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Chinese Scholar's Inkstone with Fu Lion Protector
Located in Chicago, IL
Scholarly pursuits such as painting, calligraphy, and poetry were a highly respected and revered subculture in ancient China, and demanded their own set of tools that were not only f...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Scholar's Objects
Materials
Stone
Fine Chinese Hardwood Tea Tray, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
This 19th-century serving tray exemplifies Qing-dynasty refinement with simplicity of form and an emphasis on natural materials. Crafted of a darkly colored hardwood, the elegant tra...
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Minimalist More Asian Art, Objects and ...
Materials
Hardwood
Petite Chinese Celadon Dish c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
Described by ancient Chinese as a “full moon dyed with spring water,” celadon ware has long been prized for its luminous transparency and delicate blue-green coloring. This petite ce...
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Chinese Qing Ceramics
Materials
Porcelain
Petite Chinese Celadon Dish c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
Described by ancient Chinese as a “full moon dyed with spring water,” celadon ware has long been prized for its luminous transparency and delicate blue-green coloring. This petite ce...
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Chinese Qing Ceramics
Materials
Porcelain
Petite Chinese Blue & White Droplet Bowl, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
An everyday example of Chinese blue-and-white ceramics, this petite footed dish from the late Qing dynasty is appreciated for its refined simplicity and charming imperfections. The s...
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Pair of Chinese Gilt Teacups with White Cranes, c. 1930
Located in Chicago, IL
Tea drinking has been an integral part of Chinese culture for centuries, resulting in a wide range of social customs and material traditions both practical and decorative. This pair ...
Category
Vintage 1930s Chinese Art Deco Decorative Dishes and Vide-Poche
Materials
Porcelain
Chinese Red on White Longevity Teacup
Located in Chicago, IL
Tea drinking has been an integral part of Chinese culture for centuries, resulting in a wide range of social customs and material traditions both practical and decorative. This fine ...
Category
20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Decorative Dishes and Vide-Poche
Materials
Porcelain
Oval Puddingstone Tray
Located in Chicago, IL
Uniquely patterned, this exceptional tray is hand carved from puddingstone. Named for its intriguing patterning, the conglomerate stone is embedded with pebbles of different minerals...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Organic Modern Decorative Dishes a...
Materials
Stone
Chinese Folk Painted Rooster Tray
Located in Chicago, IL
This lacquered serving tray is crafted with a hand-painted panel salvaged from a vintage Chinese cabinet. Selected for its charming folk art decoration, the found panel is painted wi...
Category
Mid-20th Century Chinese Folk Art Decorative Dishes and Vide-Poche
Materials
Pine
Chinese Folk Painted Tray with Railway Scene
Located in Chicago, IL
This lacquered serving tray is crafted with a hand-painted panel salvaged from a vintage Chinese cabinet. Selected for its charming folk art decoration, the found panel is painted wi...
Category
Mid-20th Century Chinese Folk Art Decorative Dishes and Vide-Poche
Materials
Pine
Rose Inkstone Soap Dish
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
20th Century Chinese More Asian Art, Objects and Furniture
Materials
Stone
Chinese Blue & White Floral Plate, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
An everyday example of Chinese blue-and-white porcelain, this 19th-century porcelain plate charms with expressive cobalt-blue decoration, sparsely brushed against a blue-grey field. ...
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Ceramics
Materials
Porcelain
Pair of Japanese Red Lacquer Footed Bowls
Located in Chicago, IL
Lightweight and compact, this pair of small footed bowls or bowl lids exemplify the classic Japanese lacquer dishware used daily for food and drink. A glossy red lacquer finish coats...
Category
20th Century Japanese Minimalist Decorative Dishes and Vide-Poche
Materials
Wood
Petite Chinese Mirror Tray, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
Simple lines, a modest form, and a layer of hand-brushed lacquer give this petite wooden tray a provincial charm that recalls the warmth of home. Rich with character, the square tray...
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Rustic Decorative Dishes and Vide-Poche
Materials
Mirror, Pine
Pair of Japanese Red & Black Lacquer Bowls
Located in Chicago, IL
Lightweight and compact, this pair of small bowls is an example of the classic Japanese lacquer dishware used daily for food and drink. Each bowl has a simple silhouette, shaped with...
Category
20th Century Japanese Minimalist Decorative Dishes and Vide-Poche
Materials
Wood
Chinese Hardwood Opium Tray, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
By the 18th century, opium use had become as central to Chinese social life as taking tea or smoking tobacco, fostering a subculture rich with its own customs, traditions, and exquis...
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Minimalist Platters and Serveware
Materials
Hardwood
Chinese Blue & White Floral Plate, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
An everyday example of Chinese blue-and-white porcelain, this 19th-century porcelain plate charms with expressive cobalt-blue decoration, sparsely brushed with deep pigmentation agai...
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Ceramics
Materials
Porcelain
Chinese Blue & White Floral Plate, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
An everyday example of Chinese blue-and-white porcelain, this 19th-century porcelain plate charms with expressive cobalt-blue decoration, sparsely brushed against a blue-grey field. ...
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Ceramics
Materials
Porcelain
Petite Chinese Tea Tray, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
Simple lines, a modest form, and a layer of hand-brushed lacquer give this petite Qing-dynasty tray a provincial charm that recalls the warmth of home. Rich with character, the squar...
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Rustic Platters and Serveware
Materials
Wood
Pair of Petite Japanese Red Lacquer Dishes
Located in Chicago, IL
Lightweight and compact, this pair of small footed dishes or bowl lids exemplify the classic Japanese lacquer dishware used daily for food and drink. Each dish is simply shaped a wit...
Category
20th Century Japanese Meiji Decorative Dishes and Vide-Poche
Materials
Lacquer, Wood
Set of Four Petite Japanese Blue & White Inban Dishes
Located in Chicago, IL
These petite Japanese dishes are patterned with a bright, cobalt blue design of flowers and leaves, arranged to form a large, five-petal plum or cherry blossom. A type of porcelain w...
Category
Mid-20th Century Japanese Chinese Export Decorative Dishes and Vide-Poche
Materials
Porcelain
Petite Chinese Mirror Tray, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
Simple lines, a modest form, and a layer of hand-brushed lacquer give this petite Qing-dynasty tray a provincial charm that recalls the warmth of home. The beveled frame is brushed w...
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Rustic Decorative Dishes and Vide-Poche
Materials
Mirror, Pine
Burmese Red Lacquer Tray
Located in Chicago, IL
This round tray dates to the early 20th century and is a simple example of Burmese lacquerware. The tray is formed of thin bamboo strips that have been woven and coiled into shape, h...
Category
Early 20th Century Burmese Minimalist Platters and Serveware
Materials
Bamboo
Burmese Red Lacquer Divided Tray
Located in Chicago, IL
This round tray dates to the early 20th century and is a simple example of Burmese lacquerware. The tray is formed of thin bamboo strips that have been woven and coiled into shape, h...
Category
Early 20th Century Burmese Platters and Serveware
Materials
Bamboo
Petite Red Lacquer Mirror Tray, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
Simple lines, a modest form, and layers of hand-brushed red lacquer give this petite Qing-dynasty tray a timeless, provincial charm. The square tray has developed great character fro...
Category
Antique 19th Century Chinese Organic Modern Decorative Dishes and Vide-P...
Materials
Mirror, Pine
Chinese Pewter Folding Dish
Located in Chicago, IL
This hand held pewter dish is an excellent example of fine Chinese metalwork of the 20th century. During the Qing dynasty, pewter craftsmen experimented with new techniques, showing ...
Category
20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Decorative Dishes and Vide-Poche
Materials
Pewter
Chinese Raw Stone Mortar, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
This stone mortar from the early 20th century was once used in a provincial kitchen to grind herbs, spices, rice, and other foods. Hand-carved from a solid block of limestone, the mortar has a minimally worked form that preserves the natural beauty of the stone. With minimalist appeal and a raw, unworked texture, the mortar is fantastic as a sculptural vessel or a tabletop planter...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Rustic Planters, Cachepots and Jardinières
Materials
Limestone
Provincial Chinese Blue and White Plate, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
This mid-19th century footed plate is decorated in the blue-and-white style with a pattern of stamped geometric and curvilinear motifs. At the center of the plate is a starburst meda...
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Decorative Dishes and Vide-Poche
Materials
Ceramic
Chinese Bronze Vessel with Tripod Feet, c. 1750
Located in Chicago, IL
This 18th century bronze vessel with tripod feet was crafted by hand in a traditional Chinese shape known as "ding," that dates back to 1600 BC. Tripod bowls were originally used for making religious offerings to ancestral gods. This ding is mounted on a finely carved hardwood...
Category
Antique Mid-18th Century Chinese Qing Decorative Dishes and Vide-Poche
Materials
Bronze
Mirrored Chinese Tea Tray with Floral Carvings, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
Dovetail joinery and carved floral scrollwork add charming detail to the simple lines of this century-old provincial tray. The rectangular tray has developed great character from years of serving tea, likely for friends and family gathered on traditional kang daybeds. We've installed a smoked rose colored...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Organic Modern Platters and Serveware
Materials
Mirror, Pine
Chinese Blue and White Mythical Bowl with Deer
Located in Chicago, IL
Beautiful to behold yet liable to dart away at any moment, the deer is an apt symbol of wealth and prosperity. On this bowl, the artist used rapid and free-flowing brushwork to depic...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Chinese Export Ceramics
Materials
Porcelain
Provincial Chinese Farm Tray, circa 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
This early-20th century wooden tray from northern China charms with rustic texture and asymmetric form. hand carved from a single block of wood, the tray has a rectangular shape with...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Rustic Platters and Serveware
Materials
Wood
Provincial Farm Tray, C. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
This wooden farm tray from northern China charms with its rustic finish and asymmetrical form. Hand-carved from a single block of wood, the large tray is truly one-of-a-kind, shaped ...
Category
Early 20th Century Rustic Serving Pieces
Materials
Wood
Large Provincial Chinese Farm Tray, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
This wooden tray from northern China charms with rustic texture and asymmetric form. Hand-carved from a single block of wood, the tray has an oval shape with rounded corners and tape...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Rustic Decorative Dishes and Vide-Poche
Materials
Wood
Provincial Chinese Farm Tray, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
This wooden farm tray from northern China charms with its rustic finish and asymmetrical form. Hand-carved from a single block of wood, the large tray is truly one-of-a-kind, shaped ...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Rustic Decorative Dishes and Vide-Poche
Materials
Wood
Large Provincial Chinese Farm Tray, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
This wooden farm tray from northern China charms with its rustic finish and asymmetrical form. Hand-carved from a single block of wood, the large tray is truly one-of-a-kind, shaped ...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Rustic Decorative Dishes and Vide-Poche
Materials
Wood
Provincial Chinese Farm Tray, C. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
This wooden farm tray from northern China charms with its rustic finish and asymmetrical form. Hand-carved from a single block of wood, the large tray is truly one-of-a-kind, shaped ...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Rustic Decorative Dishes and Vide-Poche
Materials
Wood
Burmese Yun Lacquer Tray, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
This round tray dates to the early 20th century and is a simple example of Burmese lacquerware. The tray is formed of thin bamboo strips that have been woven and coiled into shape, h...
Category
Early 20th Century Burmese Decorative Dishes and Vide-Poche
Materials
Bamboo
Pair of Chinese Famille Rose Plates with Garden Scenes, 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 rose.” Named for a palette of opaque overglaze enamels that favored roses and pinks, famille rose porcelain ware was crafted with the same technical virtuosity as imperial porcelain but designed for Western tastes.
This pair of fine porcelain dishes is a beautiful example of famille rose, decorated with pastel enamels in a palette of purple, turquoise, and pink. The center of each plate is decorated with a calm scene of a woman and a young boy in a garden, surrounded by flowering plum branches and lingzhi fungi of immortality. The scene is bordered by an all-over purple fish...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Ceramics
Materials
Porcelain
Large Rustic Chinese Tray, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
Carved from pine, this hundred-year-old tray made in northern China charms with its rustic character and simple shape. Marked with use and distinguished by t...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Primitive Decorative Dishes and Vide-Poche
Materials
Elm
Painted Black Lacquer Round Tray
Located in Chicago, IL
This round tray is crafted of a woven bamboo substrate coated in many layers of black lacquer to strengthen the form and create an even finish. The weaving ...
Category
Early 20th Century Southeast Asian Folk Art Platters and Serveware
Materials
Bamboo
Rustic Wooden Tray, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
Carved from a large length of northern elmwood, this primitive tray charms with its humble rustic finish and simple form. Marked with use and traces of ...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Primitive Platters and Serveware
Materials
Elm
"Meng" Pillow by Xie Dong
By Xie Dong
Located in Chicago, IL
Capturing the ephemeral beauty of a pillow recently dimpled with use, Xie Dong’s porcelain pillow sculptures are at once realistic and mysterious. Sculpted with a subtle impression i...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Chinese Footed Offering Bowl with God of War, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
This colorful porcelain bowl dates to the mid-19th century and was originally used as a serving dish for ritual offerings, placed before a home altar and piled high with fruit, baked goods, and other foods. The dish has a shallow cartouche-shaped body and a short footed base decorated with crashing waves.
The dish is painted with overglaze enamels in the famille rose style, with a scene of three mythical figures on a floating, heavenly island. The central figure depicts the 3rd-century warrior Guan Yu, also known as the God of War...
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Decorative Bowls
Materials
Porcelain
Chinese Literati Tea Tray, circa 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
This petite 19th century tray reflects the Qing-dynasty literati's taste for fine materials and balanced proportions. Once used to serve tea or hold scholarly implements, the tray is...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Scholar's Objects
Materials
Hardwood
