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Place of Origin: Chinese
Chinese Woven Garden Basket, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
It is easy to imagine someone, long ago, gathering a harvest from their garden or strolling to the market with this beautiful basket tucked under their arm. Hand-woven of young willo...
Category
Early 20th Century Rustic Chinese Folk Art
Materials
Bentwood, Willow
Extraordinary Hand Painted Santa Claus Lighting Lantern
Located in South Burlington, VT
Rare Nostalgic lantern opportunity
America's friendliest Santa or Saint Nicholas - the massive heavily hand cast jolly man standing 12 inches tall and weighing a hefty 9.9 pounds i...
Category
20th Century Chinese Folk Art
Materials
Iron
Vintage Carved Deity, Oriental, Bronzed Pine, Buddha Figure, Art Deco, C.1930
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a vintage carved deity. An Oriental, bronzed pine Buddha figure, dating to the Art Deco period, circa 1930.
Graced with a distinctive finish and pleasingly tactile
Displays ...
Category
1930s Art Deco Vintage Chinese Folk Art
Materials
Pine
Chinese Carved Hetian Jade Figure Of Boy
Located in Bradenton, FL
19th Century Chinese Hetian Jade intricate carving of a boy in sitting position. Jade is green and rust in color. A wonderful addition to any jade collection.
Category
19th Century Qing Antique Chinese Folk Art
Materials
Soapstone
Vintage Chinese Taoist Porcelain Sculpture
Located in Delray Beach, FL
Vintage Chinese Taoist Porcelain Sculpture with hand-painted details, depicting a serene figure with flowing robes, ideal for collectors and decor enthusiasts.
We sell items as ac...
Category
Mid-20th Century Chinese Folk Art
Materials
Porcelain
Chinese Courtyard Grain Container, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
This rustic wooden container dates to the early 20th century and was once used to store dry goods or household items in a provincial home in Yunnan province. Hollowed from a single t...
Category
Early 20th Century Primitive Chinese Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Chinese Peking Opera Theatre Puppet Marionette Doll, Early 1900s
Located in Studio City, CA
A wonderful work complete with a unique wood-carved and hand painted face, a wonderfully fabulous hairdo, and an original textile garment.
From a group of 7 Chinese opera puppets, we acquired from a collector. Each puppet shows clear signs of previous stage use. Clearly original works.
Likely from the early 1900s.
Would make for a great addition to any Chinese artifacts...
Category
Early 20th Century Qing Chinese Folk Art
Materials
Textile, Wood, Paint
Chinese Soapstone Carving Of Man And Woman Sculpture
Located in Bradenton, FL
Qing Dynasty soapstone carving depicting a man, a woman and a foo dog sitting and laughing. The woman is holding a red rose and both are wearing colorful Chinese dress in red and gre...
Category
19th Century Qing Antique Chinese Folk Art
Materials
Soapstone
Chinese Carved Soapstone Desk Seal
Located in Bradenton, FL
19th century soapstone desk seal. Features a Chinese character sitting with gourds, from Qing dynasty. Color is a dark brownish-purple. Seal markings on on bottom.
Category
19th Century Qing Antique Chinese Folk Art
Materials
Soapstone
Miao Tribe Interlaced & Massed Rings Silver Pectoral Necklace
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Miao Tribe Interlaced & Massed Rings Silver Pectoral Necklace
Miao Tribe, Northern Vietnam, Laos & Southwest China, Mid 20th Century
An exquisite Miao Tribe Interlaced & Massed Ri...
Category
20th Century Tribal Chinese Folk Art
Materials
Metal
Vintage Miao Baby Carrier Panel With Cross-Stitch Geometric Pattern, South China
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Vintage Miao Baby Carrier Panel With Cross-Stitch Geometric Pattern, South China
An exquisitely embroidered Miao baby carrier panel from Xifeng County, Guizhou Province, south China...
Category
Early 20th Century Tribal Chinese Folk Art
Materials
Cotton
Early 20th Century Silver Apron Counter Weight, Miao or Dong Culture, China
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Early 20th century silver apron counter weight, Miao or Dong culture, Hunan or Guangxi province, China
A sinuous silver counterweight worn at the back ...
Category
Early 20th Century Tribal Chinese Folk Art
Materials
Silver
Antique Art Deco Samarkand Prestige Rug with Flowering Antique Chinese Vases
Located in Milan, IT
Woven during the Art Deco period, rugs of this type were commissioned by the nobility and the high ranking officers inhabiting the Tarim Basin in eastern Turkestan, which is the heartland of the oasis of Khotan, Yarkand and Kashgar. The rugs of these oases have a long standing tradition, and have been collected and cherished in the West with the traditional, old-fashioned term of Samarkand.
Here we see a pattern depicting antique Chinese flowering...
Category
1920s Art Deco Vintage Chinese Folk Art
Materials
Wool
Chinese Soapstone Mountain, Village And Sitting Man Carving
Located in Bradenton, FL
Qing Dynasty soapstone carving depicting an intricate scene of a mountainside, a sitting man, and a part of a village. Carving is in a beige-brown color. Carving is sitting on a beau...
Category
19th Century Qing Antique Chinese Folk Art
Materials
Soapstone
Vintage Chinese Porcelain Imperial Servant Sculptures - Set of 2
Located in Delray Beach, FL
Set of two vintage Chinese porcelain servant sculptures, hand-painted with vibrant colors and intricate detailing, perfect for any collection.
We ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Chinese Folk Art
Materials
Porcelain
Chinese Antique Washboard Hand Painted
Located in Somis, CA
A vernacular Chinese antique, this washboard is handcrafted from solid wood and adorned with hand-painted peony flowers. This double-sided piece showcases the beauty of rustic charm ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Chinese Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Inside Painted Crystal, "Harvest Year" Snuff Bottle by Zhang Zenlou, 2018
By Zhang Zenlou
Located in Tainan, TW
Zhang Zenglou was born in Hebei Province in 1956. He is a master of contemporary Chinese inside painted snuff bottle in Ji school. He is cu...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Chinese Folk Art
Materials
Crystal
Scale model of an ancient chinees vessel
Located in Vlimmeren, BE
This scale model of an ancient chinees vessel is from around 1900. It missing a lot of parts but it has that mysterious look. Take a look at all pictures.
Category
Early 1900s Antique Chinese Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Chinese Asian Giltwood Carved Ancestor Temple Shrine Emperor Figure on Animal
Located in Studio City, CA
A fantastic wood and gilt decorated hand carved Chinese ancestral temple shrine Emperor figure riding a mythical beast - perhaps a tiger.
From a collection of Chinese and Asian artifacts...
Category
19th Century Qing Antique Chinese Folk Art
Materials
Wood, Giltwood, Paint
Chinese Asian Giltwood Carved Ancestor Temple Shrine Emperor Figure with Tiger
Located in Studio City, CA
A fantastic wood and gilt decorated hand carved Chinese ancestral temple shrine Emperor figure with a tiger.
From a collection of Chinese and Asian artifacts...
Category
19th Century Qing Antique Chinese Folk Art
Materials
Wood, Giltwood
Chinese Hand Painted Porcelain Emperor Sculptures - 2 Pieces
Located in Delray Beach, FL
Exquisite pair of Chinese hand-painted porcelain emperor sculptures, featuring traditional imperial attire with intricate detailing and vibrant colors.
We sell items as acquired, ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Chinese Folk Art
Materials
Porcelain
Antique Carved Chinese Soapstone Figure Of Man With Foo Dog
Located in Bradenton, FL
19th century carved Chinese soapstone figure. Features a smiling figure with a foo dog on his shoulder and a gourd in his other hand, all in brown color.
Category
19th Century Qing Antique Chinese Folk Art
Materials
Soapstone
Provincial Chinese Trunk Mortar, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
This large wooden mortar dates to the late 19th century and was originally used for crushing rice, grain, spices and other foodstuffs. Carved from a single tree trunk, the mortar has...
Category
Late 19th Century Organic Modern Antique Chinese Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Early 20th century oriental bamboo 2 seat child carriage
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
Unusual possibly chinese bamboo 2 seater children's carriage circa 1900.
Made from shaped bamboo, bound in the traditional way with additional iron wo...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Export Chinese Folk Art
Materials
Bamboo, Cane
Chinese Set of Eighteen Blanc de Chine Enameled Ceramic Arhats or Luohan Buddhas
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A rare set of eighteen Blanc de Chine Style Enameled - Glazed Ceramic Arhat, also known as Luohans, the disciples of Buddha, each bearing the mark and style of the Chinese maker Zeng Longsheng. The Eighteen Arhats (or Luohan) (Chinese: ????; pinyin: Shíba Luóhàn; Wade–Giles: Shih-pa Lo-han) are depicted in Mahayana Buddhism as the original followers of Gautama Buddha (arhat) who have followed the Noble Eightfold Path...
Category
Mid-20th Century Tibetan Chinese Folk Art
Materials
Ceramic
Chinese Hand Painted Porcelain Emperor and Empress Sculptures - 2 Pieces
Located in Delray Beach, FL
Exquisite pair of Chinese hand-painted porcelain emperor and empress sculptures, featuring intricate detailing and vibrant traditional attire.
We sell items as acquired, without r...
Category
Mid-20th Century Chinese Folk Art
Materials
Porcelain
Japanese Wood Block Prints "Four Seasons of Tokyo" Uchida Wood Block Printing Co
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Uchida Wood Block Printing Co., Ltd:
"Four Seasons of Tokyo", Kyoto, Uchida Wood Block Printing Co., Ltd, undated but ca. 1960, folio of four woodblock prints in a presentation folde...
Category
18th Century Antique Chinese Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Chinese Peking Opera Theatre Puppet Marionette Doll, Early, 1900s
Located in Studio City, CA
A wonderful work complete with a unique wood-carved and hand-painted face and original textile garment.
From a group of 7 Chinese opera puppets, we acquired from a collector. Each puppet shows clear signs of previous stage use.
Likely from the early 1900s.
Would make for a great addition to any Chinese artifacts...
Category
Early 20th Century Qing Chinese Folk Art
Materials
Textile, Wood, Paint
Depiction of a Head, Han Dynasty period (206 BCE - 220 CE)
Located in Hønefoss, 30
Depiction of a Head, China. Han period (206 BCE - 220 CE). Earthenware with traces of cold painting in black and white.
PROVENANCE
Johanne Huitfeldt's (1932-2023) collection of Asia...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Han Antique Chinese Folk Art
Materials
Earthenware
Chinese Signboard with Red Coloured Calligraphy from Hardwood, C. 1900
Located in Jimbaran, Bali
With a wood coloured base this signboard (crafted entirely from wood) highlights two large red coloured Chinese Characters. The signboard dates to the early 20th Century and has aged...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinoiserie Chinese Folk Art
Materials
Wood, Paint
Carved Chinese Qing Soapstone Arhat Figure
Located in Bradenton, FL
19th century carved Chinese Soapstone Arhat figure in the style of the Qing dynasty. Intricately carved figure is in seated position, hand to face, wearing a robe with aqua and dark ...
Category
19th Century Qing Antique Chinese Folk Art
Materials
Soapstone
Ceramic Pillow Chinese Ding Ware Song Style
Located in Somis, CA
A captivating Song Dynasty style ceramic pillow, inspired by the renowned Ding kiln. This kiln is celebrated for its exquisite milky white or beige glaz...
Category
20th Century Chinese Folk Art
Materials
Ceramic
Asian Woven Grain Basket
Located in Greenwich, CT
Asian woven grain & rice basket
Category
Early 1900s Qing Antique Chinese Folk Art
Materials
Reed, Willow
Pair of Oriental Puppet Dolls with Original Silk Costumes
Located in Miami, FL
A fine quality pair of 20th century Oriental puppet dolls with original costumes.
These decorative Oriental puppets are framed in Lucite making the...
Category
20th Century Chinese Folk Art
Materials
Cotton, Silk, Lucite, Wood
Vintage Batik Fabric Painting Tribal Folk Wall Art
Located in Barrington, IL
Vintage Asian Batik hand painted fabric art. The beautiful batik is a panoramic depiction of riders in chariots and on horseback set on an indigo color fabric with designs in ivory. The batik is a wonderful example of a hand painted wall art.
Batik is one of many methodologies of fabric art in a long and rich folk textile tradition around the world. It is a wax-resist type of dyeing operation where certain sections of a textile are pigmented while others are tied-off and shielded from coloring. Batik designs are created in various geometric motifs that have certain symbolism and convey status within society, but now too they use batik methods to achieve what in essence are paintings on fabric.
Dimensions: 15” x 78”
Date of Manufacture: 3rd Quarter of the 1900s
Place of Origin: Yunnan, China
Material: Textile
Condition: Wear consistent with age and use
The Persian Knot, SKU: 2263
Vintage Batik Painting...
Category
Late 20th Century Chinese Folk Art
Materials
Textile
Inside Painted Crystal, "Scholars in Jiangnan" Snuff Bottle by Li Yingtao 2016
By Li Yingtao
Located in Tainan, TW
Li Yingtao, an owner of Yizhenzhai, was born in Hengshui City in 1963. He was praised as a Chinese master of splashing color in inside painting, a Master of Arts and crafts in Hebei Province, and the founder of splashing color techniques in inside painting. By now, he has been teaching and passing down this technique to his students.
Mr, Li Yingtao is one of the most outstanding disciples of the master of Chinese arts and crafts...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Chinese Folk Art
Materials
Rock Crystal
Antique Chinese Hand Carved Boxwood Prosperity Crab Basket or Brush Pot
Located in San Francisco, CA
Antique Chinese hand carved boxwood prosperity crab basket or brush pot
Fine old brush pot that can also be used a vase
Dimensions 5.5" diameter a...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Folk Art
Materials
Boxwood
Chinese Peking Opera Theatre Puppet Marionette Doll, Early 1900s
Located in Studio City, CA
A wonderful work complete with a unique wood-carved and hand-painted face, long grey beard, and original textile garment.
From a group of 7 Chinese opera puppets...
Category
Early 20th Century Qing Chinese Folk Art
Materials
Textile, Wood, Paint
Chinese Green and White Porcelain Quin Yan Sculpture
Located in Delray Beach, FL
Elegant Chinese Green and White Quan Yin sculpture, featuring intricate detailing and serene design, perfect for refined decor.
We sell items as acquired, without restoring or rep...
Category
Mid-20th Century Chinese Folk Art
Materials
Porcelain
Woman's Footwear with Bandaged Feet China Circa 1900
Located in Beuzevillette, FR
Woman's shoe with bandaged feet, in embroidered satin.
The custom of bandaged feet is said to have appeared in China in the 10th century during the Tang Dynasty, when the emperor as...
Category
1880s Chinoiserie Antique Chinese Folk Art
Materials
Satin
Vintage Chinese 6 pieces Wooden Buddhist Offering Set
Located in Pomona, CA
There wooden offerings set are in rituals such as worshiping the altar, practicing alchemy, and giving food. The method is to offer of sacrifices, namely incense, flowers, lamps, wat...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Export Chinese Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Chinese Robed Puppet, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
Hand puppets, like this one from China’s Zhejiang region, have been a popular form of entertainment for centuries. In the late 19th early-20th century this tiny robed gentleman proba...
Category
Early 20th Century Qing Chinese Folk Art
Materials
Silk, Wood
Chinese Turned Wooden Mortar, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
This petite pinewood vessel is an early 20th century mortar once used daily in a provincial kitchen to grind herbs, spices, and condiments. The rustic container was hand-turned to a ...
Category
Early 20th Century Primitive Chinese Folk Art
Materials
Pine
Handheld Chinese Mooncake Mold, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
This late 19th century hand-held wood press is carved with a large mold used for shaping festive mooncakes. Packed with lotus root, red bean, or other regional fillings, mooncakes ar...
Category
Early 20th Century Qing Chinese Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Silver handle walking stick, China for the Western market, 1890.
Located in Milan, IT
Walking stick with light rattan wood barrel and embellished handle. The handle, in 800/1000 silver, is a milord at the top of which there is a cushion element. The entire band is dec...
Category
Late 19th Century Antique Chinese Folk Art
Materials
Silver, Brass
Handheld Chinese Mooncake Mold, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
This late 19th century hand-held wood press is carved with a large mold used for shaping festive mooncakes. Packed with lotus root, red bean, or other regional fillings, mooncakes ar...
Category
Early 20th Century Qing Chinese Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Antique Chinese Embroidery Brocade Collar Qing Dynasty Crane Floral Asian Arts
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Museum quality antique 1800s Childs collar on baby blue clothe background, appears much lighter in photos. Stamped on verso Sarit Centre Westland’s Nairobi Kenya Africa. Background is baby blue, appears lighter in images.
Measures: Collar diameter 12.5 in. (Beads about 1.75 inches additional.)
Square frame is 17.75 in.
From a Norwegian and then Kenya State Department Official's Estate in Bethesda MD...
Category
Mid-19th Century Antique Chinese Folk Art
Materials
Fabric
Tribal Ceremonial Silver Ornament/Neckrings, Sculpture, Miao, Guizhou, Plus Stand
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This is a great and important ceremonial neck rings ware by the people of the Minorities of China, the Golden triangle ,Mongolia and Tibet. These pieces were made of low content of s...
Category
20th Century Modern Chinese Folk Art
Materials
Metal
Handheld Chinese Mooncake Mold with Lotus Pods, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
This late 19th century hand-held wood press is carved with a large mold used for shaping festive mooncakes. Packed with lotus root, red bean, or other regional fillings, mooncakes ar...
Category
Early 20th Century Qing Chinese Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Charming Asian cut-out
Located in Evanston, IL
Charming and chic piece of art made by Canadian woman on her trip to China circa 1980
Category
1980s Chinoiserie Vintage Chinese Folk Art
Materials
Paper
Inside Painted Crystal, "After Rain" Snuff Bottle by Fu Guoshun, 2014
Located in Tainan, TW
Fu Guoshun was born at Hebei in 1954. He was complimented as a Master of Chinese arts and crafts in 2012. It is the highest honor for an inside painting artist. There are only ten artists who earned this glory. He is also the director of China International Painting and Calligraphy Association, vice chairman of China Snuff Bottle Professional Committee, and vice-chairman of Hebei Inside painted snuff bottle Association. Since 1977, he has been studying the art of inside painting under Wang Xisan. Fu Guoshun is one of the best artists in Ji school.
Mr Fu Guoshun's inside paintings are exquisite. His works include landscapes, figures, animals, flowers, and birds to calligraphy with comprehensive skills. In addition, his professions are known for their elegance, flexibility, and light. With the three superb skills of poetry, calligraphy, and painting, there are only a handful of artists who can match up in the field of snuff bottles. It is difficult to find other artists who could compare his paintings from an artistic perspective when it comes to inside painted snuff bottles...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Chinese Folk Art
Materials
Crystal
Early 20th Century Door of Hope Missionary Doll Folk Art Antique Curio
Located in Lowestoft, GB
A charming early 20th century Chinese door of hope missionary doll of an elderly gentleman.
A notably early example, in original untouched condition. The painted face has a particul...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Folk Art
Materials
Textile, Pine, Paper
Chinese Slatted Bamboo Headrest, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
Made out of dexterous lengths of sliced bamboo this headrest enabled contour comfort—quite luxurious for 19th-century China. Lightweight and low-profile, it was the perfect accessory...
Category
Early 20th Century Rustic Chinese Folk Art
Materials
Bamboo
Gu Wenda, "Oedipus Refound #9", China, 1992
By Gu Wenda
Located in Nice, Cote d' Azur
Gu Wenda (1955),
"Oedipus Refound #9",
Watercolor on paper,
Signed, dated and titled in the bottom right corner,
China, 1992.
Measures: 56 x 75 cm.
Gu Wenda (born 1955, Shanghai) i...
Category
1990s Mid-Century Modern Chinese Folk Art
Materials
Paint
Inside Painted Crystal, "Rainy Day" Snuff Bottle by Zhang Zenlou, 2012
By Zhang Zenlou
Located in Tainan, TW
Zhang Zenglou was born in Hebei Province in 1956. He is a master of contemporary Chinese inside painted snuff bottle in Ji school. He is cu...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Chinese Folk Art
Materials
Rock Crystal
Chinese Split Bamboo Headrest, circa 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
Crafted from lengths of split bamboo, this headrest enabled contour comfort, quite luxurious for 19th century, China. Lightweight and low-profile, it was the perfect accessory for a ...
Category
Mid-19th Century Rustic Antique Chinese Folk Art
Materials
Bamboo
2011 Tai Ping & Edward Fields Aria I Nomad Collection Hand Tufted Wool Area Rug
By Edward Fields
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This is an Aria I Wool Rug from the Nomad Collection, designed by Edward Fields for the Tai Ping Carpet Company. It was hand-tufted in China in 2011 us...
Category
2010s Modern Chinese Folk Art
Materials
Wool
19th Century Bronze Head of Buddha
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Not sure of origin. Most likely this head has been removed from its original body. From a great Los Angeles collection.
Category
Mid-19th Century Other Antique Chinese Folk Art
Materials
Bronze
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