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  • Chinese Sign of Honor, c. 1850
    Located in Chicago, IL
    A 19th century northern Chinese sign of honor presented to an esteemed scholar on his 80th birthday. The large characters in the center read (from right...
    Category

    Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Paintings and Screens

    Materials

    Elm

  • Pair of Red Lacquer Chinese Couplet Signs, c. 1900
    Located in Chicago, IL
    This pair of decorative red lacquer signs dates to the late 19th century and is carved in relief with a poetic couplet. Carved to resemble ink calligraphy, the couplet reads: "Do good deeds without questioning your happiness, pursue knowledge without forgetting your principles." The long, vertical signs...
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    20th Century Chinese Qing Wall-mounted Sculptures

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    Wood, Elm, Lacquer

  • 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...
    Category

    Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Paintings and Screens

    Materials

    Elm

    Chinese Sign of Honor, circa 1850
    $4,304 Sale Price
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  • 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...
    Category

    Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Paintings and Screens

    Materials

    Elm

  • Set of Three Chinese Gilt Fragments, c. 1850
    Located in Chicago, IL
    Hand-carved and lavishly pigmented, these gilt fragments originated as decorative elements of ornate Qing-dynasty furniture or architecture. Elevated by ...
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    Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Sculptures and Carvings

    Materials

    Wood

  • Pair of Chinese Guardian Lion Dogs, c. 1850
    Located in Chicago, IL
    This pair of monumental Fu-Lions, also known as shizi, once would have flanked the entrance to a Qing-dynasty home in China’s Shanxi province. One has a pearl under its foot, and the...
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    Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Sculptures and Carvings

    Materials

    Limestone

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    A large Chinese Qing Dynasty period black signboard from the 19th century, with red calligraphy. Created during the Qing Dynasty, this large horizontal sign comes from a Chinese temple and features both carved and painted Chinese characters. Presenting a black ground, the sign showcases large carved Chinese characters with red painting, flanked with columns of smaller carved characters. Used to indicate the nearby presence of a temple, this 19th century Qing Dynasty Chinese carved temple signboard...
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  • Antique Chinese Carved Wood Trade Sign
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