located in Chicago, IL
At once functional and decorative, Chinese lattice windows allowed fresh air and light into a room while still maintaining privacy. These antique lattice window panels are carved fro...
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Chinese Qing Wall Mirrors
Materials
Mirror, Wood
Chinese Coiled Reed Basket Tray, 19th Century
Located in Chicago, IL
In the hands of a master craftsperson, the humble woven basket becomes a beautiful work of art. Dated to the late 19th century, this shallow basket is hand-woven of river reeds in a ...
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Chinese Rustic Platters and Serveware
Materials
Reed
Antique Tibetan Painted Box with Mythical Landscape, 19th Century
Located in Chicago, IL
This sculptural antique box was crafted in Tibet in the mid to late 19th century, shaped to an unusual trapezoidal form and highly decorated in the Himalayan style. The tall, wooden ...
Category
Antique 19th Century Tibetan Folk Art Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wood
Vintage Chinese Ridged Wine Jar, Early 20th Century
Located in Chicago, IL
This large ceramic jar is a vintage Chinese wine vessel from the early 20th century, originally used for aging wine and spirits made from rice, barley or other grains. Rich with char...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Rustic Jars
Materials
Ceramic
Chinese Red & Black Daqi Lacquer Basket, 19th Century
Located in Chicago, IL
This antique Chinese market basket is truly one-of-a-kind. Hand-crafted in the mid-19th century, the handled basket is woven of river reeds and cord and finished with a thick coating...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Rustic Decorative Baskets
Materials
Reed, Wood
Antique Chinese Dou Rice Measure, 19th Century
Located in Chicago, IL
This rustic container was made over a hundred years ago to measure and hold a dou of rice, a traditional Chinese unit of volume. Hand-crafted of pine, the wooden basket has a square ...
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Chinese Rustic Decorative Baskets
Materials
Iron
Antique Chinese Woven River Basket, Early 20th Century
Located in Chicago, IL
Centuries ago, a woven reed fisherman’s basket such as this would have been common in rural China as an everyday item, used until it became worn through. A testament to the weaver's ...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Rustic Decorative Baskets
Materials
Reed, Wood
Harvest Moon Woven Reed Basket, 19th Century
Located in Chicago, IL
In the hands of a master craftsperson, the humble woven basket becomes a beautiful work of art. Dated to the late 19th century, this shallow basket is hand-woven of river reeds in a ...
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Chinese Rustic Decorative Bowls
Materials
Reed