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Antique Chinese Rug - Late 19th Century Antique Chinese Rug, Antique Chinese Rug
Located in Sultanahmet, 34
time ago, the first rugs for the imperial court were made in China. That was about 2,000 years ago. The
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Antique Late 19th Century Chinese Chinese and East Asian Rugs

Materials

Wool

Pair Framed 19th Century Chinese School Portrait Paintings Court Figures
Located in London, GB
Two Chinese paintings of figures in court dress 19th century, opaque pigments on paper, each
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Antique 19th Century Paintings

Materials

Paper

4 Chinese Watercolors of Court and Buddhist Scenes
Located in New York, NY
4 Chinese large watercolor paintings of Court and Buddhist scenes in ebonized frames (19th cent
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Paintings and Screens

Materials

Glass, Wood

Japanese Artisans - Silk Dying -Japanese Woodblock Print
By Tosa Mitsuyoshi
Located in Soquel, CA
court paintings, used cartoon-like sketch linework, innovation of historical designs, and excellent
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1920s Edo Landscape Paintings

Materials

Paper, Ink, Woodcut

Court of Qajar Kings Mohammad Ariyaei Contemporary Iranian art painting
By Mohammad Ariyaei
Located in Paris, FR
painting. Spring renewal of traditions still alive. Systematic filling of space, a sort of oriental version
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Paper, Acrylic

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

Chinese New Year Painting, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
framed and finely rendered early 20th century folk painting from Wuqiang features an imperial court
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Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Paintings and Screens

Materials

Paper

Chinese New Year Painting, c. 1900
Chinese New Year Painting, c. 1900
H 78.25 in W 43.5 in D 2.25 in
Chinese Export Reverse Glass Paintings, Set of Four, circa 1825
Located in Kinderhook, NY
A set of four circa 1825 Chinese Export polychrome reverse glass paintings comprised of figural
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Antique Early 19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Paintings

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Glass, Wood, Giltwood, Lacquer, Paint

Mughal Style Miniature Court Scene Painting - Framed - India - 20th Century
Located in Chatham, ON
Mughal style miniature painting - gouache on paper with silver highlights - hand painted
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20th Century Asian Anglo-Indian Paintings and Screens

Materials

Gold Leaf

"Literary Gathering" Chinese Scroll Painting, c. 1923
Located in Chicago, IL
Exquisitely painted with delicate line work and a subdued color palette, this Chinese scroll
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Late 20th Century Chinese Paintings and Screens

Materials

Silk, Paper

Chinese Qing Dynasty 19th Century Official's Wife Painting on Linen Canvas
Located in Yonkers, NY
A Chinese Qing Dynasty period framed painting from the 19th century of an official's wife with bird
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Plexiglass, Wood

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

Antique Chinese Export Qing Dynasty Reverse Painting on Glass of Children 1860
Located in Portland, OR
A very fine antique Qing dynasty Chinese export reverse painting on glass, circa 1860. The painting
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Antique 1860s Chinese Chinese Export Paintings and Screens

Materials

Glass

Chinese Late 18th Century Reverse Painting on Glass in its Original Frame
Located in Hudson, NY
This large reverse painting on glass from China circa 1780 to 1790 depicts a dramatic battle scene
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Antique Late 18th Century Chinese Paintings and Screens

Materials

Glass

Chinese Early Qing Dynasty "Water and Land Ritual" Painting, 17th Century
Located in Austin, TX
An important Chinese 17th century early Qing Dynasty "Water and Land Ritual" painting, mineral
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Antique 17th Century Chinese Qing Paintings and Screens

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Silk, Glass, Giltwood, Paint

Framed Pair of Antique Chinese Qing Dynasty Ancestor Paintings on Silk
Located in Morristown, NJ
these paintings and the photos do not do full justice to them. Family members commissioned ancestor
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Antique Late 19th Century Chinese Qing Paintings and Screens

Materials

Silk, Glass, Wood, Paint

Asian Polychrome Coromandel Black Lacquer Enamel Eight-Panel Court Floor Screen
Located in Germantown, MD
Chinese Polychrome Coromandel Black Lacquer Eight-Panel Court Screen. Comprised of 8 lacquered
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Late 20th Century Chinese Chinoiserie Paintings and Screens

Materials

Enamel

Chinese Trio of Female Musicians Oil Painting on Canvas After Chen Yifei 44"
By Chen Yifei
Located in Dayton, OH
Vintage trio of Chinese woman playing instruments oil painting on canvas after Chen Yifei
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Late 20th Century Chinoiserie Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Paint

Chinese Trio of Woman Playing Bamboo Flutes Oil Painting After Chen Yifei 46"
By Chen Yifei
Located in Dayton, OH
Vintage trio of Chinese woman playing flutes oil painting on canvas after Chen Yifei. Features
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Late 20th Century Chinoiserie Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Paint

Chinese Woman Playing Bamboo Flute Oil Painting on Canvas After Chen Yifei 47"
By Chen Yifei
Located in Dayton, OH
Vintage Chinese woman playing flute oil painting on canvas after Chen Yifei. Features a young
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Late 20th Century Chinoiserie Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Paint

Chinese Ancestor Portrait of a Mandarin Dignitary
Located in Vero Beach, FL
Chinese ancestor portrait of a Mandarin Dignitary. Antique tempera on paper painting of a
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Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Paintings

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Paint, Paper

Watercolor Impressions of Chinese Architecture 17, Original Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA
pigments recall the gentle and light feeling of Chinese freehand ink painting. “Beautiful scenery is not
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21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Interior Drawings and Waterc...

Materials

Watercolor

Chinese Export Eight-Panel Lacquered Coromandel Screen
Located in Tarry Town, NY
gilded court scenes. The reverse features a Chinese landscape scene. The screen measures 96 inches high X
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Mid-20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Paintings and Screens

Materials

Brass

Coral Peonies-original modern realism floral oil painting-contemporary Art
By Robert Lemay
Located in London, Chelsea
"Coral Peonies" by Robert Lemay is a mesmerizing original realism flower painting that captures the
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21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Coral Peonies June 2-original modern realism flowers painting-contemporary Art
By Robert Lemay
Located in London, Chelsea
"Coral Peonies June 2" by Robert Lemay is a captivating original realism flower painting that
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21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Coral Peonies June-original modern realism floral oil painting-contemporary Art
By Robert Lemay
Located in London, Chelsea
"Coral Peonies June I" by Robert Lemay is an exquisite original realism flower painting that
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21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

China Export Watercolour on Pith Paper: A Set of Twelve Processions
Located in London, GB
, following the massive growth in the China Trade in the first quarter of the nineteenth century. Paintings in
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1870s Other Art Style Figurative Paintings

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Watercolor, Rice Paper

Chinese Export Twelve Panel Coromandel Screen Spring in Han Palace
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Monumental Chinese export twelve-panel lacquered coromandel screen depicting the 17th century ming
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20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Paintings and Screens

Materials

Brass

19th Century Chinese Framed Ancestor Portrait, #Ric.P1
Located in Norton, MA
deceased. This 19th-century hand painting depicts a court official and a high-ranking woman and takes care
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Qing Paintings and Screens

Materials

Glass, Wood, Paint, Paper

Large Pair of 19th Century Chinese Framed Ancestor Portraits
Located in Norton, MA
deceased. This pair of Large 19th-century hand paintings depicts a court official and a high-ranking woman
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Qing Paintings and Screens

Materials

Glass, Wood, Paint, Paper

Large 19th Century Chinese Framed Ancestor Portrait, #Ric.P3
Located in Norton, MA
believed to house the spirits of the deceased. This large 19th-century hand painting depicts a court
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Qing Paintings and Screens

Materials

Silk, Glass, Wood, Paint

Large 19th Century Chinese Framed Ancestor Portrait, #Ric.P2
Located in Norton, MA
believed to house the spirits of the deceased. This large 19th-century hand painting depicts a court
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Qing Paintings and Screens

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Glass, Wood, Paint, Silk

Collection of Five 19th Century Chinese Export Gouache Portraits on Pith Paper
Located in London, GB
A Collection of Five 19th Century Chinese Export Gouache Portraits on Pith Paper C.1850 Depicting
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Paintings and Screens

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Paper

Vintage Chinese Six-Panel Gold and Black Screen with Hand-Painted Scenes
Located in Yonkers, NY
A vintage Chinese six-panel gold and black screen with hand-painted court scenes. Immerse yourself
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Mid-20th Century Chinese Paintings and Screens

Materials

Wood

M.Chat - Untitled - Street Art Signed Painting
By M. Chat
Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH
M. CHAT Untitled Painting mounted on canvas Signed Dimensions : 120 x 120 cm including frame Framed
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21st Century and Contemporary Street Art Animal Paintings

Materials

Canvas

Summer Blooming-original modern realism flowers oil painting-contemporary Art
By Robert Lemay
Located in London, Chelsea
"Summer Blooming" by Robert Lemay is a captivating original realism flower painting that brings the
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21st Century and Contemporary Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Ranunculus Study 2-original modern realism flowers oil painting-contemporary art
By Robert Lemay
Located in London, Chelsea
can be found in simplicity. This original still life painting captivates the viewer with its delicate
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21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Fine Original 1830's Signed Oil Painting Portrait of Derby Winner Racehorse
By John Frederick Herring Sr.
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
, including some designs used for the Copeland Spode bone china. In 1840-1841, Herring visited Paris, painting
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1830s English School Animal Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Tall Eight Panel Lacquered Coromandel Chinese Screen
Located in Locust Valley, NY
A tall, eight panel lacquered coromandel Chinese screen. Crafted of enamel and black lacquer
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20th Century Paintings and Screens

Materials

Enamel

Court of Solitude Chinese American Modernist Abstract Color Woodcut
By Seong Moy
Located in Surfside, FL
the China-India-Burma Theater where he worked as an aerial reconnaissance photographer in China and
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1970s Abstract Abstract Prints

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Woodcut

Pink and White Peonies-original modern realism floral painting-contemporary Art
By Robert Lemay
Located in London, Chelsea
, Montréal, Toronto, Calgary, Vancouver, New York, and Milan. Lemay’s paintings appear in collections all
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21st Century and Contemporary Realist Still-life Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

David Austin Roses-original modern realism floral oil painting-contemporary Art
By Robert Lemay
Located in London, Chelsea
paintings appear in collections all over the world including the Canadian Embassy in both Beijing, China and
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21st Century and Contemporary Realist Still-life Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

17th Century Japanese Screen. Karako Asobi: Chinese Children at Play.
Located in Kyoto, JP
typical of T'ang period Chinese court dress. The children are depicted pulling a younger child along in a
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Antique 17th Century Edo Paintings and Screens

Materials

Gold Leaf

Chinese Lunar New Year Painted Scroll, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
framed and finely rendered early 20th century folk painting from Wuqiang features an imperial court
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Early 20th Century Qing Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Lacquer, Paper, Pigment

Pair of 19th Century English Oil on Canvas Portraits Paintings in Carved Frames
By Sir Godfrey Kneller
Located in Dallas, TX
Decorate a living room or study with this exquisite pair of antique paintings. Crafted in England
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Antique Mid-19th Century English Baroque Paintings

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Canvas, Giltwood

[CHINESE EXPORT WATERCOLOURS ON PITH PAPER]. - Botanical Studies
Located in London, GB
[CHINESE EXPORT WATERCOLOURS ON PITH PAPER]. A Group of 10 Flowers and Butterflies. mid to late
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Late 19th Century Naturalistic Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Rice Paper, Watercolor, Gouache

[CHINESE EXPORT WATERCOLOURS ON PITH PAPER]. - Botanical Studies.
Located in London, GB
[CHINESE EXPORT WATERCOLOURS ON PITH PAPER]. Group of 12 flowers and insects. Mid to late
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Late 19th Century Naturalistic Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Gouache, Watercolor, Rice Paper

"Literary Garden, " Scroll Painting, 1923
Located in Chicago, IL
Exquisitely painted with delicate line work and a subdued color palette, this Chinese scroll
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Early 20th Century Qing Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Silk, Paper, Ink

Korean Chaekgeori painting. 19th Century Joseon. Books & Scholars’ Accouterments
Located in Kyoto, JP
. Ink and color on paper. This Korean Chaekgeori painting depicts two open shelves in a rough
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Antique Late 19th Century Korean Edo Paintings and Screens

Materials

Paper

Bark HESPER Unloading Lumber at San Diego
Located in Costa Mesa, CA
less than quiet history. The painting shows a typically bright and sunny Southern California day, the
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Early 2000s Photorealist Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Japanese Painting. Bird and Flower. 19th century copy of Lu Ji by Ogata Tomin.
Located in Kyoto, JP
directly copying a painting by the Chinese master Lu Ji. The original Lu Ji painting (see images) is
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Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Ming Paintings and Screens

Materials

Silk

Pair of 16th C Portraits of Turkish Ottoman Sultans, follower of Paolo Veronese.
By Paolo Veronese
Located in brussel, BE
(1546–1595), identity inscribed in Latin. The present paintings refer to the works attributed to a
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16th Century Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil

Queen of Angels over Hollywood
Located in West Hollywood, CA
designer. From 1973 to 1996, he was a court room artist who covered many trials in Los Angeles. Queen of
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1970s Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil

Tang Dynasty Painted Terracotta Female Court Attendant
Located in Dallas, TX
exclusive curated collection of Fine Arts, Paintings, Bronzes, Asian treasures, Art Glass and Antiques. Our
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Antique 15th Century and Earlier Chinese Tang Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Terracotta

Animal painting of a 'Tamanuâguacû (Ant-eater)' late 17th/18th century, Brazil
Located in Amsterdam, NL
18th-century paper, H. 28 x W. 43.5 cm ​The present painting is a copy after Wagener’s painting of the
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Early 18th Century Old Masters Animal Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, India Ink, Gouache

Griffin Hall, Williams College, Autumn
Located in San Francisco, CA
Prey. It depicts the cupola of the building surrounded by trees in autumn leaf. The painting is in
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1980s Realist Landscape Paintings

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Paper, Watercolor

Persian Illuminated Miniature with Two Figures Hunting in a Landscape
Located in Milwaukee, WI
influence from the Byzantine tradition of painting, with jagged rocks jutting into a golden sky. The page
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19th Century Other Art Style Figurative Paintings

Materials

Gold Leaf

Persian Illuminated Miniature with Three Hunters on Horseback in a Landscape
Located in Milwaukee, WI
with a 100% rag silk-lined mat in a gold gilded frame A Persian miniature is a small Persian painting
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19th Century Other Art Style Figurative Paintings

Materials

Ink, Tempera, Laid Paper

Persian Illuminated Miniature with Four Figures Playing Polo in a Landscape
Located in Milwaukee, WI
Persian painting on paper, whether a book illustration or a separate work of art intended to be kept in an
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19th Century Other Art Style Figurative Paintings

Materials

Ink, Tempera, Laid Paper

Mid Century Sierra Mountain Lake Landscape
By Lillian Jackson Heath
Located in Soquel, CA
Public Library website]….Frank L. Heath courted Lillian Dake Storey during painting trips around Santa
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1940s American Impressionist Landscape Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

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Chinese Court Paintings For Sale on 1stDibs

An assortment of Chinese court paintings is available at 1stDibs. Each of these unique Chinese court paintings was constructed with extraordinary care, often using wood, fabric and glass. Chinese court paintings have been made for many years, and versions that date back to the 19th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 21st Century.

How Much are Chinese Court Paintings?

Chinese court paintings can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price at 1stDibs is $6,724, while the lowest priced sells for $2,492 and the highest can go for as much as $37,500.
Questions About Chinese Court 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.

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    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.