Ming Decorative Objects
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.
Find a collection of Ming cabinets, decorative objects, lounge chairs and other furniture on 1stDibs.
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Style: Ming
Antique Chinese 16/17C Ming Porcelain Dish Zhangzhou Swatow Fenghuang China
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
A very nicely decorated large dish from around 1580-1630.
Heavy and larger sized piece with beautiful decoration in red and green
Similar piece in the literature, see pictures.
Cond...
Category
17th Century Chinese Antique Ming Decorative Objects
Materials
Porcelain
Chinese Ming Style Blue and White Underglazed Porcelain Ginger Jar
Located in Glasgow, GB
A vintage blue and white 'Ming Style' ginger jar, crafted in China during the latter half of the 20th century.
A smooth hexagonal-shaped body showcases the revered technique of Chin...
Category
Late 20th Century Chinese Ming Decorative Objects
Materials
Enamel
$61 Sale Price
62% Off
Vintage 'Ming Style' Temple Jar Blue and White Glazed Porcelain
Located in Glasgow, GB
Vintage porcelain temple jar, handcrafted towards the end of the 20th century, in 1980s China
Artistically decorated in a simple yet decorative Ming-era style. Its body features a figural scene perfectly realized in hand-painted cobalt blue enamel. Flying birds and floral motifs are interspersed between bold blue borders and graphic Chinese-style decorations. Coming together and creating a striking contrast against the luminous white underglaze porcelain.
The porcelain jar measures 20 cm in height and 15 cm in diameter.
It's in good condition for its age and use, bearing only x1 small chip to the lip of the temple jar. And is stamped on its underside with a 'Zhongguo Zhi Zao...
Category
1980s Chinese Vintage Ming Decorative Objects
Materials
Enamel
$103 Sale Price
50% Off
Chinese Ming Cobalt Brushed Celadon Jar, c. 1500
Located in Chicago, IL
Warped by fire and eroded by time, this ceramic storage jar from Yunnan province is a testament to the wabi-sabi beauty of provincial Chinese pottery. Dated to the 15th/16th century,...
Category
16th Century Chinese Antique Ming Decorative Objects
Materials
Earthenware
Late Ming Era Documented Glazed Pottery Horse
Located in Kastrup, DK
An elegant Chinese Ming dynasty pottery figurine depicting a horse in a standing pose with polychrome finish (aubergine, light brown and g...
Category
17th Century Chinese Antique Ming Decorative Objects
Materials
Pottery
Pair of Chinese Ming Sancai Dragon Roof Tiles, c. 1650
Located in Chicago, IL
This incredible pair of sancai-glazed Chinese roof tiles were once installed as part of the elaborate roof of a Ming-dynasty temple or grand courtyard home. Dated to the 17th century...
Category
17th Century Chinese Antique Ming Decorative Objects
Materials
Earthenware
Ming Dynasty Period Golden Brown Glazed Martaban Water Jar with Tiger Motifs
Located in Yonkers, NY
A Ming Dynasty period glazed ceramic Martaban water jar from the 17th century, with tiger motifs and petite handles. Created in China during the 17th century, this Ming Dynasty perio...
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17th Century Chinese Antique Ming Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Fine Pair of Intricately Carved Marble Garden Foo Lion Figures
Located in Bridgeport, CT
A pair of opposing foo lions with elaborately carved curled fur and seated on bases. One places a paw on a ball, the other on an upside down baby foo lion. Overall fine time worn sur...
Category
Mid-20th Century Ming Decorative Objects
Materials
Marble
Ming Dynasty Longquan Celadon Dish with Geometric Design, 15th Century
Located in Austin, TX
A heavily potted and richly glazed celadon dish, Longquan kilns, early Ming Dynasty, mid 15th century, China.
The large dish glazed in a deep olive cela...
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15th Century and Earlier Chinese Antique Ming Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Ming Style Sacai Glazed Pottery Figure of a Horse China with C.O.A.
Located in New York, NY
Realized between 1368AD-1644 AD, this stunning documented horse figurine was realized in China during the Ming period. Executed using a Sacai glaze, the sculpture offers a cream colo...
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20th Century Chinese Ming Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Chinese Ming Dynasty Carved, Painted and Giltwood Amitayus Buddha
Located in Austin, TX
A beautiful and serene Chinese Ming dynasty carved wood figure of the Buddha Amitayus, the Buddha of long life, and a form of Amitabha Buddha. He is seated in dhyanassana, dressed in...
Category
17th Century Chinese Antique Ming Decorative Objects
Materials
Wood
Early Ming Dynasty Chinese Buddha Statue, circa 14th Century
Located in Dallas, TX
A very fine late Yuan to early Ming Chinese terracotta gilt and polychrome painted Buddha figure, he is dressed in thick robes, his hair arranged in ty...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Chinese Antique Ming Decorative Objects
Materials
Terracotta
Chinese Carved Wood Bodhisattva Guanyin, Late Ming Dynasty, 17th Century
Located in Austin, TX
An attractive carved wood figure of the Bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara, known as Guanyin in China, late Ming Dynasty, early 17th century, China.
Guanyi...
Category
Early 17th Century Chinese Antique Ming Decorative Objects
Materials
Gesso, Wood
Brass Bowl Planter Cachepot Jardinière Enamel Cloisonné, Late 19th Century
Located in New York, NY
A beautiful and substantial brass and enamel Cloisonné bowl planter cachepot jardinière, in the Ming style, late 19th century to circa early-20th century, Asia, China. With authentic...
Category
Late 19th Century Asian Antique Ming Decorative Objects
Materials
Brass, Bronze, Enamel
A Large 'Longquan' Celadon Dish, Ming Dynasty, 15th century
Located in seoul, KR
The heavily potted dish is molded in the central roundel below the fluted cavetto and the everted rim with lipped edge, and is covered overall with a glaze of sea-green color, except for the unglazed ring on the base. The wood stand is not included with the item.
Period: Ming Dynasty (1368~1644)
Region: Longquan, China
Medium: Celadon
Type: Dish
Provenance : Acquired in late 1990s from Hongkong
Reference :
1) Christies NEW YORK 22–23 MAR 2018 - Fine Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art - Lot 722
2) Sotheby's Paris 11 December 2020 - Arts d'Asie - Lot 8
(Price realised : 4,032 EUR / Type : Closely related)
3) Christies LONDON 21–28 MAY 2020 - The Art of China - Lot 31
(Price realised : 5,250 GBP / Type : Closely 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 Decorative Objects
Materials
Celadon
Rare Kosometsuke Antique Chinese Ming Dynasty Plate China Porcelain, 17th C
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Beautiful dish in blue and white. This is a Jingdezhen made dish made for the Japanese market. Kosometsuke.
With a floral and bird decoration. Base with a chenghua mark
The base is...
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17th Century Chinese Antique Ming Decorative Objects
Materials
Porcelain
$3,736 Sale Price
20% Off
Chinese Ming Ceramic Provincial Jar Celadon Glaze, Early 17th Century
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
This is a Chinese hand-thrown ceramic provincial jar with a light celadon glaze which we date to the Ming period of the early 17th century or possibly earlier.
The jar is hand potted...
Category
Early 17th Century Chinese Antique Ming Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Antique 17th century Dutch Bellarmine Jug - Baardmankruik - Bartmann jug Rare!
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
A Bartmann jug (from German Bartmann, "bearded man"), also called a Bellarmine jug, is a type of decorated salt-glazed stoneware that was manufactured i...
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17th Century Dutch Antique Ming Decorative Objects
Materials
Porcelain
$2,720 Sale Price
20% Off
White Blanc de Chine Porcelain Vase with Fruit, Leaves and Vines
Located in New York, NY
A beautiful Blanc de Chine white ceramic porcelain vase with a generous relief of fruit (peaches), leaves and vines, circa 20th century, China. Dimensions: 6.5" diameter x 12.5" heig...
Category
20th Century Chinese Ming Decorative Objects
Materials
Porcelain, Ceramic
$1,480 Sale Price
20% Off
Ming Dynasty Carved Ancestor Figure
Located in Chicago, IL
Marvel at the exquisite artistry of this carved wood Chinese Ming Dynasty (1368 to 1644) ancestor figure—a captivating depiction of a seated man adorned in the distinguished attire o...
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17th Century Chinese Antique Ming Decorative Objects
Materials
Wood
Tall Ming Dynasty Sancai Glazed Dignitary Tomb Figures
Located in Dallas, TX
A Pair of Chinese Enameled Sancai Glazed Pottery Attendant Figures Representing Dignitaries.
Ming Dynasty Period. Circa 1600AD
Dimensions; 23 x 5.5 x 5.25 inches (58.4 x 13.7 x 13.3 ...
Category
16th Century Chinese Antique Ming Decorative Objects
Materials
Pottery
Chinese Ming Cobalt Brushed Storage Jar, c. 1500
Located in Chicago, IL
Warped by fire and eroded by time, this ceramic storage jar from Yunnan province is a testament to the wabi-sabi beauty of provincial Chinese pottery. Dated to the 15th/16th century,...
Category
16th Century Chinese Antique Ming Decorative Objects
Materials
Earthenware
Large Gilt Bronze Buddha Young Shakyimuni Statue 31 Lb
Located in Somis, CA
The magnificent 31 lb bronze Buddha statue, crafted in the Ming dynasty style, captivates with its timeless beauty and serene presence. Depicting a young Shakyamuni, the statue exude...
Category
20th Century Chinese Ming Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze
$2,550 Sale Price
28% Off
Chinese Ming Dynasty Glazed Tall Attendant Figure, 16th-17th Century, China
Located in Austin, TX
A tall Chinese green and amber glazed figure of an attendant, Ming Dynasty, 16th-17th century, China.
The figure stands upon an integral plinth, dressed in long robes...
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17th Century Chinese Antique Ming Decorative Objects
Materials
Pottery
Large Antique Asian Wood Sculpture of the Laughing Buddha
Located in Bridgeport, CT
A very large antique Asian wood carving of the iconic Laughing Buddha. The sculpture has great form, the Buddha with his right hand resting ...
Category
19th Century Asian Antique Ming Decorative Objects
Materials
Wood
Pair Ming Dynasty Glazed Pottery Dignitary Figures
Located in Dallas, TX
A pair of Ming dynasty sancai blue glazed pottery figures.
Circa 1500 AD Ming Dynasty
I have owned over 250 ming tomb figures including over 80...
Category
16th Century Chinese Antique Ming Decorative Objects
Materials
Pottery
Ceramic Nautical Shell Oceanic Chinese Fish Bowl Jardiniere Planter
Located in Bridgeport, CT
A large ceramic Chinese bowl form jardiniere with a nautical theme displaying with various shells, coral and leaves. The interior with fancy tail fish, jelly fish and other nautical ...
Category
20th Century Asian Ming Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Liu Hai Kosometsuke Antique Chinese Ming Dynasty Plate Porcelain, 16/17th C
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Beautiful dish in blue and white. This is a Jingdezhen made dish made for the Japanese market. Kosometsuke. Central scene of Liu Hai and the toad.
No mark
Ad...
Category
16th Century Chinese Antique Ming Decorative Objects
Materials
Porcelain
$3,736 Sale Price
20% Off
Large Chinese Martaban Ming Dynasty Stoneware Storage Vase with Dragons
Located in Dallas, TX
Large Martaban Ming dynasty stoneware storage vase with dragons, 14th century. Beautiful Ochoa and yellow brown glaze with decorated dragons and Ming clouds. Applied snail or dragon ...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Chinese Antique Ming Decorative Objects
Materials
Stoneware
Antique early 20th century Dutch Delft Iznik Style Earthenware Jug ca 1910
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
A small, beautifully shaped spherical jug with a slightly tapering neck by De Porceleyne Fles. Dated between 1910–1930, it belongs to the 'Nieuw Delfts' series, inspired by ceramics ...
Category
17th Century Dutch Antique Ming Decorative Objects
Materials
Porcelain
Rare Chinese Porcelain Ming Period Ko Akae Floral Dish, ca 1600-1660
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Dish with iron-red, green, aubergine, yellow, brown and black with an insect in flight above flowering peony issuing from rockwork, the rim with flower sprays reserved on diaper-patt...
Category
17th Century Chinese Antique Ming Decorative Objects
Materials
Porcelain
$3,118 Sale Price
20% Off
1960s Mother Guardian Foo Dog Pair
Located in Farmingdale, NJ
Exceptionally avant garde style approaching surrealist, bulging eyes and rich hued glazes; extremely rare to find as a pair, meant to be tile-roof finials.
Breath taking and large ...
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1960s Chinese Vintage Ming Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
$2,150 / set
Pair of Chinese Famille Rose Globular Porcelain Vases
Located in Queens, NY
PAIR of Antique Chinese (late 19th Century) famille rose globular porcelain vases decorated with cranes amid a tree growing from grasses surrounded by blooming pink and orange flower...
Category
19th Century Chinese Antique Ming Decorative Objects
Materials
Porcelain
Pair of Chinese Ming Sancai Chiwen Roof Tiles, c. 1650
Located in Chicago, IL
These monumental Chinese roof tiles were once installed as part of the elaborate roof of a Ming-dynasty temple or grand courtyard home. Dated to the 17th century or earlier, the scul...
Category
17th Century Chinese Antique Ming Decorative Objects
Materials
Earthenware
Large Chinese Hand Woven Market Flower Basket
Located in Bridgeport, CT
A large and very decorative Chinese hand woven market flower basket with single center handle, cinched center and an over-cast edge stitch.
Dimensions: 34 1/8" L, 17 3/4" W and 10 1...
Category
20th Century Chinese Ming Decorative Objects
Materials
Metal
Pair Chinese Ming Dynasty Glazed Buddhist Lions and Attendants, 17th Century
Located in Austin, TX
A fantastic pair of large Chinese tileworks sancai glazed Buddhistic lions and attendants, late Ming Dynasty, first half of the 17th century, Shanxi, China. Presented on custom 20th century wood and lacquer table-form stands.
This pair of lions and attendants portray Buddhist lions...
Category
Mid-17th Century Chinese Antique Ming Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic, Wood
Very Rare Ming Dynasty Porcelain Ewer with Ottoman Gem-Set Tombak Mounts
Located in London, GB
Very rare Ming dynasty porcelain ewer with ottoman gem-set tombak mounts
Chinese and Turkish, 16th/17th century
Measures: Tombak: height 20cm,...
Category
16th Century Chinese Antique Ming Decorative Objects
Materials
Multi-gemstone, Brass
32CM Antique Chinese 16/17C Chinese Porcelain Dish Swatow Monochrome
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
A very nicely monochrome Swatow/Zhangzhou dish. Brown glaze color.
It's quite unusual to see a swatow dish only with craquele, without scene or incised decoration.
Great reference p...
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17th Century Chinese Antique Ming Decorative Objects
Materials
Porcelain
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 Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze
Antique Ming Kosometsuke Chinese Porcelain Dish Literati Hongwu Marked
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
A chinese Tianqi period, 17th century dish, Jingdezhen Kilns.
Diameter: 17 CM
This porcelain dish is depicting motif of Coin 洪武通宝 Hong Wu Tong Bao (coin of Emperor Hongwu) and auspi...
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17th Century Chinese Antique Ming Decorative Objects
Materials
Porcelain
$4,062 Sale Price
20% Off
Chinese Ming Dynasty Lacquered and Gilt Bronze Bodhisattva, 17th Century
Located in Austin, TX
Chinese late Ming dynasty bronze figure of the Bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara, also known as Guanyin (Quan Yin, Kwan Yin, Kuan Yin), 17th century, China
The figure well cast in two ...
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Mid-17th Century Chinese Antique Ming Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze
Chinese Jade Figure of Guanyin
Located in Bradenton, FL
Most likely Ming 15th/16th Century, carved chicken bone jade figure of a standing Guanyin (Quanyin) holding a scroll in one hand, prayer beads in the other. Affixed to carved wood ba...
Category
16th Century Chinese Antique Ming Decorative Objects
Materials
Organic Material
34.7CM Antique 18C Dutch Delft Earthenware Plate Delftware Based On Chinese P
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
A charming and generously sized 18th-century Dutch Delft blue and white plate, inspired by Chinese porcelain designs of the Kangxi period. The central scene features a beautifully st...
Category
17th Century Dutch Antique Ming Decorative Objects
Materials
Porcelain
Antique Chinese Porcelain Dish Swatow Flower and Fenghuang, 16/17th Century
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
A very nicely decorated large dish from around 1600-1630.
The robustly potted rounded sides rising from a short tapering foot to an everted rim, brightly decorated in Red and green w...
Category
17th Century Asian Antique Ming Decorative Objects
Materials
Porcelain
$2,730 Sale Price
20% Off
Antique Ming Period Chinese Porcelain Landscape Figural Dish Kosometsuke
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Sharing with you this lovely early 17th century Kosometsuke dish, made for the Japanese market. We simply fell in love with it. The painting style is very typical for this period but...
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17th Century Chinese Antique Ming Decorative Objects
Materials
Porcelain
$4,062 Sale Price
20% Off
Antique Blue and White Style Dutch Delftware Earthenware Charger, 18th Century
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Nice Dutch Delft blue plate with nice decoration of the month of august
In 18th c chinese style
18th century.
Diameter: 25.2 cm.
Condition: Typical rimflaws
A beautiful, antique Delft plate...
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17th Century Dutch Antique Ming Decorative Objects
Materials
Porcelain
$1,186 Sale Price
20% Off
Very rare Kosometsuke Antique Chinese 17c Ming Dynasty Plate China Porcelain
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Beautiful dish in blue and white, with added copper red. This is a Jingdezhen made dish made for the Japanese market. Kosometsuke.
With a floral and bird decoration. Base with a che...
Category
17th Century Chinese Antique Ming Decorative Objects
Materials
Porcelain
$3,104 Sale Price
20% Off
Chinese Ming dynasty Martaban 39 Inch Stoneware Storage Vase with Dragons
Located in Dallas, TX
Large Martaban Ming dynasty stoneware storage vase with dragons, 14th century. Beautiful Ochoa and yellow-brown glaze with decorated dragons and Ming clouds. Applied snail or dragon ...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Chinese Antique Ming Decorative Objects
Materials
Stoneware
Large Ming Dynasty Cizhou Hand Painted Vessel
Located in London, GB
Cizhou stoneware vessel, dating to the Ming dynasty, 17th century.
Traditional urn-shaped stoneware, decorated with dark brown brushwork on a ligh...
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17th Century Chinese Antique Ming Decorative Objects
Materials
Stoneware
Chinese Ming Celestial Mingqi Horse Figure
Located in Chicago, IL
This hand carved Chinese wooden horse is a type of centuries-old burial figurine known as míngqì. Depicting the pleasures of daily life, míngqì f...
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16th Century Chinese Antique Ming Decorative Objects
Materials
Wood
Chinese Ming Dynasty Longquan Celadon Peony Deep Dish, 14th-15th Century
Located in Austin, TX
A beautiful Chinese celadon glazed deep dish with an impressed peony design to the center, Ming Dynasty, circa 1400, Longquan kilns, China.
The lovey dish covered in an attractive ...
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15th Century and Earlier Chinese Antique Ming Decorative Objects
Materials
Porcelain
Vintage Asian Amber Glass Vase or Urn
Located in Plainview, NY
A highly decorative vintage Asian amber glass vase or lid urn. The urn features a handcrafted flower brass design in the center of the vase, a round wooden base in black and gilt decorated. The lid of the urn is in the shape of a sword holder...
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Late 20th Century Asian Ming Decorative Objects
Materials
Art Glass, Wood
$1,200 Sale Price
52% Off
Antique Pair 17th C Dehua Blanc de Chine Whistles European figures on a horse
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
A pair of Shunzhi or Kangxi Blanc de Chine Porcelain figures on horses.
Blanc de Chine Statues like these were made in the kilns of Dehua in Fujian province.
These are rare example...
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17th Century Chinese Antique Ming Decorative Objects
Materials
Porcelain
$2,528 Sale Price
20% Off
Large late Ming dynasty Wanli period blue and white kraak ware export porcelain
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
A very nicely potted and painted blue and white Kosometsuke plate of a desirable cobalt blue! Stunning piece with design of Turkish style Arabesque pattern and central a Lingzhi Fung...
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17th Century Chinese Antique Ming Decorative Objects
Materials
Porcelain
$2,720 Sale Price
20% Off
Antique Ming Jiajing/Wanli 16th century dish Chinese Porcelain FROG
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Sharing with you this most interesting 16th Century dish.
Small saucer dish with flat everted rim, painted with a frog looking up in a grassy verge beside flowers and tree, the cav...
Category
16th Century Chinese Antique Ming Decorative Objects
Materials
Porcelain
$7,667 Sale Price
20% Off
Antique Ming Period Chinese Porcelain Dish Kosometsuke Fisherman
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Sharing with you this nice Chinese porcelain dish from the early 17th century. Once again Jingdezhen made but for the Japanese market, Kosomets...
Category
17th Century Chinese Antique Ming Decorative Objects
Materials
Porcelain
$3,679 Sale Price
20% Off
Chinese Sancai Glazed Buddhist Arhat, Ming Dynasty, c. 1600
Located in Chicago, IL
This imposing figure is the head of an Arhat, a Buddhist devotee who has attained enlightenment, also called a “Luohan.” The eighteen original Arhat are the personal disciples of Buddha and the guardians of Buddhist adherents. Each is represented with a unique disposition, posture, and distinctive symbol.
This exquisitely formed monumental ceramic Arhat dates to the Ming dynasty (1368-1644) and has likely been separated from its original full body sculpture...
Category
Early 17th Century Chinese Antique Ming Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic, Wood
Chinese Ming Style Bronze Metal Seated Buddha
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Diminutive Chinese bronze metal Buddha sculpture depicted sitting. Beautifully crafted in the Ming style with intricate details. The bronze has a rich pat...
Category
20th Century Chinese Ming Decorative Objects
Materials
Metal, Bronze
Top Quality Wanli Antique Ming Period Chinese Porcelain Kraak Plate Deers
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
A very nicely potted and painted kraak plate of a desirable cobalt blue! Stunning piece with beautiful scene of deers in a landscape.
Absolute top Quality kraak ware
Condition
1 fir...
Category
17th Century Chinese Antique Ming Decorative Objects
Materials
Porcelain
$1,761 Sale Price
20% Off
Antique Wanli Ming Chinese Porcelain Kraak Plate Fenghuang and Pagoda
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
A very nicely potted and painted kraak plate of a desirable cobalt blue! Stunning piece with beautiful and rare scene.
Absolute top Quality kraak ware
Condition
some fritting to r...
Category
17th Century Chinese Antique Ming Decorative Objects
Materials
Porcelain
$2,720 Sale Price
20% Off
Ming decorative objects for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a broad range of unique Ming decorative objects 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 decorative objects created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include decorative objects, asian art and furniture, building and garden elements and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with ceramic, porcelain and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Ming decorative objects 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 decorative objects, popular names associated with this style include and Colin Burn Art. 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 decorative objects differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $228 and tops out at $690,000 while the average work can sell for $3,151.
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