Qing Vases
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.
Find a collection of antique Qing tea tables, stools, benches, decorative objects and more furniture on 1stDibs.
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Style: Qing
Chinese Metal Baluster Vase, Brass Overlay, Prunus c.1960s
Located in Glasgow, GB
A vintage pewter and brass metal vase. Created during the mid-20th century, around the 1960s, in China.
The vase is adorned with a figural scene of a tree peony in full bloom. Depic...
Category
1960s Chinese Vintage Qing Vases
Materials
Brass, Pewter
Chinese Yongzheng Rouge De Fer Porcelain Rooster Vase, 1723-1735
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
An exceptionally fine and rare Chinese Yongzheng period vase of quatrefoil form decorated with a pair of roosters perched on rocks, surrounded by a pair of large butterflies, insects and sprays of flowers in rouge de fer...
Category
1740s Chinese Antique Qing Vases
Materials
Porcelain
Chinese Export Rose Medallion Vase with Flared Rim, 19th Century
Located in Norton, MA
Rose Medallion Export porcelain vase with flared rim, China, 19th century.
Paint re-touched on the rime.
Category
19th Century Chinese Antique Qing Vases
Materials
Porcelain
Chinese Qing Pair Hand Painted Peking Glass Onion Shape Vases
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A fine and unusual pair antique Chinese Qing Peking glass vases finely hand decorated with landscape panels dating from the 19th century or possibly earlier. The vases are blown in a...
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19th Century Chinese Antique Qing Vases
Materials
Glass
Small Chinese Celadon Glazed Porcelain Kendi, Qing Dynasty, 18th Century, China
Located in Austin, TX
A darling small Chinese celadon glazed kendi, or pouring vessel, mid Qing Dynasty, 18th century, China, for the Southeast Asian market.
The diminutive kendi of typical form, with ...
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18th Century Chinese Antique Qing Vases
Materials
Porcelain
Matching Pair of Chinese Hexagonal Porcelain Vases, 19th Century
Located in Norton, MA
A truly fine hand-painted matching images of porcelain vases, amazing quality from Qing Dynasty Famille rose polychrome decorated panels of courtly pursuits with carved hardwood lids...
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19th Century Chinese Antique Qing Vases
Materials
Porcelain
Chinese Qing 19th Century Altar Vase with Hand-Painted Flowers and Calligraphy
Located in Yonkers, NY
A Chinese Qing Dynasty hand-painted altar vase from the 19th century, with floral décor and gilt trim. Created in China during the Qing Dynasty, this altar vase features a narrow fla...
Category
19th Century Chinese Antique Qing Vases
Materials
Ceramic
Chinese Cloisonné Vase on Bronze with Phoenixes, 19th Century Qing period
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
This is a very decorative Chinese cloisonné vase dating to the mid 19th Century, Qing period.
The vase has a good baluster shape. It has been well made of a bronze alloy with rich ...
Category
19th Century Chinese Antique Qing Vases
Materials
Ceramic
Pair of Chinese Qing Dynasty Style Blue and White Gold-Lined Porcelain Vases
Located in Queens, NY
PAIR of Chinese Qing Dynasty Qianlong Period-style (Mid-20th Century) globular, white porcelain vases with blue scroll and floral designs accented by gold line work. (mark on bottoms...
Category
Mid-20th Century Chinese Qing Vases
Materials
Porcelain
Rose Medallion Chinese Export Covered Chamber Bowl 19th Century
Located in Norton, MA
Rare early Canton Chinese Export porcelain Rose Medallion bowl with lid, depicting florals, birds, and landscaping throughout the bowl ...
Category
19th Century Chinese Antique Qing Vases
Materials
Porcelain
Pale Lobed Celadon Vase with Two Handles
Located in Norton, MA
A very usual and delicate hand-crafted shape of Lobed celadon vase with pierced dragon handles on the neck, very thin and light in the body, unglazed bottom.
Category
20th Century Chinese Qing Vases
Materials
Porcelain
Chinese Antique Wu Tsai Beaker Form Vase, 19th Century, Ric.00036
Located in Norton, MA
Porcelain vase. China. 19th century. Beaker form. Wu tsai decoration of woman and children. 8.5in high.
Category
19th Century Chinese Antique Qing Vases
Materials
Porcelain
Qing Dinasty Mid-20th Century Fine Enameled Vase China Export
Located in Brescia, IT
This Qing vase is very decorative for its colorful enamel and very trendy in an elegant room.
It’s handmade with the antique technique called ‘cloisonné ‘, when the enameled drawings...
Category
Mid-20th Century Chinese Qing Vases
Materials
Bronze, Enamel
Chinese Crackle Glaze Fluted Vase
Located in Stamford, CT
A Chinese crackle glazed ceramic vase of lovely form and proportions. The cream colored glaze crazed with a crackle glaze in cinnamon red and black, th...
Category
Mid-20th Century Chinese Qing Vases
Materials
Ceramic
Celadon Anhua Chinese Porcelain Vase Wanglin Artist Marked, Dated 2001
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
A blue and white porcelain vase, with relief decor of flowers. Dated 2001. Signed Wanglin (1972), Senior Art Artist in Jingdezhen, member of the Jingdezhen Ceramic Art Masters Associ...
Category
20th Century Chinese Qing Vases
Materials
Porcelain
Chinese Export Kendi, Swatow Ware, Porcelain with Polychrome Enamels, circa 1900
Located in Austin, TX
A delightful Swatow ware Chinese export shipwreck porcelain kendi featuring a writing dragon and an apocryphal Tongzhi mark, late 19th or early 20th centur...
Category
Early 1900s Chinese Antique Qing Vases
Materials
Porcelain
A large yellow ground famille rose vase, Late Qing Period.
Located in seoul, KR
Porcelain painted in overglaze polychrome enamels, yellow ground.
Period: Qing Dynasty(19th century)
Type: Vase
Medium: Famille rose
Size : 58cm(Height) x 19.5cm(Mouth Diameter)
Con...
Category
19th Century East Asian Antique Qing Vases
Materials
Ceramic
Oriental Pair Bronze Vases Applied with Birds
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A very fine and stylish pair Oriental bronze vases, acquired as Chinese, applied with birds and dating from the latter 19th century. The vases st...
Category
Late 19th Century Japanese Antique Qing Vases
Materials
Bronze
Pair of Chinese Qing Dynasty Style Quail Design Globular Porcelain Vases
Located in Queens, NY
PAIR of Chinese Qing Dynasty Qianlong Period-style (late 19th Century) white porcelain globular vases decorated with mirrored quail and chrysanthemum designs, symbolizing a safe home...
Category
19th Century Chinese Antique Qing Vases
Materials
Porcelain
Pair of Chinese Qing Dynasty Style Blue and Floral Porcelain Sleeve Vases
Located in Queens, NY
PAIR of Chinese Qing Dynasty Qianlong Period-style blue porcelain sleeve vases, decorated with birds and butterflies amid colorful florals and a ...
Category
20th Century Chinese Qing Vases
Materials
Porcelain
Large Chinese Cloisonné Vase with Floral Decoration
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Dramatic large Chinese cloisonné vase featuring a flower vase decoration on one side and a gourd on the back. The decoration stands out against a black ground with cloud patterns cov...
Category
20th Century Chinese Qing Vases
Materials
Enamel, Bronze
Large Pair of Blue and White Chinese Double Gourd Vases
Located in Norton, MA
Large pair of blue and white Chinese double gourd vases decorated with flowers and scrolling foliage.
Category
19th Century Chinese Antique Qing Vases
Materials
Porcelain
Pair of Chinese Qing Dynasty Style Red Dragon Motif Meiping Porcelain Vases
Located in Queens, NY
PAIR of Chinese Qing Dynasty Yongzheng Period-style (Mid-20th Century) light gray porcelain vases with Meiping forms wrapped in orange red alum glaze dragon motifs (mark on bottoms, ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Chinese Qing Vases
Materials
Porcelain
Large Chinese Carved Nephrite Jade Double Buddha's Hand Vase, Late Qing Dynasty
Located in Austin, TX
A large and graceful carved nephrite jade conjoined double vase in the form of a pair of Buddha's hands fruit (finger citron), late Qing Dynasty, circa 1900, China.
The large and heavy vase carved from a single piece of celadon nephrite jade, with areas of lighter brown "sugar" skin. The vase ingeniously carved as a pair of Buddha's hand fruit, also known as finger citron, rising from a gnarled, leafy branch. The smaller Buddha's hand with a pair of bats. The Buddha's hands fruit with elegant and naturalistic curved "fingers". The "fingers wonderfully shaped and reticulated. The body of the fruit with simple stippling, in imitation of the textured surface of the real fruit. The interior of each fruit well hollowed and able to hold water.
Buddha's hands fruit are auspicious in Chinese culture. Their name in Chinese "Fo Shou" is a homophone for "Happiness and Longevity. They are often placed as offerings on Buddhist altars...
Category
Early 1900s Chinese Antique Qing Vases
Materials
Jade
Pair of Chinese Qing Dynasty Style Floral Magpie Motif Porcelain Sleeve Vases
Located in Queens, NY
PAIR of Chinese Qing Dynasty Qianlong Period-style (early 20th Century) red porcelain sleeve vases decorated with plum blossoms and magpie birds,...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Vases
Materials
Porcelain
Pair of Chinese Qing Dynasty Style Gray & Alum Red Dragon Motif Porcelain Vases
Located in Queens, NY
PAIR of Chinese Qing Dynasty Yongzheng Period-style (Mid-20th Century) light gray porcelain vases with globular forms wrapped in alum red glaze dragon motifs (mark on bottoms) (PRICE...
Category
Mid-20th Century Chinese Qing Vases
Materials
Porcelain
Chinese Blue White and Red Under-Glazed Long Neck Vase with Hardwood Stand
Located in Norton, MA
Chinese Blue White and Red Under-Glazed Long Neck Vase with Hardwood Stand.
Measures: Vase High is 12.5"
Hardwood Stand is 1.5"
Total 14" High.
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Vases
Materials
Porcelain
4 Antique Qianlong Chinese Statue Porcelain Wall Pocket Vase Figures, 18th C.
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
A very lovely quartet of high quality wall vases. Made to hang on the wall or lay down on a surface. Lovely craftmanship. Qianlong period.
Really cool.
Additional information:
Mate...
Category
18th Century Chinese Antique Qing Vases
Materials
Porcelain
Qing Dynasty Antique Chinese Twin Handled Crystal Censer and Cover
Located in Brea, CA
Qing Dynasty an antique Chinese twin handled crystal censer and cover, lion sit on the lid, two rings two lions handle, see more pictures, 14cm x 14cm.
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Vases
Materials
Crystal
19th Century Oriental Bronze Bottle Bud Vase, Circa 1890
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
The bottle shaped body decorated with foliate & geometric motifs within petal shaped panels, rising to a slender tapering neck to a flaring rim, raised overall upon a circular foot.
Category
Late 19th Century Asian Antique Qing Vases
Materials
Bronze
Pair of Chinese Qing Dynasty Style Yellow & Green Dragon Meiping Porcelain Vases
Located in Queens, NY
PAIR of Chinese Qing Dynasty Kangxi Period-style (Mid-20th Century) yellow ceramic vases with Meiping forms wrapped in green floral and dragon motifs, and decorative bands leading up...
Category
Mid-20th Century Chinese Qing Vases
Materials
Porcelain
Quartet Antique 18th c Qianlong Chinese Statue Porcelain Wall Pocket vase Fi
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
A very lovely quartet of high quality wall vases. Made to hang on the wall or lay down on a surface. Lovely craftmanship. Qianlong period.
Really cool.
Condition
Fritting to nose a...
Category
18th Century Chinese Antique Qing Vases
Materials
Porcelain
Blue and White Deep Beaker, Qing Dynasty, Kangxi era, circa 1690
Located in seoul, KR
Similar Beaker of this size and with cover is in the Helena Woolworth McCann Collection in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, and is illustrated by C. Le Corbeiller, China Trade Porcelain: Patterns of Exchange, New York, 1974, p. 27, no. 9, where the author suggests this shape is taken from a Delft adaptation of a glass original.
Period : Qing Dynasty, Kangxi Period
Production Date : 1690-1699
Made in : Jingdezhen
Destination : Netherland
Found/Acquired : Southeast Asia , South China Sea, Vung Tau...
Category
1690s Vietnamese Antique Qing Vases
Materials
Ceramic
Four Seasons Chinese Phoenix Tail Vase, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
The form of this 19th century porcelain vase is called "phoenix tail" for the way its flared mouth and slender waist mimic the shape of the auspicious bird. The vibrant painted scene...
Category
Mid-19th Century Chinese Antique Qing Vases
Materials
Porcelain
Pair of Chinese Qing Dynasty Style Garden Scene Porcelain Sleeve Vases
Located in Queens, NY
PAIR of Chinese Qing Dynasty Kangxi Period-style (early 20th Century) sleeve vases depicting a garden setting on a celadon background, with designs at the top and base in Jingdezhen ...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Vases
Materials
Porcelain
Pair of Chinese Qing Dynasty Style Peach and Floral Porcelain Vases
Located in Queens, NY
PAIR of Chinese Qing Dynasty Yongzheng Period-style (early 20th Century) peach-colored porcelain vases in globular forms painted with blue and yellow birds perched on flowering tree ...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Vases
Materials
Porcelain
Pair of Chinese Qing Dynasty Style Orange Dragon & Floral Motif Porcelain Vases
Located in Queens, NY
PAIR of Chinese Qing Dynasty Qianlong Period-style (late 19th Century) globular, white porcelain vases featuring orange dragons with floral backgrounds a...
Category
19th Century Chinese Antique Qing Vases
Materials
Porcelain
Chinese Yunnan Lobed Pot, c. 1800
Located in Chicago, IL
Cloaked in a beautifully irregular brown-green slip finish, this 19th-century earthenware pot was charged with the humble task of storing dry goods in a Qing dynasty kitchen. The lob...
Category
Early 19th Century Chinese Antique Qing Vases
Materials
Terracotta
Chinese Springtime Phoenix Tail Vase, circa 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
The phoenix tail vase dates from the bronze age and has remained a popular shape for its clean lines and graceful curves. Dating from circa 1900, this vase depicts a peacock in a lovely garden setting. Lavishly detailed and masterfully painted, the vase demonstrates the high level of craft obtained by Qing-dynasty ceramic...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Vases
Materials
Porcelain
Chinese Yunnan Lobed Pot, c. 1800
Located in Chicago, IL
Cloaked in a beautifully irregular brown slip finish, this 19th-century earthenware pot was charged with the humble task of storing dry goods in a Qing dynasty kitchen. The lobed pot...
Category
Early 19th Century Chinese Antique Qing Vases
Materials
Terracotta
"Poets in the Garden" Chinese Blue and White Vase, 21st Century
Located in Chicago, IL
One of the primary functions of the Chinese garden was to provide a setting for literary gatherings, places where poets and scholars convened with nature and commemorated the affair ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Qing Vases
Materials
Porcelain
Chinese Yunnan Lobed Pot, c. 1800
Located in Chicago, IL
Cloaked in a beautifully irregular brown-green slip finish, this 19th-century earthenware pot was charged with the humble task of storing dry goods in a Qing dynasty kitchen. The lob...
Category
Early 19th Century Chinese Antique Qing Vases
Materials
Terracotta
Chinese Yunnan Lobed Pot, c. 1800
Located in Chicago, IL
Cloaked in a beautifully irregular brown-green slip finish, this 19th-century earthenware pot was charged with the humble task of storing dry goods in a Qing dynasty kitchen. The lob...
Category
Early 19th Century Chinese Antique Qing Vases
Materials
Terracotta
Pair of Chinese Gu Form Vases with a Tall Arched Handle Censer
Located in Chicago, IL
The gu vase form dates back as far as 1600 BC, when it was originally cast in bronze. This set of early 20th century pewter gu vases would have been used in traditional Southern Chin...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Vases
Materials
Pewter
Chinese Springtime Phoenix Tail Vase, circa 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
The phoenix tail vase form dates back as far as the bronze age and has remained a popular shape for its clean lines and graceful curves. Created in the early 20th century, this parti...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Vases
Materials
Porcelain
Chinese Yunnan Lobed Pot, c. 1800
Located in Chicago, IL
Charged with the humble task of storing dry goods, this small terracotta pot was hand-shaped in the 19th century with balanced proportions and a ...
Category
Early 19th Century Chinese Antique Qing Vases
Materials
Terracotta
Chinese Yunnan Lobed Pot, c. 1800
Located in Chicago, IL
Charged with the humble task of storing dry goods, this small terracotta pot was hand-shaped in the 19th century with balanced proportions and a ...
Category
Early 19th Century Chinese Antique Qing Vases
Materials
Terracotta
Chinese Yunnan Lobed Pot, c. 1800
Located in Chicago, IL
Charged with the humble task of storing dry goods, this small terracotta pot was hand-shaped in the 19th century with balanced proportions and a ...
Category
Early 19th Century Chinese Antique Qing Vases
Materials
Terracotta
Provincial Chinese Glazed Water Jug, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
This 19th-century kitchen vessel is coated inside and out with a dark brown glaze that clings to its ribbed sides with subtle color variation. Designed for serving water or tea, the squat jar features a narrow neck, small strap handles, and a short spout for pouring. The rounded shoulders are brushed with simple linework in a contrasting light brown glaze. Textured with pitted wear and other imperfections, the rustic vessel is wonderful as an unusual vase...
Category
Mid-19th Century Chinese Antique Qing Vases
Materials
Ceramic
Chinese Phoenix Tail Vase with Figures in a Garden, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
The form of this 19th century porcelain vase is called "phoenix tail" because of the way its flared mouth and slender waist mimic the shape of the bird. The vibrant landscape leaps o...
Category
Mid-19th Century Chinese Antique Qing Vases
Materials
Porcelain
Pair of Chinese Porcelain Vases on French Gilt Bronze Bases
Located in Dallas, TX
A beautiful pair of Chinese porcelain vases mounted on elaborate French gilt bronze bases. The vases with a blue background have raised white floral bouquets in center and various tr...
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Late 19th Century Chinese Antique Qing Vases
Materials
Porcelain
Chinese Springtime Phoenix Tail Vase, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
Sculpted in a traditional Chinese phoenix tail vase form, this elegant early 20th century vase is adorned with a scene of magpies flitting between branches covered in cherry blossoms...
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Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Vases
Materials
Porcelain
19th Century Qing Dynasty Crackleware Porcelain Vase
Located in London, GB
A mid-nineteenth century crackleware porcelain vase of good scale, with caramel, white and celadon glazes and applied and incised faux bronze decoration throughout.
Circa 1860 China...
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Mid-19th Century Chinese Antique Qing Vases
Materials
Porcelain
19th Century White Altar Vase with Silver Floral Design
Located in Yonkers, NY
A Qing Dynasty antique altar vase from the 19th century with beautiful silver floral designs that decorate the bright white body of the entire antique porcelain vase. Our Qing Dynasty antique vase from...
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19th Century Chinese Antique Qing Vases
Materials
Ceramic
Chinese Quilt Warmer Vessel, circa 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
This unusual squat vessel would have been kept near a Kang platform to warm one's blankets before bed. Much like a hot water bottle, the ceramic vessel was filled with hot water thro...
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Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Vases
Materials
Ceramic
Chinese Quilt Warmer Vessel, circa 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
This unusual squat vessel would have been kept near a Kang platform to warm one's blankets before bed. Much like a hot water bottle, the ceramic vessel was filled with hot water thro...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Vases
Materials
Ceramic
Chinese Quilt Warmer Vessel, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
This unusual squat vessel would have been kept near a kang platform to warm one's blankets before bed. Much like a hot water bottle, the ceramic vessel was filled with hot water thro...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Vases
Materials
Ceramic
Qing vases for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a broad range of unique Qing vases 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 vases created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include decorative objects, asian art and furniture, serveware, ceramics, silver and glass and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with ceramic, porcelain and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Qing vases made in a specific country, there are Asia, East Asia, and China pieces for sale on 1stDibs. 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 vases differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $188 and tops out at $58,800 while the average work can sell for $1,611.