Chinese Export Wall Decorations
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
Framed Chinese Embroidery Southern Bridal Jacket
Located in Atlanta, GA
A framed vintage Chinese embroidered bridal jacket called "Gua", which is the upper part of the two-piece wedding assemble called "Qun Gua", with the low...
Category
Late 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Wall Decorations
Materials
Silk, Glass, Wood
Carved Wood Panel, China, 20th Century, Interior Decoration
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Carved wood panel, China, 20th century, Interior Decoration
Measures: H 48cm, W 66cm, W 3cm.
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Wall Decorations
Materials
Wood
Pair Antique 19th Century 1880 Chinese Gouaches on Rice Paper Geisha Girl & Lord
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer for sale this lovely pair of antique circa 1880’s Chinese hand painted Gouache paintings depicting a Geisha girl and Lord
A very good looking and beautifully painted pairing, they were made for the export market during the British colonialism...
Category
1880s Chinese Antique Chinese Export Wall Decorations
Materials
Paper
Fixé Sous Verre, Palace Scene in Asia, 20th Century
Located in MARSEILLE, FR
LargeFixé sous verre, painting under glass representing a Palace scene in China: you can see many courtiers prostrating themselves in front of the Emperor, guards and different areas...
Category
20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Wall Decorations
Materials
Glass
Chinese Watercolor of a Sampan on Paper, circa 1800
Located in Downingtown, PA
The large Chinese watercolor on European paper depicts a starboard view of a two-master sailing ship with one man sailing the vessel while two passengers can clearly be seen inside t...
Category
19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Wall Decorations
Materials
Paper
Very Decorative Chinese Champlevé Enamel Plate in a Japanese Style
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
A very decorative Chinese champlevé enamel plate in a Japanese style, vividly enameled with a peacock amidst flowering prunus branches and endless kno...
Category
Mid-20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Wall Decorations
Materials
Enamel
Framed Chinese Pen and Ink Ancestor Portrait in Navy
Located in Queens, NY
Vintage (20th Century) Chinese pen and ink ancestor portrait capturing the honoree seated and wearing an elaborate hat and navy dress, on a beige b...
Category
20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Wall Decorations
Materials
Glass, Wood, Walnut, Paper
19th C. China Trade Seascape with the Ship Avon in Stormy Seas, by Lai Fong
Located in Nantucket, MA
19th Century China Trade Seascape with the Ship Avon in Stormy Seas, by Lai Fong (active: 1875 - 1905), circa 1890, an oil on canvas starboard side view of a square-rigged ship under...
Category
1890s Hong Kong Antique Chinese Export Wall Decorations
Materials
Canvas
Chinese Watercolor Children Portrait
Located in Queens, NY
Asian Chinese style (19th Cent) watercolor portrait on paper of fat seated figure surrounded by 6 children in a gilt frame
Category
19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Wall Decorations
Materials
Paint
CHINA EXPORT 1875 Antique Tall Compote With Mythological Dragon-Fish In Sterling
Located in Miami, FL
Chinese export tall tazza in silver by Hung Chong (circa 1830-1925).
This is an impressive Chinese Export tall compote tazza created in the 19th Century, circa 1875. Masterfully cra...
Category
1870s Chinese Antique Chinese Export Wall Decorations
Materials
Silver, Sterling Silver
Chinese Lacquered Carved Wall Plaque
Located in Queens, NY
Asian Chinese style (19th century) red lacquer and gilt trimmed wall carving with filigree & carved panels with scenes with figures.
Category
19th Century Antique Chinese Export Wall Decorations
Materials
Wood
Chinese Carved Bamboo Root Face Wall Hanging
Located in Queens, NY
Chinese wall plaque made from a bamboo root carved in the shape of a smiling face with a bamboo root fiber beard. (Companion pieces: NWL2543A-G).
Category
20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Wall Decorations
Materials
Bamboo, Wood
Chinese Lacquered Carved Wall Plaques
Located in Queens, NY
4 Asian Chinese style (19th century) red lacquered and gilt trimmed wall plaques with carved scenes with figures.
Category
19th Century Antique Chinese Export Wall Decorations
Materials
Wood
Set of Eight Chinese Watercolors of Working Women
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Rare antique set of eight Chinese watercolors depicting women in various occupations executed in a traditional delicate style on pith. Presented in a gilt carved wood Asian style fra...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Wall Decorations
Materials
Paint
Chinese Carved Bamboo Root Face Wall Hanging
Located in Queens, NY
Chinese wall plaque made from a bamboo root carved in the shape of a smiling face with a bamboo root fiber beard. (Companion pieces: NWL2543A-G).
Category
20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Wall Decorations
Materials
Bamboo, Wood
Chinese Export Glass Picture of a Persian Warrior
Located in Downingtown, PA
Chinese export glass picture of a Persian warrior,
The Chinese reverse glass picture depicts a Persian warrior seated on the back of a dappled horse riding at a trot, a shield slu...
Category
19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Wall Decorations
Materials
Glass
19th Century Chinese Filigree Carved Wall Plaque
Located in Queens, NY
Asian Chinese style (19th century) red and gold painted filigree carved horizontal wall plaque.
Category
19th Century Antique Chinese Export Wall Decorations
Materials
Gold
Vintage Reproduction Chinese Tang Dynasty Clay Mural
Located in Pomona, CA
Look at this magnificent Chinese Antique Clay Beauty Mural Brick. It was hand made reproduction from Tang Dynasty. This Mural Brick has very detailed handcrafted beauty arts on it wi...
Category
20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Wall Decorations
Materials
Clay
Framed Chinese Pen and Ink Family Ancestor Portrait
Located in Queens, NY
Vintage (20th Century) Chinese pen and ink family ancestor portrait capturing nine honorees seated in front of scrolls bearing text framed by curta...
Category
20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Wall Decorations
Materials
Glass, Walnut, Wood, Paper
Vintage Asian Chinese Brass Prosperity Dragon Wall Hanging
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Vintage Asian Chinese Brass Prosperity Dragon Wall Hanging.
As the embodiment of the masculine gender, the dragon has long been an auspicious symbol of power in Chinese culture.
Dragons chasing a ball is the auspicious scene of good luck, prosperity and wealth.
According to Chinese Feng Shui...
Category
Mid-20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Wall Decorations
Materials
Brass
20th Century Bas Relief Chinese Carved Wall Plaque
Located in Queens, NY
Asian Chinese style (19/20th century) stripped and carved wall plaque of figures with bull and cart.
Category
20th Century Chinese Export Wall Decorations
Materials
Wood
XX. th Century Chinese Silk Embroidered Whit Two Dragons and the Fireball
Located in Brescia, IT
Chinese yellow silk panel, embroidered with great quality.
Category
20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Wall Decorations
Materials
Silk
Chinese Porcelain Famille Rose Vase and Wood Wall Plaque
Located in Queens, NY
Chinese wall plaque framing a bisected famille rose porcelain lidded vase, depicting trees and blooming florals, in wood with a decorative faux ba...
Category
20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Wall Decorations
Materials
Porcelain, Wood
Framed Chinese Antique Brocade Dragon Panel
Located in Atlanta, GA
Antique Chinese brocade dragon panel from Imperial Qing Dynasty circa 19th century, beautifully presented with a linen mat and in a silvered wo...
Category
19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Wall Decorations
Materials
Brocade, Silk, Wood
Chinese Porcelain Foo Dog Split Vase Wooden Wall Plaque
Located in Queens, NY
Antique Chinese (Late 19th Century) wall plaque framing a bisected porcelain lidded jar painted with orange foo dogs and characters in wood with a decorative faux bamboo edge.
Category
19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Wall Decorations
Materials
Porcelain, Wood
Late 18th Century Chinese Glass Painted Scene of a Family Gathering Fruit
Located in Queens, NY
Chinese (18th/19th century) framed glass back painting depicting a family gathering fruit beneath two trees surrounded by birds and butterflies in a wood...
Category
Late 18th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Wall Decorations
Materials
Glass
Chinese Paper Scroll in Plexiglass Case
Located in Queens, NY
Asian Chinese paper scroll in a plexiglass case.
Category
20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Wall Decorations
Materials
Glass
Two Framed Chinese Antique Textile Fragments Qing Dynasty Provenance
Located in Atlanta, GA
A group of two antique textile fragments from China, circa 19th century Qing dynasty, professionally preserved and displayed in giltwood frame...
Category
Mid-19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Wall Decorations
Materials
Silk, Wood
Chinese Carved Bamboo Root Face Wall Hanging
Located in Queens, NY
Chinese wall plaque made from a bamboo root carved in the shape of a smiling face with a bamboo root fiber beard. (Companion pieces: NWL2543A-G).
Category
20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Wall Decorations
Materials
Bamboo, Wood
Framed Pink and Green Painted Panel Depicting a Chinese Landscape
Located in Queens, NY
Chinese partially distressed painted panel in green and pink against a crackle beige background depicting a landscape wtih trees ad architecture inside a floral border.
Category
20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Wall Decorations
Materials
Acrylic, Wood
Traditional Chinese Painting on Silk, 2 Women. Unusual Carved and Gilt Frame
Located in Buffalo, NY
Traditional Chinese Painting on Silk, depicting 2 Women. Unusual oversized shell motif to carved and gilt frame.
Category
1930s Chinese Vintage Chinese Export Wall Decorations
Materials
Silk, Giltwood
19th Century Chinese Carved Scenic Monkey Wall Plaque
Located in Queens, NY
Chinese 19th century carved wall plaque with monkeys playing in trees with fruit (finished on back with bamboo trees).
Category
19th Century Antique Chinese Export Wall Decorations
Materials
Bamboo, Mahogany
Chinese Framed Acrylic and Gold Leaf Painted Panel of a Flowering Tree
Located in Queens, NY
Mid-century Chinese acrylic still life painting in white, brown and beige on a gold leaf background depicting a flowering tree growing from a rocky base with a bird and dragon fly al...
Category
20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Wall Decorations
Materials
Acrylic, Wood, Giltwood
Chinese Porcelain and Wood Foo Dog Design Split Vase Wall Plaque
Located in Queens, NY
Antique Chinese (Late 19th Century) wall plaque framing a bisected porcelain lidded jar painted with orange foo dogs and characters in wood with a decorative faux bamboo edge.
Category
19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Wall Decorations
Materials
Porcelain, Wood
Chinese Carved Bamboo Root Face Wall Hanging
Located in Queens, NY
Chinese wall plaque made from a bamboo root carved in the shape of a smiling face with a bamboo root fiber beard.
Category
20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Wall Decorations
Materials
Wood, Bamboo
Chinese Carved Bamboo Root Face Wall Hanging
Located in Queens, NY
Chinese wall plaque made from a bamboo root carved in the shape of a smiling face with a bamboo root fiber beard. (Companion pieces: NWL2543A-F).
Category
20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Wall Decorations
Materials
Bamboo, Wood
Chinese White Gesso Horned Antelope Head Wall Plaque
Located in Queens, NY
"Chinese Mid-Century hand-carved, white gesso-painted wall plaque depicting a horned antelope head emerging from a decorative oval plaque. (Similar...
Category
20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Wall Decorations
Materials
Wood
Drawing, China, 19th Century on Paper, Art Asia
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Drawing, China, 19th century on paper, Art Asia
Drawing Measures: H 33.5cm, W 24.5cm
Carton H 50.5cm, W 41.5cm
Category
Late 19th Century Asian Antique Chinese Export Wall Decorations
Materials
Paper
Framed Vintage Chinese Acrylic Abstract Painting of Waves and Fans
Located in Queens, NY
Vintage Chinese acrylic on canvas abstract painting of black and warm toned multi-colored swirls and waves interspersed with florals, leaves, and fans in a rectangular black painted ...
Category
20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Wall Decorations
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic, Wood
Chinese White Gesso Horned Goat Head Wall Plaque
Located in Queens, NY
"Chinese Mid-Century hand-carved, white gesso wall plaque depicting a horned goat head emerging from an ornamental plaque.(Similar piece: NWL2192)
Anatomical right ear has crack, sc...
Category
20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Wall Decorations
Materials
Wood
Framed Seascape Genre Painting of Fishermen Next to a Lake
Located in Queens, NY
Mid-century acrylic genre painting of two people with a small boat, fishing nets, and baskets under a copse of trees on a riverbank with a village and mountains in the background on ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Chinese Export Wall Decorations
Materials
Paint
VINTAGE CHINESE OIL PAiNTING OF A BEAUTIFUL VASE & GHASIA GIRL STATUE
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
Royal House Antiques
Royal House Antiques is delighted to offer for sale this lovely decorative vintage Chinese oil panting of a Geisha girl statue standi...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Wall Decorations
Materials
Canvas
Framed Antique Two-Piece Chinese Embroidery Winter Jacket Ensemble
Located in Atlanta, GA
This two-piece set of Chinese antique winter coat and a neck warmer ensemble circa 19th century (late Qing dynasty) is presented in two matching giltwood shadow boxes. Tailored in light auberge silk with thick padding, the attire was reserved for cold winter weather, which was common in Northern China. The surface is masterfully adorned with embroidery of silver threads. Although the color pallet was nearly minimalistic compared to many other colorful embroidery work at the time, the contrast of silver on auberge background is visually stunning and exudes a noble air of elegance. Floral and foliage motifs are showcased in neat arrangement across the coat and ocean waves and coral rocks...
Category
19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Wall Decorations
Materials
Giltwood, Silk
Paintings on Mirror Glass Chinese 18th Century China
Located in New York, NY
Paintings on Mirror Glass Chinese 18th Century China. A pair of paintings made on mirrored glass. Made during the 18th century in China. Original fr...
Category
18th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Wall Decorations
Materials
Mirror
Set of Three-Framed Antique Chinese Textiles Qing Dynasty Provenance
Located in Atlanta, GA
A set of three antique textile fragments from China, circa 19th century Qing dynasty, professionally displayed in matching giltwood frames as a triptych. Originally they were embroidered panels from semi-formal skirt...
Category
Mid-19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Wall Decorations
Materials
Silk, Giltwood
Chinese Export Chinoiserie Original Oil Painting on Board
Located in West Hartford, CT
Stunning, rare, Chinese Export original oil painting on board. Adorned with Chinese dragons and
the like. Age appropriate wear. One of a kind. All original including the hooks at to...
Category
Mid-20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Wall Decorations
Materials
Wood
ZHANG YIZHI LARGE 117 X 98CM OIL ON CANVAS PAINTED PORTRAiT OF A SEATED LADY
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
Royal House Antiques
We are delighted to offer for sale this stunning original Zhang Yizhi portrait of the Seated Lady in traditional Chinese dress
Please note the shipping fee li...
Category
20th Century Chinese Export Wall Decorations
Materials
Canvas
19th Century Chinese Reverse Painting on Glass
Located in Dallas, TX
A 10th century Chinese reverse painting on glass. A snow landscape with people and houses in snow.
Category
Early 19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Wall Decorations
Materials
Glass
Chinese Export circa 1900 Gold Leaf Painted Fret Work Carved Wall Panel in Teak
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to this lovely circa 1900 hand carved and paint Chinese Export wall panel
A very good looking and well-made piece, would suit any setting its ornately carved in s...
Category
Early 1900s Chinese Antique Chinese Export Wall Decorations
Materials
Teak
Chinese Export wall decorations for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a broad range of unique Chinese Export wall decorations for sale on 1stDibs. Many of these items were first offered in the Late 20th Century, but contemporary artisans have continued to produce works inspired by this style. If you’re looking to add vintage wall decorations created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include wall decorations, asian art and furniture, more furniture and collectibles and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with wood, fabric and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Chinese Export wall decorations 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 wall decorations, popular names associated with this style include Chelsea House, Sunqua, and Totoya Hokkei. 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 wall decorations differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $95 and tops out at $76,572 while the average work can sell for $2,550.