Ming Asian Art and Furniture
MING STYLE
In what’s considered a golden age of Chinese furniture, Ming dynasty artisans produced expertly made designs that married elegance and function. Ming furniture was versatile, such as tables that doubled as writing desks and dining spaces. But it was also beautiful, enhancing a room with clean lines, soft curves and sophisticated decoration.
Dating from 1368 to 1644, the Ming dynasty was a vibrant time for international trade and culture. Especially for scholars and the wealthy, there was an emphasis on a home’s design to promote a good life. From large wardrobes to angular sofas, Ming-style furniture was defined by its joinery, which, instead of nails, involved meticulously designed interlocking elements of wood. This material was carefully selected and positioned to make the grain part of the design. The slow-growing huanghuali, a yellowish rosewood, was particularly valued for its bright color.
Although ornamentation was minimal, Ming dynasty furniture often featured carved or painted details of flowers, insects, dragons, fruits and other motifs. Chairs crafted for scholars could include calligraphic brush writing. As overseas trade expanded, techniques from the West, like cloisonné enamel painting, adorned table screens and other pieces.
Ming furniture influenced styles abroad such as Queen Anne in England and Hollywood Regency in the United States. The curved shape of Ming armchairs had a profound impact on legendary Scandinavian modernist furniture designer Hans Wegner. The Danish cabinetmaker shared the Ming artisans’ interest in creating streamlined, functional furnishings, and his China chair, Round chair and Wishbone chair are inspired by Ming dynasty seating. Today, the Ming-style horseshoe chair is a graceful and sought-after type of seat, and contemporary Chinese designers such as Jerry Chen and Gan Erke are also drawing on this heritage for a new era of style.
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Style: Ming
Chinese Small Cizhou Glazed Figure of a Daoist Deity, Song to Ming Dynasty
Located in Austin, TX
A small and charming Chinese cizhou ware glazed pottery figure of a Taoist deity or official, Song to Ming Dynasty, 13th - 15th century, China, ex. Christi...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Chinese Antique Ming Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Stoneware
Fine Pair Of Chinese Carved Armchairs
Located in Bridgeport, CT
With curved backs and carved splats- the top ones openwork, the lower one with a relief vase with flowering branches, The curved arms with carved supports with scrolled motifs. The s...
Category
Mid-20th Century Asian Ming Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Fabric, Wood
$1,950 / set
Ming Dynasty Style Natural Wood Wedding Side Chair with Woven Rattan Seat
Located in Yonkers, NY
A single Chinese Ming dynasty style vintage wedding side chair from the mid-20th century, with woven rattan seat, curving back splat and natural wood patina. Born in China during the mid-century period, this elegant side chair...
Category
Mid-20th Century Chinese Ming Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Wood, Rattan
Blue and White Porcelain Ribbed Vase with Willow Ware Pattern
Located in Manassas Park, VA
This temple jar is a traditional porcelain vessel from Jingdezhen, a town long distinguished by imperial patronage. This piece is a porcelain vase with a design reminiscent of the fa...
Category
20th Century Chinese Ming Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Bobyrug’s Wonderful Antique Chinese Pictural Embroidery with Silk and Metal
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
Exquisite Early 20th Century Chinese Embroidery
Discover a stunning piece of art from the early 20th century – a Chinese embroidery masterpiece. This work of art features a mythologi...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Ming Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Metal
$2,457 Sale Price
20% Off
Pair of Ming Dynasty Bowls with Pattern of Interlocking Hexagons
Located in Atlanta, GA
Pair of Ming Dynasty Bowls with Pattern of Interlocking Hexagons, Wanli period (1572-1620).
This handsome pair of bowls with a slightly fluted rim features an outer pattern of hexago...
Category
16th Century Chinese Antique Ming Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
$1,500 Sale Price / set
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Chinese Porcelain Ming Period Incense Burner Butterflies Tianqi Unusual, 17th C.
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Sharing this lovely and unusual Chinese porcelain incense burner from the late Ming period, Tianqi period most probably. Jingdezhen made for ...
Category
17th Century Chinese Antique Ming Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
$8,977 Sale Price
20% Off
Antique Chinese Porcelain Figural Dish Late Ming Tianqi or CHongzhen
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
A very nicely decorated plate with a scene figures in a landscape
10-8-19-1-6
Condition
/ Overall Condition. Rimfritting, only. 206mm
Period
17th century Ming (1368 - 1620)
Category
16th Century Chinese Antique Ming Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
$2,079 Sale Price
20% Off
Ming Style 2 Door Wood Cabinet with Carved Drawer
Located in Pasadena, TX
This wooden 2-drawer 2-door cabinet is a striking example of antique Chinese craftsmanship, featuring solid wood construction and intricate hand-carved floral panels on the top drawe...
Category
Late 20th Century Chinese Ming Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Wood
Gold Ornaments of Antique Chinese Buddha Statues / 17th-19th Centuries
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
This is thought to be part of the decoration of a gilt-bronze Buddha made in ancient China, from the late Ming to the Qing dynasties.
It is thought that it is probably an ornament t...
Category
17th Century Chinese Antique Ming Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Copper
Late 19th Century Rosewood Chinese Carved And Inlaid Low Tea Table
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Chinese carved low table with mother of pearl inlaid base, diamond form pierced top and covered with glass. The table with carved, scalloped a...
Category
19th Century Asian Antique Ming Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Mother-of-Pearl, Glass, Rosewood
Antique Bronze Chinese Foo Lion Incense Burner - Marked Ming Dynasty
Located in Newmanstown, PA
Antique Bronze Chinese Foo Lion Incense Burner - Marked Ming Dynasty - H 6" x W 3" x L 6"
Category
16th Century Chinese Antique Ming Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Bronze
Assembled Chinese Late Yuan / Early Ming Dynasty Bronze Garniture
Located in Austin, TX
Consisting of a large baluster vase (H: 14.25") with arrow handles and a near pair of smaller baluster vases with mythical beast loop handles.
The large vase, of yuhuchunping form, ...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Chinese Antique Ming Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Bronze
Annamese Blue and White Ceramic Box, Hoi An Hoard, Chu Dau kiln
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Annamese Blue and White Ceramic Box, Hoi An Hoard, Chu Dau kiln, Vietnam, circa 1500. A covered flat top circular box with lid decoration in under glaze cobalt blue of a lotus blosso...
Category
16th Century Vietnamese Antique Ming Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Ceramic
Chinese Carved Wood Teaching Buddha in Ming Style
Located in Atlanta, GA
A statue of standing Buddha (Shakyamuni), finely carved out a single block of wood (might be cypress based on the wood grains). Attired in a flowing robe with open chest, the Buddha ...
Category
19th Century Chinese Antique Ming Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Wood
Ming Dynasty Polychrome Lacquer and Gilt Iron Figure of Ananda
Located in Austin, TX
Ananda is portrayed in a typical fashion, as a youthful monk with a shaved head and dressed in simple robes. He stands upon a double lotus pedestal with hands clasped in front of him...
Category
16th Century Chinese Antique Ming Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Iron
Chinese Ming style pear shaped monochrome vase with elephants heads
Located in DELFT, NL
With moulded elephant-head handles, connected by a band of geometric shapes and applied overal with a creamy yellow glaze suffused with a fine crackle.
Condition: the rim polished a...
Category
19th Century Chinese Antique Ming Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Ming Dynasty Style Scholar's Lamp-Hanger Chair with Rattan Inset Seat and Back
Located in Yonkers, NY
A Ming Dynasty style antique scholar's chair from the early 20th century, with inset rattan back splat and seat. This Ming Dynasty style scholar's chair from the early 20th century e...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Ming Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Rattan, Wood
Ming Period Stucco Head of a Court Lady with Original Paint Mounted on Stand
Located in Yonkers, NY
A Chinese Ming Dynasty period stucco head of a court lady from the 15th or 16th century, mounted on a wooden stand. Crafted in China during the Ming Dynasty, this stucco head is moun...
Category
16th Century Chinese Antique Ming Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Wood, Stucco
Rare set of 5 17th c Chinese Porcelain Ming Period Kosometsuke Dishes Reclusion
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Sharing with you this fantastic set of 5 Chinese porcelain serving dishes with underglaze blue. All painted with a fantastic river landscape scene of a scholar contemplating nature.
...
Category
17th Century Chinese Antique Ming Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Large Set of Chinese 17th Century Porcelain Ming Dynasty Plates Chenghua Marked
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
The exact selection can vary from the picture due to stock changes.
A set of 30 plates from the early 17th century. Variation on a theme. Late Ming dynasty blue and white...
Category
17th Century Chinese Antique Ming Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
$30,245 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Antique Ming 1620-1644 Chinese Porcelain Kosometsuke Waterfall Plate Kintsugi
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
A Chinese blue and white porcelain Dish of beautiful shape and design. With a stunning waterfall scene.
Early 17th century, marked at base.
Condition
kintsugi restored spot at rima...
Category
17th Century Chinese Antique Ming Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
17c Antique Chinese Porcelain Master of the Rocks Bowl Shunzhi / Kangxi
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Sharing with you this fantastic early Kangxi bowl
17th century
Decorated to the exterior with fishermen in an extensive river landscape, the base marked ‘Guang Yu Tang Zhi’, which may be translated as ‘The Hall of Abundant Brightness’.
Diam. 11.4 cm
The 'Master of the Rocks', is a term that was coined by the English collector Gerald Reitlinger, whose collection is now in the Ashmolean Museum in Oxford...
Category
17th Century Chinese Antique Ming Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
$5,895 Sale Price
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Bixia Yuanjun Figure of Bronze Dated Ming Dynasty, 1368-1644
Located in London, GB
Bixia Yuanjun figure of bronze dated Ming Dynasty 1368-1644.
Base of hardwood.
Height excluding base 26cm;
Heigh including base 31cm.
Condition:
Corrosion on reverse/back;
...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Chinese Antique Ming Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Bronze
20CM Antique Chinese 17C Chongzhen Transitional Chinese Porcelain Tankard
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
A very nicely decorated and large tankard in underglaze blue. With a figural scene. Visible is a literatus in a garden scene with 2 servants.
Similar pieces are sold here:
Countr...
Category
17th Century Chinese Antique Ming Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
$5,801 Sale Price
20% Off
19th C. Asian Wood Storage Cabinet
Located in Bridgeport, CT
A classic Chinese two-door cabinet with two short over one long drawer. It opens to a printed paper lining with two shelves. Brass metal mounts. The wood has a warm honey tone and th...
Category
19th Century Asian Antique Ming Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Brass
Chinese Lamphanger Chair
Located in Milano, IT
This chair from the late Ming dynasty represents an exceptional example of the art and craftsmanship that characterizes the Ming style. Side chairs, or chairs without arms, appeared ...
Category
19th Century Chinese Antique Ming Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Wood
$1,772
Chinese Ming Dynasty Architectural Terracotta Roof Tile Figure Qilin Foo Dog pr
Located in Forney, TX
A remarkable pair of large Ming Dynasty (1368-1644) earthenware Imperial roof decorations - ornamental architectural terracotta roof tile beasts.
15th/16th century or earlier, Northern China, most likely Forbidden City, Dongcheng District, Beijing, figural pottery modeled as mythical qilin (foo dog / guardian lion), the crouching beast with legs back and flaming body depicted ready to pounce. Retaining partial remnants of the red wax export seal, indicating they are authentic and were legally exported out of the country.
Dimensions: (approx)
Largest: 18" Tall, 19" Wide, 8" Deep
History:
Chinese roof tiles have been a part of Chinese architecture for over 2,000 years. These unique and beautifully crafted tiles have become an integral part of traditional Chinese culture, and have gained international recognition for their beauty and cultural significance. In this article, we will explore the different types of Chinese roof tiles, their construction, cultural significance, preservation and restoration techniques, and modern uses.
Chinese imperial roof decorations or roof charms or roof-figures (Chinese: 檐獸/檐兽; pinyin: yán shòu) or "walking beasts" (Chinese: 走獸/走兽; pinyin: zǒu shòu) or "crouching beasts" (Chinese: 蹲獸/蹲兽; pinyin: Dūn shòu) were statutes placed along the ridge line of official buildings of the Chinese empire. Only official buildings (palaces, government buildings, and some temples) were permitted to use such roof decorations.
Occasionally arranged in an outward marching procession with various different examples, the number and type indicating the importance of the duties performed within the building or within the courtyard protected by a gate. With a maximum number of nine, the mythical beast was one of the highest in rank, thus modeled set to pounce upon the man and lower ranking creatures, ready to devour them should they stray from performing their duties with faithfulness and rectitude
The Design and Construction of Chinese Roofs:
The roof design is an important aspect of Chinese architecture, with each component of the roof playing a specific role. Chinese roof tiles fit into the overall design of the roof and are placed on top of wooden supports called purlins. The interlocking system of Chinese roof tiles ensures that they stay in place and prevent leaks. Ridge tiles...
Category
16th Century Chinese Antique Ming Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Earthenware, Terracotta
A Small Chinese Carved Timber Gilt and Polychrome Figure, Ming Dynasty
Located in ARMADALE, VIC
A Small Chinese Carved Timber Gilt and Polychrome Figure, Ming Dynasty
Provenance: Private Old Australian Collection Acquired in Beijing Market in 1980s.
Description:
The cavity in...
Category
17th Century Chinese Antique Ming Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Wood
$560 Sale Price
60% Off
Chinese Ming Dynasty Terracotta Court Official Statuette, Original Polychromy
Located in Yonkers, NY
A petite Chinese Ming dynasty green glazed terracotta court official figurine from the 15th or 16th century, with original polychromy. Attracting our eye with its vibrant polychromy,...
Category
16th Century Chinese Antique Ming Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Terracotta
A Small Chinese Carved Timber Polychrome Figure, Ming Dynasty
Located in ARMADALE, VIC
A Small Chinese Carved Timber Polychrome Figure, Ming Dynasty
Provenance: Private Old Australian Collection Acquired in Beijing Market in 1980s.
Description:
The cavity in the back...
Category
17th Century Chinese Antique Ming Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Wood
$575 Sale Price
50% Off
Large Early 20th Century Tianqiuping or Globular Cloisonné Vase
Located in Miami, FL
Large early 20th century tianqiuping or globular cloisonné vase. Highest quality enamel cloisonné, withe background with graphic scenes and floral pattern and with three large frame ...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Ming Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Ceramic
$1,575 Sale Price
30% Off
An Exceptional French Polished Rosewood Altar Table
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Rosewood Altar Table with a particularly elegant and strong traditional form with upswept ends, fine graining and particularly beautiful graining...
Category
20th Century Asian Ming Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Rosewood
Chinese Paint Decorated Trunk as Cocktail Table
Located in Bridgeport, CT
An ebonized wood trunk with painted decoration on the front. The center panel with ladies dressed in fine robes in an interior framed by florals. A visiting figure wearing a headdres...
Category
Late 19th Century Antique Ming Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Wood
Antique Chinese 16/17C Chinese Porcelain Ming Transitional Kraak Plate FROG
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Description
A very nicely decorated plate with a Frog on on a rock in a landscape scene. Wanli, Tianqi or Chongzhen Period 1590 – 1640
With a nice moulded double chrysanthemum ...
Category
17th Century Chinese Antique Ming Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
$2,833 Sale Price
20% Off
Timeworn Chinese Eight Immortals Table
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Antique Chineses Eight Immortals Table likely from the Northern Shandong region. Originally used with four benches, each holding two people. The table was probably cut down from dini...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Ming Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Wood
17th Century Pair of Ming Dynasty Chinese ZiTan Inlaid Silver Cups
Located in Brea, CA
17th century a pair of Ming dynasty Chinese ZiTan inlaid silver cups, the exterior carved in high relief and undercut around the sides and base with Chi dragon, 5 edges with silver l...
Category
Early 17th Century Chinese Antique Ming Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Wood
Antique Chinese 16/17C Chinese Porcelain Dish Swatow landscape Pagode Enamel
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Large Ming Dynasty Zhangzhou (Swatow) Ware Charger – c.1600 – Red, Green & Turquoise Enamels
An exceptional and richly decorated large Zhangzhou (Swatow) ware charger, dating to the...
Category
17th Century Chinese Antique Ming Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Rare Early 17th C Chinese Kosometsuke Dish – Anhua Decoration – Ming Dynasty ...
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
A superb and rare Chinese blue and white porcelain dish, dating to the early 17th century, late Ming dynasty, and produced at the Jingdezhen kilns for the Japanese market. This piece...
Category
17th Century Chinese Antique Ming Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Important Ancient Chinese Effigy Pug Dog, Ming Dynasty 1368-1644
Located in South Burlington, VT
China, a carving of a canine “Pug”, Ming Dynasty, 1368-1644 CE
Dimensions: 38 cm, 15” High
Photographs taken indoors and out of doors for your viewing pleasure.
The hand carved limestone beast shown on its haunches with naturalistic joyful expression and a well defined compact head, ears, noes, eyes, feet, and tail parted to one side on reverse with distinctive collar ornament seated four square on a thick base all-over showing a weathered surface from significant age.
Formerly exhibited “Asia Week” New York City, Fuller Building, Hutton Gallery 2006.
Provenance: ex collection luoyang, Henan Province, China.
Includes custom display base as shown
Catalog reference: 35 years collecting 35 treasures, Number 35, p.76 (photo)
In ancient China, it is a well-known fact that several types of small dogs were bred and were favored pet gifts between emperors and kings including Lion Dogs, Pekingese and Lo-sze breeds. Some Lo-sze are pictured wearing collars with bells a frequent combination fancied by European royalty of the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries. Lo-sze or pugs were prized for their compact body, good bones, flat face, square jaw, short coat, curled tail, side set back ears, and temperate disposition.
History:
Placing stone animals in important tombs can be traced back at least to the Qin Dynasty (221-206 BCE), some two thousand years ago. In ancient times, stone animals and human figures placed before imperial tombs symbolized royal power and privilege in addition to decorative functions.
The first Ming tomb...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Chinese Antique Ming Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Limestone
$6,800 Sale Price
20% Off
Rare and Unusual Antique Kashgar Rug with Mughal Pattern
Located in Milan, IT
A very rare small format, very finely knotted antique rug from the oasis of Kashgar, located in eastern Turkestan. Distinguished by a unique soft red background and by an all-over pattern consisting of a trellis containing a directional floral blossom motif characteristic of the Indian Mughal Dynasty...
Category
Early 19th Century East Turkestani Antique Ming Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Wool
Pair of Early 19th Century Chinese 'Lazy Chairs' in Walnut and Black Lacquer
Located in Kastrup, DK
Pair of 'Lazy Chairs' in walnut, black lacquer with a natural cracked wear that gives the chairs an exciting and artistic look.
Ming style, early 19th century China.
The term 'Laz...
Category
19th Century Chinese Antique Ming Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Walnut, Lacquer
Jumu Wood Asian Kang Low Table
Located in Greenwich, CT
Jumu wood antiques Asian Kang low table, can be use large coffee table or side table or bench seating with relief carving on the aprons.
The table is very sturdy and can be use for ...
Category
1870s Chinese Antique Ming Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Wood
A Chinese blue and white porcelain Dish of beautiful shape and design. With a st
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
A Chinese blue and white porcelain Dish of beautiful shape and design. With a stunning waterfall scene.
Early 17th century, marked at base.
Condition
kintsugi restored spot at rima...
Category
17th Century Chinese Antique Ming Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Pair of Early 19th Century Chinese 'Lazy Chairs' in Walnut and Black Lacquer
Located in Kastrup, DK
Pair of 'Lazy Chairs' in walnut, black lacquer with a natural cracked wear that gives the chairs an exciting and artistic look.
Ming style, early 19th century China.
The term 'Lazy'...
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19th Century Chinese Antique Ming Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Walnut, Lacquer
Antique Ming Period Kosometsuke Poem Go Players Cricket Box Chinese Porcelain
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Excited and really happy to share this box. Incense or Cricket Box
In the pictures you will see a very nice Cricket box / Incense box with Poem. Typical Literati taste for Scholars ...
Category
17th Century Chinese Antique Ming Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Antique Octagonal Blue and White Dish Wanli Tianqi Chinese Porcelain Figural
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
OCTAGONAL BLUE-AND-WHITE DISH WANLI / TIANOI. C.1610-1625
The dish has a flat centre, a small cavetto and a broad eight-sided flange. The shallow unglazed footring has been trimmed w...
Category
17th Century Chinese Antique Ming Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
$2,115 Sale Price
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Antique Chinese Porcelain 17C Porcelain Ming Wanli Kraak Lotus Flowers Pond
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Description
Rare and nicely decorated dish on footring, spreading sides circular rim. Ca 1590-1620.
With a central scene of a Lotus pond, the sides with anhua/moulded decoration of...
Category
17th Century Chinese Antique Ming Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Chinese Ming Dynasty Style Single Drawer Blue Lacquer Table with Horse Hoof Legs
Located in Yonkers, NY
A Chinese Ming Dynasty style blue lacquer side table from the early 20th century with single drawer and horse hoof legs. Created in China during the ear...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Ming Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Wood
Traditional Ming style Southern Official's Chair
Located in Milano, IT
This late Ming dynasty armchair is a remarkable example of traditional Chinese seating, where each type of chair adapted its conformist characteristics based on its intended use. Lik...
Category
19th Century Chinese Antique Ming Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Wood
Two Set of Molded Longquan Celadon 'Fu Shou' Vases, Ming Dynasty
Located in seoul, KR
One side of the vase showcases a panel with the Shou character at its center, symbolizing longevity, while the opposite side displays the Fu character, signifying luck. The neck of the vase is adorned with leaves.
Period: Yuan-Ming Dynasty (1271-1644)
Region: Longquan, China
Medium: Celadon
Type: Ewer
Provenance : Acquired in late 1990s from Hongkong
Reference
1) British Museum - Museum number 1931,1118.5
(Type : Closely related)
2) Christies NEW YORK 24–25 MAR 2022 - Important Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art - Lot 1105
(Price realised : 9,450 USD / Type : Related)
3) Sotheby's New York 19 March 2024 - Chinese Art - Lot 172
(Price range : 15,000 USD - 20,000 USD / Type : Related)
* Ming Dynasty Longquan Celadon
Longquan celadon from the Ming Dynasty typically exhibits a more robust and heavier stoneware body compared to its Song Dynasty predecessors. The Ming era saw an evolution in celadon glaze, achieving a wider spectrum of green hues, from olive to bluish-greens. Ming celadons...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Hong Kong Antique Ming Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Celadon
$3,893 Sale Price
35% Off
Reference Chinese Porcelain Book - Kraak Porcelain: A Moment in the History o
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Maura Rinaldi Kraak Porcelain: A Moment in the History of Trade
98 colour and black and white plates, maps and drawings, bibliography and index. Foreword by Dr. Christian J.A. Jorg,...
Category
17th Century Chinese Antique Ming Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Antique Chinese 17th Century Blue White Shunzhi / Kangxi Lotus Pond Porcelain
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
A very nicely and rare decorated plate. Transitional / Early Qing, late 17th century.
Decorated with lotus pond
Condition
1 line, 2 small glaze line to rim (1 only visible out...
Category
17th Century Chinese Antique Ming Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
$1,415 Sale Price
20% Off
Ming Dynasty Glazed Terracotta Funeral Table Mingqi with Miniature Food Offering
Located in Yonkers, NY
A Ming dynasty period glazed terracotta funeral table mingqi from 15th-16th century with food in dishes. This rare Ming dynasty period glazed terracotta funeral table, dating from the 15th to 16th century, beautifully embodies the traditional Chinese practice of creating Mingqi—terracotta models meant to assist the deceased in the afterlife. This piece depicts a typical Chinese altar, adorned with green tempera glaze and meticulously crafted miniature foods, such as cakes and breads, representing offerings. The modeled and painted details give a glimpse into the customs of wealthy Chinese burials...
Category
16th Century Chinese Antique Ming Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Terracotta
Fine Antique Imperial Chinese Red Silk Rug with Phoenixes
Located in Milan, IT
A very rare silk Ningxia carpet with an unusual lacquer red background decorated at the centre by a large phoenix and surrounded by four smaller phoenixes in the corners. The phoenix...
Category
19th Century Chinese Antique Ming Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Silk
Chinese Stoneware Funeral Shrine Model and Figure Ming Dynasty
Located in Atlanta, GA
A stoneware shrine model with a figurine made in Ming dynasty (15th-17th century) in China and used as funeral burial objects. It is not known whether the two objects were originally associated, but they display similar glaze and oxidation and were in the same collection. The stoneware building is an architectural rendering of a typical ancestor shrine used at the time. It features a single room behind an elaborate front with double doors, under a multiple layered eaves. There are great architectural and decorative details throughout. The green glaze shows a wonderful silvery oxidation, an indication that the piece was buried in the ground. The side appears to be glazed lightly originally and some scrape marks and oxidized glaze residues remains. The back is unglazed. The figure is a typical tomb figurine...
Category
16th Century Chinese Antique Ming Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Stoneware
Kosometsuke 17C Chinese Porcelain Ming Period Kaiseki Dish Tianqi / Chongzhen
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Sharing with you this lovely and unusual Chinese porcelain Kaiseki dish from the late Ming period, Tianqi/Chongzhen period most. Jingdezhen made for the Japanese market.
Origin: C...
Category
17th Century Chinese Antique Ming Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Chinese Antique Carved and Painted Altar Table
Located in Bridgeport, CT
A notable late 19th century carved wood altar table in old red and black paint now worn to a nice patina with a particularly decorative form. The plank top with tenons and carved edg...
Category
19th Century Chinese Antique Ming Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Wood
Two Annamese Miniature Covered Boxes with Scenary Motif, 15th century, Le Dynast
Located in seoul, KR
Vietnamese covered boxes with representative scenary designs. Both are made of cream-colored base and blue designs, typical of Annamese pottery. These shared characteristics highligh...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Vietnamese Antique Ming Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Stoneware
$954 Sale Price / set
40% Off
Large Cobalt Blue Serving Hot Water charger Chinese porcelain Arch of Noah
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Ready for dinner guys?
We would like to describe this piece as a hot water serving charger. We all know the hot water dishes but a piece of this size is quite unique, even though ...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Ming Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
$6,273 Sale Price
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Ming asian art and furniture for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a broad range of unique Ming asian art and furniture 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 asian art and furniture created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include asian art and furniture, tables, decorative objects and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with wood, ceramic and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Ming asian art and furniture made in a specific country, there are Asia, East Asia, and China pieces for sale on 1stDibs. While there are many designers and brands associated with original asian art and furniture, popular names associated with this style include and Gracie. 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 asian art and furniture differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $195 and tops out at $137,256 while the average work can sell for $3,038.
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