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Vintage Brass Hardware Chinese Good Fortune Shadow Box
Vintage Brass Hardware Chinese Good Fortune Shadow Box

Vintage Brass Hardware Chinese Good Fortune Shadow Box

Located in Somis, CA

A beautiful vintage shadowbox of solid brass hardware. The exceptionally large door plate is prominently featured, displaying great details of a fine...

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20th Century East Asian Shadow Boxes

Materials

Brass

19th Century Chinese Gilt Inkwash Miniature Six-Fold Screen, Framed
19th Century Chinese Gilt Inkwash Miniature Six-Fold Screen, Framed

19th Century Chinese Gilt Inkwash Miniature Six-Fold Screen, Framed

Located in Lomita, CA

This is a singular piece, a framed vintage Chinese gilt and inkwash miniature six-fold paper screen, that was possibly a salesman's sample, and it is beautiful. This is from the la...

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Late 19th Century Chinese Export Antique East Asian Shadow Boxes

Materials

Giltwood

Vintage Chinese Brass Fan Hardware Shadow Box
Vintage Chinese Brass Fan Hardware Shadow Box

Vintage Chinese Brass Fan Hardware Shadow Box

Located in Somis, CA

A vintage shadowbox of solid brass hardware. The exceptionally large fan-shaped door plate is prominently featured, displaying great details of a fin...

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20th Century East Asian Shadow Boxes

Materials

Brass

Framed Chinese export octagonal plate, c. 1750-1800
Framed Chinese export octagonal plate, c. 1750-1800

Framed Chinese export octagonal plate, c. 1750-1800

Located in Kenilworth, IL

Famille rose Chinese export porcelain armorial plate of octagonal form decorated with sparsely placed sprays of flowers and buds. The cavetto is decorated with a large armorial withi...

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18th Century Antique East Asian Shadow Boxes

Materials

Porcelain

Pair of shadowboxed Chinese Imari plates, c. 1740-60
Pair of shadowboxed Chinese Imari plates, c. 1740-60

Pair of shadowboxed Chinese Imari plates, c. 1740-60

Located in Kenilworth, IL

Pair of Chinese export porcelain plates decorated in the the Imari taste. The plates are decorated in cobalt underglaze blue and oxide red with gilt highlights. The asymmetrical desi...

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Mid-18th Century Antique East Asian Shadow Boxes

Materials

Porcelain

Handmade Butterfly Box
Handmade Butterfly Box

Handmade Butterfly Box

$159Sale Price|20% Off

Handmade Butterfly Box

Located in New York, NY

Elevate your space with this exquisite butterfly display box featuring a Papilio xuthus from China. This stunning specimen is elegantly mounted between two crystal-clear panels and e...

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2010s East Asian Shadow Boxes

Materials

Other

Mural Box or Wall Vide Poche, from Japan, 19th Century, Black Lacquered Painted
Mural Box or Wall Vide Poche, from Japan, 19th Century, Black Lacquered Painted

Mural Box or Wall Vide Poche, from Japan, 19th Century, Black Lacquered Painted

Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR

This vide poche is a mural Vide poche or box, this is setting on the wall. Made in Japan in the 19th century, it has been made in black lacquered wood.  

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19th Century Anglo-Japanese Antique East Asian Shadow Boxes

Materials

Wood

Vintage Brass Chinese Hardware Harmony Shadow Box
Vintage Brass Chinese Hardware Harmony Shadow Box

Vintage Brass Chinese Hardware Harmony Shadow Box

Located in Somis, CA

A vintage shadowbox of solid brass hardware. The exceptionally large basket-shaped door plate is prominently featured, displaying great details of a ...

Category

20th Century East Asian Shadow Boxes

Materials

Brass

Pair of Chinese bone game pieces, c. 1820
Pair of Chinese bone game pieces, c. 1820

Pair of Chinese bone game pieces, c. 1820

Located in Kenilworth, IL

Pair of Chinese carved and pierced round bone game pieces. Made in China for the Western trade, these game pieces have been mounted on pale gray silk in a deep bevel mat and framed i...

Category

Early 19th Century Antique East Asian Shadow Boxes

Materials

Bone

Framed Tibetan Flint Striker, c. 1850
Framed Tibetan Flint Striker, c. 1850

Framed Tibetan Flint Striker, c. 1850

Located in Chicago, IL

In 19th-century Tibet, many men carried a fire striker to help ensure survival in the often-harsh climate of the Tibetan Plateau. Known as mechag, such st...

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19th Century Tibetan Antique East Asian Shadow Boxes

Materials

Stone, Silver

Vintage Brass Chinese Hardware Longevity Shadow Box
Vintage Brass Chinese Hardware Longevity Shadow Box

Vintage Brass Chinese Hardware Longevity Shadow Box

Located in Somis, CA

A beautiful vintage shadowbox of solid brass hardware. The exceptionally large gourd-shaped door plate is prominently featured, displaying great deta...

Category

20th Century East Asian Shadow Boxes

Materials

Brass

Mid 19th Century Chinese Telescopic Canton Fan with Carved Bone Stays
Mid 19th Century Chinese Telescopic Canton Fan with Carved Bone Stays

Mid 19th Century Chinese Telescopic Canton Fan with Carved Bone Stays

Located in Kenilworth, IL

Chinese telescopic Canton fan of carved bone stays supporting a scenic decorated paper in gouache in the Mandarin palette. Archival mount in a shadow box fr...

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Mid-19th Century Antique East Asian Shadow Boxes

Materials

Bone, Paper

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Late Edo period 19th century Japanese six-panel landscape screen featuring a cypress tree over a flowering hibiscus with a pair of hototogisu birds. Kano school painted with ink and ...

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19th Century Edo Antique East Asian Shadow Boxes

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Silk, Wood, Paper

Vintage Ron Fritts Signed Chrome, Wood, Plexi Pop Art Shadow Box Wall Sculpture
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By Ron Fritts

Located in North Miami, FL

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1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage East Asian Shadow Boxes

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Pair of Framed Antique Intaglios
Pair of Framed Antique Intaglios

Pair of Framed Antique Intaglios

$2,900 / set

H 10.13 in W 10.13 in D 1.63 in

Pair of Framed Antique Intaglios

Located in East Hampton, NY

Pair of Antique intaglios newly framed on camouflage burlap.

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19th Century Antique East Asian Shadow Boxes

Materials

Burlap, Glass, Plaster, Wood

Antique Butterfly Collection Glass Shadow Box Wall Decoration, Spain, 1970
Antique Butterfly Collection Glass Shadow Box Wall Decoration, Spain, 1970

Antique Butterfly Collection Glass Shadow Box Wall Decoration, Spain, 1970

Located in Madrid, ES

Shadow box made in wood and glass containing a butterfly collection.

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1970s Mid-Century Modern Vintage East Asian Shadow Boxes

Materials

Glass, Wood

Chinese Export Six Panel Coromandel Screen Gilt Courtyard
Chinese Export Six Panel Coromandel Screen Gilt Courtyard

Chinese Export Six Panel Coromandel Screen Gilt Courtyard

Located in Rio Vista, CA

Stunning 20th century Chinese export lacquered six-panel coromandel screen depicting a lush courtyard over a dramatic gold leaf ground. The lacquered panels are incised and painted w...

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20th Century Chinese Export East Asian Shadow Boxes

Materials

Brass

Chinese Six-Panel Decorative Folding Screen, Circa 1780
Chinese Six-Panel Decorative Folding Screen, Circa 1780

Chinese Six-Panel Decorative Folding Screen, Circa 1780

Located in Charleston, SC

Chinese six-panel folding screen with decorative carved forest with standing and flying cranes, with reverse side depicting village and figures of people, terminating on brass square...

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Chinese Export Six Panel Coromandel Screen Gilt Courtyard
Chinese Export Six Panel Coromandel Screen Gilt Courtyard

Chinese Export Six Panel Coromandel Screen Gilt Courtyard

Located in Rio Vista, CA

Exceptional 20th century Chinese export six panel coromandel screen featuring a busy idyllic courtyard scene with a dramatic gilt background. The screen has six panels lacquered and ...

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20th Century Chinese Export East Asian Shadow Boxes

Materials

Brass

Early 20th Century Chinese folding screen
Early 20th Century Chinese folding screen

Early 20th Century Chinese folding screen

$2,264

H 58 in W 78 in D 1 in

Early 20th Century Chinese folding screen

Located in Martlesham, GB

A highly decorative early 20th Century Chinese folding screen / divider consisting of seven panels, with each panel incorporating five individual panels, depicting various countrysid...

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1910s Vintage East Asian Shadow Boxes

Materials

Pine

Taxidermy Wall Decoration Collection of 3 Butterflies, Spain, 1950s
Taxidermy Wall Decoration Collection of 3 Butterflies, Spain, 1950s

Taxidermy Wall Decoration Collection of 3 Butterflies, Spain, 1950s

Located in Grythyttan, SE

Taxidermy Wall Decoration Collection of 3 Butterflies, Spain, 1950s This exquisite framed butterfly collection features three beautiful specimens. The bodies antennas are switched to paper dummys, but the wings appears to be real. Vintage butterfly taxidermy...

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1950s Vintage East Asian Shadow Boxes

Materials

Glass, Wood

Antique 18th Century French Neoclassical Hera's Chariot Hand Fan Shadowbox
Antique 18th Century French Neoclassical Hera's Chariot Hand Fan Shadowbox

Antique 18th Century French Neoclassical Hera's Chariot Hand Fan Shadowbox

$822Sale Price|30% Off

H 15.5 in W 21.75 in D 1.75 in

Antique 18th Century French Neoclassical Hera's Chariot Hand Fan Shadowbox

Located in Dayton, OH

Antique 18th century French Louis XVI / Neoclassical painted boudoir hand fan. White sticks pierced with foliate / floral designs as well as trumpets and sheets of music; gilded acce...

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18th Century Louis XVI Antique East Asian Shadow Boxes

Materials

Silk, Paint

Chinese Export Soapstone Folding Screen Room Divider
Chinese Export Soapstone Folding Screen Room Divider

Chinese Export Soapstone Folding Screen Room Divider

$2,401

H 37.41 in W 48.63 in D 0.79 in

Chinese Export Soapstone Folding Screen Room Divider

Located in West Sussex, Pulborough

We are delighted to offer for sale this extremely well-made and highly collectable Chinese Export Soapstone room divider folding screen depicting court beauties A truly stunning and...

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20th Century Chinese Export East Asian Shadow Boxes

Materials

Soapstone

Chinese Carved Gilt Wood Panels or Screen, 19th Century
Chinese Carved Gilt Wood Panels or Screen, 19th Century

Chinese Carved Gilt Wood Panels or Screen, 19th Century

$1,800Sale Price|20% Off

H 66 in W 20 in D 1.5 in

Chinese Carved Gilt Wood Panels or Screen, 19th Century

Located in Pasadena, CA

This is a charming 19th century Chinese carved and gilt wood 3 panel screen. The panels are carved in high relief with multiple figures and architectural elements. The panels are pai...

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Late 19th Century Chinese Export Antique East Asian Shadow Boxes

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Gold Leaf

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Brass and Glass Curio Display Cabinet
Brass and Glass Curio Display Cabinet

Brass and Glass Curio Display Cabinet

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H 9 in W 11 in D 2.25 in

Brass and Glass Curio Display Cabinet

Located in Fairfield, CA

A vintage brass and glass curio display case for hanging on a wall. Rectangular in shape with a variety of compartments for displaying small item...

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Late 20th Century Hollywood Regency East Asian Shadow Boxes

Materials

Brass

Framed Chinese armorial export octagonal dinner plate, c. 1780
Framed Chinese armorial export octagonal dinner plate, c. 1780

Framed Chinese armorial export octagonal dinner plate, c. 1780

Located in Kenilworth, IL

Chinese famille rose porcelain armorial plate mounted in a shadow box. The plate features a rounded octagonal form with chamfered corners, and decorated in the French taste (Compagni...

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Late 18th Century Antique East Asian Shadow Boxes

Materials

Porcelain

Antique Japanese Cream Silk Brocade Uchikake Gold Embroidered Kimono, Framed
Antique Japanese Cream Silk Brocade Uchikake Gold Embroidered Kimono, Framed

Antique Japanese Cream Silk Brocade Uchikake Gold Embroidered Kimono, Framed

Located in Brooklyn, NY

Antique Japanese Cream Silk Brocade Uchikake Gold Embroidered Kimono, Framed. Japanese silk kimono mounted inside acrylic shadow box. 80 x 58.5 x 5. Cream silk brocade with gorgeous hand-embroidered scenes of flying cranes in nature, traditional symbols of prosperity and auspiciousness. Gold weighted down trim and larger than life size for ceremonial use...

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Early 20th Century East Asian Shadow Boxes

Materials

Gold

Vintage Embroidered Japanese Ceremonial Child's Kimono in a Gold Bamboo Frame
Vintage Embroidered Japanese Ceremonial Child's Kimono in a Gold Bamboo Frame

Vintage Embroidered Japanese Ceremonial Child's Kimono in a Gold Bamboo Frame

Located in Stamford, CT

Beautiful rare vintage hand sewn one of a kind Japanese ceremonial child's kimono in a gold bamboo framed shadowbox. Kimono for children are shaped and styled much like those for adults, but are almost always in bright patterns and prints. This is a great example of a child's kimono used...

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Mid-20th Century East Asian Shadow Boxes

Materials

Brocade, Silk

Set of 4 Antique 19th Century Japanese Hand-Painted Fans in Shadowboxes.
Set of 4 Antique 19th Century Japanese Hand-Painted Fans in Shadowboxes.

Set of 4 Antique 19th Century Japanese Hand-Painted Fans in Shadowboxes.

Located in New Orleans, LA

Set of 4 antique 19th century Japanese hand-painted fans in shadowboxes.

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19th Century Antique East Asian Shadow Boxes

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Wood, Paint, Paper

Mid-19th Century Chinese Telescopic Fan of Gilt Decorated Black Lacquer Stays
Mid-19th Century Chinese Telescopic Fan of Gilt Decorated Black Lacquer Stays

Mid-19th Century Chinese Telescopic Fan of Gilt Decorated Black Lacquer Stays

Located in Kenilworth, IL

Chinese telescopic fan of gilt decorated black lacquer stays with paper painted in gauche in the Mandarin palette. Archival mount in a shadow box frame. China, made for the Western ...

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Mid-19th Century Antique East Asian Shadow Boxes

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Enamel

Group of Five Life Size Carved and Painted Japanese Kabuki Theatre Masks
Group of Five Life Size Carved and Painted Japanese Kabuki Theatre Masks

Group of Five Life Size Carved and Painted Japanese Kabuki Theatre Masks

Located in Dallas, TX

A group of five life size carved and painted Japanese Kabuki Theatre masks. They are framed as one unit in a shadow box manner with linen backing. ...

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Mid-18th Century Anglo-Japanese Antique East Asian Shadow Boxes

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Paint, Wood

Chinese Scroll, Monumental Size Encoded in Lucite Frame of Cherry Blossom
Chinese Scroll, Monumental Size Encoded in Lucite Frame of Cherry Blossom

Chinese Scroll, Monumental Size Encoded in Lucite Frame of Cherry Blossom

Located in Houston, TX

The scroll is on a cream paper set Gainst a gray background and the whole has been cased in a Lucite framework. Branches of cherry blossoms in white and a dark rose hue artistically...

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Early 20th Century East Asian Shadow Boxes

Materials

Parchment Paper

Set of 8 Antique 19th Century Japanese Hand Painted Fans
Set of 8 Antique 19th Century Japanese Hand Painted Fans

Set of 8 Antique 19th Century Japanese Hand Painted Fans

Located in New Orleans, LA

This is a beautiful collection of antique fans mounted in fan-shaped frames. Each fan is lovely in its own right. The colors and images on the fans are bright and clear.  

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Late 19th Century Antique East Asian Shadow Boxes

Materials

Wood, Paper

Pair of Antique Chinese Textile Wall Hanging
Pair of Antique Chinese Textile Wall Hanging

Pair of Antique Chinese Textile Wall Hanging

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H 49.5 in W 10.25 in D 1 in

Pair of Antique Chinese Textile Wall Hanging

Located in Delray Beach, FL

Exceptional pair of wall hanging, depicting Chinese people Man and woman made of old printed silk textile , in variation of texture print and col...

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Early 20th Century East Asian Shadow Boxes

Materials

Cotton, Silk, Wood

Vintage Chinese Hand Embroidery
Vintage Chinese Hand Embroidery

Vintage Chinese Hand Embroidery

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H 15.75 in W 14.75 in D 0.75 in

Vintage Chinese Hand Embroidery

Located in Delray Beach, FL

Beautiful hand embroidery Chinese panel depicting bird resting on a cattail plant all embroidered On silk cream background. Two exquisite geometric b...

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1940s Vintage East Asian Shadow Boxes

Materials

Cotton, Silk

Assembled Group of Vintage Japanese Cookie and Tea Cake Molds in Shadow Box
Assembled Group of Vintage Japanese Cookie and Tea Cake Molds in Shadow Box

Assembled Group of Vintage Japanese Cookie and Tea Cake Molds in Shadow Box

Located in San Francisco, CA

A collection of Japanese cookie and tea cake molds and cutters purchased as a group in Japan in 1950 including wooden and metal molds and metal presses, all c...

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Mid-20th Century East Asian Shadow Boxes

Materials

Iron