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Japanese Cherry Lacquer Tansu Chest, c. 1880
Located in Chicago, IL
Designed to be versatile and portable, Japanese tansu chests were multipurpose storage cabinets that moved throughout the home and could accompany their owners in long-distance trave...
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Meiji Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Iron
"Red Canyon" Chinese Bi Disc
Located in Chicago, IL
Found in the tombs of ancient Chinese emperors and aristocrats, bi discs have a mysterious and spiritual history, and their function and significance remain uncertain. Thought to pro...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Organic Modern Sculptures and Carv...
Materials
Jade
Provincial Chinese Trunk Mortar, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
This large wooden mortar dates to the late 19th century and was originally used for crushing rice, grain, spices and other foodstuffs. Carved from a single tree trunk, the mortar has...
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Chinese Organic Modern Antiquities
Materials
Wood
Chinese Black Lacquer Four Flowers Coffer, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
This 19th-century altar coffer displays many traditional elements of Chinese cabinetry, such as its overhung, floating panel top flanked by curving spandrels or its painted doors sec...
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Sideboards
Materials
Elm
Chinese Lacquered Harvest Basket, circa 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
It is easy to imagine someone, long ago, gathering a harvest from their garden or strolling to the market with this beautiful basket tucked under their arm. The round basket has been...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Rustic Decorative Baskets
Materials
Wood, Willow
Provincial Chinese Trunk Mortar, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
This large wooden mortar dates to the late 19th century and was originally used for crushing rice, grain, spices and other foodstuffs. Carved from a single tree trunk, the mortar has...
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Chinese Organic Modern More Asian Art, Objects...
Materials
Wood
Chinese Iron Star Chopping Stool, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
Dated to the turn of the century, this provincial stool would have been used throughout a courtyard home as versatile everyday seating. Deceptively simple, the wooden stool is design...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Stools
Materials
Elm
Pair of Chinese Stacked Stretcher Walnut Stools, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
More portable than heavy chairs, stools have been a favored form of seating in Chinese culture for centuries and were used indoors and out at mealtimes and during social gatherings. ...
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Furniture
Materials
Walnut
Pair of Chinese Reeded Fang Deng Stools, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
More portable than heavy chairs, stools have been a favored form of seating in Chinese culture for centuries and were used indoors and out at mealtimes and during social gatherings. ...
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Furniture
Materials
Elm
Chinese Woven River Basket, circa 1900
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. This 19th-century example re...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Rustic Decorative Baskets
Materials
Wood, Willow
Chinese Fu Lion Fantail Vase, c. 1920
Located in Chicago, IL
This porcelain vase from the early 20th-century is sculpted to a classic phoenix-tail silhouette and decorated on all sides with mythical fu lions. Also known as shizi or foo dogs, f...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Vases
Materials
Porcelain
Limestone Shakyamuni Buddha Head, c. 1800
Located in Chicago, IL
With closed eyes and a gentle expression, this southeast Asian stone bust depicts the historic Buddha Shakyamuni in calm meditation. Also known as Shaka, Gautama Buddha, or Prince Si...
Category
Antique Early 19th Century Southeast Asian Archaistic Sculptures and Car...
Materials
Limestone
Petite Chinese Tall Back Porch Chair, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
Unusual for its small scale, this 19th-century tall back chair is a diminutive update on the classic yoke-back armchair popular since the Song dynasty. The traditional seat is also r...
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Furniture
Materials
Reed, Elm
Pair of 19th Century Brass Parabolic Reflectors
Located in Chicago, IL
In the 19th century, parabolic reflectors such as these were employed in scientific experiments to study the behavior of light, heat, and sound. These brass parabolic mirrors, when p...
Category
Antique 19th Century American Victorian Scientific Instruments
Materials
Brass
Chinese Prosperity Stone Disc, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
This round stone disc originated in Shanxi province as an early 20th-century threshing wheel. Secured to a wooden axel that ran through the center, the stone was rolled across stalks...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Organic Modern Mounted Objects
Materials
Limestone, Steel
Chinese Herdsman's Sideboard, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
Created in the style of Mongolian storage coffers, this early 20th-century six door coffer has a minimalist design and plenty of rustic appeal. Originally configured to open from the...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Organic Modern Sideboards
Materials
Pine
Reclaimed Elm Coffee Table
Located in Chicago, IL
This artisan-crafted low table is a celebration of wabi-sabi style. Crafted of thick elmwood timbers reclaimed from Qing-dynasty architecture, the table has a minimalist waterfall de...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Organic Modern Coffee and Cocktail...
Materials
Reclaimed Wood
Chinese Prosperity Stone Disc, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
This round stone disc originated in Shanxi province as an early 20th-century threshing wheel. Secured to a wooden axel that ran through the center, the stone was rolled across stalks...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Organic Modern Mounted Objects
Materials
Limestone, Steel
Chinese Drip Glaze Fish Pond, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
Originally used for pickling food, this large earthenware jar was sculpted in China's Shanxi province nearly two centuries ago, shaped by hand with grand scale and wabi-sabi texture. The monumental vessel is cloaked inside and out with a beautiful drip glaze that lingers on every imperfection, streaming down the sides with rich color ranging from warm brown to cool black.
Subtle ridges and indentations throughout suggest the jar was fashioned by coiling flattened ropes of clay and then tapped with a paddle to achieve a faceted texture. The interior is repeatedly stamped with a pattern suggestive of rippling water, encouraging the glaze to flow and drip with irregular movement and color variance. The rounded rim is left unglazed, the raw earthenware texture set in contrast to the glossy finish of the sides. Today, the monumental pot...
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Planters, Cachepots and Jardinières
Materials
Earthenware
Chinese Full Moon Stone Trough, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
Once used on a provincial Chinese farm to hold water or animal feed, this early 19th-century stone trough is celebrated today for its organic form and rustic authenticity. The large ...
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Organic Modern Planters and Jardinieres
Materials
Stone
Chinese Peony Mediation Stone
Located in Chicago, IL
Sourced from Henan province, this sculptural meditation stone looks as if it were sprinkled with a flurry of peony blossoms, the result of flower-like aggregates of lighter-colored f...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Organic Modern Natural Specimens
Materials
Stone
Chinese Half Moon Stone Trough, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
Once used on a provincial Chinese farm to hold water or animal feed, this early 19th-century stone trough is celebrated today for its organic form and rustic authenticity. Hand-chise...
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Rustic Planters, Cachepots and Jardinières
Materials
Limestone
Chinese Oval Stone Trough, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
A rustic stone trough such as this was once a common sight in courtyards throughout rural China, filled with grain or water for chickens and other barnyard fowl. Chiseled from a bloc...
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Chinese Rustic Planters and Jardinieres
Materials
Limestone
Chinese Prosperity Stone Disc, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
This round stone disc originated in Shanxi province as an early 20th-century threshing wheel. Secured to a wooden axel that ran through the center, the stone was rolled across stalks...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Organic Modern Mounted Objects
Materials
Limestone, Steel
Chinese Teardrop Stone Trough, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
This stone basin was carved by hand nearly two centuries ago, sculpted from solid limestone with irregular texture and an asymmetrical teardrop shape. A pattern of chiseled grooves a...
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Organic Modern Planters and Jardinieres
Materials
Limestone
Petite Chinese Stone Water Trough, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
Once used on a provincial Chinese farm to hold water or animal feed, this early 19th-century stone trough is celebrated today for its organic form and rustic authenticity. The petite...
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Rustic Planters, Cachepots and Jardinières
Materials
Limestone
Chinese Stone Kitchen Mortar, c. 1800
Located in Chicago, IL
Carved from a single block of granite, this stone vessel is an early 19th century mortar once used in a Chinese kitchen to grind spices, herbs, and other condiments. Chisel marks tex...
Category
Antique Early 19th Century Chinese Minimalist Planters, Cachepots and Ja...
Materials
Granite
Chinese Stone Garden Trough, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
Once a common sight in courtyards throughout rural China, this textured stone vessel was used as a grain or water trough for chickens and other barnyard fowl. Chiseled from a block o...
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Minimalist Planters and Jardinieres
Materials
Granite
Chinese Stone Garden Trough, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
Once a common sight in courtyards throughout rural China, this textured stone vessel was used as a grain or water trough for chickens and other barnyard fowl. Chiseled from a block o...
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Organic Modern Planters, Cachepots and ...
Materials
Granite
Chinese Stone Garden Trough, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
Once a common sight in courtyards throughout rural China, this textured stone vessel was used as a grain or water trough for chickens and other barnyard fowl. Chiseled from a block o...
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Rustic Planters, Cachepots and Jardinières
Materials
Granite
Chinese Stone Garden Trough, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
Once a common sight in courtyards throughout rural China, this textured stone vessel was used as a grain or water trough for chickens and other barnyard fowl. Chiseled from a block o...
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Organic Modern Planters and Jardinieres
Materials
Granite
Chinese Stone Garden Trough, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
Once a common sight in courtyards throughout rural China, this textured stone vessel was used as a grain or water trough for chickens and other barnyard fowl. Chiseled from a block o...
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Rustic Planters and Jardinieres
Materials
Granite
Chinese Stone Garden Trough, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
Once a common sight in courtyards throughout rural China, this textured stone vessel was used as a grain or water trough for chickens and other barnyard fowl. Chiseled from a block o...
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Organic Modern Planters and Jardinieres
Materials
Granite
Chinese Stone Garden Trough, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
Once a common sight in courtyards throughout rural China, this textured stone vessel was used as a grain or water trough for chickens and other barnyard fowl. Chiseled from a block o...
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Rustic Planters and Jardinieres
Materials
Granite
Chinese Stone Garden Trough, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
Once a common sight in courtyards throughout rural China, this textured stone vessel was used as a grain or water trough for chickens and other barnyard fowl. Chiseled from a block o...
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Rustic Planters and Jardinieres
Materials
Granite
Chinese Meditation Dream Stone
Located in Chicago, IL
A well-chosen stone is the focal point of both a traditional Chinese garden and a scholar's studio - evoking the complexities of nature and inspiring creative thought. In the spirit ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Organic Modern Natural Specimens
Materials
Stone, Steel
Pair of Chinese Black Lacquer Tapered Cabinets, c. 1840
Located in Chicago, IL
With simplicity of form and an understated presence, these elegant lacquer cabinets exemplify the timeless appeal of classical Chinese furniture. Used in traditional homes in lieu of...
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Wardrobes and Armoires
Materials
Elm
Chinese Lacquered Happiness Box with Birds & Blossoms, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
This finely lacquered box was once presented as a gift, filled with popular snacks like roasted melon seeds, dried fruit, and cinnamon-toasted soy beans. Dated to the late 19th centu...
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Chinese Qing Decorative Boxes
Materials
Bone, Mother-of-Pearl, Wood, Lacquer
Pair of Chinese Chrysanthemum Lady's Chair, c. 1800
Located in Chicago, IL
This charming lady's chair dates to the early 19th century and is an armless variation on the classic Chinese 'southern official's hat chair.' The side chair is crafted of elm (yumu)...
Category
Antique Early 19th Century Chinese Qing Side Chairs
Materials
Elm
Chinese Full Moon Chopping Stool, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
This 19th-century tri-leg stool from China's Shanxi province charms with its top-heavy form and timeworn texture. Crafted of elm with mortise-and-tenon joinery, the robust stool stan...
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Stools
Materials
Elm
Chinese Oblong Stone Trough, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
Once used on a provincial Chinese farm to hold water or animal feed, this 19th-century stone trough is celebrated today for its organic form and rustic authenticity. Hand-carved from...
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Minimalist Planters and Jardinieres
Materials
Granite
Pastoral Chinese Trailing Vines Coffer, c. 1920
Located in Chicago, IL
This rustic four-door coffer from the early 20th century balances modern simplicity with humble, timeworn materials. Attributed to artisans of Xinjiang province in Western China, the...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Bohemian Sideboards
Materials
Pine
Chinese Dou Rice Measure, c. 1900
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. The rice measure has a square form with tapered sides...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Decorative Baskets
Materials
Iron
Chinese Polychrome Lucky Fish
Located in Chicago, IL
Hand-crafted from reclaimed wood, this artisanal koi sculpture is a traditional symbol of harmony and luck. For Buddhists, such a fish represents a freedom from all restraints. The f...
Category
20th Century Chinese Folk Art Animal Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Patched Side Table
Located in Chicago, IL
The round top of this rustic, tri-leg side table is an antique wooden cart wheel, repurposed from an early 20th century ox-drawn wagon or far...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Organic Modern Side Tables
Materials
Pine, Reclaimed Wood
Patched Side Table
Located in Chicago, IL
The round top of this rustic, tri-leg side table is an antique wooden cart wheel, repurposed from an early 20th century ox-drawn wagon or far...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Organic Modern Side Tables
Materials
Pine, Reclaimed Wood
Chinese Woven Garden Basket, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
It is easy to imagine someone, long ago, gathering a harvest from their garden or strolling to the market with this beautiful basket tucked under their arm. Hand-woven of young willo...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Rustic Decorative Baskets
Materials
Willow, Bentwood
Pastoral Chinese Four Door Coffer, c. 1920
Located in Chicago, IL
This rustic four-door coffer from the early 20th century balances modern simplicity with humble, timeworn materials. Attributed to artisans of Xinjiang province in Western China, the...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Bohemian Sideboards
Materials
Pine
Chinese Dou Rice Measure, c. 1900
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. The rice measure has a square form with tapered sides...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Rustic Decorative Baskets
Materials
Elm
Chinese Woven Garden Basket, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
It is easy to imagine someone, long ago, gathering a harvest from their garden or strolling to the market with this beautiful basket tucked under their arm. Hand-woven of young willo...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Rustic Decorative Baskets
Materials
Bentwood, Willow
Patched Side Table
Located in Chicago, IL
The round top of this rustic, tri-leg side table is an antique wooden cart wheel, repurposed from an early 20th century ox-drawn wagon or far...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Rustic Side Tables
Materials
Pine, Reclaimed Wood
Chinese Blue & White Jar with First Scholar
Located in Chicago, IL
Loosely brushed with cobalt blue pigments, this round, blue-and-white storage jar is underglazed with a celebratory procession of young boys leading a mythical qilin. Also known as k...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Chinese Export Jars
Materials
Porcelain
Chinese Interlocking Limestone Drum
Located in Chicago, IL
Drum-form stools such as this were traditionally used in gardens and outdoor pavilions where upper class scholars read, wrote, gathered for discussion and, in general, developed thei...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Minimalist Side Tables
Materials
Limestone
Black & White Peony Mediation Stone
Located in Chicago, IL
Sourced from Henan province, this sculptural meditation stone looks as if it were sprinkled with a flurry of peony blossoms, the result of flower-like aggregates of lighter-colored f...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Organic Modern Natural Specimens
Materials
Stone
Chinese Swirled Wood Brush Pot
Located in Chicago, IL
This petite wooden vessel is sculpted in the manner of a traditional Chinese brush pot, a container used to hold calligraphy brushes and tools in a scholars' studio. Placed alongside...
Category
20th Century Chinese Organic Modern Planters, Cachepots and Jardinières
Materials
Wood
"Chasm" Root Sculpture
Located in Chicago, IL
A striking silhouette elevates this gnarled rootwood object into an incredible natural sculpture. The organic root form recalls the tradition of Chinese scholars' rocks, or gongshi, ...
Category
20th Century Chinese Organic Modern Natural Specimens
Materials
Wood
Chinese Ho Ho Boy Water Dropper, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
This curious object is a late 19th-century Chinese water dropper, a calligraphy accessory that would have been found upon a scholar's painting ta...
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Chinese Qing Scholar's Objects
Materials
Porcelain
Pair of Chinese Famille Verte Vases with Ancient Censers, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
During the 18th century, Europeans provided an eager market for Chinese export porcelain, especially the colorful and fanciful ware known as “famille verte.” Named for a palette of o...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Vases
Materials
Porcelain
Chinese Kitchen Charm Cabinet, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
This provincial tapered cabinet dates to the early 20th century and was once used in a rural Chinese kitchen to store dish ware, baskets and other kitchen supplies. Crafted of pine with traditional mortise-and-tenon joinery, the tall cabinet has a lightweight design with a tapered A-frame, an overhung top and plenty of storage, including two drawers and two enclosed compartments.
The upper compartment opens by two central doors secured with a brass latch on chrysanthemum plates...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Rustic Cabinets
Materials
Pine
"Crashing Wave" Root Sculpture
Located in Chicago, IL
A striking silhouette elevates this gnarled rootwood object into an incredible natural sculpture. The organic root form recalls the tradition of Chinese scholars' rocks, or gongshi, ...
Category
20th Century Chinese Organic Modern Natural Specimens
Materials
Wood
