Qing Furniture

A wonderful glaze typical of Chinese "Shiwan" pottery adorns this early 20th Century Chinese storage jar. The jar likely occupied a private home to store grains or other household dr...

This 19th-century Chinese altar table exemplifies the refined forms of Ming and Qing dynasty furniture. Long tables with everted ends such as this were commonly placed against the ba...

This small glazed jar from China's Shanxi province exemplifies the timeless appeal of handcrafted pottery. Once used in an apothecary to hold ground herbs and oils for traditional me...

We are pleased to offer this pair of English porcelain tureens painted with a striking chinoiserie decoration. They were made by Copeland Spode circa 1840. The decoration on these tu...

A Chinese Qing Dynasty period altar side console table from the 19th century with two drawers, fretwork shelf and bronze hardware. This 19th-century Qing Dynasty period altar side console table is an exquisite reflection of traditional Chinese craftsmanship. Constructed with meticulous attention to detail, the table features a rectangular top, two drawers furnished with bronze hardware, and a fretwork shelf, bringing together functionality and aesthetics seamlessly. The façade features two drawers, adorned with intricate bronze hardware, providing a visual contrast against the wood and enhancing its aesthetic appeal. These drawers offer valuable storage, maintaining the functionality without compromising the design. Embellished with carved spandrels beneath the drawers, the console table exhibits an elegant level of detailing. This workmanship extends to the four straight legs that secure a fretwork shelf in the lower section, adding an additional layer of storage and design interest. The table's sides and back are constructed from recessed panels, accented by a simply carved apron, reinforcing the harmonious blend of subtlety and detailing that characterizes the table's overall design. The presence of such elements enhances the table's visual interest and contributes to its functional appeal. Whether utilized as an altar or side console table, this Qing Dynasty piece is sure to enrich any interior with its craftsmanship, historical significance, and timeless beauty. Its blend of utility and artistry makes it a perfect addition for anyone appreciating unique antique furniture...

A hallmark of Qing-dynasty domestic architecture, tall lattice panels such as these were used in provincial courtyard homes to allow light and air into a room whilst maintaining priv...

A small and elegant Chinese cloisonné vase for incense tools, Qing Dynasty, 18th/19th century, China. Made for the scholar's studio, this small refined vase, was used to hold incense tools, including a small pair of tongs or chopsticks and spoon. The tools no longer present. Of miniature baluster vase form, the vase beautify proportioned and decorated in the cloisonné enamel technique, with gilt wires forming the cloisons, or partitions. Within the cloisons, colorful enamels have been expertly laid. The small incense tool vase...

This fine Chinese porcelain snuff bottle is a beautiful example of fencai, or "famille rose," decoration, known for its soft and intricate color palette. The bottle is crafted in a c...

Despite being carved from solid limestone, this 19th-century stone display stand has the presence of a plush, down-filled cushion. Resembling a col...

A stunning antique Chinese school ink wash painting, 19th century, ink and color on silk, finely detailed, richly decorated, elegantly colored, depicting landscape courtier processio...

Filled with burning coals, this finely crafted 19th-century brazier once warmed the hands of a wealthy lady on a cold winter's night in northern China. The portable brazier is hand-w...

Antique Qing dynasty porcelain vase with rams heads, Qianlong mark. This is an antique 18th-century Chinese Porcelain vase create...

Two Chinese Qing Dynasty period carved wooden armchairs from the 19th century with hand-carved medallion, priced and sold each. Created in China during the Qing Dynasty period, each chair features a carved splat adorned with a hand-carved oval medallion depicting a peony and a bird, perhaps a crane, among openwork foliages. These auspicious patterns are surmounted by a jewelry-like motif. The chairs follow the Chinese tradition with a carved wooden base and a woven rattan seat and are strengthened with side stretchers. Thanks to their elegant carvings, these two Chinese 19th century antique chairs with hand-carved medallions...

This three-tiered container is a 19th-century white brass incense clock, once used as a relatively accurate method to mark the passage of time. Incense c...

Pair of large Canton style famille rose Chinese porcelain vases. Qing Dynasty, late 19th century Measures: height 65cm, diameter 25cm Crafted from porcelain and executed in the so called 'famille rose' style, these large Canton vases...

A Large Pair of Chinese Famille Rose Decorated Gilt Foo Dog Handle Vases. Each vase features finely painted scenes on cartouches. The decoration showcases figures engaged in daily ...

A Chinese Qing dynasty period dark brown lacquered cabinet from the 19th century, with carved scrolling foliage and medallion hardware. Created...

Large rare vase painted with petal-shaped panels of 'Landscapes and Flowers' pattern. Period : Qing Dynasty, Kangxi Period Production Date : 1690-1699 Made in : Jingdezhen Destination : Netherland Found/Acquired : Southeast Asia , South China Sea, Vung Tau ship Size : 51cm (Height), 20cm(Diameter), 12cm(Mouth Diameter) Condition : Excellent Reference : Double checked with reference to the original catalogues 1) Christies Paris 30 NOV – 14 DEC 2023 - Art of Asia - Lot 618 2) Christies Amsterdam 1992 - Vung Tau Cargo / Christies 3) Qing Dynasty Export Blue and White(淸代外销靑花瓷) - Vung Tau Cargo Catalogue / Guangxi Fine Art Publishing House 4) Asian Ceramic Found along Maritime Silk Route / National Maritime Museum of Korea * Vung Tau Cargo Porcelain...

Antique Chinese Green Blue glazed Shiwan pottery teapot dates to China’s Kuang Hsu Dynasty and is of the late 19th century. The vibrant teal-green glaze pot...

Large six-panelled Chinese hardstone and lacquered folding screen Chinese, Early 20th Century Closed: height 183cm, width 40.5cm, depth 18cm Opened: height 183cm, width 243cm, depth ...

Sharing with you this lovely dish on footring, the sides modelled as pomegranate-shaped panels in low relief, lightly scalloped rim. Decorated in iron-red and gold on the glaze. Po...

Qing Dynasty Chinese Ancestral Portrait, 19th Century, Ancestor officer commemorate portrait and descriptions of characters signed on top right corners, ink and color on paper Overal...

We are pleased to present this large, polychrome doucai-decorated frog vase, a remarkable piece from the late Qing dynasty. The vase is colourfully adorned in overglaze famille rose ...

A fine pair Chinese Qianlong porcelain hand painted Batavian saucer dishes in the famille rose palette dating from the 18th century. The finely made dishes are of simple rounded shap...

A Chinese late Qing Dynasty period opium mat coffee table from the early 20th century, with woven rattan inset top, carved apron and scrolling legs. Elevate your living space with a ...

Large antique Chinese carved and painted cinnabar lacquer style covered round box, top decorated in relief with two fierce, scaly, slithering dragons chasing a flaming pearl amongst ...

PAIR of Chinese Qing Dynasty Qianlong Period-style (early 20th Century) yellow enameled ceramic vases in double-gourd forms with incised, spiral-patterned grounds beneath green, pink...

A large and impressive Chinese qing craquel ware famille rose hand painted vase with figures dating from the 19th century. The tall bulbous shaped vase stands on a narrow round ungla...

Nice and Beautifully painted Cantonese dish with lots of highly detailed figures, flowers and animals. Beautiful and unusual black enamel in the border. Armorial in the top centre. ...

These glazed Chinese ceramic jars from the turn of the 19th Century were once used for pickling foods. They feature a jade green finish and outer surface that features a ribbed textu...

Artistic storage bench, naïve and charming in its design. Shape of elephants in amber lacquer between elephants, at the end decorated with vases and flow...

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...

Sharing with you this very nice example of 18th century Mandarin ware. Dating to around 1740-1750. Absolutely top quality scene Very richly decorated. The inside wall with floral d...

A pair of Chinese Longquan ware vases in rare light-green celadon glaze, of the 12th–14th century Song or Yuan dynasty style. Fitted as lamps on gilt turned circular bases. Early to mid-20th century. The vases have the traditional pear-shaped bodies raised on slightly spreading feet, the waisted and flaring necks applied with two C-shaped dragon handles suspending large fixed rings, covered overall with a bluish-green glaze thinning to white at the edges and around the moulded peony scroll decoration. Why we like them We love the exquisite, individually hand-moulded decoration and the gentle colour of the glaze, in perfect harmony with the the flowing shape of the vases. History and Design Made in porcelain with raised moulded decoration under celadon glaze, and traditionally referred to as the Longquan ware, the design of these vases dates back to the 10th–14th century. Longquan celadon refers to ceramics produced in large kilns in Longquan, Jincun and other sites in Zhejiang Province on the east China seaboard as well as ceramics made elsewhere using the same techniques. The making of Longquan celadon dates back to the Northern Song...

A Chinese Qing Dynasty period elm wood noodle cabinet from the 19th century, with brass hardware, tapering lines and hidden drawers. Created in China during the Qing Dynasty period i...

A rustic Chinese Qing Dynasty period wooden grain basket from the 19th century, with large carrying handle and metal braces. Created in China during the Qing Dynasty period in the 19...

A beautiful cinnabar snuff or fragrance box. The piece could be used for perfumes, snuff, or purely decorative. The intricate hand-carved detailing and color make this a very speci...

This pair of large Chinese covered jars was hand-painted in the famille rose palette in the Qianlong Era circa 1765. A profusion of gorgeous flower...

A Gorgeous Pair of Antique Chinese 19th Century, Qing Dynasty, Cloisonne Multi-Cartouche Blue Ground Gu Form Vases. These vases feature a surface detailed with birds, plants, and cl...

A pair of decorative Chinese Qing dynasty half-round console tables, also known as demilune tables. These tables can be used individually or combined to form a circular center table....

Tea drinking has been an integral part of Chinese culture for centuries, resulting in a wide range of social customs and material traditions. In addition to tea leaves, water, and heat, the art of drinking tea (chayi) calls for a variety of teaware and utensils - both practical and decorative. This charming teapot dates to the late Qing dynasty and is hand-carved from a hollow length of bamboo to appear as though parceled by a cloth strung with tassels. The teapot has a squat, rounded form and a dark brown finish, reminiscent of Yixing red clay teapots...

A 19th century Qing dynasty Chinese watercolor featuring a botanical scene. A broken branch suspended mid page features a striking butterfly atop a vivid reddish orange camellia flow...

A pair of large Canton style famille jaune porcelain vases Chinese, Late 19th Century Height 120cm, diameter 42cm These large and impressi...

A stylish and delightful antique Chinese Qing famille rose porcelain trencher salt dating from the 18th century. The salt stands raised on a shaped r...

A Chinese antique Qing Dynasty period coffer from the 19th century, with brown lacquer, brass hardware, horse hoof feet and rustic appeal. Created...

A vintage doucai ginger jar, handcrafted in China during the 1980s. Shaped in a unique decagonal form, it features ten individual panels that smoothly twist upwards, creating a har...

A Chinese lacquered apothecary, circa 1820-1840. 77 drawers each with Chinese script for, herbs, minerals and natural remedies. Original restored lacquer with a wonderful warm color...

A pair of late Qing Dynasty period ceramic planters from the early 20th century, with green and orange floral décor. This exquisite pair of late Qing Dynasty period ceramic planters,...

This charming tabletop secretaire is decorated in gold and black in the Chinoiserie style. The exterior is finished with black lacquer and painted with scenic mountain landscapes, br...

Perfect for interior wall decoration. We offer sets of 18th century Chinese blue and white plates. Available in every quantity needed. The selection in the pictures might not be avai...

Chinese ink rubbing printing depicting Panthaka Arhat, no.4 of the 16 arhat images immortalized in stone at the former stupa at Shengyin Temple. Depicted here sitting on a rock with a book in his left hand and snapping his fingers in his right hand, symbolic of the speed at which he obtained enlightenment, accompanied by a beggar’s bowl and an incense burner, complete with colophons and silk scroll mounting. The Emperor Qianlong ordered the stone stele to be carved in 1764 after the arhat designs painted by the famed artist Guanxiu (832-912). Even though the temple was destroyed in the Taiping rebellion, the steles remain and have been reinstalled at the Hangzhou Stele Forest. Condition: Creases from rolling, otherwise fine condition. Mounting: 58” x 22”. 19th Century. Ex Collection: Frank “Till” & Peggy Durdin, San Diego. For other rubbings of this stele see: Penn Museum, object number 2010-26-4 The Metropolitan Museum of Art AN#: 59.195.15 Fine Arts Library of Harvard University, record id: W280021_urn-3:FHCL:478850 For another example of this image rendered in jade and lacquer see: “Screen Paintings of Guanxiu’s Sixteen Arhats in the Collection of the Palace Museum” Luo Wehhua translated by Bruce Doar, Orientations, September 2010, p. 104. In this article the image is identified as the sixteenth arhat Abheda, It is explained in this article that Qianlong re-identified the arhats, thus the 16th Arhat attribution for this image. Also in this article the identical colophon by Qianlong above the image is translated as: “These accurate portraits of the Sixteen Arhats were created by the Tang Dynasty painter Guanxiu, as recorded in Xuanhe Huapu (Record of paintings in the Xuanhe Reign), and during the millennium from the Guangming reign period to the present day, the original works were to be found in Zhejiang, where they were housed in the collection of Shengyin Temple in Qiantang (Huangzhou). In spring of the dingchou year (1757) of his reign, the Qianlong emperor undertook a southern tour of inspection and stayed at an imperial lodge on the West Lake. He went to the temple to pay his respects and there he saw the arhats on display and wrote a description of these marvels. The sequence of the arhats and their names had been passed down since ancient times, but they did not correspond to their Sanskrit titles; the sequence of the arhat names conformed instead to the interpretation of the Sanskrit classics by the Zhangjia State Preceptor. The emperor penned the original names and positions in the sequence below each of the figures in accordance with the readings supplied in Tongwen Yuntong (Unified Rhymes), and below each he penned an encomium, which he signed. Then the images were returned to the collection, to be passed down as a perpetual treasure. Now, the fourth great arhat had long gone missing and we did not know where his painting was. But it was merely a trifling matter of matching the images with the names, and now surely we have found him! This I, the emperor, believe.” All 16 of these rubbings can be found in the Rubel Chinese Rubbings Collection at the Fine Arts Library of Harvard University with the following descriptive historical note: “Rubbing from stele depicting No. 4 of 16 arhats (Lohans, Buddhist saints) -- Nan ti mi duo luo qing you, Panthaka Arhat. Original painting attributed to Guanxiu, 832-912. Inscriptions written by Hongli, Emperor Qianlong (Gaozong, 1711-1799) of Qing Dynasty. 7 seals of Qianlong follow the inscriptions. Script style: in xing shu. Shi liu zun zhe -- "The 16 noble ones" are 16 lohans. Lohans are also called "a-lo-han" based on the transliteration of the Sanskrit term "arhat." (Japanese: Rakan; Chinese: Lohan; Tibetan: Gnas-brtan). Arhats or Arahants are saints or sages said to have renounced nirvana (freedom from the cycle of suffering and rebirth), vowed to remain in the world to protect the Dharma and propagate the Law of the Buddha in order to devote themselves more effectively to the relief of human misery, like the Bodhisattvas. These 16 Arhats, personal disciples distinguished by the Buddha, formed part of the 500 claimed by tradition to have attended the First Council in Rajagrha. The names and abodes of these 16 arhats are given in a work entitled "Record on the Duration of the Law, spoken by the Great arhat Nadimitra," which was translated into Chinese by the famous pilgrim Xuanzang (596-664) in 654. 16 lohans are quite often represented, especially in China and Japan, in sculpture and painting, in poses and with attributes. Every lohan can be easily with special icongraphic characteristics. Guanxiu (Jiang Deyin or Deyuan, a Buddhist monk also named Master Chan Yue, 832-912) -- painter during late Tang to Five Dynasties, specialized in painting lohan figures. Legend has it that the first portraits of the 18 Lohans...

A Pair Of Chinese Embroidered Sleeve Panels. China, 19th Century, Qing Dynasty. Antique textile ff rectangular form, with a central seam, one decora...

A petite 19th century canister once used to store a smoker's personal supply of opium paste. A keepsake from a bygone era, the small box is formed of brass and provided an airtight s...

An interesting antique Chinese, Qianlong mark bronze teapot with gilded overlay probably dating from the latter 19th century. The teapot is of rounded sh...

A stunning Chinese attributed, Qing or earlier, vase with integral base decorated in streaked glazes dating to the 19th century or earlier. The stoneware vase stands mounted on an in...

19th Century Qing Dynasty Altar Console Table with rustic patina. Original 19th century Qing Dynasty Rustic Altar Console Table. Solid elm wood of traditional Chinese joinery a bea...

A Chinese Qing Dynasty period red lacquered small cabinet from the 19th century, with painted flowers and vase scene. Created in China during the Qing Dynasty, this small cabinet fea...

This is a beautiful hand painted, blue and white Chinese porcelain large diameter dish or plate, which we date to the early 19th century period of the Qing dynasty. The plate is w...