Qing Lacquer
QING STYLE
The last imperial dynasty from 1644 to 1912 was a time of change in China, beginning with the invasion by Manchurian forces that ended the Ming dynasty and established the Shunzhi Emperor. The expansion of exportation and trade that had bolstered the arts during the Ming era continued, as Qing dynasty furniture involved the same attention to craftsmanship with expert construction techniques in hardwood pieces that were assembled with mortise and tenon joints rather than nails or glue. Together, these eras comprise a golden age of Chinese furniture design.
Ming-style furniture is simple and elegant with clean lines. Chairs of the period and other Ming furniture made an impression on Scandinavian modernist Hans Wegner and his streamlined seating, for example. Whereas Qing-style furniture is elaborate, with an increasing influence from the West leading to lavish carving inspired by the European Baroque and Rococo styles. And while many of the forms that define examples of the latter are common within classical Chinese furniture, such as curving and folding chairs as well as large screens, Qing designs are laden with ornamentation. Frequently, the carved motifs and inlaid designs in mother-of-pearl were auspicious, such as peonies for wealth or dragons for luck. Bats were symbols of happiness in the design of Qing furniture, with one of the characters in the word for bat, bianfu, being a homophone for fu, or “fortune.”
While several types of wood were used in the construction of Qing beds, tables, storage pieces and seating, today’s collectors know that the most prized were the rare rosewoods zitan and huanghuali. They were both sourced from Hainan, China’s largest island, and are marked by a rich luster that occurs naturally, without the application of lacquer or other decorative materials. Many of the most popular woods were imported from southeast Asia, adding to their value. Red sandalwood was also sought after for its durability and connection with Chinese medicine, with some chairs being made for health benefits.
Find a collection of antique Qing tea tables, stools, benches, decorative objects and more furniture on 1stDibs.
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Style: Qing
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
Late 19th Century Chinese Antique Qing Lacquer
Materials
Bone, Mother-of-Pearl, Wood, Lacquer
Antique Chinese Cinnabar Box
Located in Miami, FL
A fine antique Chinese red cinnabar lacquer lidded round box carved with a scene with a young boy and a seated elderly bearded sage within a rocky landscape with trees. The "dragon's...
Category
19th Century Chinese Antique Qing Lacquer
Materials
Lacquer
Antique Chinese Hand Paint Gold Lacquer Scene Gilt Fan with Lacquer Box
Located in Brea, CA
19th century antique Chinese hand painted gold lacquer scene gilt fan 100 faces with original lacquer box, fan is 17 inch x 9.5 x 1, the lacquer fan box is 10....
Category
1830s Chinese Antique Qing Lacquer
Materials
Lacquer
19th Century Chinese Lacquer Sewing Box
Located in Brea, CA
19th century Chinese lacquer sewing box from the Qing dynasty. Colored black and gold all-over beautifully with intricate designs.
Category
19th Century Chinese Antique Qing Lacquer
Materials
Lacquer
19th Century Chinese Gilt Lacquer Fan with Mother of Pearl Faces and Lacquer Box
Located in Brea, CA
Antique 19th century hand painted Chinese fan with mother of pearl faces, Qing dynasty, the fan features black and gold lacquered handled a colorful screen with a figural, hand painted, scene in shades of blue, green, purple and brown and red. With antique lacquer fan...
Category
1850s Chinese Antique Qing Lacquer
Materials
Lacquer
Antique Chinese Hand Painted Lacquer Scene Gilt Fan with Lacquer Box
Located in Brea, CA
19th century antique Chinese hand painted lacquer scene gilt fan with original lacquer box.
Category
1830s Chinese Antique Qing Lacquer
Materials
Lacquer
19th Century Chinese Lacquer Sewing Box
Located in Brea, CA
19th century Chinese lacquer sewing box from the Qing Dynasty. Decorated all over beautifully with intricate designs and images of ancient C...
Category
19th Century Chinese Antique Qing Lacquer
Materials
Lacquer
Antique Unique Large Two of Shell Inlaid Black Lacquer Chinese Book Boxes
Located in Brea, CA
Antique unique Qing dynasty very large 20” pair of shell inlaid black lacquer big Chinese book boxes with bail handles two sides, with keys, each with hinged lid reversing to a mothe...
Category
Late 18th Century Chinese Antique Qing Lacquer
Materials
Lacquer
Antique Chinese Hand Paint Gold Lacquer Scene Gilt Fan
Located in Brea, CA
19th Century antique Chinese hand painted gold lacquer scene gilt fan 100 faces with original wood case and stand, fan is 13 inch x 8 '', the fan in ...
Category
1830s Chinese Antique Qing Lacquer
Materials
Lacquer
Antique Chinese Red Lacquer Low Kang Table
Located in Doylestown, PA
Antique Chinese red lacquer low Kang table, c. 1910's.
The Kang table has a rich history as it was used in everyday life for dining, having tea, playing games and meditation. The ta...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Lacquer
Materials
Elm, Lacquer
19th Century Chinese Canton Export Gilt Lacquer Brise Fan
Located in Brea, CA
Antique 19th century Chinese canton export gilt lacquer brise fan from the Qing Dynasty.
Category
19th Century Chinese Antique Qing Lacquer
Materials
Lacquer
19th Century Chinese Export Table Top Black Lacquer Jewelry/Valuables Cabinet
Located in Incline Village, NV
Chinoiserie hand painted 19th century Chinese export jewelry cabinet circa 1880; is fronted by a pair of raised panel double doors; decorated in gilt with scenes of Chinese figures, ...
Category
1880s Chinese Antique Qing Lacquer
Materials
Wood
19th Century Chinese Lacquer Gaming Board
Located in Brea, CA
19th century Chinese export gilt decorated black lacquer gaming board. The game board painted with gilt seated figures in various poses on a black ground within a landscape vignette ...
Category
19th Century Chinese Antique Qing Lacquer
Materials
Lacquer
Lrg Antique Chinese Carved Cinnabar Lacquer Style Round Dragon Box Qianlong Mk
Located in Richmond, CA
Large antique Chinese carved and painted cinnabar lacquer style covered round box, top decorated in relief with two fierce, scaly, slithering dragons chasing a flaming pearl amongst ...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Lacquer
Materials
Lacquer
19th Century Rare Large Chinese Gilt Lacquer Gaming Board Box with Chesses
Located in Brea, CA
19th Century rare large 25'' Chinese export gilt decorated black lacquer gaming board box, finely decorated with gold on a black background of characters, f...
Category
19th Century Chinese Antique Qing Lacquer
Materials
Lacquer
Chinese Antique Cinnabar Lacquer Round Box with Eight Hermit Design, Qing Period
Located in Chuo-ku, Tokyo
This extraordinary Chinese cinnabar lacquer round box is very detailed in amazing quality.
A technique of engraving pattern on thick layer of red...
Category
18th Century Chinese Antique Qing Lacquer
Materials
Wood, Lacquer
Antique 18th Century Export Chinese Lacquer Gaming Box
Located in Brea, CA
Antique 18th century export Chinese lacquer gaming box with hand painted scenes gilt export black lacquer, there are 7 gaming boxes and 12 trays, size: ...
Category
Late 18th Century Chinese Antique Qing Lacquer
Materials
Lacquer
19th Century Chinese Gilt Lacquer Fan with Mother of Pearl Faces and Lacquer Box
Located in Brea, CA
Antique 19th century hand painted Chinese fan with mother of pearl faces, Qing dynasty, the fan features black and gold lacquered handled a colorful screen with a figural, hand painted, scene with antique lacquer fan box...
Category
1850s Chinese Antique Qing Lacquer
Materials
Lacquer
Large 20th C. Chinese 6 Panel Lacquered Hardstone and Jade Coromandel Screen
Located in New York, NY
A large 20th century Chinese six panel Lacquered Hardstone and Jade Coromandel screen. This screen features intricately carved hardstone, soapstone, jade, lapis, quartz, and other ha...
Category
20th Century Chinese Qing Lacquer
Materials
Soapstone, Lapis Lazuli, Jade, Stone
19th Century Large Chinese Lacquer Wedding or Travel Box
Located in Brea, CA
19th century large Chinese lacquer wedding or travel box from the Qing dynasty. Beautiful intricate designs all-over with images of ancient Chi...
Category
19th Century Chinese Antique Qing Lacquer
Materials
Lacquer
18th Century Gilt Black Chinese Larquer Cabinet Desk
Located in Brea, CA
18th century gilt black lacquer Chinese cabinet desk, the rectangular-section body decorated with panels of landscapes, the superstructure of two panelled doors, enclosing an array o...
Category
Early 18th Century Chinese Antique Qing Lacquer
Materials
Lacquer
Antique Black Lacquered Carved Box Village Life
Located in Somis, CA
This captivating early 20th-century lacquerware box transports you to a serene Chinese farming village. The fully carved lid unfolds a scene of daily life: two men, one seated on a ...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Lacquer
Materials
Kork, Wood, Lacquer
Antique Chinese Cinnabar, Brass and Enamel Box
Located in Miami, FL
A crisply carved antique Chinese red cinnabar lacquer lidded round box with blue enamel interior and brass fittings. The "dragon's blood" trinket box has a fine peony, foliate and fl...
Category
19th Century Chinese Antique Qing Lacquer
Materials
Enamel, Brass
Rare Antique Qing Dynasty Chinese Gilt Silver Filigree And Enamel Brise Fan
Located in Brea, CA
Rare Fine Antique early 19th century Chinese gilt silver filigree and enamel brise fan , Qing dynasty, the fan has 22 sticks with a 18k gold ring loop , wond...
Category
Early 19th Century Chinese Antique Qing Lacquer
Materials
Silver, Enamel
Chinese Qing Lacquered and Inlaid Handled Sewing Box
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
An unusual and fine antique Chinese Qing lacquered and inlaid papier mache handled sewing box with decorative panels dating from latter 19th or early 20th century. The sewing box is of round cylindrical shape with a swing carry handle and is inlaid with mother of pearl and abalone. The body is made up of eight oval shaped scenes of typical Chinese style with buildings and people picked out with inset abalone and mother of pearl and highlighted and contained within a gilded border. These are set between bands of patterned abalone and against a blue silk background. A similar band of abalone is applied to the swing handle. The cover sits within a recess and is made up of bands on inset abalone with cut out triangular designs and set over blue silk with a small finely carved mother of pearl handle...
Category
19th Century Chinese Antique Qing Lacquer
Materials
Abalone, Mother-of-Pearl, Silk, Lacquer
Antique Chinoisiere Lacquered Box
Located in New York, NY
Chinoiserie Lacquer Box. Beautifully hand painted Chinoiserie Box decorated with auspicious Chinese scenes. The box is constructed of wood having polychrome painting lacquered with...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Lacquer
Materials
Bronze
19th Century Chinese Lacquer Gaming Box
Located in Brea, CA
19th century Chinese lacquer gaming box from the Qing Dynasty. Black and golden drawing by hand with 3 gaming lacquer boxes, in very good ...
Category
19th Century Chinese Antique Qing Lacquer
Materials
Lacquer
19th Century Gilt Lacquer Chinese Tea Caddy
Located in Brea, CA
19th century golden black lacquer Chinese tea caddy with a key, the rectangular-section body decorated with panels of landscapes and patterned decoration throughout retains original ...
Category
Early 19th Century Chinese Antique Qing Lacquer
Materials
Lacquer
Antique 19th Century Small Chinese Lacquer Sewing Table
Located in Brea, CA
Antique 19th century small Chinese lacquer sewing table with hand painted scenes and beautiful legs. Gilt export black lacquer all-over th...
Category
Mid-19th Century Chinese Antique Qing Lacquer
Materials
Lacquer
14 inch 19th Century Chinese Lacquer Sewing Box
Located in Brea, CA
Big beautiful lacquered chinese sewing box from the 19th century of the Qing dynasty .it is a 14 inch wide big sewing box , Decorated all-over with...
Category
19th Century Chinese Antique Qing Lacquer
Materials
Lacquer
19th Century Chinese Gilt Lacquer Fan with Mother of Pearl Faces and Lacquer Box
Located in Brea, CA
Antique 19th century hand painted Chinese fan with mother of pearl faces, Qing dynasty, the fan features black and gold lacquered handled a colorful screen with a figural, hand painted, scene in shades of blue, green, purple and brown and red. With antique lacquer fan box...
Category
1850s Chinese Antique Qing Lacquer
Materials
Lacquer
19th Century Chinese Lacquer Jewelry Box
Located in Brea, CA
19th century Qing Dynasty Chinese lacquer jewelry box detailed with various genre scenes in gold detail. Pink silk lining, can be locked, does not ...
Category
19th Century Chinese Antique Qing Lacquer
Materials
Lacquer
Early 19th Century Chinese Export Lacquer Chess and Backgammon Board
Located in Brea, CA
A early 19th century Chinese export lacquer chess and backgammon board 50 cm x 50 cm, the squares with daoist immortals gold black lacquer...
Category
Early 19th Century Chinese Antique Qing Lacquer
Materials
Lacquer
Antique 19th Century Chinese Gilt Lacquer Sewing Table
Located in Brea, CA
Antique 19th century Chinese lacquer sewing table with hand painted scenes and beautiful legs. Unique Gilt export black lacquer all-over t...
Category
Mid-19th Century Chinese Antique Qing Lacquer
Materials
Lacquer
18th Century Pair of Chinese Silver Lacquer Bowls with Mother of Pearl Inlaid
Located in Brea, CA
Pair of Chinese silver, lacquer, and mother of pearl big bowls from the 18th century. The faces each of a thin sheet of distressed silver over a body of black lacquered wood with mot...
Category
18th Century Chinese Antique Qing Lacquer
Materials
Lacquer
19th Century Gilt Lacquer Chinese Comb
Located in Brea, CA
19th century gilt-decorated lacquer Chinese comb, very beautiful piece.
Category
Mid-19th Century Chinese Antique Qing Lacquer
Materials
Lacquer
18th/19th Century Chinese Cinnabar Circular Box with Multiple Cartouches
Located in New York, NY
An 18th/19th Century Chinese cinnabar circular box with multiple cartouches of Families. This is a marvelous piece with very fine details on the main top panel of the box. The top pa...
Category
1790s Chinese Antique Qing Lacquer
Materials
Lacquer
19th Century Antique Gilt Lacquer Chinese Tea Caddy
Located in Brea, CA
19th century golden black lacquer Chinese tea caddy with two pewters with 4 foots, the gilt body decorated with panels of landscapes, two pewters with covers, one pewter lead ring...
Category
Mid-19th Century Chinese Antique Qing Lacquer
Materials
Lacquer
Unique 19th Century Export Chinese Gilt Chinoiserie Lacquer Box
Located in Brea, CA
Unique 19th century export Chinese gilt chinoiserie lacquer box with hand painted scenes gilt export black lacquer, this box has a unique shape, it is f...
Category
Mid-19th Century Chinese Antique Qing Lacquer
Materials
Lacquer
Antique 19th Century Export Chinese Gilt Chinoiserie Lacquer Gaming Box
Located in Brea, CA
Antique 19th century export Chinese lacquer gaming box with hand painted scenes gilt export black lacquer, there are 8 gaming boxes and 6 trays, highly ...
Category
Mid-19th Century Chinese Antique Qing Lacquer
Materials
Lacquer
19th Century Unique Pair of Shell Inlaid Black Lacquer Big Chinese Tea Caddies
Located in Brea, CA
19th century unique pair of shell Inlaid black lacquer big Chinese tea caddies with Bail handles two sides ,each with hinged lid reversing to a mother-of-pearl inlaid decoration and enclosing a fitted pewter canister...
Category
Mid-19th Century Chinese Antique Qing Lacquer
Materials
Lacquer
19th Century a Pair of Chinese Fan with Frame Box
Located in Brea, CA
Antique 19th century a pair of silk Chinese fans, Qing dynasty with fan frame box. Fan is 18inch x 10'' x 2''.
Category
1850s Chinese Antique Qing Lacquer
Materials
Silk
Large Chinese 4-Fold Hardwood Screen inset with Blue & White Porcelain Plaques
Located in New York, NY
A large Chinese four-fold hardwood screen inset with blue and white porcelain plaques. The hand carved wood frame is a very dense and n...
Category
Early 1900s Chinese Antique Qing Lacquer
Materials
Porcelain, Hardwood
19th Century Chinese Export Lacquer and Gilt Davenport Desk
Located in Brea, CA
Early 19th century Chinese export lacquer and gilt Davenport desk, the entire finely decorated with the typical figural landscape and foliate gilt decoration, the sloped top opening ...
Category
Early 19th Century Chinese Antique Qing Lacquer
Materials
Lacquer
Antique 19th Century Export Chinese Lacquer Gaming Box
Located in Brea, CA
Antique 19th century export Chinese lacquer gaming box with hand painted scenes gilt export black lacquer with 4 pair of two dragons playing a ball, the...
Category
Mid-19th Century Chinese Antique Qing Lacquer
Materials
Lacquer
Antique 19th Century Chinese Lacquer Sewing Box with the Stand
Located in Brea, CA
Antique 19th century Chinese lacquer sewing table with hand painted scenes and beautiful legs. Gilt export black lacquer all-over the table.
Category
Mid-19th Century Chinese Antique Qing Lacquer
Materials
Lacquer
19th Century Chinese Gilt Lacquer Gambling Storage Box Trays and Dishes
Located in Brea, CA
Very rare complete circa early 19 century Chinese gilt lacquer gambling storage box trays and dishes. A great and complete gold and black lacquered gaming set...
Category
1820s Asian Antique Qing Lacquer
Materials
Lacquer
19th Century Antique Hand Painted Chinese Lacquer Table Jewelry Cabinet
By The Lacquer Company
Located in Brea, CA
19th century antique hand painted Chinese lacquer jewelry cabinet with a pair of raised panel doors opening to five drawers with turned ivory...
Category
Late 19th Century Chinese Antique Qing Lacquer
Materials
Lacquer
19th Century Chinese Lacquer Tea Caddy
Located in Brea, CA
Middle 19th century Chinese Export double lacquer tea caddy on stand from the Qing dynasty. octagonal form with hinged lid ,divided interior with me...
Category
19th Century Chinese Antique Qing Lacquer
Materials
Lacquer
Rare Early 19th Century Chinese Gilt Black Lacquer Writing Box
Located in Brea, CA
A truly rare beautiful and amazing piece. From the early 19th century of the Qing Dynasty in China, this gilt black lacquered writing box is ...
Category
Early 19th Century Chinese Antique Qing Lacquer
Materials
Lacquer
Early 19th Century Chinese Export Lacquer and Gilt Work Table
Located in Brea, CA
Early 19th century Chinese export lacquer and gilt work table from the Qing Dynasty, with carved gilt dragon head feet, with the table of canted rectangular form, with moulded top, t...
Category
Early 19th Century Chinese Antique Qing Lacquer
Materials
Lacquer
19th Century Chinese Export Lacquer Chess and Backgammon Board
Located in Brea, CA
A 19th century Chinese export lacquer chess and backgammon board 50 cm x 50 cm with gold black lacquer board, with white and red counters ...
Category
Mid-19th Century Chinese Antique Qing Lacquer
Materials
Lacquer
19th Century 14.25‘’ Large Chinese Lacquer Sewing Box
Located in Brea, CA
19th century Chinese lacquer sewing box from the Qing Dynasty. Decorated beautifully all over with intricate designs and images of ancient C...
Category
19th Century Chinese Antique Qing Lacquer
Materials
Lacquer
Qing Dynasty Chinese Red Lacquer Box
Located in Brea, CA
Chinese red lacquer box from Qing dynasty. Includes nine-pieces. Before in excellent condition. But when I take pictures, accidentally fell t...
Category
Early 17th Century Chinese Antique Qing Lacquer
Materials
Lacquer
19th Century Antique 18.25'' Large Gilt Lacquer Chinese Writing Box
Located in Brea, CA
big 19th Century gilt black lacquer Chinese writing table box . very good condition and beautiful hand paint , See more pictures, measures: 18.25" L x 10" W x 6.75'' H.
Category
Mid-19th Century Chinese Antique Qing Lacquer
Materials
Lacquer
Rare 19th Century Antique Chinese Gilt Lacquer Butterfly Cased Pewter Tea Caddy
Located in Brea, CA
19th Century golden black lacquer Chinese butterfly cased pewter tea caddy with three pewters with 4 foots, the gilt body decorated with panels of lan...
Category
Early 19th Century Chinese Antique Qing Lacquer
Materials
Lacquer
19th Century Shell Inlaid Black Lacquer Big Chinese Chest Labled "Sunshing"
Located in Brea, CA
19th Century Shell Inlaid Black Lacquer Big Export Chinese Chest Labled inside "Sunshing" and with Bail handles to sides ,14.5 inch long /10.5inch width/11.5 high inch,big chest...
Category
Late 19th Century Chinese Antique Qing Lacquer
Materials
Lacquer
19th Century Chinese Red Lacquer Box
Located in Brea, CA
Chinese red lacquer box. Measures: 11.5 x 11.5 x 6.5 inch.
Category
Late 19th Century Chinese Antique Qing Lacquer
Materials
Lacquer
Qing lacquer for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a broad range of unique Qing lacquer for sale on 1stDibs. Many of these items were first offered in the Mid-20th Century, but contemporary artisans have continued to produce works inspired by this style. If you’re looking to add vintage lacquer created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include asian art and furniture, decorative objects, more furniture and collectibles and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with lacquer, wood and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Qing lacquer made in a specific country, there are Asia, East Asia, and China pieces for sale on 1stDibs. It’s true that these talented designers have at times inspired knockoffs, but our experienced specialists have partnered with only top vetted sellers to offer authentic pieces that come with a buyer protection guarantee. Prices for lacquer differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $199 and tops out at $188,800 while the average work can sell for $4,080.