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  • Chinese Sign of Honor, c. 1850
    Located in Chicago, IL
    A 19th century northern Chinese sign of honor presented to an esteemed scholar on his 80th birthday. The large characters in the center read (from right...
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    Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Paintings and Screens

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  • Pair of Red Lacquer Chinese Couplet Signs, c. 1900
    Located in Chicago, IL
    This pair of decorative red lacquer signs dates to the late 19th century and is carved in relief with a poetic couplet. Carved to resemble ink calligraphy, the couplet reads: "Do good deeds without questioning your happiness, pursue knowledge without forgetting your principles." The long, vertical signs...
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    20th Century Chinese Qing Wall-mounted Sculptures

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  • Chinese Sign of Honor, circa 1850
    Located in Chicago, IL
    Signs of honor were presented as a gesture of gratitude to individuals who had bettered their community or in acknowledge of a respected person’s birthday. The sign would have been h...
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    Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Paintings and Screens

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    Elm

    Chinese Sign of Honor, circa 1850
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  • Chinese Eternal Youth Sign of Honor, c. 1850
    Located in Chicago, IL
    This monumental lacquered elmwood sign of honor was carved in northern China during the mid-19th century. The large central characters read as "Wu Zheng Ever Green", and loosely tran...
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    Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Paintings and Screens

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    Elm

  • Pair of 19th Century Chinese Stone Fu Dogs
    Located in Chicago, IL
    This pair of 19th century carved limestone Fu dogs with sinister smiles and furled brows once guarded the entrance to one of provincial China's grand homes. One peers up and the othe...
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    Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Sculptures and Carvings

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    Limestone

  • 18th Century Chinese Guardian Sculpture
    Located in Chicago, IL
    This ancient stone guardian lion shizi was carved by hand out of a single block of limestone. The artisan beckoned the guardian out from the stone, manipulating the unyielding materi...
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    Antique Early 18th Century Chinese Qing Sculptures and Carvings

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