Chinese Export Furniture
CHINESE EXPORT STYLE
Expanded trade between Europe and East Asia, starting in the 16th century, led to a booming market for exported goods, particularly furniture. This was bolstered by the establishment of the Dutch and English East India Companies at the beginning of the 17th century. From folding screens and chairs to lacquer tables and silver, Chinese Export furniture was in demand and regularly copied and imitated, leading to styles like chinoiserie and Chinese Chippendale.
The expansion of exporting that had strengthened the arts during the Ming dynasty continued into the Qing dynasty era — Chinese designers made many furniture pieces specifically for export, resulting in distinctive designs that mixed traditional techniques with forms appealing to foreign buyers. For instance, cabinetmakers in Canton (modern-day Guangzhou) were prolific in crafting hardwood furniture for export in European styles that involved the expert joinery techniques of Chinese furniture. Designs for Chinese Export porcelain, cabinets, decorative objects and other furniture were often more ornately adorned than they would be for a local audience, such as with mother-of-pearl overlays or surfaces featuring lavish pictorial scenes or gold on black motifs. Some were even commissioned by wealthy European families to be adorned with their coat of arms.
Because lacquer furniture was especially prized, and the resin used to create it was difficult to import as it would harden during the long voyage, artisans in China and Japan exported numerous lacquer pieces. Long before lacquer made its way to Japan, the Chinese treated the material differently. They used it to create smooth, glossy surfaces, but also for carving, an art that began in the 12th century and is exclusively Chinese. These pieces are called cinnabar lacquer after the powdered mercury sulfide (cinnabar) employed to produce their characteristic red hue. A popular form for export was a compact cabinet with drawers, usually displayed on a small table. Undecorated furniture built in Europe was also shipped to China to be lacquered. The international exchange of design would influence furniture into the 19th century and later, informing styles such as Art Deco and Art Nouveau.
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Style: Chinese Export
Period: 21st Century and Contemporary
Dragon Rug Wool Silk Style Chinese Imperial Carpet Blue Beige, Djoharian Design
Located in Lohr, Bavaria, DE
Dragon design rug wool and silk in style of Chinese Kansu carpets 5.6 x 8 ft.
A beautiful contemporary dragon design rug, hand knotted using finest Chinese mulberry silk (80%) and T...
Category
2010s Nepalese Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Wool, Silk
Chinese Blue and White Chrysanthemum Ginger Jar
Located in Chicago, IL
This large, tapered ginger jar continues a centuries-old tradition of Chinese blue-and-white porcelain ware. Painted with expressive brushwork, the jar is festooned with trailing vines and flower blossoms, densely patterned around large chrysanthemum medallions. Common motifs in Chinese art...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Modern Chinese Art Deco Style Rug with Bamboo Landscape Pictorial
Located in Dallas, TX
30970 Modern Chinese Art Deco Pictorial Rug, 10'00 x 13'09.
Showcasing a unique bamboo design, incredible detail and texture, this hand knotted wool...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Wool
Asian Modern Console Flip Top Dining Table
Located in New York, NY
Asian Modern console and dining table, rectangular with hinged top, the surface with eastern motifs engraved into panels, opening to reveal a dining surface and felted storage, above...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Wood
Chinese Export Large Blue and White Porcelain Aquatic Bowl
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Lofty large Chinese blue and white bowl hand decorated with aquatic fauna and flora having a rare touch of whimsy.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Blue and White Double Phoenix Baluster Jar
Located in Chicago, IL
This contemporary lidded baluster jar continues the centuries-old tradition of Chinese blue-and-white porcelain ware. Painted with cobalt pigments for a brilliant blue finish, the ja...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Chinese Export Pair of Chinese Blue and White Porcelain Palace Urns
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Striking pair of Chinese blue and white porcelain urns with cat lid handles and ambitiously hand decorated with aquatic fauna and flora having a rare touch of whimsy.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Antiqued White Rustic Painted Dresser
Located in Westwood, NJ
An antiqued white Rustic painted dresser with eight drawers. Reclaimed pine painted and distressed with four short and four long drawers. Influenced by an...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Asian Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Pine
Pair of Blue and White Porcelain Pagoda Towers
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Impressive pair of architecturally dramatic Chinese blue and white porcelain pagoda towers each crafted with six hand decorated separat...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Dragon Rug Wool Silk Style Chinese Imperial Carpet Blue Beige, Djoharian Design
Located in Lohr, Bavaria, DE
Dragon design rug wool and silk in style of Chinese Kansu carpets 5 x 3.3 ft.
A beautiful contemporary dragon design rug, hand knotted using finest Chinese mulberry silk (80%) and...
Category
2010s Nepalese Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Wool, Silk
Indian Hand Knotted Wool Rug with Chinese Tiger Motif
Located in Kennesaw, GA
This is a fun area rug! It is an Indian hand knotted wool rug with a Chinese tiger motif. It is in very good condition.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Wool
Chinese Large Ceramic Vases 1980´s
Located in BILBAO, ES
Chinese Ceramic vases
Beautiful pieces for decor of living room or main reception area.
Beautiful Coral and green design and flowers and fishes .
Sizes 40x36 cm / 15.74 x 14.17 inc...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Ceramic
Chinese Porcelain Vase Table Lamp
Located in Baltimore, MD
This is a colourful antique Chinese porcelain vase, depicting a traditional Chinese scene with exotic birds and landscape, converted into an elegant table lamp with a fine linen shad...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Hardwood, Porcelain, Linen
Dragon Design Rug Wool Silk Style of Chinese Imperial Kansu Carpet Blue Beige
Located in Lohr, Bavaria, DE
Dragon design rug wool and silk in style of Chinese Kansu carpets 6 x 4 ft.
A beautiful contemporary dragon design rug, hand knotted using finest ...
Category
2010s Nepalese Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Wool, Silk
Chinese Export Altar Table
Located in Westwood, NJ
Chinese Export Altar Table, old pine in an antiqued stain. This influential design has been popular throughout centuries. Simple lines and a...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Asian Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Wood
Pair of Blue and White Porcelain Lidded Urns with Lilies
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Charming pair of Chinese blue and white urns crafted in porcelain in a classic form with removable lids and hand decorated with lilies and flowers.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Chinese Export Blue and White Porcelain Jars Made into Wired Table Lamps
Located in Atlanta, GA
A pair of Chinese Export blue and white porcelain jars with hand-painted Pagoda landscape scenes and newly mounted as table lamps on lucite bases. Created in China each of this pair ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Brass
Pair of Chinese Blue and White Porcelain Double Gourd Vases
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Standout pair of Chinese blue and white porcelain vases having a double gourd form, hand decorated with pagoda landscapes.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Chinese Export Blue and White Porcelain Jars Made into Wired Table Lamps
Located in Atlanta, GA
A pair of Chinese Export blue and white porcelain jars with hand-painted Pagoda landscape scenes and newly mounted as table lamps on lucite bases. Created in China each of this pair ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Brass
Large Chinese Blue and White Baluster Jar
Located in Chicago, IL
This blue and white baluster jar was made in the Jiangxi region of China. The landscape scenes hand painted by feathery brushstrokes are richly evocative and bring to mind ancient Ch...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Chinese Porcelain Hat Stand Table Lamp
Located in Baltimore, MD
This is a colorful antique Chinese porcelain hat stand, depicting a group of women in a traditional Chinese setting, converted into an eleg...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Rosewood, Linen, Porcelain
Pair of Large Blue and White Porcelain Lidded Urns or Jars
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Pair of Chinese blue and white porcelain lidded urns with classic form featuring foo dog handles on top and hand decorated with an auspicious composition of fruit trees and birds in ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Pair of Chinese Ginger Jar Lamps
Located in Sheffield, MA
The pair of blue-and-off-white Chinese ginger jar lamps have Chinese characters as decoration. Simple and Classic at the same time. The fixtur...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Ceramic
Pair of Chinese Blue and White Porcelain Double Happiness Tea Caddies
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Originally a wish for a happy marriage the double happiness symbol is iconic, here we present a pair of lidded tea caddies hand decorated with a floral background.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Faux-Bamboo Wall Mirror with Chinese Carved Panel
Located in Chicago, IL
This rectangular wall mirror features an antique Chinese bed panel and a contemporary gilt frame carved to resemble lengths of segmented bamboo. Like...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Mirror, Wood
Pair of Blue and White Porcelain Lidded Urns
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Pair of Chinese blue and white porcelain urns with a round fluid form and hand decorated with lovely floral designs.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Large Chinese Blue Grey Pottery Table Lamps
Located in Sheffield, MA
Highly decorative over-size stunning blue and white Asian style ginger jar lamp featuring a blue and white body with Chinese characters and decorative fish details. Including blue Be...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Asian Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Ceramic
Asian Style Leather Box on Stand
Located in Westwood, NJ
An Asian style leather box on stand table. The rectangular box with a removable lid is covered in leather with nailhead trim. It sits on a reclaime...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Asian Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Wood
Chinese Blue and White Dragon Meiping Vase
Located in Chicago, IL
Chinese blue-and-white porcelain has inspired ceramists worldwide since cobalt was first introduced to China from the Middle East thousands of years ago. Made in Beijing, this contem...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Pair of Blue and White Porcelain Pots with Pagodas
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Pair of Chinese blue and white porcelain lidded pots with cat handles, hand decorated all around with pagoda motifs on the front and back.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Chinese Style Lacquered Coffee Table
Located in Westwood, NJ
Chinese style cocktail table, a fresh modern update on a classic Chinoiserie silhouette. The rectangular tabletop with a beautiful pierced and wavy apron is set on inswept legs.
Sho...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Wood
Asian Style Reclaimed Pine Coffee Table
Located in Westwood, NJ
Asian-style reclaimed pine coffee table, a classic style inspired by the far east. This table is a large square shape with horse hoof-style legs, a design that dates back to the 14th...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Asian Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Wood
Modern Asian-Style White Coffee Table
Located in Westwood, NJ
Modern Asian-style white coffee table, a Classic style inspired by the far east. This table is a large square shape with horse hoof-style legs, a design that dates back to the 14th c...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Asian Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Wood
Asian Style Ebonized Coffee Table
Located in Westwood, NJ
Asian-style ebonized finish square coffee table, a classic style inspired by the far east. This table is a square shape with horse hoof-style legs, a design that dates back to the 14...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Asian Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Wood
Modern Asian-Style Square Coffee Table
Located in Westwood, NJ
Asian-style square coffee table of reclaimed pine, a classic style inspired by the far east. This table is a square shape with horse hoof-style legs, a design that dates back to the ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Asian Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Wood
Pair of Petite Chinese Fu Dog Guardians
Located in Chicago, IL
With curly manes, fluffy tails, and playful expressions, these petite stone fu dogs are adorable companions and benevolent guardians of the home. Also known as shizi, the pair repres...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Limestone
Chinese White Glazed Ginger Jar
Located in Chicago, IL
A strong but silent 20th century Chinese white glazed porcelain ginger jar with a lid and straight sides. Perfect as is, or filled with flowers, branches, or any other myriad vices y...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
"Karaoke" Large White Porcelain Vase by Luce Raggi Italy / China Contemporary
Located in London, GB
Luce Raggi, Karaoke (another love song), 2017 glazed porcelain 70 x 25 cm
Hand painted vase with typical female evening scenes of karaoke mania. Women who forget their sentimental ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
"Massage" Large White Porcelain Vase by Luce Raggi, Italy / China Contemporary
Located in London, GB
Luce Raggi, Massage (food porn), 2017 glazed porcelain 65 x 25 cm
Hand-painted vase representing police men, seductive women and amused saints, all dedicated to
their passion fo...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Pair of Blue and White Porcelain Vases with Water Lillies
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Pair of Chinese blue and white vases with classic form and hand decorated in an unusual modern style with a waterlily motif all around.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
"TaoBao" Large White Porcelain Vase by Luce Raggi Italy / China Contemporary
Located in London, GB
Luce Raggi, TaoBao (online shopping), 2017 glazed porcelain 55 x 35 cm
Hand painted vase depicting packages and prices related to online shopping on Taobao, the Chinese Amazon. On ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Faux Bamboo Square Cocktail Table
Located in Westwood, NJ
19th century style square cocktail table with a carved faux bamboo edge to the entire frame, a brushed and textured veneered top, and four bold ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Wood
Blue and White Chinese Floor Vase with Scholars' Garden
Located in Chicago, IL
Chinese blue-and-white ceramics have inspired ceramists worldwide since cobalt was first introduced to China from the Middle East thousands of years ago. This contemporary vase from ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Antique Style Coffee Table
Located in Westwood, NJ
With influences from the east and west, this modern wooden coffee table has marquetry and painted top with a bronzed finish frame.
Dimensions: 56.25" W x 33.75" D x 19" H.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Wood
Blue and White Scholar's Joy Ginger Jar
Located in Chicago, IL
This contemporary ginger jar continues the tradition of Chinese blue-and-white ceramics with classic curves and auspicious, hand-painted decorations. Symbols that would surely give a...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
'Kang' Coffee Table, Susanne Hollis Collection
Located in Pasadena, CA
Our take on a 19th century Chinese kang table. Clean, simple stretchers on four straight legs. Even in patina and surface. Lead time 4-6 weeks.
Custom sizes available.
Category
2010s American Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Wood
Chinese Blue and White Shizi Jar
Located in Chicago, IL
Images of shizi, a lion-dog symbol of power and strength of character, cavort among the stylized clouds of heaven on this hand-painted covered jar. Original...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Ceramic
Large Blue and White Tea Leaf Jar with Mountain Landscape
Located in Chicago, IL
Tea drinking has been an important part of Chinese culture for at least a thousand years. Emulating traditional blue-and-white porcelain, this contempora...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Large Chinese Blue and White Baluster Jar with Shizi
Located in Chicago, IL
Images of shizi, a lion-dog symbol of power and strength of character, cavort among the stylized clouds of heaven on this hand-painted covered jar. Original...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Decorative Transitional Ottoman Runner with a Chinese Motif
Located in New York, NY
This Ottoman runner is handknotted with 100% wool and natural dyes. It features a Chinese motif with soft curvatures and a muted color palette.
Custom sizes and colors available. Ru...
Category
2010s Turkish Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Wool
Chinese Blue and White Baluster Jar with Fish and Flora
Located in Chicago, IL
This blue-and-white covered jar is hand-painted with flora and fauna of the sea, offering blessings of wealth, abundance, and the contented harmony of a fish in water. Chinese blue-a...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Large Blue and White Celestial Ball Vase with Fu Dogs
Located in Chicago, IL
Beautifully rendered with expressive brushwork, the painted decoration on this monumental globular jar demonstrates the exceptional artistry of Chinese blue-and-white porcelain. Guar...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Reproduction Chinese Blue and White Pottery Container with a Fu Dog Topped Lid
Located in Van Nuys, CA
This large, decorative, faceted jar or container is made of white glazed pottery, covered in a traditional, Chinese blue floral design. It has a removable, glazed lid in the same app...
Category
Early 2000s Chinese Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Ceramic
Chinese Blue and White Gooseneck Vase with Fish and Flora
Located in Chicago, IL
Elaborately finned fish make their way in a vibrant underwater world on this tall blue-and-white gooseneck vase. Patterned with real and abstract forms, this ceramic vase is a contem...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Chinese Provincial Blue and White Tea Leaf Jar
Located in Chicago, IL
Tea has an auspicious beginning—it was purportedly enjoyed by the Buddha himself, and cakes of tea as large as wagon wheels were given to Chinese emperors as tribute. Tea drinking wa...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Ceramic
Chinese Blue and White Koi Bottleneck Vase
Located in Chicago, IL
Revered for centuries for its elegant designs and rich cobalt blue and pure white colors, traditional Chinese blue-and-white porcelain lives on in this hand-painted bottleneck vase. ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Chinese Blue and White Mythical Bowl with Deer
Located in Chicago, IL
Beautiful to behold yet liable to dart away at any moment, the deer is an apt symbol of wealth and prosperity. On this bowl, the artist used rapid and free-flowing brushwork to depic...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Large Chinese Trailing Vine Jar
Located in Chicago, IL
Representing royalty and virtue, peonies in full bloom grace the rounded sides of this large porcelain jar. The jar has a tapered body and a cylind...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Chinese Export furniture for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a broad range of unique Chinese Export furniture 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 furniture created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include asian art and furniture, decorative objects, serveware, ceramics, silver and glass and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with ceramic, porcelain and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Chinese Export furniture 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 furniture, popular names associated with this style include Europa Antiques, Wang Hing & Co., Luen Wo, and Hung Chong & Co.. 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 furniture differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $40 and tops out at $216,780 while the average work can sell for $1,998.
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