Qing Paintings and Screens
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
Period: 19th Century
Chinese Reverse Glass Painting of Scholars' Objects, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
This colorful floral still life is a charming example of Chinese reverse glass painting. Popularized during the Qing dynasty, reverse glass painting requires an artist to essentially...
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19th Century Chinese Antique Qing Paintings and Screens
Materials
Glass, Wood
19th Century Chinese Reverse Painted Mirror Depicting Court Scene
Located in Dublin 8, IE
19th Century Chinese Reverse Painted Mirror depicting a Court Scene. Featuring four ladies in traditional garments, including one fishing, along with a bridge to the centre and pagod...
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19th Century Chinese Antique Qing Paintings and Screens
Materials
Glass, Mirror, Paint
19th Century Pair Qing Dynasty Reverse Painted Mirrors
Located in Dublin 8, IE
19th Century Pair Qing Dynasty Reverse Painted Mirrors depicting Court Scenes. Featuring Royal Figures and their servants and advisors. All wearing colourful traditional garments. A ...
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19th Century Chinese Antique Qing Paintings and Screens
Materials
Glass, Mirror, Paint
Large Antique Chinese Qing Dynasty Hand-Painted Buddhist Scroll on Silk
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This large antique scroll is unsigned and presumed to have originated from China and date to approximately 1860 and done in the period Qing Dynasty style. The scroll is hand painted ...
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Mid-19th Century Chinese Antique Qing Paintings and Screens
Materials
Linen, Silk
Monumental Chinese Ancestor Portrait Scroll, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
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 f...
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Mid-19th Century Chinese Antique Qing Paintings and Screens
Materials
Fabric
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 seated in dignify posture on horseshoe back chair wearing a official hat and with rank ...
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19th Century Chinese Antique Qing Paintings and Screens
Materials
Quartz
Scholars in the Pavilion China Trade Painting
Located in Greenwich, CT
Scholars leisure in the pavilion among the pine trees and another scholar walk along garden pond
Conservation Framed
Overall size: 47" height 34" width
Image size : 39" height ...
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19th Century Chinese Antique Qing Paintings and Screens
Materials
Paper
Antique Chinese School Painting On Silk 19th Century
Located in Forney, TX
A stunning antique Chinese school ink wash painting, 19th century, ink and color on silk, finely detailed, richly decorated, elegantly colored, depicting landscape courtier processio...
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19th Century Asian Antique Qing Paintings and Screens
Materials
Silk
Mid-19th Century Chinese Painting on Rice or Pith Paper
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Mid-19th century Chinese Painting on Rice or Pith Paper. Gouache or opaque watercolor of a student & attendants. Note remarkable details including marble panelled chair...
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Mid-19th Century Chinese Antique Qing Paintings and Screens
Materials
Paper
Mid-19th Century Pair of Chinese Gouache Portraits
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Mid-19th century pair of Chinese portraits painted on rice or pith paper. An official of the Qing dynasty and his wife, set in lushly detailed interiors. From symbols of authority to...
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Mid-19th Century Chinese Antique Qing Paintings and Screens
Materials
Paint, Paper
Chinese Qing Dynasty Ancestor Portrait, Senior Official First Rank, 19th Century
Located in San Francisco, CA
An impressively sized 19th century Chinese Qing dynasty ancestral portrait painting of a senior official of the first rank in bamboo frame with silk ...
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Mid-19th Century Chinese Antique Qing Paintings and Screens
Materials
Silk, Bamboo, Glass, Wood, Paint, Paper
Pair of Antique Chinese Lacquered and Gilt Decorated Wood Door Panels
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Tall black lacquered carved door panels with two large decorated shaped sections above and below in gilt and dark red, framed by smaller floral ones. The top panels illustrate pavili...
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19th Century Chinese Antique Qing Paintings and Screens
Materials
Wood
Large Custom Framed Hand Painted Chinese Multi-figural Ancestral Portrait
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Large custom framed hand painted Chinese ancestral portrait with one female and 3 male figures attired in traditional dress. The upper figures with pictorial appliqués to the front o...
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Late 19th Century Asian Antique Qing Paintings and Screens
Materials
Acrylic, Paper
Antique Chinese pair of Reverse Glass Paintings
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Antique Chinese Pair of Reverse Glass Paintings, each depicting a young lady seated at a table, one with flute in hand, the other with a fan, each seated on a chair with a red cover ...
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19th Century Chinese Antique Qing Paintings and Screens
Materials
Glass
Monumental Hand Painted Chinese Scroll With Ancestors In Custom Frame
Located in Bridgeport, CT
A monumental hand painted Chinese work depicting 11 male and female multi-generational ancestral figures. The portrait with one male in black attire and 3 men in black attire with bl...
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19th Century Chinese Antique Qing Paintings and Screens
Materials
Silk, Acrylic, Wood, Paper
Large Chinese Ancestor Portrait Hanging Scroll Painting
Located in Greenwich, CT
Qing Dynasty Chinese Ancestral Portrait, 19th Century,
Ancestor officer commemorate portrait and descriptions of characters signed on top right corners, ink and color on paper
Overal...
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19th Century Chinese Antique Qing Paintings and Screens
Materials
Paper
Chinese Qing Dynasty 19th Century Fretwork Screen with Carved Scrolling Motifs
Located in Yonkers, NY
A Chinese Qing Dynasty period wooden screen from the 19th century with fretwork motifs, carved scrolling foliage pierced in the upper section and objects carved in low-relief at the ...
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19th Century Chinese Antique Qing Paintings and Screens
Materials
Wood
Fine Asian Brush Painting of Pheasant and Quail
Located in Greenwich, CT
Fined Chinese brush painting of a pheasant and a quail under a plum tree, ink and color on silk, 19th century, Conservation framed
Painting was a scroll acquired from Sotheby's webs...
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Late 19th Century Chinese Antique Qing Paintings and Screens
Materials
Silk
Chinese Ancestors Painting of Generations Family Officers.Scroll Painting
Located in Greenwich, CT
Scroll Painting of Chinese Qing Dynasty Family Generations of Imperial Officers
This family with few generations withheld positions in imperial officers
Purchased from Christie's in ...
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19th Century Chinese Antique Qing Paintings and Screens
Materials
Paper
Chinese Qing Four Panel Lacquered Incised Coromandel Screen
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Rare unusual late 19th century/early 20th-century Chinese Qing four-panel coromandel screen. The front features dark red lacquer decorated with scholars objects and small landscape s...
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19th Century Chinese Antique Qing Paintings and Screens
Materials
Brass
19th Century Chinese Framed Ancestor Portrait, #Ric.P1
Located in Norton, MA
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 th...
Category
19th Century Chinese Antique Qing Paintings and Screens
Materials
Glass, Wood, Paint, Paper
Framed Chinese Brush Painting of Children Playing in Garden
Located in Greenwich, CT
Fine Chinese brush painting of children playing in garden, ink and color on silk, 19th century, conservation framed
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19th Century Chinese Antique Qing Paintings and Screens
Materials
Silk
Large 19th Century Chinese Framed Ancestor Portrait, #Ric.P2
Located in Norton, MA
Hand-Painted on silk, Chinese households honor their ancestors in private family rituals, invoking their spirits for long life, health, and prosperity. Commemorative portraits, which...
Category
19th Century Chinese Antique Qing Paintings and Screens
Materials
Glass, Wood, Paint, Silk
Chinese Ancestral Portrait Painting Oil Scroll Canvas Part of Suite, circa 1880
Located in GB
We are delighted to offer for sale this very rare Chinese ancestral oil on canvas family painting which is part of a suite
I have four of these in...
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1880s Chinese Antique Qing Paintings and Screens
Materials
Canvas
Chinese Antique Painting of a Silk Spinner
Located in Yonkers, NY
A 19th century Qing Dynasty period Chinese watercolor painting of a silk spinner in custom frame. Envelop your home with the essence of ancient Chinese culture and craftsmanship thro...
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19th Century Chinese Antique Qing Paintings and Screens
Materials
Glass, Paper
Framed Pair of Antique Chinese Qing Dynasty Ancestor Paintings on Silk
Located in Morristown, NJ
Antique pair of Qing dynasty ancestor portraits depicting a male and a female. Hand painted on silk and framed under glass within a large te...
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Late 19th Century Chinese Antique Qing Paintings and Screens
Materials
Silk, Glass, Wood, Paint
Large Pair of 19th Century Chinese Framed Ancestor Portraits
Located in Norton, MA
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 th...
Category
19th Century Chinese Antique Qing Paintings and Screens
Materials
Glass, Wood, Paint, Paper
Large 19th Century Chinese Framed Ancestor Portrait, #Ric.P3
Located in Norton, MA
Hand-Painted on silk, Chinese households honor their ancestors in private family rituals, invoking their spirits for long life, health, and prosperity. Commemorative portraits, which...
Category
19th Century Chinese Antique Qing Paintings and Screens
Materials
Silk, Glass, Wood, Paint
A Set Of 4 Screens / Room Dividers. c 1860 - 1880
Located in Kastrup, DK
A set of 4 screens, made in elm wood. Lacquer decorated in polychrome.
Panels decorated with vases, flowers, etc.
Former screen wall from house in Shanxi pro...
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Late 19th Century Chinese Antique Qing Paintings and Screens
Materials
Elm
Chinese Reverse Glass Table Screen with Floral Still Life, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
Prevalent in fine Chinese interiors as early as the Tang dynasty (618-906), standing screens with decorative panels served numerous functions as portable architecture. Used to sectio...
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19th Century Chinese Antique Qing Paintings and Screens
Materials
Glass, Wood
Pair of 19th Century Chinese Ancestor Portraits, Large Size, Framed
Located in Doylestown, PA
A nice pair of Chinese ancestor family group portraits, 19th century, on paper, framed in teak frames under glass. Twelve characters total in per...
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19th Century Chinese Antique Qing Paintings and Screens
Materials
Paper
Taoist Ceremonial Scroll Painting, circa 1870
Located in Chicago, IL
This colorful painted scroll is a Taoist ceremonial painting attributed to the Yao or Mien minority culture of southern China, northern Vietnam and other neighboring regions. The sma...
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Late 19th Century Chinese Antique Qing Paintings and Screens
Materials
Paper
Magnificent And Fine Chinese Six-Panel Screen
Located in Bridgeport, CT
A six panel screen in black paint with overall gilt scrolled and carved and painted wood applied low relief decoration with some Mother-of-Pearl details. Scenes with pavilions and fi...
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19th Century Antique Qing Paintings and Screens
Materials
Mother-of-Pearl, Wood, Lacquer
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 Mandarin Dignitary wearing a red court dress and s...
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Mid-19th Century Chinese Antique Qing Paintings and Screens
Materials
Paint, Paper
Pair of Framed Chinese Ancestor Portraits, circa 1880s
Located in Chicago, IL
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...
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Late 19th Century Chinese Antique Qing Paintings and Screens
Materials
Paper
19th Century Qing Dynasty Ancestor Portrait
Located in Palm Beach Gardens, FL
Ancestor Portrait of a noble Qing Dynasty woman. Her social status is reflected in the sable-trimmed overcoat fashioned in the strictly enforced dress coat of the Qing Dynasty. The ...
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Early 19th Century Chinese Antique Qing Paintings and Screens
Materials
Paper
19th Century Painted Wood Fragment Gilt Red Lacquer
Located in Somis, CA
A beautiful red lacquered, solid wood fragment painted with an opera scene of victory celebration, featuring various figures dressed in official uniforms and crowns. Remnant gold lea...
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Early 19th Century Chinese Antique Qing Paintings and Screens
Materials
Wood
Immortal He Xiangu Painting on Canvas, China, 19th Century Asian Art
Located in Beuzevillette, FR
Chinese painting depicting He Xiangu reproduced three times but with a different attribute: up a lotus flower, bottom left a fly hunt and bottom right again the lotus flower, each time surrounded by disciple the one praying right, the one on the left seems to bring him a bowl.
Pigments on linen or hemp,
19th century.
He Xiangu or Ho Hsien-ku, "Immortal Demoiselle He," is an immortal Taoist, a member of the group of Eight Immortals. She is represented holding in her hand a lotus symbolizing spiritual fulfillment, and sometimes also a sheng, a peach of immortality, a wooden ladle...
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19th Century Chinese Antique Qing Paintings and Screens
Materials
Canvas
Qing Dynasty Chinese Four Panel Screen c. 1850
Located in Jimbaran, Bali
A testement to Qing Dynasty craftsmanship this folding panel features wonderful lattice windows. The panel still features its original hinges that allows for many ways to position th...
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1850s Chinese Antique Qing Paintings and Screens
Materials
Wood
Antique 19th Century Chinese Ancestral Scroll Paintings Two Panel Folding Screen
Located in Rochester, NY
Antique Chinese artist signed ancestral scholar figure scroll paintings incorporated into a two panel grass cloth backed folding screen. The scroll paintings are matted with decorated Chinese silk...
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Mid-19th Century Chinese Antique Qing Paintings and Screens
Materials
Grasscloth, Wood, Paper, Fabric, Silk
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 court matriarch. Features a intricately decorated Min...
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Late 19th Century Chinese Antique Qing Paintings and Screens
Materials
Linen, Silk, Plexiglass, Wood, Lacquer, Paper
Framed Chinese Erotic Miniature Painting, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
Despite its explicit content, this intimate scene conveys a sense of tenderness and romantic love characteristic of Chinese erotic art. Known as “sp...
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Mid-19th Century Chinese Antique Qing Paintings and Screens
Materials
Paper
Chinese Qing Dynasty Watercolour and Gouache on Pith Paper, Canton, C.1835
Located in London, GB
Chinese Qing Dynasty watercolour and gouache on Pith paper, Canton C.1835.
Capturing Canton life, the image of a women weaving depicts daily...
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1830s Chinese Antique Qing Paintings and Screens
Materials
Paper
Chinese Erotic Album Leaf, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
Despite its explicit content, this intimate scene conveys a sense of tenderness and romantic love characteristic of Chinese erotic art. Known as “sp...
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Mid-19th Century Chinese Antique Qing Paintings and Screens
Materials
Paper
Chinese Ancestor Painting Qing Dynasty
Located in New York, NY
Qing Dynasty Chinese Ancestor painting. Antique Chinese Ancestor paintings are sought after for their warm colors and traditional pa...
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1890s Chinese Antique Qing Paintings and Screens
Materials
Paper
Chinese 19th Century Three-Panel Lettice Bamboo Screen
Located in Kastrup, DK
Chinese three-panel lattice screen or room divider (each 245 x 55 x 4 cm.)
Made in bamboo
Original condition with a beautiful naturally aged patina, highlighted by a clear lacquer ...
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Early 19th Century Chinese Antique Qing Paintings and Screens
Materials
Bamboo
19th Century a Pair of Chinese Silk Fans with Giltwood Handles
Located in Brea, CA
Antique 19th century hand painted floral motifs on silk Chinese fans Qing dynasty, the fan in silk with silk fringe and giltwood handles, housed within a conforming paper covered box...
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Late 19th Century Chinese Antique Qing Paintings and Screens
Materials
Silk
Chinese Table Screen with Soapstone Panel, circa 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
Prevalent in fine Chinese interiors as early as the Tang dynasty (618-906), standing screens with decorative stone panels served numerous functions as portable architecture. Used to ...
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Mid-19th Century Chinese Antique Qing Paintings and Screens
Materials
Soapstone
Chinese Phoenix and Auspicious Fruit Canopy Painting, circa 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
The owners of this work of art were likely the only two people in the world lucky enough to have access to its beauty. The experience of art itself can be an intimate one, and this b...
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Mid-19th Century Chinese Antique Qing Paintings and Screens
Materials
Pine
Chinese Hanging Scroll of Prunus Branches, circa 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
Chinese scholars used natural imagery and scenery to aid in contemplation within the walls of their studios. The complex beauty inherent to landscapes and natural forms inspired clea...
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Mid-19th Century Chinese Antique Qing Paintings and Screens
Materials
Paper
Chinese Peony and Pheasant Canopy Painting, circa 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
The experience of art itself can be an intimate one and this bed canopy, hand painted over 100 years ago by an artist in Canton, was more intimate than most. Delicately painted birds...
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Mid-19th Century Chinese Antique Qing Paintings and Screens
Materials
Pine
"Scholar's Treasures" Chinese Painting, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
A scroll and a small lantern depicted in this 19th century painting suggest the romantic notion of a Chinese scholar painting in the evening hours. Re...
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Mid-19th Century Chinese Antique Qing Paintings and Screens
Materials
Fabric
"Boys Beneath Lotus" Chinese Folk Painted Panel, circa 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
This folk hand painted panel, laden with meaning, was originally an interior painted panel of a large storage cabinet. The panel is painted with a sc...
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Mid-19th Century Chinese Antique Qing Paintings and Screens
Materials
Elm
Chinese Sign of Honor, circa 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
Signs of honor were presented as a gesture of gratitude to individuals who had bettered their community or in acknowledge of a respected person’s birthday. The sign would have been h...
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Mid-19th Century Chinese Antique Qing Paintings and Screens
Materials
Elm
Mid-19th Century Peachwood Window Screen from Sianxi, China
Located in New York, NY
An antique window screen from Sianxi, China, Mid-19th Century.
Solid peachwood in dark finish with intricate floral hand-carvings in diagonal p...
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1840s Chinese Antique Qing Paintings and Screens
Materials
Wood
"Treasures of the Scholars' Studio" Chinese Painting, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
With careful brushwork, this 19th century painting honors the four treasures of the scholar's studio - paper, calligraphy brush, ink, and inkstone. Essenti...
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Mid-19th Century Chinese Antique Qing Paintings and Screens
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Fabric
Chinese Eternal Youth Sign of Honor, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
This monumental lacquered elmwood sign of honor was carved in northern China during the mid-19th century. The large central characters read as "Wu Zheng Ever Green", and loosely tran...
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Mid-19th Century Chinese Antique Qing Paintings and Screens
Materials
Elm
Early 19th Century Chinese Botanical Butterfly Watercolor on Pith Paper
Located in London, GB
A 19th century Qing dynasty Chinese watercolor featuring a botanical scene. A broken branch suspended mid page features a striking butterfly atop a vivid reddish orange camellia flow...
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Mid-19th Century Chinese Antique Qing Paintings and Screens
Qing paintings and screens for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a broad range of unique Qing paintings and screens for sale on 1stDibs. Many of these items were first offered in the 21st Century and Contemporary, but contemporary artisans have continued to produce works inspired by this style. If you’re looking to add vintage paintings and screens created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include asian art and furniture, wall decorations, more furniture and collectibles and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with wood, paper and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Qing paintings and screens made in a specific country, there are Asia, China, and East Asia 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 paintings and screens differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $330 and tops out at $65,000 while the average work can sell for $3,200.
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