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Early 20th Century Pair of Chinese Ancestral Paintings in Custom Frames
Located in Lambertville, NJ
Early 20th century pair of Chinese ancestral paintings in custom frames. Nice antique pair with
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Early 20th Century Chinese Paintings

Materials

Paint

Chinese Four Figures Ancestral Portrait Painting
Located in New York, NY
Chinese School, Four Figures Ancestral Portrait Painting, Ink on Paper, depicting four seated women
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Export Paintings

Materials

Paper

Antique Chinese Imperial Emperor Ancestral Painting
Located in San Diego, CA
Wonderful large antique Chinese Imperial Emperor ancestral painting. Hand-painted original work on
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Chinese Paintings

Monumental Chinese Ancestral Matriarch Scroll Portrait Painting
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Monumental Chinese Qing ancestor scroll portrait painting of a high ranking official or Imperial
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Antique Late 19th Century Chinese Qing Paintings

Materials

Linen, Silk, Plexiglass, Wood, Lacquer, Paper

Antique Chinese Imperial Emperor Ancestral Painting on Silk
Located in Miami, FL
Antique 19th century painting on silk depicting a Ming Dynasty Chinese emperor. Beautifully
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Ming Paintings

Materials

Silk, Wood, Paint

Chinese Patriarch and Matriarch Ancestral Scroll Painting
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Magnificent Chinese scroll ancestor painting showing patriarch and matriarch of a high ranking
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Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Paintings and Screens

Materials

Paper, Wood, Paint

Monumental Chinese Ancestral Portrait, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
Reflecting the role that ancestor worship played in Chinese culture, this Qing-dynasty painting
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Antique Late 19th Century Chinese Qing Paintings

Materials

Linen

Sublime Pair of Antique Chinese Ancestral Portrait Hand Painted Glass Paintings
Located in GB
Antique Chinese Ancestral Portraits which have been hand reverse painted on to the back of glass Please
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20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Paintings and Screens

Materials

Glass

Lovely Pair of Antique Chinese Ancestral Portrait Hand Painted Glass Paintings
Located in GB
Antique Chinese Ancestral Portraits which have been hand reverse painted on to the back of glass Please
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20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Paintings and Screens

Materials

Glass

Antique 19th Century Chinese Ancestral Scroll Paintings Two Panel Folding Screen
Located in Rochester, NY
Antique Chinese artist signed ancestral scholar figure scroll paintings incorporated into a two
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Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Paintings and Screens

Materials

Grasscloth, Wood, Paper, Fabric, Silk

Chinese Ancestral Portrait Painting Oil Scroll Canvas Part of Suite, circa 1880
Located in GB
We are delighted to offer for sale this very rare Chinese ancestral oil on canvas family painting
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Antique 1880s Chinese Qing Paintings and Screens

Materials

Canvas

LARGE 138X114CM ANTIQUE CHINESE ANCESTRAL PORTRAIT WITH LOVELY BLACK FRAMe
Located in GB
Chinese Ancestral Portrait on the original paper with a lovely glazed frame I have a small selection of
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Antique Early 1900s Chinese Chinoiserie Paintings

Materials

Plywood

LARGE PAIR OF 133X78CM ANTIQUE CHINESE ANCESTRAL PORTRAITS WITH GOLD BORDERs
Located in GB
We are delighted to offer for sale this lovely pair of Antique Chinese Ancestral Portraits on the
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Antique Early 1900s Chinese Chinoiserie Paintings

Materials

Plywood

EXTRA LARGE 162X113CM ANTIQUE CHINESE ANCESTRAL PORTRAIT WITH LOVELY BLACK FRAMe
Located in GB
Chinese Ancestral Portrait on the original paper with a lovely glazed frame Please note the delivery fee
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Antique Early 1900s Chinese Chinoiserie Paintings

Materials

Plywood

Qing Dynasty Late 19th Century Chinese Ancestral Portrait of a Seated Woman
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A beautifully painted Ancestral Painting from the Qing Dynasty period, late 19th Century. The
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Qing Paintings

Materials

Paper, Paint, Wood

Qing Dynasty 19th Century Ancestral Group Painting on Hand Painted Parchment
Located in Yonkers, NY
A Chinese Qing Dynasty period painting from the 19th century of an ancestral group portrait in
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Qing Paintings

Materials

Plexiglass, Wood, Parchment Paper

Early Monumental Framed Chinese Ancestral Portraits -Guache on Paper , 76”h - S/
Located in Kennesaw, GA
This is a set of early Chinese ancestral portraits, male and female. The medium is guache on paper
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Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Paintings and Screens

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Plexiglass, Wood, Paint, Paper

Large Painted Chinese Ancestral Portraits Grasscloth & Faux Bamboo Frames - S/2
Located in Kennesaw, GA
These hand painted Chinese hand painted ancestral portrait are antique scrolls in mid-century
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Early 20th Century Asian Qing Paintings

Materials

Grasscloth, Wood, Paint, Paper

Qing Dynasty Era Ancestral Portrait
Located in New York, NY
Painted in the 19th Century during the Qing Dynasty era, this portrait honors 4 members of an esteemed Mandarin family. It is rendered beautifully in watercolors and gouaches on pape...
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Antique Early 19th Century Chinese Paintings

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Glass, Wood, Paint, Paper

Qing Dynasty Era Ancestral Portrait
Qing Dynasty Era Ancestral Portrait
H 57.5 in W 39 in D 1.5 in
Large Custom Framed Hand Painted Chinese Multi-figural Ancestral Portrait
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Large custom framed hand painted Chinese ancestral portrait with one female and 3 male figures
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Antique Late 19th Century Asian Qing Paintings and Screens

Materials

Acrylic, Paper

Japanese Chinese Asian Two-Panel Byobu Folding Screen Ancestral Immortal Figures
Located in Studio City, CA
A gorgeous, quite large, boldly colored, and alluring hand-painted two-panel Chinese/Japanese/Asian
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20th Century Paintings and Screens

Materials

Gold Leaf

Large Chinese Ancestor Portrait Hanging Scroll Painting
Located in Greenwich, CT
Qing Dynasty Chinese Ancestral Portrait, 19th Century, Ancestor officer commemorate portrait and
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Qing Paintings and Screens

Materials

Paper

Chinese Qing Dynasty Ancestor Imperial Officer Hanging Scroll Painting
Located in Greenwich, CT
Qing Dynasty Chinese Ancestral Imperial Officer's Portrait, 19th Century, The imperial officer
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Qing Paintings and Screens

Materials

Quartz

Monumental Chinese Ancestor Portrait, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
Reflecting the role that ancestor worship played in Chinese culture, this Qing-dynasty painting
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20th Century Qing Figurative Paintings

Materials

Linen, Wood, Paint, Pigment

Chinese Contemporary Art by Liu Ziyu - Forest
Located in Paris, IDF
Oil on canvas Liu Ziyu is a Chinese artist born in 1978 who lives and works in Beijing, China. He
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2010s Land Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Ritual Devotion (chinese lake, geranium lake)
By Anastasia Pelias
Located in New Orleans, LA
the dual cultural identity of both her native and ancestral roots in New Orleans, LA and Skopelos
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2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Chinese Contemporary Art by Liu Ziyu - Hometown Path
Located in Paris, IDF
Oil on canvas Liu Ziyu is a Chinese artist born in 1978 who lives and works in Beijing, China. He
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2010s Abstract Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Chinese Contemporary Art by Liu Ziyu - Summer Wildflowers 3
Located in Paris, IDF
Oil on canvas Liu Ziyu is a Chinese artist born in 1978 who lives and works in Beijing, China. He
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2010s Abstract Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Chinese Contemporary Art by Liu Ziyu - Forest in Sunlight
Located in Paris, IDF
Oil on canvas Liu Ziyu is a Chinese artist born in 1978 who lives and works in Beijing, China. He
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2010s Land Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Chinese Contemporary Art by Liu Ziyu - Summer Wildflowers 1
Located in Paris, IDF
Oil on canvas Liu Ziyu is a Chinese artist born in 1978 who lives and works in Beijing, China. He
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2010s Land Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Chinese Contemporary Art by Liu Ziyu - Forest After Snow
Located in Paris, IDF
Oil on canvas Liu Ziyu is a Chinese artist born in 1978 who lives and works in Beijing, China. He
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2010s Land Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Chinese Contemporary Art by Liu Ziyu - Summer Wildflowers 2
Located in Paris, IDF
Oil on canvas Liu Ziyu is a Chinese artist born in 1978 who lives and works in Beijing, China. He
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2010s Land Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Monumental Chinese Ancestor Portrait Scroll, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
excellent example of ancestral portraiture and points to the central role ancestor worship played in Chinese
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Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Paintings and Screens

Materials

Fabric

Chinese Contemporary Art by Liu Ziyu - Landscape on the River Bank
Located in Paris, IDF
Oil on canvas Liu Ziyu is a Chinese artist born in 1978 who lives and works in Beijing, China. He
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2010s Land Landscape Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Pair of Framed Chinese Ancestor Portraits, circa 1880s
Located in Chicago, IL
Believing that the departed continue to hold influence over the lives of the living, many Chinese
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Antique Late 19th Century Chinese Qing Paintings and Screens

Materials

Paper

Pair of Framed Chinese Ancestor Portraits, Ink and Pigment on Paper, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
Believing that the departed continue to hold influence over the lives of the living, many Chinese
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Mid-19th Century Qing Portrait Paintings

Materials

Ink, Pigment, Paper

Monumental Hand Painted Chinese Scroll With Ancestors In Custom Frame
Located in Bridgeport, CT
A monumental hand painted Chinese work depicting 11 male and female multi-generational ancestral
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Qing Paintings and Screens

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Silk, Acrylic, Wood, Paper

"Of Space & Feathers", Lightness of Being, Abstract Expressionist Painting
By Annie Tremsal
Located in Clermont-Ferrand, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
her works but also by the variety of media she uses (steel, Chinese paper, canvas, fabric, wood
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2010s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas

Chinese Qing Dynasty Ancestor Portrait, Senior Official First Rank, 19th Century
Located in San Francisco, CA
An impressively sized 19th century Chinese Qing dynasty ancestral portrait painting of a senior
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Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Paintings and Screens

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Silk, Bamboo, Glass, Wood, Paint, Paper

"Of Rose & Flight", White, Ocean Blue, Golden Abstract Expressionist Painting
By Annie Tremsal
Located in Clermont-Ferrand, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
her works but also by the variety of media she uses (steel, Chinese paper, canvas, fabric, wood
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2010s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas

Chinese Contemporary Art by Liu Ziyu - Harvest Season
Located in Paris, IDF
Ink on paper Liu Ziyu is a Chinese artist born in 1978 who lives and works in Beijing, China. He
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2010s Abstract Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Ink

Chinese Contemporary Art by Liu Ziyu - Early Morning
Located in Paris, IDF
Ink on paper Liu Ziyu is a Chinese artist born in 1978 who lives and works in Beijing, China. He
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2010s Abstract Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Ink

Chinese Contemporary Art by Liu Ziyu - Leisurely Bunny
Located in Paris, IDF
Ink on paper Liu Ziyu is a Chinese artist born in 1978 who lives and works in Beijing, China. He
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2010s Abstract Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Ink

Chinese Contemporary Art by Liu Ziyu - Lakeside Scenery
Located in Paris, IDF
Ink on paper Liu Ziyu is a Chinese artist born in 1978 who lives and works in Beijing, China. He
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2010s Abstract Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Ink

Chinese Contemporary Art by Liu Ziyu - Street of Hometown
Located in Paris, IDF
Ink on paper Liu Ziyu is a Chinese artist born in 1978 who lives and works in Beijing, China. He
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2010s Abstract Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Ink

Chinese Contemporary Art by Liu Ziyu - Bound for Spring
Located in Paris, IDF
Ink on paper Liu Ziyu is a Chinese artist born in 1978 who lives and works in Beijing, China. He
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2010s Abstract Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Ink

Chinese Contemporary Art by Liu Ziyu - Forest After Snow
Located in Paris, IDF
Ink on paper Liu Ziyu is a Chinese artist born in 1978 who lives and works in Beijing, China. He
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2010s Abstract Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Ink

Chinese Contemporary Art by Liu Ziyu - Landscape After Snow
Located in Paris, IDF
Ink on paper Liu Ziyu is a Chinese artist born in 1978 who lives and works in Beijing, China. He
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2010s Abstract Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Ink

Chinese Contemporary Art by Liu Ziyu - Under the Banana Tree
Located in Paris, IDF
Ink on paper Liu Ziyu is a Chinese artist born in 1978 who lives and works in Beijing, China. He
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2010s Abstract Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Ink

Chinese Contemporary Art by Liu Ziyu - Market by the Sea
Located in Paris, IDF
Ink on paper Liu Ziyu is a Chinese artist born in 1978 who lives and works in Beijing, China. He
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2010s Abstract Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Ink

Chinese Contemporary Art by Liu Ziyu - Spring in the Suburbs
Located in Paris, IDF
Ink on paper Liu Ziyu is a Chinese artist born in 1978 who lives and works in Beijing, China. He
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2010s Abstract Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Ink

Chinese Contemporary Art by Liu Ziyu - Rabbits Get Fat in Autumn
Located in Paris, IDF
Ink on paper Liu Ziyu is a Chinese artist born in 1978 who lives and works in Beijing, China. He
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2010s Abstract Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Ink

Chinese Contemporary Art by Liu Ziyu - The Scenery of Coconut Grove
Located in Paris, IDF
Ink on paper Liu Ziyu is a Chinese artist born in 1978 who lives and works in Beijing, China. He
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2010s Abstract Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Ink

Chinese Contemporary Art by Liu Ziyu - The Train is Coming from Afar
Located in Paris, IDF
Ink on paper Liu Ziyu is a Chinese artist born in 1978 who lives and works in Beijing, China. He
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2010s Abstract Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Ink

Chinese Contemporary Art by Liu Ziyu - Resting by the Green Grass Stream
Located in Paris, IDF
Ink on paper Liu Ziyu is a Chinese artist born in 1978 who lives and works in Beijing, China. He
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2010s Abstract Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Ink

because i love you
By Anastasia Pelias
Located in New Orleans, LA
medium: china marker on Arches paper Anastasia Pelias was born in New Orleans, LA to Greek
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2010s Contemporary Paintings

Automatic (pink, silver, gold, green)
By Anastasia Pelias
Located in New Orleans, LA
the dual cultural identity of both her native and ancestral roots in New Orleans, LA and Skopelos
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Paintings

Materials

Gesso, Paper, Oil Crayon

Prepare to Celebrate
By Mian Situ
Located in Pasadena, CA
energy, this beautiful oil painting by Mian Situ is brilliantly executed and appears to emanate its own
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2010s Realist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Prepare to Celebrate
Prepare to Celebrate
H 37 in W 31 in D 1.75 in
Les maisons by Kimura Chuta, Abstract Impressionism, New School of Paris
Located in PARIS, FR
into a middle-class family with an ancestral Samurai background. From the age of 13, he took drawing
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1970s Abstract Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil

Paysage by Kimura Chuta, Abstract Impressionism, New School of Paris
Located in PARIS, FR
into a middle-class family with an ancestral Samurai background. From the age of 13, he took drawing
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1980s Abstract Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil

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Chinese Ancestral Paintings For Sale on 1stDibs

Find a variety of Chinese ancestral paintings available on 1stDibs. Frequently made of paper, fabric and wood, all Chinese ancestral paintings available were constructed with great care. Chinese ancestral paintings have been made for many years, and versions that date back to the 18th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 20th Century. Folk Art Chinese ancestral paintings are consistently popular styles.

How Much are Chinese Ancestral Paintings?

Prices for Chinese ancestral paintings start at $750 and top out at $20,000 with the average selling for $3,180.
Questions About Chinese Ancestral Paintings
  • 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
    Chinese ancestor paintings are portraits of the deceased ancestors of a Chinese family. These portraits would be done by an artist to honor and remember their ancestors, and legend had it that if these paintings were properly cared for, the ancestors would bring fortune to the family. Shop an array of Chinese ancestor paintings on 1stDibs.
  • Lotus Gallery
    Lotus GallerySeptember 23, 2020

    Yes, you can paint your Chinese cabinet, though unless it is in poor condition, doing so is usually frowned upon. You will have to sand down the surface beforehand, as most Chinese cabinets have a lacquer finish.

  • PAGODA RED
    PAGODA REDOctober 7, 2020

    One of the esteemed pursuits of the traditional Chinese scholar was landscape painting, known generally as shān shuǐ. Capturing the beauty of nature within a balanced composition is considered a conceptual feat achieved only by the hand of a master.