Qing Asian Art and Furniture
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.
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Style: Qing
19th Century Gilt Chinese Lacquer Tea Caddy
Located in Brea, CA
19th century golden black lacquer Chinese tea caddy with pewter and a key, the rectangular-section body decorated with dragons, a very beautiful piece. See more pictures, measures: 7...
Category
Late 19th Century Chinese Antique Qing Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Lacquer
Chinese Relief Carved Architectural Panel with Fruit and Flora, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
It’s difficult to pinpoint what makes this handcrafted panel so impressive: the artful relief carvings of seasonal fruit and lush, foliage-filled vases ...
Category
Mid-19th Century Chinese Antique Qing Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Spruce
Antique Chinese 19th Century Overglaze Blue Lingzhi Porcelain Plate Qing China
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
A lovely Qianlong rooster plate. With a very unsual scene of the Roosters hunting a grasshopper. Very nice.
Condition
some chips/frits to rim, chips mainly visible underside rim....
Category
19th Century Chinese Antique Qing Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
$2,257 Sale Price
20% Off
Fine Art 20th Century Period Koransha Japanese Porcelain Polychrome Floral Plate
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Sharing with you this amazing Large Japanese Koransha plate. Top quality.
Category
20th Century Japanese Qing Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
$3,386 Sale Price
20% Off
Chinese Ruyi Wine Table, c. 1800
Located in Chicago, IL
This early 19th century Chinese inset leg wine table is characterized by the lightness of its proportions, its finely executed detailing and the lustrous...
Category
Early 19th Century Chinese Antique Qing Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Elm
Pair Antique Klapmutsen Chinese 18th C Yongzheng Famille Rose Merchant Boat
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Two very nicely decorated Late Kangxi / early Yongzheng Klapmutsen/Bowls
Decorated in opaque enamels of the famille rose palette (fencai) with an European boat waiting the arrival o...
Category
Early 18th Century Chinese Antique Qing Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
$5,833 Sale Price
20% Off
Chinese Oval Hand Mirror with Mother of Pearl Inlay, c. 1930
Located in Chicago, IL
This large, early 20th-century hand mirror is set in a fine hardwood frame decorated with mother-of-pearl inlay of flowering vines. The handle is decorated with plum blossoms and a b...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Mirror, Hardwood, Mother-of-Pearl
18th Century Black Lacquer Mother of Pearl Inlay Plate
Located in Brea, CA
18th century black lacquer mother of pearl inlay plate, decoration as expected for age and use. Very beautiful and hard to find li...
Category
Early 18th Century Chinese Antique Qing Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Mother-of-Pearl
Fine Art Japanese Bowl Arita, Artist Fujii Shumei Leaf Landscape Born 1936
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Lovely and rare piece.
A superb blue and white porcelain Dish bowl, with a leaf pattern. Made by Fuji Shumei
Fujii Mr. Aki Fujii's specialty is the technique of drawing a mount...
Category
20th Century Japanese Qing Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
$3,386 Sale Price
20% Off
Pair of Chinese Low Back Official's Chairs, C. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
This pair of elegant 19th-century elm wood chairs embody Ming-dynasty design with simple form yet complex construction. The chairs are an unusual blend of traditional tall yoke-back ...
Category
Mid-19th Century Chinese Antique Qing Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Walnut
Chinese Hat Stand
Located in Chicago, IL
Out of context, this carved wood hat stand has a curious, octopus-like appearance. Intricately embellished with carved flourishes, the hat Stand displa...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Wood
$310 Sale Price
60% Off
Chinese Brown Drip Glaze Vessel, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
Tracing its roots back into the Han dynasty, this early 20th-century vessel emulates the full-bodied shapes and unusual glazing found in ancient ceramics...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Ceramic
19th Century Chinese Lacquer Box
Located in Brea, CA
19th century Chinese lacquer box from the Qing Dynasty. Used for board games and golden by hand. In very good condition.
Category
19th Century Chinese Antique Qing Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Lacquer
Set of Japanese and Chinese Imari Plates Wall Decoration Porcelain, China
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Perfect for interior wall decoration. We offer sets of 18th-19th century Chinese/Japanese Imari plates in different sizes. Available in every quantity needed. The selection in the pictures might not be available due to stock changes, but we have around 100 Japanese/Chinese Imari plates...
Category
Early 18th Century Chinese Antique Qing Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
$3,622 Sale Price / set
20% Off
"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...
Category
Mid-19th Century Chinese Antique Qing Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Fabric
19th Century Chinese Lacquer Tea Caddy
Located in Brea, CA
19th century Qing Dynasty Chinese export gilt decorated black lacquer tea caddy. Hexagonal shape with floral chased pewter covered caddies deta...
Category
19th Century Chinese Antique Qing Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Lacquer
Antique Chinese Porcelain Bowl SE Asian Thai / Malay Market Bencharong
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
A very nicely decorated bowl. Extremely well painted and rare
Condition
Overall condition very good 1 hairline. 145 x 74mm
Period
18th century Qing (1661-1912).
Category
18th Century Chinese Antique Qing Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
$3,575 Sale Price
20% Off
Antique Plate Qing Chinese Porcelain Chine De Commande Pink Gold Figure
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
A rare and quality painting plate. It's a chine de commande dish but unusual because the central painting of a Chinese person with a Chinese person h...
Category
18th Century Chinese Antique Qing Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
$1,128 Sale Price
20% Off
A Pair of Chinese Double Groud Vases, Late 20th Century
Located in ARMADALE, VIC
A Pair of Chinese Double Groud Vases, Late 20th Century
Home Decor, Interior Design and Collectibles.
Provenance: Private Australian Collection.
Dimension:
Height: 35cm
Diameter: 2...
Category
Late 20th Century Chinese Qing Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Chinese Antique Shell-Inlaid Lacquer Tea Tool Box, Qing Period
Located in Chuo-ku, Tokyo
This is gorgeous and decorative instrument box decorated with "Raden" work of mother of pearl shell shining in seven colors. Raden work using mother of pearl shell shining in seven c...
Category
17th Century Japanese Antique Qing Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Shell, Wood
Three Blue and White Teapots from Ca Mau Ship, C 1725, Qing Dynasty, Yongzheng E
Located in seoul, KR
The pieces are adorned with intricate motifs and scenes that may represent traditional Chinese landscapes, daily life, or historical tales.
Period : Qing Dynasty, Yongzheng Period
P...
Category
1720s Vietnamese Antique Qing Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Ceramic, Porcelain
$1,112 Sale Price
20% Off
Chinese Provincial Round Back Chair, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
Prior to the 10th century, Chinese society eschewed raised seats in favour of mats. The rising popularity of chairs and other forms of elevated seating led craftsmen to adapt traditional cabinetry and architecture techniques to the human body. In the case of this Yuanyi, or round chair, the flowing crest rail is a direct descendant of the simple armrests that had traditionally supported individuals on mats in their homes. This homage to an ancestral form, combined with traditional mortise-and-tenon joinery techniques, created an elegant, functional chair that has endured for centuries and inspired many contemporary furniture designers...
Category
Mid-19th Century Chinese Antique Qing Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Elm
Pair of Chinese Jia Zhen and Beech Half Stools, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
Pushed together, this pair of rectangular stools forms a square, hence the name “half stools.” Crafted of Jia Zhen and beech wood and finished with many coats of hand-applied lacquer...
Category
Mid-19th Century Chinese Antique Qing Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Wood, Beech
Antique Meiji Period Japanese Satsuma Candle Sticks Floral Decoration Marked
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Fabulous Japanese earthenware Satsuma candle sticks with nice decoration of flowers and figures decoration marked. Meiji period, 19th century
L...
Category
19th Century Japanese Antique Qing Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
$1,505 Sale Price
20% Off
Chinese Soapstone Carving of a Buddhist Village Scene, Mid-20th Century
Located in Islamabad, PK
The Chinese soapstone carving from the mid-20th century is depicting a village scene, is a stunning piece of art with intricate details and cultural significance. The carving showcas...
Category
20th Century Chinese Qing Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Soapstone
Chinese Stone Shoemaker's Weight with Zhu Bajie, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
Hand carved of stone, this object would have been used in a shoemaker’s shop to press down large pieces of leather. Doubling as a handle, the central figure depicts the curious figure of a man with pig-like facial features holding a rake. The figure is Zhu Bajie, a character from the Ming-dynasty novel “Journey to the West...
Category
Mid-19th Century Chinese Antique Qing Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Stone
Rare Ca 1700 Early Kangxi Chinese Porcelain Black-Ground Dish Birds Flower
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Description
Kangxi period and amazing quality dish with different kind of flowers, trees and birds in verte palette on a black ground. Base with bamboo sprouts on yellow ground an...
Category
17th Century Chinese Antique Qing Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
$4,231 Sale Price
20% Off
Circa 1780 Chinese "Elephant & Mahout" Vegetable Dish
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Circa 1780 Chinese export "elephant & mahout" oval vegetable dish. Qing dynasty, Qianlong period. Retailed by Sarah potter conover, early label. One of ...
Category
Late 18th Century Chinese Antique Qing Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Ceramic
$400 Sale Price
46% Off
"Longevity and Good Fortune" 19th Century Chinese Hat Rack
Located in Chicago, IL
De rigeur for any respectable, status-seeking male in the Qing-dynasty, hats would have found elevated storage and display on this remarkably crafted hat stand. Flanking the central ...
Category
Mid-19th Century Chinese Antique Qing Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Mirror, Glass, Elm
19th Century Pair of Ancestor Portraits of the King & Queen
Located in North Palm Beach, FL
Deeply rooted in the belief that ancestors continue to guide and protect their descendants, many Chinese families pay homage to their departed loved ones through private rituals, see...
Category
Early 19th Century Chinese Antique Qing Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Paper
Pair of Chinese Provincial Bentform Chairs, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
These 19th century cypress chairs with gently curved crest rails and undulating aprons were created by the age-old process of soaking, bending, and heating the wood to form it into t...
Category
Mid-19th Century Chinese Antique Qing Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Cypress
Antique Qing ca 1900 Carved Chinese Porcelain Statue Immortal Root Wood
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Description
China, unusual and finely carved wooden statue. Carved wood root with at the top the a figure of probably an immortal.
Condition
Overall condition Just some age/pr...
Category
19th Century Chinese Antique Qing Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Wood
$750 Sale Price
20% Off
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
Mid-19th Century Chinese Antique Qing Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Elm
Chinese Immortal Peach Finial, c. 1800
Located in Chicago, IL
This carved limestone charm promises longevity in the form of the immortal peach. According to Chinese mythology, the Jade Emperor’s palace was surrounded by peach trees that provided ripe fruit every three thousand years. A single bite of this charmed fruit...
Category
Early 19th Century Chinese Antique Qing Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Limestone
Fine Art 45CM Japanese Dish Arita, Artist Fujii Shumei Leaf Landscape Born, 1936
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Lovely and rare piece.
A superb blue and white porcelain Dish bowl, with a leaf pattern. Made by Fuji Shumei
Fujii Mr. Aki Fujii's specialty is the technique of drawing a mount...
Category
20th Century Japanese Qing Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
$2,446 Sale Price
20% Off
One Chinese Black Lacquer Rectangular Lidded Jewelry box, Late 19th Century
Located in ARMADALE, VIC
One Chinese Black Lacquer Rectangular Lidded Jewelry box, Late 19th Century
Provenance: Private Melbourne Collection.
Dimensions: Width: 37cm Height: 10.5cm Depth: 20.5cm.
Category
Late 19th Century Chinese Antique Qing Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Wood
Antique Chinese Canton Lidded Tea Bowl, Flower, Porcelain, Minguo
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
A very nice set of 19 or early 20th century tea bowls. 6 sets and 1 loose saucer. The painting is of very high quality.
All will be packed neat and sent track and trace airmail wi...
Category
19th Century Chinese Antique Qing Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
$2,916 Sale Price
20% Off
Fish and Waterweed Teabowl and Saucer Set, c 1725, Qing Dynasty, Yongzheng era
Located in seoul, KR
* Set Item(Teabowl and saucer)
The saucer with four carp swimming among floating dumps of water weed, the teabowl with a central carp medallion within a band of smaller fish and wate...
Category
1720s Vietnamese Antique Qing Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Ceramic
$392 Sale Price
20% Off
Pair of 18th Century Chinese Porcelain SE Asia Bencharong Flower Rocks Plate
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Nice, rare and beautiful dishes. Flower and rocks as central scene.
Condition
Dish 1 with 6 hairlines and 2 frits. Dish 2 with 3 hairlines and ch...
Category
18th Century Chinese Antique Qing Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
$844 Sale Price
20% Off
Antique 18C Large Tureen Qing Chinese Porcelain Chine de Commande Sepia
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
A rare, good conditioned, and quality painted tureen.
Very nicely decorated piece with good details. Sepia and gilt decoration of flowers and flower basket.
Probably Jiaqing pe...
Category
18th Century Chinese Antique Qing Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
$1,691 Sale Price
20% Off
Handheld Chinese Mooncake Mold with Lotus Pods, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
This late 19th century hand-held wood press is carved with a large mold used for shaping festive mooncakes. Packed with lotus root, red bean, or other regional fillings, mooncakes ar...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Wood
#6 Antique Chinese Porcelain 18th Century Yongzheng/Qianlong Period Blue White
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
A very nicely decorated set of 6 plates. Dating to circa 1720-1740
A scene of peony
Peony
Peony - Mu-Dan - Queen of Flowers, the peony is a emblem of wealth and distinction....
Category
Early 18th Century Chinese Antique Qing Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
$1,505 Sale Price / set
20% Off
19th CENTURY PAIR OF QING PERIOD PORCELAIN POTICHES
Located in Firenze, FI
This elegant pair of Chinese porcelain potiches is a masterpiece of refinement and beauty. The vases, decorated with floral motifs in shades of light blue, blue, green and pink, are ...
Category
Early 19th Century Chinese Antique Qing Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
19th Century Pair of Lacquer Chinese Jardinières Inlay with Mother of Pearl
Located in Brea, CA
19th century a pair of black lacquer Chinese jardinières inlay with mother of pearl, with loss to lacquer and inlay throughout, each 7.25 inches wide,...
Category
Late 19th Century Chinese Antique Qing Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Lacquer
19th Century Antique Chinese Tin Coconut Stacking Box
Located in Brea, CA
Antique 19th century Chinese tin coconut stacking box with mark: LiuYiJi, diameter 8 cm, high 10.5 cm.
Category
Late 19th Century Chinese Antique Qing Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Lacquer
Oriental figure, Qing Dynasty, woman carved in carnelian agate
Located in Autonomous City Buenos Aires, CABA
Oriental figure, Qing Dynasty, woman carved in carnelian agate.
Carved carnelian agate figure that represents an oriental woman surrounded by flowers and next to her a long-tailed bi...
Category
19th Century Chinese Antique Qing Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Agate
Chinese Oval Hand Mirror with Mother of Pearl Inlay, c. 1930
Located in Chicago, IL
This early 20th-century oval hand mirror is set in a fine hardwood frame decorated with mother-of-pearl inlay of bamboo culms and plum blossom branches. The handle is decorated with ...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Mother-of-Pearl, Mirror, Hardwood
"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...
Category
Mid-19th Century Chinese Antique Qing Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Fabric
Chinese Persimmon Ginger Jar with Cartouche Paintings, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
White cartouches open on this vibrant vase’s persimmon orange field like parting clouds, revealing scenes of young boys practicing martial arts. Perhaps c...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Chinese Opera Drum Barrel, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
This squat, melon-like barrel is actually a turn of the century Peking opera drum, originally used by a theater troupe to accompany the dances and songs of traditional Chinese opera. The drum's finely joined oakwood slats are held together by hand-smithed iron bands and cloaked in a rich patina from a century of use. Filled with lush greenery and foliage, this rustic drum barrel...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Iron
Antique Chinese Cup Saucer Yongzheng/Qianlong Relief Landscape Tea Bowl Qing
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
A very nicely decorated Yongzheng/Qianlong tea bowl and saucer
13-1-20-17-4
Condition
Overall condition. Cup, Chips Hairline & some Damage to relief work. Saucer: Frit, chips, hai...
Category
18th Century Chinese Antique Qing Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
$1,693 Sale Price
20% Off
19th Century Chinese Carved Figure
Located in Southampton, NY
19th century Chinese carved figure. While this sculpture may be small it isn't lacking in its attention to detail.
Across the chest of the figure you cans see two overlapping carved...
Category
19th Century Chinese Antique Qing Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Wood
Antique Kangxi Period Imari Wall Lamp with Flowers Chinese China Porcelain
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
A kangxi Imari plate made into a lamp by my brother who is a technician.
Condition:
Dish has a restored chip. Size: 232 x 90mm D x H
Period:
18th ce...
Category
Early 18th Century Chinese Antique Qing Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
$658 Sale Price
20% Off
Pair of Large Famille Rose 'Phoenix and Buddhist Emblems' Chargers 19th Century
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
A pair of large famille rose 'phoenix and Buddhist Emblems' chargers
19th century
The wide, heavily potted dishes each brightly enameled to the centre with confronting phoenix surr...
Category
19th Century Chinese Antique Qing Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
$6,303 Sale Price
20% Off
Dark Glazed Chinese Kitchen Jar, circa 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
A lustrous brown glaze coats the slender tapered form of this late 19th-century kitchen jar. As evidenced by the glazed interior, the jar was once used daily in a Qing-dynasty kitche...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Terracotta
Chinese Blacksmith Iron Scissors on Mount, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
This hand-forged metal sculpture, with its delicate appearance and whimsical shape, was once an integral tool to a 19th century Chinese cobbler’s trade. Made of iron, these scissors ...
Category
Mid-19th Century Chinese Antique Qing Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Iron
Pair of Chinese Woven Top Square Stools, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
Lightweight and portable, stools were popular in Qing-dynasty homes for their simplicity and convenience. These elegant 19th-century square stools have beautifully worked frames featuring rounded edges, humpback stretchers, and ruyi-form fretwork finished with dark lacquer. Each top is inset with a hand-woven seat, providing textural contrast to the graceful elmwood frame. Used as seats or low side tables, this pair of square stools...
Category
Mid-19th Century Chinese Antique Qing Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Reed, Elm
$2,480 / set
Pair of Round Chinese Hand Mirrors, c. 1930
Located in Chicago, IL
These charming hand mirrors date to the early 20th century and feature round mirrors set within turned hardwood frames. Minimally decorated, the pair is simply carved to showcase the tight grain and even coloring of the fine hardwood. The handles are shaped with smooth, hourglass contours that fit in the hand nicely.
From the collection of Frances and Gary Comer.
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Mirror, Hardwood
Chinese Ten-Drawer Offering Table, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
Appealing to the rarified taste of China’s literati, this Qing-dynasty table depicts the auspicious objects found in a scholar’s studio, including censors, scrolls, and fine porcelai...
Category
Mid-19th Century Chinese Antique Qing Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Elm
Pair of Chinese Silk Lotus Slippers, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
These dainty, pointed slippers, made of blue silk and embroidered with pink flowers, were shaped to resemble a lotus bud and enhanced the diminutive shape of bound feet. A practice that began in the Tang dynasty and reached the height of its popularity in the Qing dynasty, foot binding was a painful process intended to make a woman's feet as small as possible by restricting bone growth from an early age. The smaller the feet the more attractive and erotic they were, giving elite women a mark of elegance and a distinctive - albeit tortured - gait of small, light steps. These embroidered silk lotus slippers...
Category
Mid-19th Century Chinese Antique Qing Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Cotton, Silk
Qing asian art and furniture for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a broad range of unique Qing 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, decorative objects, case pieces and storage cabinets and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with wood, ceramic and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Qing 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 Wang Hing & Co., Cornelis Pronk, He Chaozong, and Luen Hing. 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 $48 and tops out at $188,800 while the average work can sell for $2,500.