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
Chinese Ming Crawled Celadon Bowl, c. 1600
Located in Chicago, IL
With subtle asymmetry and a dramatic, crawled glaze, this Ming-dynasty (1368-1644) bowl from Yunnan province demonstrates the wabi-sabi beauty of imperfections. The small bowl has a ...
Category
Early 17th Century Chinese Antique Ming Decorative Objects
Materials
Earthenware
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
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...
Category
16th Century Chinese Antique Ming Decorative Objects
Materials
Wood
Chinese Ming Dynasty Bronze Nanhai Guanyin, 16th/17th Century, China
Located in Austin, TX
A decidingly charming Chinese polychromed and gilt cast bronze figure of Nanhai Guanyin, Guanyin of the South Sea, Ming Dynasty, 16th/17th century, China.
Guanyin, the bodhisattva of compassion, is portrayed here as a beatific figure seated upon a raised lotus pedestal over waves. Guanyin is dressed in heavy robes, and wears an elaborate headdress. The small figure of Amitabha Buddha in the headdress positively identifies this figure as Guanyin.
Guanyin rests one hand in his lap, holding a cup of pure water said to be able to alleviate all suffering. His other hand is raised, holding a willow branch which is used to sprinkle the healing waters.
The two lotus blossoms to either side of Guanyin would originally have supported figures of the acolytes...
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Early 1600s Chinese Antique Ming Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze
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...
Category
17th Century Dutch Antique Ming Decorative Objects
Materials
Porcelain
$1,194 Sale Price
20% Off
Chinese Ming Cobalt Brushed Oil Bottle, c. 1500
Located in Chicago, IL
This elegant ceramic vessel is a Ming-dynasty (1368-1644) bottle originally used for storing oil or sauces. Dated to the 15th/16th century, the small bottle has a gracefully curved f...
Category
16th Century Chinese Antique Ming Decorative Objects
Materials
Earthenware
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...
Category
Late 20th Century Asian Ming Decorative Objects
Materials
Art Glass, Wood
$1,200 Sale Price
52% 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...
Category
17th Century Chinese Antique Ming Decorative Objects
Materials
Porcelain
$4,089 Sale Price
20% Off
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 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...
Category
20th Century Chinese Ming Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Rare Annamese Stoneware with underglaze Blue and Painted Green, 15-16th Century
Located in seoul, KR
This Annamese ceramic plate features a central floral motif rendered in underglaze blue, complemented by delicate green-painted leaves—an innovative characteristic of Annamese ceramics of the time. The rim is adorned with swirling cloud patterns and additional stylized floral designs.
The use of green overpainting, a distinctive element in Annamese ceramics, parallels similar examples documented in The Age of Discovery: Asian Ceramics Found Along the Maritime Silk Road, particularly on pages 59, 64, and 66 of the Annamese ship catalog. Such pieces were widely traded along the Maritime Silk Road, showcasing the rich cultural exchange between Vietnam and other regions.
Year/Period : 15th century
Region : North Vietnam, Vietnam
Type : Dish
Found/Acquired : Southeast Asia , South China Sea, Hoi An Ship
1) Butterfield Treasures Hoi An Hoard Auction Catalogs / San Francisco Butterfields 2000
2) Asian Ceramic Found along Maritime Silk Route / National Maritime Museum of Korea
* Vietnamese trade ceramics
Around the mid-14th century, Vietnam developed its ceramics production technology by producing blue and white porcelain, and began to export it overseas. During this period, China Ming Dynasty implemented a policy of lifting the ban from 1371 to 1657 and restricted foreign trade. This served as a good opportunity in the trade history of Vietnamese ceramics, and ceramic exports...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Vietnamese Antique Ming Decorative Objects
Materials
Stoneware
Chinese Ming Cobalt Brushed Wine Bottle, c. 1550
Located in Chicago, IL
Elegant yet unrefined, this ceramic wine bottle from Yunnan province is a testament to the wabi-sabi beauty of provincial Chinese pottery. Dated to the 15th/16th century, the bottle ...
Category
16th Century Chinese Antique Ming Decorative Objects
Materials
Earthenware
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
$5,008 Sale Price
48% Off
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
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
Antique Chinese Zhangzhou Swatow Slip Decoration Charger Ming Dynasty
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Unusual Majestic and Large Chinese Ming period Swatow Charger.
It's quite difficult to catch the true color of this one in the studio, the photos outside with phone are therefore the...
Category
17th Century Chinese Antique Ming Decorative Objects
Materials
Porcelain
$6,019 Sale Price
20% Off
Pair Large Chinese Ming Dynasty Glazed and Painted Pottery Figures, 16th Century
Located in Austin, TX
A striking pair of large Chinese glazed and painted pottery figures, Ming Dynasty (1368 to 1644), circa 16th century, China.
The impressive and realistically modeled figures each portrayed standing upright upon a sancai (three color) glazed pedestal of kang table form.
The man is dressed in a short black surcoat over a long robe and pants, a smart cap upon his head. His face is warm and welcoming, with wide eyes and a slight smile on his lips. He holds his hands out in front of him, palms up, almost as if shrugging, though presumably originally holding an object or offering, now lost.
The woman of slightly smaller stature, and dressed in a longer surcoat over a long robe and skirt. She wears a fitted cap upon her head. Her hands also held out in front, grasping long lost objects. Her face is slightly more severe, with a somewhat pinched look, and slight frown upon her lips.
The size of these figures is remarkable, as is the realism and attention to detail, almost as if they were modeled after real people, as opposed to the more common and generic Ming Dynasty pottery...
Category
16th Century Chinese Antique Ming Decorative Objects
Materials
Pottery
Chinese Ming Dynasty Sancai Glazed Pottery Architectural Model, 16th Century
Located in Austin, TX
An unusually large Chinese Ming Dynasty glazed pottery architectural model of a shrine or cabinet, Ming Dynasty (1368 - 1644), circa 16th century, China.
The shrine model crafted o...
Category
16th Century Chinese Antique Ming Decorative Objects
Materials
Pottery
Antique early 20th century Dutch Delft White Glazed Earthenware Vase ca 1910
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
A beautiful bottle from De Porceleyne Fles dating from after 1910,
20th century.
Hight: 19.5 cm.
Condition: Two baking flaws to the top rim and classic craquele
Condition
Hight: 19...
Category
Early 1900s Dutch Antique Ming Decorative Objects
Materials
Porcelain
Pair of 2 Antique Japanese Ming Style Porcelain Ghendis Arita Kraak, Ca 1670
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Sharing with you this very nice edo period, 1670-1680 examples. With a landscape scene. The rim beautifully painted. The base is blank.
Unmarked at base
Arita ware, also known as A...
Category
17th Century Antique Ming Decorative Objects
Materials
Porcelain
$3,298 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Antique Chinese Han Dynasty-Style Patinated Bronze Pierced Urn
Located in Queens, NY
Antique Chinese Han Dynasty-style copy of a bronze urn bearing a green and black patina, decorated with pierced sides forming patterns that wrap the form, and accented with one small...
Category
20th Century Chinese Ming Decorative Objects
Materials
Metal
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...
Category
17th Century Chinese Antique Ming Decorative Objects
Materials
Porcelain
$2,441 Sale Price
48% Off
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
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...
Category
17th Century Chinese Antique Ming Decorative Objects
Materials
Porcelain
$2,545 Sale Price
20% Off
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
A Chinese Cizhou Stonweare Jar, Ming Dynasty, 17th Century
Located in ARMADALE, VIC
A Chinese Cizhou Stonweare Jar, Ming Dynasty, 17th Century
Description:
Produced in Northern China, Cizhou ware was especially popular from the Song to Yuan dynasties (11th–14th cen...
Category
17th Century Chinese Antique Ming Decorative Objects
Materials
Stoneware
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
17th Century Chinese Ming Bronze Figure of a Boy
Located in Chicago, IL
Fine cast bronze figures created over 400 years ago during China's Ming dynasty are rare and highly appreciated. In this exceptional example, a spirited young boy stands on a lotus b...
Category
Early 17th Century Chinese Antique Ming Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze
A Chinese Brown Glazed Martaban Storage Jar, Ming Dynasty, 17th Century
Located in ARMADALE, VIC
A Chinese Brown Glazed Martaban Storage Jar, Ming Dynasty, 17th Century
Description:
Impressed Circular Pattern, covered overall in a brown glaze.
Martaban jars are named after the...
Category
17th Century Chinese Antique Ming Decorative Objects
Materials
Stoneware
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
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
Japanese Meiji Period Bronze Incense Holder / Jardiniere
Located in San Francisco, CA
Japanese Meiji Period Bronze Incense Holder / Jardiniere. A substantial incense holder in the Chinese Ming style. Sides and bottom covered in a r...
Category
Late 19th Century Japanese Antique Ming Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze
Ayutthaya Lacquered And Gilt Bronze Buddha Head 15th Century
Located in Dallas, TX
Ayutthaya Lacquered and Gilt Copper Bronze Buddha Head
Circa 15th Century
A beautifully lacquered and gilt bronze Buddha head from the Kingdom of Ayutthaya, Thailand, circa 15th ...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Thai Antique Ming Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze
Bowl with mandarin duck and lotus pattern design, Late Ming Era(16-17th century)
Located in seoul, KR
Bowl from the late Ming dynasty cargo. An identical piece is included on page 136 of the Bin Thuan catalog titled 'The Age of Discovery: Asian Ceramics Found...
Category
16th Century Vietnamese Antique Ming Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic, Porcelain
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 Decorative Objects
Materials
Wood
Large Wood Sculpture of Boddhisatva Head Ming Dynasty
Located in Atlanta, GA
Large antique Chinese carved wood sculpture of a Boddhisattva head circa 16-17th century from Ming Dynasty. Likely part of a full body life-size statue, the head was finely carved, p...
Category
17th Century Chinese Antique Ming Decorative Objects
Materials
Wood
A Chinese Cizhou Stonweare Vessel, Ming Dynasty, 17th Century
Located in ARMADALE, VIC
A Chinese Cizhou Stonweare Vessel, Ming Dynasty, 17th Century
Description:
Produced in Northern China, Cizhou ware was especially popular from the Song to Yuan dynasties (11th–14th ...
Category
17th Century Chinese Antique Ming Decorative Objects
Materials
Stoneware
Chinese Ming Cobalt Brushed Jar, c. 1600
Located in Chicago, IL
This Ming-dynasty (1368-1644) storage jar is attributed to the kilns of Yunnan province, loosely decorated with cobalt underglaze in a manner typical of the region. Dated to the 15th...
Category
16th Century Chinese Antique Ming Decorative Objects
Materials
Earthenware
Chinese Ming Iron Brushed Jar, c. 1600
Located in Chicago, IL
This Ming-dynasty (1368-1644) storage jar is attributed to the kilns of Yunnan province, loosely decorated with iron underglaze in a manner typical of the region. Dated to the 15th/1...
Category
16th Century Chinese Antique Ming Decorative Objects
Materials
Earthenware
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 Dynasty Carved Wood Budda
Located in Dallas, TX
A carved wood Budda from the Shanxi region, made during the Ming Dynasty. The carved figure has an ancient polychrome finish.
Category
Mid-17th Century Chinese Antique Ming Decorative Objects
Materials
Wood
Tianqi Kosometsuke Antique Chinese Porcelain 17c Ming Dynasty Ni Zan
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Sharing with you this beautiful dish
Visible is a typically painted scene for this period. Mountain landscape with bamboo and clouds house in the right centre. The shape is very nice...
Category
17th Century Chinese Antique Ming Decorative Objects
Materials
Porcelain
$1,194 Sale Price
20% Off
A Pair of Small 19 Century Chinese Patinated Bronze Statues of Gods or Deities
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
A pair of exceptional small patinated bronze castings of a male and female Chinese Deities or Gods possibly representing Shouxing God of Longevity Immortality and Good Fortune, and G...
Category
Early 19th Century Chinese Antique Ming Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze
Blue & White Ming Scale Weight Drum, c. 1600
Located in Chicago, IL
This small porcelain object is a scale weight from the late Ming-dynasty (1368-1644), a dense counterweight for a tabletop balances used by merchants to ...
Category
Early 17th Century Chinese Antique Ming Decorative Objects
Materials
Porcelain
Kosometsuke Antique Chinese Ming Dynasty Shonzui Porcelain Cup, 17th Century
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Beautiful bowl in blue and white. Shonzui marked and style, but 19th c japanese.
With matching storage box
Additional information:
Material: Porcelain & Pottery
Region of Origin: C...
Category
17th Century Chinese Antique Ming Decorative Objects
Materials
Porcelain
Chinese Carved and Painted Wood Sculpture of Guanyin
Located in Stamford, CT
Beautiful carving of Guanyin, shown standing on a rocky outcrop, mounted on a lobed wooden base. It was once used as a lamp, and can be rewired. Nice faded painted surface.
Guany...
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Early 20th Century Chinese Ming Decorative Objects
Materials
Wood
Porcelain Vase Fruit, Leaves and Vines White Blanc de Chine
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. Very good condition with no chips note...
Category
Mid-20th Century Chinese Ming Decorative Objects
Materials
Porcelain, Ceramic
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 Decorative Objects
Materials
Copper
Petite Ming Shipwreck Box, c. 1500
Located in Chicago, IL
The soft, matte texture and eroded wear of this petite porcelain box suggest the it spent many years submerged in saltwater, likely excavated from a sunken trade ship carrying cerami...
Category
16th Century Chinese Antique Ming Decorative Objects
Materials
Porcelain
Antique Chinese Porcelain Hatcher Cargo Kraak Ghendi Porcelain, South China
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Sharing with you this very nicely decorated kraak Ghendi with a geometrical decoration. The piece was part of the Hatcher Collection. Auctioned by Christies Amsterdam in 1984. It is...
Category
17th Century Chinese Antique Ming Decorative Objects
Materials
Porcelain
A Chinese Cizhou Stonweare Jar, Ming Dynasty, 17th Century
Located in ARMADALE, VIC
A Chinese Cizhou Stonweare Jar, Ming Dynasty, 17th Century
Description:
Produced in Northern China, Cizhou ware was especially popular from the Song to Yuan dynasties (11th–14th cen...
Category
17th Century Chinese Antique Ming Decorative Objects
Materials
Stoneware
Chinese Ming Celadon Lotus Bowl, c. 1550
Located in Chicago, IL
This earthenware bowl from the late Ming dynasty (1368-1644) is cloaked inside and out in an ashen celadon glaze, fired with cool grey color and fine crazing. Once used daily for foo...
Category
16th Century Chinese Antique Ming Decorative Objects
Materials
Earthenware
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 Decorative Objects
Materials
Iron
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 Decorative Objects
Materials
Terracotta
Rare Totai Shippo Pair Large Japanese Cloisonne On Porcelain Enamel Vases
Located in Long Island City, NY
A pair of rare symmetrical large antique Japanese, Ming era, Totai porcelain vases. Each vase has a globular shaped body and a fluted mouth. The exteriors of the wares are covered wi...
Category
20th Century Japanese Ming Decorative Objects
Materials
Porcelain
$8,250 Sale Price / set
44% Off
Petite Ming Bronze Mirror with Ingot Knob, c. 1450
Located in Chicago, IL
Cloaked in rich patina and verdigris oxidization, this petite Chinese bronze mirror has the simple beauty and undeniable texture of an ancient object. Though an exact date is unknown...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Chinese Antique Ming Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze
Chinese Ming Style Fahua Meiping Vase
Located in Basildon, GB
Chinese Ming Style Fahua Meiping Vase. The vase featuring raised lotus plants, carp and grasses emerging from waves, topped with a garland of beaded chains and precious objects aroun...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Ming Decorative Objects
Materials
Porcelain
$2,435 Sale Price
30% Off
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
$2,748 Sale Price
20% Off
Chinese Ming Lotus Petal Vase, c. 1400
Located in Chicago, IL
With a graceful silhouette and subdued color palette, this lotus offering vase from the early Ming dynasty (1368-1644) resonates calm and sophistication. Sculpted centuries ago in Yu...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Chinese Antique Ming Decorative Objects
Materials
Earthenware
Antique Chinese Cloisonne Arrow Vase Early Possibly Ming 16th Century
Located in Wilton, CT
Antique Chinese cloisonne on copper arrow vase, possibly Ming Dynasty 16th century. Bottle form with pair of "arrow" tubes on either side of ...
Category
16th Century Chinese Antique Ming Decorative Objects
Materials
Copper
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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