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
Pair of Chinese Bronze Shih So Vases with Silver Inlay, circa 1800
Located in Chicago, IL
With a flaring lip and striking profile, connoisseurs often refer to these exquisite vases as “turnip-shaped”. Each was crafted out of bronze over two centuries ago, and is decorated...
Category
Early 19th Century Chinese Antique Qing Vases
Materials
Bronze, Silver
Small Chinese Porcelain Vase, Mille Fleur Decoration c.1950s
Located in Glasgow, GB
A small porcelain baluster vase, handcrafted in China during the mid-20th century, specifically between the 1950s and 1960s
Finely decorated and displaying a vibrant scene of flower...
Category
Mid-20th Century Chinese Qing Vases
Materials
Porcelain
$109 Sale Price
20% Off
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...
Category
19th Century Chinese Antique Qing Vases
Materials
Glass
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
Pair of Chinese Famille Rose Rouleau Vases, c. 1900
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 opaque overglaze enamels that favored roses and pinks, famille rose porcelain ware was crafted with the same technical virtuosity as imperial porcelain but designed for Western tastes.
These rouleau-shaped vases date to the early 20th century and beautifully showcase the intricate decoration characteristic of famille rose ware. Also known as bangchuping (纹棒槌瓶), or 'grain mallet vase', rouleau vases...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Vases
Materials
Porcelain
Four Green Antique Ceramic Jars, Sold Each
Located in Yonkers, NY
Four small Chinese Qing Dynasty period green glazed ceramic rice wine jug vessels from the Hunan Province, priced and sold individually. Beckoning from the depths of Chinese history,...
Category
19th Century Chinese Antique Qing Vases
Materials
Ceramic
$750 / item
Chinese Enameled Hat Stand with Children at Play, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
Brilliantly colored with bold enamels, this porcelain hat stand was once used by a Qing-dynasty gentleman to display his caps while they weren't in use. This stand is decorated in th...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Vases
Materials
Porcelain
Chinese Blue Flambe Glazed Hu Vase, Qing Dynasty, 19th Century, China
Located in Austin, TX
An unusual and spectacular Chinese monochrome blue flambé-glazed hu form porcelain vase, Qing Dynasty, 19th century, China.
The hu vase is heavily potted with elegant proportions...
Category
Early 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 Phoenix Tail Vases with Birds & Flowers, c. 1924
Located in Chicago, IL
Sculpted to a traditional Chinese phoenix tail vase form, these elegant early 20th-century vases are adorned with charming scenes of birds & flowers. Brushed with famille rose enamel...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Vases
Materials
Porcelain
Antique Chinese Porcelain Cantonese Floral Vase Qing Daoguang, 19th Century
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Nice and Beautifully painted Cantonese vase with a south east asian decoration.
Additional information:
Material: Porcelain & Pottery
Region of Origin: China
Period: 19th century
Ch...
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
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
Pair of Chinese Qing Dynasty Style White & Blue Figurative Scene Porcelain Vases
Located in Queens, NY
PAIR of Chinese Qing Dynasty Kangxi Period-style (Mid-20th Century) white and blue, pear-shaped porcelain vases depicting women in a pastoral setting and decorative patterns along th...
Category
Mid-20th Century Chinese Qing Vases
Materials
Porcelain
Dark Glazed Chinese Kitchen Jar, circa 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
A lustrous brown glaze coats the slender tapered form of this late 19th-century kitchen jar. As evidenced by the glazed interior, the jar was once used daily in a Qing-dynasty kitche...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Vases
Materials
Terracotta
Chinese Blanc de Chine Porcelain Sleeve Vase
Located in Astoria, NY
Chinese Blanc de Chine Porcelain Sleeve Vase, 18th century, with two mask form handles. 10.25" H 4.25" W x 4" D. Provenance: From a 35 East 75th...
Category
18th Century Chinese Antique Qing Vases
Materials
Porcelain
$950 Sale Price
38% Off
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
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
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
19th Century Pair of Chinese Silver Dragon Decorated Vases
Located in Brea, CA
Early 19th century pair of Chinese silver vases decorated with four-clawed dragons. Derived from the period of the Qing dynasty with Chinese marks on the bottom. Weight: 200 grams.
Category
Early 19th Century Chinese Antique Qing Vases
Materials
Silver
Chinese Turquoise Blue Peking Glass Vase, Republic Period, Early 20th Century
Located in Austin, TX
A small and charming turquoise blue carved Peking glass vase, Republic Period, early 20th century, China.
The Peking glass vase of elegant bottle shape featuring two shades of overlay blue. The outer layer of glass slightly darker than the inner layer. The outer layer of glass carved with a design of flowering branches, including plum blossoms and possibly peony.
The underside with an etched China mark.
Category
1920s Chinese Vintage Qing Vases
Materials
Glass
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...
Category
19th Century Chinese Antique Qing Vases
Materials
Ceramic
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 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 Diminutive Chinese Porcelain Fencai Vases
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Remarkable pair of diminutive Chinese porcelain Fencai vases featuring beautifully decorated landscape scenes. Vibrant famille rose colors depict a scholar and his attendant offering him a peach with a pine tree and waterfall in the background. Each vase has Chinese script on the back, probably a poem. Each vase stamped with a Tong zhi...
Category
20th Century Chinese Qing Vases
Materials
Porcelain
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
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 ...
Category
18th Century Chinese Antique Qing Vases
Materials
Porcelain
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
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
"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 Famille Rose Oval Jar with Domestic Scenes, c. 1900
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...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Vases
Materials
Porcelain
Pair of Chinese 18th Century Flambe Glazed Trunk Form Vases
Located in Austin, TX
A pair of vases molded as naturalistic plum tree trunks, with applied decorations of flowering plum branches. All are covered by a rich flambe glaze of predominantly fuchsia, with st...
Category
Late 18th Century Chinese Antique Qing Vases
Materials
Stoneware
Chinese Glazed Kitchen Jar, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
This early 20th-century vessel emulates the full-bodied shapes and unusual glazing found in ancient ceramics. A thick brown glaze clings to the upper half of the jar, dripping to a s...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Vases
Materials
Terracotta
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
Chinese Enameled Hat Stand with Two Women, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
Brilliantly colored with bold enamels, this porcelain hat stand was once used by a Qing-dynasty gentleman to display his caps while they weren't in use. This stand is decorated in th...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese 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
Chinese Provincial Glazed Kitchen Jar, circa 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
As evidenced by the interior glaze, this wide-mouth jar was once used in a provincial Qing-dynasty kitchen for storing food and condiments. The large vessel has a gently tapered form...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Vases
Materials
Terracotta
Chinese Enameled Hat Stand with Two Women, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
Brilliantly colored with bold enamels, this porcelain hat stand was once used by a Qing-dynasty gentleman to display his caps while they weren't in use. This stand is decorated in th...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Vases
Materials
Porcelain
19th Century Chinese Porcelain Vase Lamp
Located in Brea, CA
19th century Chinese porcelain vase now mounted as lamps. Decorated with beautiful flowers and a family. Vase not including lamp is 10 i...
Category
19th Century Chinese Antique Qing Vases
Materials
Porcelain
Chinese Enameled Hat Stand with Two Women, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
Brilliantly colored with bold enamels, this porcelain hat stand was once used by a Qing-dynasty gentleman to display his caps while they weren't in use. This stand is decorated in th...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Vases
Materials
Porcelain
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
Century Chinese Spring Blossoms Phoenix Tail Vase, c. 1910
Located in Chicago, IL
Translated as “After the New Year, spring will begin in Suzhou (China’s garden city),” the beautifully scripted phrase painted at the top of this elegant vase is accompanied by the s...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Vases
Materials
Porcelain
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
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
Qing Dynasty Cloisonné Enamel Chinese Vase with Arabic Inscriptions
Located in London, GB
Qing dynasty cloisonné enamel Chinese vase with Arabic inscriptions.
Chinese, 19th century
Measures: height 11cm, diameter 17cm.
Crafted fo...
Category
19th Century Chinese Antique Qing Vases
Materials
Enamel
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
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, 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
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...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Vases
Materials
Porcelain
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.
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