Chinese Ancestor Painting Qing Dynasty

18th century Buddhist Chinese Scroll Painting. This is a temple piece and has been re-backed numerous times over its life span. The practice...

19th Century Window Lattice Screen. Very special Lattice Screen Window Panel from Shanxi China 19th century. Wonderfully assembled sculpted pieces of Cypress wood with each face ro...

19th Century Chinese Low Scroll Altar Table of the Qing Dynasty. A Low Chinese Kang Table with Cabriole Legs. A wonderful Antique table of solid wood as a scroll Altar table console. Used as a low console to present items of specail nature. This is a wonderful example following with solid cabriole one piece legs having a waterfall ends. Highly collectible small low Kang table of the Qing Dynasty in very good original condition. Kang tables played an important role in northern Chinese society. Smaller low Kang tables such as this one where typically placed on canopy beds, daybeds and couch-beds, to hold and display books, vases of flowers, incense burners and other objects. Also used on top of larger altar tables...

Chinese Dynasty Altar table. Monumental Chinese Zen Altar table. Qing Dynasty Zen Altar Table having lions legs with feet holding spheres. This concept o...

An important Chinese 17th century early Qing Dynasty "Water and Land Ritual" painting, mineral pigment and ink on silk, mounted as a scroll, framed and glazed. The painting depicting groups of heavenly court officials and deities descending from the clouds to participate in the Liberation Rite of Land and Water. The figures all wear full, sumptuous robes, complete with hats indicating their station. The blue, green, red, black and white of the robes decorated with gilt dragon and geometric designs. This painting is interesting in that it incorporates Daosit deities and heavenly officials coming down to participate in the Buddhist rite. There are five distinct groups of figures, each with a small inscribed plaque. Some of the groups are identified as Tian Xian, or Heavenly Immortals. The group at the bottom left are identified as the Sanguan Dadi, or Three Great Emperor-Officials. The Emperor of Heaven is dressed in blue robes with gilt painted dragons. The Emperor of Water wears black robes. The Emperor of Earth wears yellow robes...

Antique pair of Qing dynasty ancestor portraits depicting a male and a female. Hand painted on silk and framed under glass within a large te...

A Chinese Qing Dynasty period painting from the 19th century of an ancestor group portrait in custom frame. Created in China during the Qing Dynasty, this vertical painting features ...

A Chinese late Qing Dynasty period framed painting from the early 20th century of a royalty related couple with dragon motifs painted on a linen canvas. Created in China during the late Qing Dynasty in the early years of the 20th century, this custom framed painting depicts a couple wearing either a red (a symbol of luck in China) or green robe. The depiction of dragons relates them to the Imperial family, but having four claws and not five as codified, the couple is likely part of the royal family, not the Imperial couple themselves. Accented with typical motifs such as bats, flaming pearls and rain-filled clouds, the robes are filled with symbols. Wearing ornate headdresses, the couple is sitting on elegant chairs. Set inside custom made frames, the paintings show great signs of age. While the entire piece measures 40.5"W x 1"D x 53"H, the painting itself is 36.5"W x 49". With its vivid colors and interesting subject, this Chinese Qing Dynasty painting...