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Late 19th century double-width door panels from Zhejiang province, China. The framework and plain bottom panels are made of Fir wood, while the latticework portion is made of Elm woo...

Centuries ago, a woven reed fisherman’s basket such as this would have been common in rural China as an everyday item, used until it became worn through. This particular example rema...

A large vintage round covered rattan and bamboo basket from the mid 20th century, with hand painted black décor on the top. This large vintage Chinese round covered basket...

In the early 20th century, major Chinese cities such as Shanghai and Tianjin were swept up in the Art Deco design movement. Design, architecture, art, fashion, and furniture were all influenced by the Deco aesthetic, which permeated every aspect of life in the bustling, vibrant city. This petite glass...

For the Year of Tiger, a pair of beautiful snuff bottles topped with gemstone agate lids and 100% hand painted from within. The Chinese art of églomisé u...

The fine pair of wallpaper panels hand painted in watercolor on rice paper, reproducing the 19th century Chinese export chinoiserie paintings ...

Our snuff bottles are topped with gemstone grade agate lids and 100% hand painted from within. The Chinese art of églomisé uses a very thin bamboo brush with a few strands of hair to...

Our snuff bottles are topped with gemstone grade agate lids and 100% hand painted from within. The Chinese art of églomisé uses a very thin bamboo brush with a few strands of hair to...

Our snuff bottles are topped with gemstone grade agate lids and 100% hand painted from within. The Chinese art of églomisé uses a very thin bamboo brush with a few strands of hair to...

Our snuff bottles are topped with gemstone grade agate lids and 100% hand painted from within. The Chinese art of eglomise uses a very thin bamboo brush with a few strands of hair to...

Cachepot is a beautiful Japanese vase realized in the 1930s with the typical oriental objects elegance and sinuous line. This decorative bronze objec...

Made by the JINGFA Beijing Cloisonné Factory in China, 1970s. The vase itself is bronze with a rubbed brass finish and the bodies of the pieces are covered in the most exceptional Cl...

Pair of Chinese Bamboo Vertical Flutes ‘Xiao’ each Inscribed in Their Original Box Inscribed ‘Made by Zhang Lunshan of Yuping Guizhou’ A Scholar’s Object Early Republic / Circa 1912 ...

Beautiful miniature stools are made of the most spectacular wenge wood. This type of wood has very distinctive wood grains. It is highly prized for its...

Beautiful miniature, finely carved model is the exact replica of a Chinese traditional moon bed. The bed is decorated on all sides by carved panels in an intr...

An exceptional and rare antique Chinese Yun Jian embroidered silk cloud collar dating from circa 1880. The collar is beautifully hand embroidered on colored s...

​​Chinese knotted tassels are used to add elegance to everyday items like hairpins or lanterns. They often hold sentimental value, and are passed down through families for generation...

Chinese knotted tassels are used to add elegance to everyday items like hairpins or lanterns. They often hold sentimental value, and are passed down through families for generations....

Free shipping within the continental United States. Qing dynasty. A pair of Chinese mid 1900 century semi precious stone lacquered wall panels. Jade and amethyst hardstone carved pa...

Our snuff bottles are 100% hand painted from within and topped with gemstone grade agate lids. The Chinese art of églomisé uses a very thin bamboo brush with a few strands of hair to...

A set of three snuff bottles, each a piece of art capturing the essence of nature. Painted free hand, from within using a delicate one-hair brush, the first bottle depicts birds grac...

Four crystal glass bottles painted from the inside featuring artworks in style of Qi Bai Shi, the renowned early 20th century artist who's known for his black and white Chinese ink p...

Four crystal glass bottles painted from the inside by a skilled artist wielding a 1-hair brush. With deft precision, the artist captures scenes of nature depicting citrons, chrysanth...

A colorful and beautifully detailed heavy steel plaque which was displayed on the factory floor of a Chinese textile and dyeing mill celebrating the workers during the period of the cultural revolution. This plaque was probably part of a series of plaques showing the efforts of Chinese workers...

These two crystal glass bottles are works of art painted from the inside by a skilled artist wielding a 1-hair brush. With deft precision, the artist captures scenes reminiscent of 1...

A Very Fine Quality Chinese Export Hand Carved Religous Pagoda of traditional architectural form and generous proportions, late Nineteenth Century. The overall structure beautifull...

Basket making is an ancient and humble craft, but in the hands of a skilled weaver a simple willow basket can become a truly beautiful work of art. This bent handle basket was made i...

Early 20th Century Chinese Fu Lou and Shou beautifully detailed bronze figures. The Chinese three wise men depict the attributes of a good life....

Mid-20th century oriental camphor wood chest or trunk. Elaborate shape, different sort of wood, detailed carved scenes. Retaining the origi...

In the early 20th century, major Chinese cities such as Shanghai and Tianjin were swept up in the Art Deco design movement. Design, architecture, art, fashion, and furniture were all influenced by the Deco aesthetic, which permeated every aspect of life in the bustling, vibrant city. This petite glass pendant is a product of the era and a beautiful example of deco glass work. Sculpted of a milky white opaque glass, the ruffled pendant...

Intricately hand carved from a single block of richly variegated stone, this incredibly detailed and elaborate, Chinese sculpture is a true work of art. It features a dragon on a car...

the aurelia embraces andre’s personal curiosity for the ocean and the way the sea represents an unknown, infinite world. the jelly-fish-inspired design features a handcrafted fluted ...

Large Early 20th Century Willow Grain Basket, China Traditionally used to carry rice or other grains, this basket is strong and sturdy. 24 inches (60.96 cm) high by 16 inches (40.64...

Basket making is an ancient and humble craft, but in the hands of a skilled weaver a simple willow basket can become a truly beautiful work of art. This bent handle basket was made i...

Elaborately Carved and Finely Detailed Double Sided Gilded Chinese Sign that Announces the Mid Autumn Chinese Festival (a.k.a. Moon Cakes Festival).

This large wooden birdcage was once home to the tiny pet bird of a Qing-dynasty aristocrat. Dated to the early 20th century, this barrel-form cage is carefully assembled of thin bamb...

Our snuff bottles are 100% hand painted from within and topped with gemstone agate lids. The Chinese art of églomisé uses a very thin bamboo brush with a few strands of hair to apply...

An interesting an nicely made pair. Lovely decoration. Additional information: Material: Porcelain & Pottery Type: Pencil Beaker Region of Origin: China Period: 19th century, ca 190...

This Chinese spectacle case is carved from wood with a striking shagreen covering. The case dates from the Qing Dynasty (1644–1911), still in wonderful condition with a rich deep col...

Top Antique Bronze / Copper Cloisonné Burner Inscense Koro China, 19th Century Nice Quality with superb decoration. Additional information: Material: Bronze / Copper Type: Vase Re...

Our snuff bottles are topped with gemstone grade agate lids and 100% hand painted from within. The Chinese art of eglomise uses a very thin bamboo brush with a few strands of hair to...

Monumental Chinese serpentine jade carved pagoda censer, early 20th century. A masterfully carved Chinese serpentine pagoda censer. The base of the...

A diminutive Antique Chinese Cloisonné box with jade medallion line with wood. The enameled outside in shades of blue with gold color wir...

This finely carved pencil beaker. The material is bamboo and the carvings showa group of people in leisure next and in a Pagode. Additional information: Material: Wood / Bamboo Regi...

This exceptional and rare antique "Honor Reward" sign board which issued by Qing Dynasty - Dao Guang government at year 1839. This Sign board has been kept in very good care and in i...

Inspired by the Silhouette of a Classic carousel, this portable lamp is authentic in spirit, yet modern in expression. its design is highly intricate, articulated with an outer shade...

Our snuff bottles are topped with gemstone grade agate lids and 100% hand painted from within. The Chinese art of églomisé uses a very thin bamboo brush with a few strands of hair to...

Lot of two Chinese inside-painted Glass snuff bottles Together with Inside painted glass vase 20 - 21st Century. From left: Glass vase on segmented facet cut foot support...

Very Unusual Horn Sectional Hand Carved Chinese Walking Stick or Dress Cane of outstanding quality, last half of the Nineteenth Century. The ...

accentuate your home with an uplifting glowing lantern, created to evoke the uplifting spirit of a rising hot-air balloon. articulated with a hand-made fabric shade and an anodized bronze base, the lamp is suitable to highlight any dining setting...

.Rare early 20th century Chinese square rug feautring a large angry tiger in a scenic background , colors primarily in dark brown and ivory 7'3'' x 8'1''

our honeycomb portable lamp creates poetic projections, it evokes a unique and captivating display of light and shadow. Description: Portable USB table lamp LED, rechargeable Color...

A wonderful example of Chinese embroidery, this framed silk textile uses the infamous forbidden stitch to depict a fine blue-and-white porcelain vase....

A beautiful large Chinese calligraphy brush with stunning green marble beads, natural cow bone ferrule and horse hair. This is a substantial 15" piece with jumbo beads. Was part of a collection and never used to paint so the bristles are in remarkable unused condition. Amazing as an decor item and fully functional as a brush to paint or create your calligraphy art.

This is a handsome pair of vintage Chinese ceramic foo lions hand-painted in traditional green and color colors under a glaze. The figures are situated in a regal position atop an i...

I will introduce a very beautiful vessel. This is a white porcelain bowl made around the 11th-12th centuries in China. The place is a kiln called "Cizhou ware...

Chinese guardian lions, or imperial guardian lions, are a traditional Chinese architectural ornament. Typically made of stone, they are also known as stone lions or shishi (石獅; shíshī). They are known in colloquial English as lion dogs or foo dogs / fu dogs. The concept, which originated and became popular in Chinese Buddhism, features a pair of highly stylized lions—often one male with a ball and one female with a cub—which were thought to protect the building from harmful spiritual influences and harmful people that might be a threat. Used in imperial Chinese palaces and tombs, the lions subsequently spread to other parts of Asia including Japan (see komainu), Korea, Philippines, Tibet, Thailand, Myanmar, Vietnam, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Cambodia, Laos, and Malaysia. There has been extensive interaction between Chinese mythology and Confucianism, Taoism, and Buddhism. Elements of pre-Han dynasty mythology such as those in Classic of Mountains and Seas were adapted into these belief systems as they developed (in the case of Taoism), or were assimilated into Chinese culture (in the case of Buddhism). Elements from the teachings and beliefs of these systems became incorporated into Chinese mythology. For example, the Taoist belief of a spiritual Paradise became incorporated into mythology as the place where immortals and deities used to dwell. Sometimes mythological and religious ideas have become widespread across China's many regions and diverse ethnic societies. In other cases, beliefs are more limited to certain social groups, for example, the veneration of white stones by the Qiang. One mythological theme that has a long history and many variations involves a shamanic world view, for example in the cases of Mongolian shamanism among the Mongols, Hmong shamanism among the Miao people, and the shamanic beliefs of the Qing dynasty from 1643 to 1912, derived from the Manchus. Politically, mythology was often used to legitimize the dynasties of China, with the founding house of a dynasty claiming a divine descent. Mythology and philosophy. Further information: Chinese philosophy True mythology is distinguished from philosophical treatises and theories. Elaborations on the Wu Xing are not really part of mythology, although belief in five elements could appear. The Hundred Schools of Thought is a phrase suggesting the diversity of philosophical thought that developed during the Warring States of China. Then, and subsequently, philosophical movements had a complicated relationship with mythology. However, as far as they influence or are influenced by mythology, divides the philosophical camps into two rough halves, a Liberal group and a Conservative group. The liberal group being associated with the idea of individuality and change, for example as seen in the mythology of divination in China, such as the mythology of the dragon horse that delivered the eight bagua diagrams to Fu Xi, and methods of individual empowerment as seen in the Yi Jing (Book of Changes). The Liberal tendency is towards individual freedom, Daoism, and Nature. The relationship of the Conservative philosophies to mythology is seen in the legendary Nine Tripod Cauldrons, mythology about the emperors and central bureaucratic governance, Confucianism, written histories, ceremonial observances, subordination of the individual to the social groups of family and state, and a fixation on stability and enduring institutions. The distinction between the Liberal and Conservative is very general, but important in Chinese thought. Contradictions can be found in the details, however these are often traditional, such as the embrace by Confucius of the philosophical aspects of the Yi Jing, and the back-and-forth about the Mandate of Heaven wherein one dynasty ends and another begins based according to accounts (some of heavily mythological) where the Way of Heaven results in change, but then a new ethical stable dynasty becomes established. Examples of this include the stories of Yi Yin, Tang of Shang and Jie of Xia or the similar fantastic stories around Duke of Zhou and King Zhou of Shang. Mythology exists in relationship with other aspects of society and culture, such as ritual. Various rituals are explained by mythology. For example, the ritual burning of mortuary banknotes (Hell Money), lighting fireworks, and so on. A good example of the relationship of Chinese mythology and ritual is the Yubu, also known as the Steps or Paces of Yu. During the course of his activities in controlling the Great Flood, Yu was supposed to have so fatigued himself that he lost all the hair from his legs and developed a serious limp. Daoist practitioners sometimes incorporate a curiously choreographed pedal locomotion into various rituals. Mythology and practice, one explains the other: in these rituals, the sacred time of Yu merges with the sacral practice of the present. Various ideas about the nature of the earth, the universe, and their relationship to each other have historically existed as either a background or a focus of mythologies. One typical view is of a square earth separated from a round sky by sky pillars (mountains, trees, or undefined). Above the sky is the realm of Heaven, often viewed of as a vast area, with many inhabitants. Often the heavenly inhabitants are thought to be of an "as above so below" nature, their lives and social arrangements being parallel to those on earth, with a hierarchical government run by a supreme emperor, many palaces and lesser dwellings, a vast bureaucracy of many functions, clerks, guards, and servants. Below was a vast under ground land, also known as Diyu, Yellow Springs, Hell, and other terms. As time progressed, the idea of an underground land in which the souls of the departed were punished for their misdeeds during life became explicit, related to developments in Daoism and Buddhism. The underground world also came to be conceived of as inhabited by a vast bureaucracy, with kings, judges, torturers, conductors of souls, minor bureaucrats, recording secretaries, similar to the structure of society in the Middle Kingdom (earthly China). Chinese temple Dogs...

an early 20th Century Chinese rug with a floral design in cream, blue, yellow and brown Measures: 8'11'' x 11'5''.