Qing Furniture

The unusual antique ca. 1920 Qing Chinese porcelain Laughing Buddha is a remarkable and exquisite piece of art that exudes charm and cultural...

Matched pair Chinese export porcelain famille rose vases, circa late 20th century. Hand turned with nice quality painting. Decorated with birds amongst blossoms on front, poems on re...

Pair of Chinese apothecary / pharmacy medicine chests. Made of elm wood with ivory lacquer. Each with 33 drawers (30 small square drawers + 3 larger ). These were used to store and o...

A Chinese blue-and-white vase with covered, with "Reverse" cloud designs surrounding figural scenes in reserve.   

Chinese Russet Jade hardwood Imperial Ruyi Scepter Qing Dynasty 19th century, Provenance. Large Chinese Qing Dynasty jade Ruyi scepter with three ...

A well-chosen stone is a focal point of both a traditional Chinese garden and a scholar's studio, evoking the complexities of nature and inspiring creative thought. Polished to bring...

A rare, all original, actual, 19th century Chinese honor plaque commemorating the appointment of the 16th official, Xu Shao Li, The left side bears the inscription “Emperor Tong Zhi,...

Rare unusual late 19th century/early 20th-century Chinese Qing four-panel coromandel screen. The front features dark red lacquer decorated with scholars objects and small landscape s...

A pair of blue and white triple-gourd 'Taotie' vases, Qing Dynasty, 19th century. A pair of blue and white triple-gourd 'taotie' vases. The base of each with an apocryphal Kangxi six...

Pair of 19th Century Chinese bronze fu dog censers: hollow vessels with a hinge at the front of the neck.

Antique 19th century Chinese lacquer sewing table with hand painted scenes and beautiful legs. Unique Gilt export black lacquer all-over t...

A Chinese late Qing Dynasty antique low Kang waterfall coffee table from the early 20th century, with three drawers and brass accents. Created in China during the Late Qing Dynasty in the early years of the 20th century, this low table, which could nowadays be used as a coffee table or a low side table, features a rectangular top gracefully falling down on the two solid side supports. These side panels are resting on scrolling extremities. The façade showcases three drawers, fitted with brass ring pulls on quadrilobe backplates and separated from one another through additional brass details...

In a traditional Chinese home, a long narrow table with everted flanges is placed in the main hall and set with beautiful objects such as instruments, flowers, or porcelains. Often r...

Antique 19th century hand painted Chinese fan with mother of pearl faces, Qing dynasty, the fan features black and gold lacquered handled a colorful screen with a figural, hand painted, scene with antique lacquer fan box...

Circa 1900 Chinese silk panel in frame. Qing dynasty. Decorated with three cartouches set off in pink with gold thread, the smaller upper & lower ones with flowers & a butterfly; the...

High-quality camphorwood chest. The top and all sides are made from a single piece of mirror-cut camphorwood with a beautiful grain pattern. Original brass fittings and carrying hand...

A very rare and exquisite asian glass Chinese snuff bottle from the late Qing Dynasty. This exceptional snuff bottle bears a later Qianlong mark and is designed in the iconic famille...

Chinoiserie Lacquer Box. Beautifully hand painted Chinoiserie Box decorated with auspicious Chinese scenes. The box is constructed of wood having polychrome painting lacquered with...

An antique Qing Dynasty Chinese sweetmeat (confectionery or sweet food) box, dating to the early 20th century, featuring a lacquered and parcel gilt painted box decorated in a stylized naturalistic scene, opening to reveal five-piece polychrome famille rose porcelain sweetmeat dishes...

Each rectangular cabinet stained a deep purply brown and fitted with two doors deeply carved with dragons in pursuit of a 'flaming pearl' amidst ruyi-shaped cloud scrolls, opening to...

A very nice and beautifully decorated dish with a scene of Flowers, The painting quality is very nice. Additional information: Material: Porcelain & Pottery Region of Origin: China...

This large, remarkable pair of solid stone statues/bookends showcases masterful craftsmanship and artistry, each piece meticulously carved. The top portion presents a vivid pastoral ...

A delightful pair of Chinese carved hardwood burl figures of boys riding on buffalo, late Qing Dynasty, circa 1900, China. The pair of charming sculpture are each carved from a sing...

This exceptionally long 19th to early 20th-century Chinese textile, measuring 168 x 24.5 inches, is a vibrant ceremonial hanging. Unlike many surviving examples that have been cut do...

Trunks and storage chests were the most ubiquitous form of household storage throughout the Ming and Qing dynasties. Used to store clothes, linens and other household items, trunks w...

Very colorful in the taste of South East Asia, Bencharong porcelain style, 18th-19th century. Condition: ? Overall condition; very good condit...

A rare antique Chinese Qing Dynasty Guangxu period Imperial style marked red ink stick, in the form of a roof tiled double door entrance way, with two fierce guardian dieties carved in detailed low relief, one on each door front, detailed in gilt gold, with a centered double happiness character above the doors On the back of the door is a vertical panel of four characters: 开门见喜 (Open Door See Happiness), below which is the makers mark: 紫墨轩 (Purple Ink Pavilion), and 大清光绪年制 (Great Qing Guangxu...

This footed porcelain bowl dates to the early 20th century and is hand-painted with expressive brushwork in the blue-and-white style. The small bowl has a dramatic, flared shape, fea...

19th Century Chinese Silk Embroidery ( 3' 3" x 6' 10" - 99 x 209 )

A huge Celadon enameled meat plater, the Celadon body decorated with colorful enameled painted birds, butterflies, flowers, bugs, sacred bird Vibrant ...

Porcelain Chinese warrior Vase Mounted as a Lamp. Qing Dynastie famille Verte, Approx late 19th Century

This carved trumpet vase is a traditional porcelain vessel from Jingdezhen, a town long distinguished by imperial patronage. This piece is a porcelain vase with a design reminiscent of an ancient Chinese altar piece...

Our friend and client Mario Buatta owned a dozen Laughing Boys* in his private collection, which we purchased and sold several years ago (see last image). These three would have fit ...

Nice, rare and beautiful colors in enamel in, Floral design, second half 18th century These wares and their specific characteristics of wild colour and thick enamel have all the cha...

Description Nice and Beautifully painted Daoguang teapot of larger size. A FAMILLE ROSE TEAPOT DAOGUANG SIX-CHARACTER SEAL MARK IN IRON RED AND OF THE PERIOD (1821-1850) The sides o...

A fixture of the Chinese scholars' studio, the inkstone was among the "Four Treasures of the Study" and was used in calligraphy and landscape painting along with paper, ink and brush...

A very nicely decorated plate. Part of the late Yongzheng / Qianlong Famille Everything. At this point in time the potter is Jingdezhen used all techniques and colors on export plate...

Pair of Qing Dynasty Kesi Imperial civil officer rank badges with pheasant alighting astop a rock emerging from cloud and waves surrounding with auspicious symbols. Overall in very ...

Antique Qing peach-bloom glazed ceramic bottle neck vase - featuring an elegant form with a single string to the elongated neck - mottled glaze with red splashed over a pinkish beige...

This is a fine octagonal shaped Chinese bowl or deep plate from the mid 18th century, Qing dynasty, Qianlong period, 1736-1795 in very good condition. It is beautifully hand-decorat...

These charming little storage chests date to the late 19th century and are the perfect place to stow household odds and ends. Petite in scale, the small cabinets were originally used...

Description: A singular example of Guanyin. Deviating from the Bodhisattva’s conventional pose of ‘royal ease’, the figure is instead seated in the meditative padmasana, or ‘lotus position’, rendering this Guanyin something of a rarity. An Apana more typically associated with depictions of Buddhas, Guanyin assuming this pose immediately signifies this figure as one of particular spiritual reverence. Both feet are revealed crossed upon one another from beneath fabric which spills before her, her left palm turned upward with her hand resting upon her left knee and her right raised in a relaxed gesture. Adorned with a diadem housing a depiction of Amitabha Buddha, her own spiritual guide, she exudes an air of tranquil regality, further characterised by her numerous strings of beads and elaborately fastened dhoti, attire traditionally reserved for Indian princes. Though the figure’s dress is Indian her face is undoubtedly exemplifying artistic Chinese beauty standards. Her face is soft and rounded, full in both the lips and cheeks, with eyes that restfully peer down, as though she is watching over the worries of mankind with compassion. Notes on the item: Guanyin is the Chinese interpretation of Avalokiteshvara, the Indian Bodhisattva of compassion. The term “Bodhisattva” is derived from the Sanskrit “Bodhi”, meaning ‘awakening’ or ‘enlightenment’, combined with “Sattva”, meaning ‘spirit’ or ‘being’, referring to one on the path to achieving enlightenment. Bodhisattvas in Mayahana Buddhism are recognised as figures who have effectively achieved enlightenment yet relinquish their accension to nirvana in order to remain amongst mankind in the ultimate act of compassion to aid as spiritual guides. As such, the Bodhisattva inhabit a liminal space between samsara and nirvana; enlightened beings that maintain a relationship with humanity that buddhas cannot, as attaining Buddhahood necessitates the abandonment of all worldly attachments, including mankind. Guanyin’s very name, ‘One who hears the cries of the world’ highlights this role as a compassionate figure who acknowledges the suffering and strife of man. Along with Mahāsthāmaprāpta, a fellow bodhisattva, Guanyin serves as an attendant to Buddha Amitabha, with these three deities recognised as the Three Sages of Western Pure Land Buddhism, a sect of Mayahana Buddhism popular in East Asia. Avalokiteshvara is commonly posited to have been adopted from Indian Buddhism into China as Guanyin around 200-400 CE, however it was the Tang dynasty (618-907) which saw the popularisation of the deity. By the Ming (1358–1644) and Qing (1644–1911) dynasties, Guanyin held the position as the most popular female deity in China. The unique state of religion in China held no monolithic canon regarding Buddhism and saw the assimilation of several belief systems, primarily Daoism, Buddhism and Confucianism. Consequently, Guanyin became a deity to be revered beyond Buddhism alone, appointed as both an official imperial deity and Daoist deity in the 12th century. Guanyin may also be seen to fulfil the role of idealised femininity as prescribed by Confucianism, with the scarcity of female Chinese deities perhaps accounting for the gradual gender shift Guanyin underwent. The Indian Avalokiteshvara is unequivocally recognised as male, whilst the supposed gender of Guanyin remains contentious. Although there is a clear shift from the masculine Avalokiteshvara towards a more feminine representation, it is unclear if Guanyin is understood to be entirely feminine, to inhabit qualities of both genders or to be elevated beyond gender entirely, embodying neither. Depictions of Guanyin are highly androgynous, which some believe lends credence towards Guanyin symbolising the unity of dualistic forces as recognised in Daoism, displaying the anthropomorphism of yin and yang. Comparative Analysis: Market comparisons of similar Qing Dynasty polychrome figures of Guanyin include lot 767 (no.2) From Christies ‘Important Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art,’ New York, 25 March 2022, with the price realised USD 52,920 (Estimate USD 20,000 – USD 30,000). Christies also auctioned a comparable polychrome Guanyin...

A pair of 19th century Chinese Officials Hat Chairs. Dramatic details include yoke back splat, carved spandrels to upper backrest corners and armre...

This 19th-century locking cabinet from Shanxi province is the perfect place to stow household odds and ends. Crafted with traditional joinery, the small cabinet has an overhung top, ...

This glazed Chinese ceramic jar from the turn of the 19th Century was once used for pickling foods. It features a jade green finish and outer surface that features a ribbed texture. ...

This carved jade object is a traditional Chinese archer's ring, worn to protect one's fingers while drawing a bowstring. Over time, what began as practical equipment became a fashion...

19th century gold gilded bronze Buddha A finely cast bronze Buddha statue in gold gilt with modeled and incised floral motifs. This jeweled God o...

We are proud to offer this pair of amazing Chinese solid zitan carved low back chairs. They have detail carving around their body. The back support and...

This modern Chinese jadeite mountain, standing at an impressive 18 inches on its stand, is a remarkable piece of artistry, showcasing the exquisite craftsmanship associated with contemporary Chinese jade carving...

Bamboo and wooden slips - jiandú- were the main media for writing documents in China before the widespread introduction of paper during the first two centuries AD. This substantial group, 59 pieces, of one-of-a-kind slips with painted and applied hand calligraphy appeals to book lovers and antiquity sleuths We believe them to be circa 1900 Qing dynasty and are offering this group from a collection of old works of art. Dimensions: bamboo slips...

Oing Dynasty Antique Carved Raised Panel Cabinet painted top chest. Beautiful hand painted lacquered Cabinet Chest from Fujian province China. Two drawers with top open cabinet. D...

Sculptural Chinese bronze depicting a ram and gazelle intertwined, their elongated, ribbed horns forming a continuous, sinuous vertical composition. The two animals are rendered in d...

Rare and Hard To Find 19th Century From China's Qing dynasty (1644-1912) a hard to find solid limestone finely carved round top pedestal - perfect for displaying your indoor or outd...

A wonderful green glaze typical of Chinese "Shiwan" pottery adorns this early 20th Century Chinese storage jar. Shiwan ware is a style of Chinese pottery from the Shiwanzhen district...

Here's one of the most beautiful Chinese antiques we have ever found in our travels in China over the past three decades. This is a one-of-a-kind antique sandstone lintel which when installed and displayed could be a handsome addition to your decor. It dates to the 18th century of the Qing dynasty. It still retains remnants of its original poly chrome surfaces. The carving and detail is deep and very fine. Depicted are a pair of writhing dragons competing for the fabled -wish granting jewel- and possibly water waves beneath- all auspicious signs. Dimensions: 13 inches high and 71 inches wide and 14 inches deep Photographs taken in natural light in our garden. Rare work of art. Provenance: originally found in Chengdu Province and has been part of family collection since its acquisition in 2004. Lifetime guarantee of authenticity. We are members of NAJGA- North American Japanese Garden...

Brushed with expressive linework and a minimalist color palette, this Chinese hanging scroll painting depicts an idyllic mountainside landscape in the ...

Asian woven grain & rice basket

The barrel drum form with coin cutouts on top and overlapping on opposing sides has raised bosses in the enameled border bands top and bottom. Glazed overall with various multicolore...

19th Century Shell Inlaid Black Lacquer Big Export Chinese Chest Labled inside "Sunshing" and with Bail handles to sides ,14.5 inch long /10.5inch width/11.5 high inch,big chest...

A Chinese Bronze Cloisonné Enamel Incense Burner with Mark, Late 19th Century Description: A square censer supported by four feet and topped with two "rope" style vertical handles. ...