Chinese Export For Islamic Market
Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Metalwork
Ormolu
Antique Late 18th Century Chinese Porcelain
Porcelain
Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Metalwork
Bronze, Enamel, Ormolu
Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Metalwork
Bronze, Enamel, Ormolu
Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Metalwork
Bronze, Enamel, Ormolu
Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Metalwork
Bronze, Enamel, Ormolu
Antique Early 19th Century Chinese Serving Bowls
Porcelain
Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Decorative Bowls
Bronze, Ormolu, Enamel
Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Decorative Bowls
Bronze, Ormolu, Enamel
Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Decorative Bowls
Bronze, Ormolu, Enamel
Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Decorative Bowls
Bronze, Ormolu, Enamel
Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Metalwork
Bronze, Enamel, Ormolu
Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Metalwork
Bronze, Enamel, Ormolu
Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Metalwork
Bronze, Ormolu, Enamel
Early 20th Century Chinese Islamic Vases
Ormolu, Bronze
Antique 18th Century Chinese Chinese Export Ceramics
Porcelain
Early 20th Century Chinese Metalwork
Ormolu, Bronze, Enamel
Mid-20th Century Chinese Export Decorative Dishes and Vide-Poche
Porcelain
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1980s Contemporary Portrait Prints
Lithograph
Antique 18th Century Antiquities
Bronze
Antique Early 19th Century Chinese Vases
Brass, Enamel
Antique 1870s Chinese Chinese Export Decorative Bowls
Porcelain
Antique Early 19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Ceramics
Porcelain
Antique Late 19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Ceramics
Porcelain
Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Ceramics
Porcelain
Antique 18th Century Chinese Qing Ceramics
Porcelain
Antique Mid-18th Century Chinese Qing Ceramics
Porcelain
Antique Late 18th Century German Chinoiserie Ceramics
Porcelain
Antique 19th Century Indian Anglo-Indian Antiquities
Silver, Brass
Antique Early 1900s Chinese Chinese Export Vases
Ormolu
Antique Late 19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Porcelain
Porcelain
Early 20th Century Islamic Serving Pieces
Brass, Copper
Antique 19th Century Chinese Qing Ceramics
Stoneware
1940s American Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Fiberboard, Oil
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21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Chinese Export Ceramics
Ceramic
Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Decorative Bowls
Bronze, Enamel, Ormolu
Antique 1650s Chinese Chinese Export Ceramics
Porcelain
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A Close Look at chinese-export Furniture
Expanded trade between Europe and East Asia, starting in the 16th century, led to a booming market for exported goods, particularly furniture. This was bolstered by the establishment of the Dutch and English East India Companies at the beginning of the 17th century. From folding screens and chairs to lacquer tables and silver, Chinese Export furniture was in demand and regularly copied and imitated, leading to styles like chinoiserie and Chinese Chippendale.
The expansion of exporting that had strengthened the arts during the Ming dynasty continued into the Qing dynasty era — Chinese designers made many furniture pieces specifically for export, resulting in distinctive designs that mixed traditional techniques with forms appealing to foreign buyers. For instance, cabinetmakers in Canton (modern-day Guangzhou) were prolific in crafting hardwood furniture for export in European styles that involved the expert joinery techniques of Chinese furniture. Designs for Chinese Export porcelain, cabinets, decorative objects and other furniture were often more ornately adorned than they would be for a local audience, such as with mother-of-pearl overlays or surfaces featuring lavish pictorial scenes or gold on black motifs. Some were even commissioned by wealthy European families to be adorned with their coat of arms.
Because lacquer furniture was especially prized, and the resin used to create it was difficult to import as it would harden during the long voyage, artisans in China and Japan exported numerous lacquer pieces. Long before lacquer made its way to Japan, the Chinese treated the material differently. They used it to create smooth, glossy surfaces, but also for carving, an art that began in the 12th century and is exclusively Chinese. These pieces are called cinnabar lacquer after the powdered mercury sulfide (cinnabar) employed to produce their characteristic red hue. A popular form for export was a compact cabinet with drawers, usually displayed on a small table. Undecorated furniture built in Europe was also shipped to China to be lacquered. The international exchange of design would influence furniture into the 19th century and later, informing styles such as Art Deco and Art Nouveau.
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