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.
Chinese Kangxi Porcelain Imari Bowl with Wood Stand, Qing Circa 1700
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
This is a beautiful Chinese Export porcelain footed Bowl with fine Imari hand painted decoration, dating to the Qing, Kangxi period, circa 1700. The bowl comes with a Chinese hardwoo...
Porcelain
Chinese Woven Basket with Lid, Black Lacquer Handle and Gilt Decorated Base
Located in Yonkers, NY
This late Qing Dynasty Chinese woven basket brings together craftsmanship and decorative detail in a form that is both functional and striking. The rounded body is finely woven from ...
Bamboo, Rattan
$1,313Sale Price|24% Off
Large Chinese Cloisonne Enamel Bowl, Qing Dynasty
Located in Vero Beach, FL
Large Chinese Cloisonne enamel bowl, Qing Dynasty Exceptional and finely decorated Chinese cloisonne punch bowl with gilt metal foot and rim. The bowl has slightly flaring sides ...
Copper, Enamel
Large Chinese Qing Dynasty Wucai Porcelain Dragon Bowl, 19th Century
Located in Austin, TX
A large Chinese Qing dynasty porcelain wucai (five color) glazed bowl painted in underglaze blue and overglaze red, green, and yellow upon a pure white ground, and featuring a design...
Porcelain
$621Sale Price|45% Off
Antique Chinese Porcelain Cantonese Figural Plate Figures Qing Daoguang
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Nice and Beautifully painted Cantonese dish with lots of highly detailed figures, flowers and animals. Additional information: Material: Porcelain & Pottery Region of Origin: China ...
Porcelain
$1,192Sale Price|45% Off
Antique Chinese Porcelain Kangxi Plate Dish Landscape Flowers
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
A lovely Kangxi period Plate dating to around 1690-1710. Absolute High quality landscape scene with figures and floral wall. Marked at base with a square mark. The dark spots on the...
Porcelain
Chinese Kangxi Period Porcelain Dish Figural Pagode Landscape in Blue White
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Very nice dish with a beautifully painted scene of three figures in a pagode scene. The border with landscapes, flowers, birds and figures. The base unmarked. Additional information...
Porcelain
$204Sale Price|45% Off
Antique Plate Chinese Porcelain Blue and White Plate Kangxi Period, 18th Century
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Antique Plate 18th Century Chinese Porcelain Blue and White Plate Kangxi Period. A very nicely decorated plate with flowers. Additional information: Material: Porcelain & Pottery D...
Porcelain
$92Sale Price|45% Off
Antique Chinese Porcelain Qianlong Dish Blue And White Flowers, 18C
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
A very nice and beautifully decorated dish with a scene of Flowers, The painting quality is very nice. Additional information: Material: Porcelain & Pottery Region of Origin: China...
Porcelain
Antique Rare Chinese Enameled Famille Rose Porcelain Bowl
Located in Brea, CA
Qing dynasty an unique antique important rare Chinese enameled Famille rose porcelain bowl with mark DaQingDaoGuangNianZhi , hand painted. ...
Porcelain
$2,113Sale Price / set|20% Off
Set of 5 Antique Chinese Porcelain Kangxi Blue White Dinner Plates Pagode
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
A very nicely decorated Set of 5 dishes in imari palette, Kangxi Period. Flower scene. Additional information: Material: Porcelain & Pottery Decoration Type / Colour: Blue & White ...
Porcelain
$3,124Sale Price / set|20% Off
Set of 8 Antique Chinese Kangxi Porcelain Blue White Dinner Plates, 18th Century
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
A very nicely decorated set of 8 dishes in Blue and white with a lovely flower scene. Dating to circa 1720-1750 Unmarked at the base. Additional information: Material: Porcelain &...
Porcelain
$118Sale Price|45% Off
Antique Kangxi/Yongzheng Qing Chinese Porcelain Plate Bamboo Flowers Anhua, 18C
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Sharing with you this lovely dish from the Kangxi / Yongzheng period. With a fantastic underglaze blue flower bamboo scene. Also with anhua in the rim border. Additional informatio...
Porcelain
Chinese Lacquered Burl Incense Container, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
Chinese scholars and connoisseurs prized the organic form of burl wood and the way it referenced the wonders of the natural world. This petite burlwood vessel dates to the mid-19th c...
Burl
Chinese Pale Crackle Glaze Plate, c. 1800
Located in Chicago, IL
Humble yet refined, this Chinese porcelain plate from the early 19th century is cloaked in a pale crème glaze and decorated only by an allover crackle. The network of fine lines is b...
Porcelain
$1,248Sale Price|20% Off
Antique Reticulated Chinese Famille Rose Medallion Porcelain Bowl or Basket
Located in Bad Säckingen, DE
This antique late Qing handpainted oval shaped reticulated Chinese export porcelain Famille Rose Medallion bowl with underplate is a stunning piece o...
Porcelain
$4,081Sale Price|48% Off
Rare Kangxi Period Chinese Porcelain Bowl Shou with Silver Handle Marked
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Fabulous quality blue and white porcelain bowl, Kangxi period. Wonderful deep Kangxi blue colour, decorated all around with archaist Shou characters. Silver addition with mark. Bott...
Porcelain
$457Sale Price|24% Off
Antique Chinese Qianlong Period Famille Rose Bowl Qing Lowestoft, 18th Century
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
A very nicely decorated bowl. Dating to around 1730/1740 8-10-19-2-1 Additional information: Material: Porcelain & Pottery Decoration Type / Colour: Polychrome Region of Origin: Ch...
Porcelain
$2,197Sale Price|45% Off
Chinese Kangxi Period Porcelain Dish Romand of Western Chamber Marked, 17th C.
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Very nice dish with a beautifully painted scene of the Romance of the Western Chamber. We think this is the story of Yinying receiving good news delivered by the page boy. This is a...
Porcelain
19th Century Chinese Export Rose Mandarin Wash Bowl
Located in Savannah, GA
Very colorful and intricately patterned Rose Mandarin wash bowl featuring five storied vignettes with incredible detail. The border includes birds, roses and...
Ceramic
Chinese Two-Tiered Bamboo and Rattan Lidded Food Basket with Large Handle
Located in Yonkers, NY
A Chinese late Qing Dynasty two tiered bamboo and rattan lidded food basket with large handle. Step into the rich heritage of Chinese craftsmanship with this late Qing Dynasty two-ti...
Bamboo, Rattan
Chinese Asian Antique Rattan and Bamboo Tiered Qing Wedding Basket, 19th Century
Located in Studio City, CA
A wonderful, large, hand-woven rattan and bamboo Chinese three-tiered handled wedding basket. From a Los Angeles Asian/Chinese art and artifacts collection. We are listing it as ea...
Bamboo, Rattan, Lacquer
19th Century Chinese Famille Rose Floral Punch Bowl
Located in Chicago, IL
During the 18th century, Europeans provided an eager market for Chinese export porcelain, especially the colorful and fanciful ware known as “famille rose.” Named for a palette of op...
Porcelain
Petite Chinese Blue & White Lotus Dish, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
An everyday example of Chinese blue-and-white ceramics, this petite footed dish from the late 19th century charms with expressive sweeps of cobalt blue atop a blue-grey field. The lo...
Porcelain
$457Sale Price|24% Off
Antique Chinese Qianlong Period Famille Rose Bowl Qing Lowestoft, 18th Century
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
A very nicely decorated bowl. Dating to around 1730/1740 10-10-19-2-1 Additional information: Material: Porcelain & Pottery Decoration Type / Colour: Polychrome Region of Origin: ...
Porcelain
Chinese Porcelain Tea Bowl Hand Painted Famille Rose, Qing Qianlong circa 1760
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
This is a finely hand painted Chinese porcelain tea bowl from the 18th century, Qing dynasty, Qianlong period, 1736-1795. The bowl is well decorated, continuously around the body ...
Porcelain
Chinese Famille Rose Four Flowers Plate, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
Painted with overglaze enamels in the famille rose style, this small porcelain dish has a colorful design of four flowers representing the seasons. Rendered in shades of pink, green ...
Porcelain
$564Sale Price|48% Off
Large Antique Chinese Porcelain Famille Rose Qianlong Fencai Dish, 18th Century
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Yongzheng/Qianlong, 18th century,Famille Rose. Strong colors on this beautifully painted dish. Additional information: Material: Porcelain & Pottery Decoration Type / Colour: Famil...
Porcelain
Provincial Chinese Fan-Form Tray, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
This small Chinese tray from the mid-19th century expresses the quiet beauty of humble objects. Likely used atop a woman's dressing table, the wooden tray is hand-carved to the shape...
Wood
$360Sale Price|34% Off
Antique Chinese Wedding Basket
Located in New York, NY
Antique Chinese wedding basket of woven rattan and bamboo. Called a wedding basket as gifts from the wedding are collected and offered i...
Bamboo, Rattan
Pair Antique Chinese Porcelain Plates Famille Rose Made Circa 1770
Located in Katonah, NY
This pair of lovely Chinese porcelain plates were hand painted in the Famille Rose style in the mid-18th century. The center of each plate is painted in delicate colored enamels and ...
Porcelain
$343Sale Price|44% Off
Chinese Export Famille Rose Porcelain Punch Bowl with Birds and Peonies c. 1950s
Located in Glasgow, GB
This mid-20th century Chinese export Famille Rose punch bowl is a finely hand-painted example of porcelain artistry rooted in the decorative traditions of Qing dynasty aesthetics. Cr...
Enamel
Petite Chinese Blue & White Tea Cup, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
An everyday example of Chinese blue-and-white ceramics, this petite cup from the late Qing dynasty is appreciated for its delicate simplicity and charming imperfections. Used for dri...
Porcelain
Antique Chinese Porcelain Kangxi Blue & White Plate Xieyi Landscape, ca 1700
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
A very nicely decorated plate with a landscape Scene. Kangxi period. Great decoration in Late Ming style. Additional information: Material: Porcelain & Pottery Decoration Type / Co...
Porcelain
19th Century Qing Dynasty Handwoven Rattan and Bamboo Basket with Handle
Located in Yonkers, NY
A small Chinese Qing Dynasty period basket from the 19th century hand-woven with rattan on a bamboo armature. Created in China during the Qing Dynasty, this rustic basket features a ...
Bamboo, Rattan
$204Sale Price|45% Off
Antique Chinese Porcelain Plate in Blue and White Yongzheng Everything, 18th C.
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
A very nicely decorated plate. Part of the late Kangxi/ early Yongzheng Famille Everything. At this point in time the potter is Jingdezhen used all techniques and colors on export pl...
Porcelain
Chinese Blue & White Floral Plate, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
An everyday example of Chinese blue-and-white porcelain, this 19th-century porcelain plate charms with expressive cobalt-blue decoration, sparsely brushed against a blue-grey field. ...
Porcelain
Antique Rice Grain Chinese Porcelain Plate in Blue and White Landscape, ca 1800
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Antique Plate ca 1800 Rice Grain Chinese Porcelain Blue and White Landscape. A very nicely decorated plate. Additional information: Material: Porcelain & Pottery Decoration Type / C...
Porcelain
Antique 18C Chinese Porcelain Dish Amsterdam Bont Anhua Flowers Qing
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Sharing with you this unusual Dutch Decorated deep dish. The dish itself is a white porcelain plate from the Kangxi period, ca 1700-1720. With anhua flower decoration also. The pai...
Porcelain
Chinese Export, Qing Dynasty, Qianlong, Large Decorative Cloissone Enamel Bowl
Located in New York, NY
A Chinese Export, Qing Dynasty Large Cloissone Enamel Bowl marked with the metal stamp of the Emperor Qianlong (1735-1795) on the bottom. This large and magnificent work features a ...
Copper, Enamel
19th Century Chinese Famille Rose Enamelled Porcelain Basin, Qing Period
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
A very attractive 19th century Chinese 'famille rose' porcelain basin, the deep welled interior decorated with hand painted enamels depicting flowering vines & fowl, rising up to a f...
Porcelain
Chinese Blue & White Rice Bowl, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
This footed porcelain bowl dates to the early 20th century and is hand-painted with expressive brushwork in the blue-and-white style. The small bowl has a dramatic, flared shape, fea...
Porcelain
18th Century Blue and White Chinese Porcelain Tureen and Cover
Located in Brea, CA
18th century 36cm blue and white Chinese porcelain tureen cover, with rock form scrolling handle to lid and lotus pods to the b...
Porcelain
Antique Qing Period Chinese Porcelain SE Asia Famille Rose Plate, 18th/19th C.
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Nice, rare and beautiful colors in enamel in, Floral design, second half 18th century These wares and their specific characteristics of wild colour and thick enamel have all the cha...
Porcelain
Chinese Blue & White Blossom Tea Cup, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
An everyday example of Chinese blue-and-white ceramics, this petite cup from the late Qing dynasty is appreciated for its delicate simplicity and charming imperfections. Used for dri...
Porcelain
Chinese Twin Dragon Water Pail, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
Finely crafted of elmwood and brass, this lovely wooden bucket is a 19th-century Chinese water pail used for drawing up water from wells and rain jars. An especially elegant example,...
Elm
19th Century Famille Rose Bowl
Located in Dublin 8, IE
19th century Chinese famille rose porcelain bowl from the Qing Dynasty. Profusely decorated wish Chinese courtly scenes, flowers and birds.
Porcelain
$917Sale Price / set|20% Off
Set Kangxi Chinese Porcelain Dish Cafe Au Lait Famille Verte Qing, 17/18th C
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Lovely and unusual SET of 2 Chinese Porcelain dishes. Cafe au lait ground and famille verte colors. In very nice display condition. Additional information: Material: Porcelain & Pot...
Porcelain
$2,021Sale Price|20% Off
Chinese Plate with Iron Red Grisaille Gilt Decor, Yongzheng, 1723-1735
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
A very nicely decorated dish in imari palette, with Iron Red, Grisaille and gilt decor. A lively scene of basket weavers is visible. The border has geometric design in underglaze blu...
Porcelain
$6,775Sale Price / set|50% Off
18th Century Qianlong Jade Bowl On 19th Century Gilt Bronze Stand
By Henri Picard
Located in London, by appointment only
Magnificent Grand Scale Late 18th Century Qianlong Period Spinach Green Jade Bowl On 19th Century Gilt Bronze Stand By Henri Picard. To have created a sculptural bowl of this excepti...
Jade, Bronze
Antique 19c Fantastic Chinese Lacquer Tea Box Canton China Antique ca 1850 China
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
A fantastic richly decorated Cantonese lacquer box. With original engraved metal inside box. Condition Soem damage and chipping to the lacquer work. Especially aound the edges. Size ...
Bronze
Seashell Porcelain Jewelry or Soap Dish Yellow Scallop Design
Located in New York, NY
A porcelain jewelry, ashtray, or soap dish, in the style of the Qing Dynasty, circa mid-20th century, China. This footed porcelain dish has a scallop seashell shape in a bright yello...
Porcelain
$210Sale Price|20% Off
Antique Chinese Porcelain Plate in Blue and White Yongzheng / Qianlong, 18th C.
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
A very nicely decorated plate. Part of the late Yongzheng / Qianlong Famille Everything. At this point in time the potter is Jingdezhen used all techniques and colors on export plate...
Porcelain
$2,730Sale Price|48% Off
Large Bowl Kangxi Antique Chinese Porcelain Imari Verte, 18 C
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Lovely and high Quality Kangxi Imari Verte Bowl. Top quality Large antique Chinese Imari Verte porcelain bowl. It dates to the Kangxi period. It...
Porcelain
18th Century Blue and White Chinese Nanking Cargo and Cafe-au-lai Porcelain Bowl
Located in Brea, CA
An 18th century Chinese Nanking cargo blue and white and cafe -au-lait porcelain bowl, decorated to the interior with sprays of flowers and leaves, with ...
Porcelain
Large Chinese Porcelain Blue and White Charger Plate, 1720-1740
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
A very nicely decorated and potted Chinese Porcelain plate. Absolutely beautiful piece. Additional information: Material: Porcelain & Pottery Region of Origin: China Decoration Typ...
Porcelain
$288Sale Price|20% Off
Antique Chinese Qianlong Unusual Famille Rose Plate Tree Enamel, 18 Century
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Lovely and Delicate 18C Chinese Porcelain plate, high quality decoration. Additional information: Material: Porcelain & Pottery Type: Plates Category: Polychrome Emperor: Kangxi (16...
Porcelain
$273Sale Price|20% Off
Antique Chinese Porcelain Qianlong Dish Blue and White Flowers, 18th Century
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
A very nice and beautifully decorated dish with a scene of Flowers, The painting quality is very nice. Also anhua decoration in the white. Additional information: Material: Porcela...
Porcelain
$124Sale Price|45% Off
Antique Chinese Export Porcelain Cantonese Blue White Ajour Plate Landscape
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Nice and Beautifully painted Cantonese dish, painted in the blue and white. Decorated with landscape scene. Nice and rather unusual ajour/open work border. In nice Additional infor...
Porcelain
Chinese Porcelain Brush Washer Marked Landscape, 1970-80’s ProC
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
A very nicely decorated Brushwasher with a scene of a landscape. Marked at base. Additional information: Material: Porcelain & Pottery Region of Origin: China China Dynasty Period: ...
Porcelain