Pair of Chinese Porcelain Plaques Mahogany Frame

Cute pair of small Chinese Famille Rose porcelain lamps on wooden stands and with black domed lamp shades. Dimensions of lamp without shades is 12”. With the shades- 17”. Perfect wor...

Large Chinese crackled porcelain bowl or planter. Qing dynasty. Decorated with lion heads .

Antique Chinese Chinoiserie Wooden box with Handpainted inserts. Mother of Pearl decorative buttons. Double sides doors with compartments for small sculptures. Great piece.

Antique Chinese Wing Dynasty Large crackled porcelain planter. Decorated with lion heads as handles. Great decorative piece.

Our pair of antique Chinese watercolor paintings on paper scrolls depicting exotic birds, butterflies and dog date from the late 1...

Pair Antique 19th Century Chinese Teakwood and Porcelain Table Screen Plaques. Per the last 4 photos, these screens can be removed from their bases and hung as a wall decoration.

Believing that the departed continue to hold influence over the lives of the living, many Chinese households honor their ancestors in private family rituals, invoking their spirits for long life, health, and prosperity. Commemorative portraits, which came into vogue in the late Ming and Qing dynasties, were commissioned specifically for ancestor worship and were believed to house the spirits of the deceased. When properly cared for, one's ancestors were believed to be a powerful source of honor, protection, and good luck. This pair of ancestor portraits was hand-painted in the late-19th century and beautifully depicts a Qing-dynasty couple. While some ancestral portraits offer a more stylized representation of one's ancestors, this particular pair is painted with incredible realism and life-like expressions. Rather than depict the pair in a regal hall wearing elaborate finery, the couple is shown in a quiet home environment, seated at either end of a square tea table. Their surroundings are minimal, practically undecorated, and they wear simple, matching blue silk robes. Two young children stand beside them, each trying to capture the attention of their grandparent. We love the painting's close attention to detail and the glimpse it offers of Qing-dynasty interiors - from the carved apron of the marble-top table to the red silk lotus slippers...

Pair of large Chinese Chinoiserie panels. Classic delicate style with bamboo, flowers, birds, and figures. Rich colors of blue, red, green on a cream...