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Item Ships From: Illinois
Chinese Narrow Lacquered Walnut Table, c. 1800
Located in Chicago, IL
This slender painting table from the early 19th-century exemplifies the timeless elegance of classical Chinese furniture forms. With its long surface ideal for contemplating scrolls ...
Category
Early 19th Century Chinese Minimalist Antique Illinois - Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Walnut
Pair of Chinese Black Lacquer Tapered Cabinets, c. 1840
Located in Chicago, IL
With simplicity of form and an understated presence, these elegant lacquer cabinets exemplify the timeless appeal of classical Chinese furniture. Used in traditional homes in lieu of...
Category
Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Illinois - Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Elm
Chinese Slatted Back Bench, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
This charming bench from the early 20th century comfortably seats three and combines the proportions of Western furniture with the decorative opulence of Qing-dynasty designs. Crafte...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Illinois - Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Wood
18th Century Tibetan Thangka Painting
Located in Chicago, IL
A rare striking 18th century Tibetan Thangka depicting the Green Tara seated on a lotus throne ready to step down to offer comfort and pro...
Category
18th Century Tibetan Tibetan Antique Illinois - Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Linen, Paint
Petite Chinese Quarter Moon Stool, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
With rustic texture and simplicity of form, this petite 19th-century stool is a timeless example of casual seating in rural China. Crafted of northern elm (yumu) with mortise-and-ten...
Category
Mid-19th Century Chinese Rustic Antique Illinois - Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Elm
Chinese Cizhou Glazed Wine Jar, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
This impressive glazed vessel dates to the mid-19th century and was used to store wine and spirits made from rice and other grains. The large jar has an elegant, tapered form and is ...
Category
Mid-19th Century Chinese Ming Antique Illinois - Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Earthenware
Chinese Famille Rose Ginger Jar with Peacocks & Peonies
Located in Chicago, IL
During the 18th century, Europeans provided an eager market for Chinese export porcelain, especially the colorful and fanciful ware known as “famille rose.” Named for a palette of op...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Illinois - Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Chinese Lacquered Happiness Box with Birds & Blossoms, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
This finely lacquered box was once presented as a gift, filled with popular snacks like roasted melon seeds, dried fruit, and cinnamon-toasted soy beans. Dated to the late 19th centu...
Category
Late 19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Illinois - Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Bone, Mother-of-Pearl, Wood, Lacquer
Pair of Chinese Famille Rose Rouleau Vases with Censers, c. 1930
Located in Chicago, IL
During the 18th century, Europeans provided an eager market for Chinese export porcelain, especially the colorful and fanciful ware known as “famille rose.” Named for a palette of op...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Illinois - Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Chinese Bamboo Opium Pipe with Red Clay Bowl
Located in Chicago, IL
This long bamboo pipe dates to the late 19th century and was originally used for smoking opium. Unlike a tobacco pipe, the opium pipe was designed especially to allow resinous opium ...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Illinois - Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Brass
Mughal School Indian Miniature Painting of Radha-Krishna
Located in Chicago, IL
This 19th-century Indian miniature painting is composed in the Mughal style and depicts a meeting of the Hindu god Krishna and his shakti Radha, also known as the Supreme Goddess. To...
Category
19th Century Indian Antique Illinois - Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Paint, Paper
Chinese Opium Scraper with Hardwood Handle, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
This handheld tool is a 19th-century opium scraper, fitted with a curved, spoon-like blade designed to remove debris from the inner walls of a pipe bowl. The metal end is secured to ...
Category
19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Illinois - Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Brass
Pair of Chinese Famille Rose Phoenix & Peony Jars, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
During the 18th century, Europeans provided an eager market for Chinese export porcelain, especially the colorful and fanciful ware known as “famille rose.” Named for a palette of op...
Category
Late 19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Antique Illinois - Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Pair of Chinese Bronze Opium Scrapers, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
These petite bronze tools date to the late 19th century and were originally among the many accessories that comprised an opium smoking kit. Both tools are ...
Category
Late 19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Illinois - Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Bronze
Chinese Bronze Opium Pallet, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
This elegant bronze tool dates to the late 19th century and was originally one of many accessories that comprised an opium smoking kit. The shovel-like too...
Category
Late 19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Illinois - Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Bronze
Primitive Hewn Log Bench
Located in Chicago, IL
With freeform shape and incredible texture, this low courtyard bench from Shandong province embodies the spirit of wabi-sabi, the Japanese philosophy that beauty and integrity can be...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Organic Modern Illinois - Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Reclaimed Wood
Petite Chinese Opium Lamp Scissors
Located in Chicago, IL
An elegant pair of scissors once used to trim the wick of an opium lamp. Formed of steel and copper, these petite scissors feature gracefully curved handles and short blades engraved...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Illinois - Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Copper, Steel
Chinese Calligraphy Opium Pipe Bowl, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
This unusual object is an early 20th century opium pipe bowl, sculpted of pale red-orange clay to a squat, six-sided form and fitted with a white brass collar. The top of the pipe bo...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Illinois - Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Brass
Chinese Lacquered Barber's Stool, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
This unusual lacquered stool is a 19th-century barber's stool designed to be carried from place to place for roadside haircuts. Crafted with traditional mortise-and-tenon joinery, th...
Category
Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Illinois - Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Elm
Chinese Buddhist Stone Column Stele
Located in Chicago, IL
Sculpted in the manner of temple columns or stele monuments, this square stone column is decorated on all four sides with Buddhist imagery carved in low relief. A seated Buddha grace...
Category
20th Century Chinese Minimalist Illinois - Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Limestone
Etched Chinese Opium Box, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
A small brass canister once used to store a smoker's personal supply of opium paste. A keepsake from a bygone era, the small box dates to the 19th century and is decorated with etchi...
Category
19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Illinois - Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Brass, Copper
Tranquil Chinese Stone Bodhisattva Head
Located in Chicago, IL
Exuding an energy of calm and tranquility, this larger-than-life stone bust depicts a Buddhist bodhisattva in serene meditation. A disciple of the Buddha, a bodhisattva is a compassi...
Category
20th Century Chinese Qing Illinois - Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Limestone
Chinese Black Lacquer Four Flowers Coffer, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
This 19th-century altar coffer displays many traditional elements of Chinese cabinetry, such as its overhung, floating panel top flanked by curving spandrels or its painted doors sec...
Category
Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Illinois - Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Elm
Japanese Cherry Lacquer Tansu Chest, c. 1880
Located in Chicago, IL
Designed to be versatile and portable, Japanese tansu chests were multipurpose storage cabinets that moved throughout the home and could accompany their owners in long-distance trave...
Category
Mid-19th Century Chinese Meiji Antique Illinois - Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Iron
Pair of Chinese Stacked Stretcher Walnut Stools, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
More portable than heavy chairs, stools have been a favored form of seating in Chinese culture for centuries and were used indoors and out at mealtimes and during social gatherings. ...
Category
Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Illinois - Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Walnut
Petite Famille Rose Chinese Ginger jar, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
During the 18th century, Europeans provided an eager market for Chinese export porcelain, especially the colorful and fanciful ware known as “famille rose.” Named for a palette of op...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Illinois - Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Pair of Chinese Iron Bound Courtyard Doors, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
This impressive set of doors dates to the mid-19th century and originated as the outermost entrance gate to a traditional Qing dynasty courtyard home. Crafted of Northern elmwood (yu...
Category
Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Illinois - Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Iron
Pair of Monumental Stone Heads of Deva and Asura
Located in Chicago, IL
These monumental stone deity heads were inspired by the powerful figures that guard the ancient city of Angkor Thom, the last capital of the Khmer Empire in present-day Cambodia. To ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Cambodian Illinois - Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Stone
Chinese Enchanted Garden Coffer, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
This elegant 19th-century coffer was crafted of elm (yumu) with a square corner frame and four doors, each decorated with a traditional bird-and-flower painting. The serene garden vi...
Category
Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Illinois - Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Elm
Japanese Etched Silver Cigarette Case & Lighter
Located in Chicago, IL
This matching set of engraved silver cigarette accessories exemplifies Japanese refinement in all crafts. The set includes a rectangular cigarett...
Category
Mid-20th Century Japanese Illinois - Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Silver
Chinese Lattice Top Incense Box, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
This slender metal container is a 19th-century white brass incense burner, used for storing and burning incense sticks. The small box has a rectangular form and a removable sliding t...
Category
Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Illinois - Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Brass
Pair of Chinese Painted Compound Cabinets, Late Ming Dynasty
Located in Chicago, IL
Seamlessly constructed and lacquered black, this pair of spectacular Ming-dynasty compound cabinets provided the perfect blank canvas for painted scen...
Category
Early 17th Century Chinese Ming Antique Illinois - Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Brass
Chinese Lattice Kitchen Cabinet, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
This provincial lattice cabinet from the early 20th century was once used in a rural Chinese kitchen to store dishware, baskets and other kitchen supplies. Crafted with traditional m...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Illinois - Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Wood
Pair of Chinese Blue and White Qilin Vases, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
A parade of Qilin, Chinese mythical creatures symbolizing magnificence, joy, and benevolence, march around these hand-painted contemporary porcelain fantail vases. These particular f...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Illinois - Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Circa 1950s Chinese Altar Table In Cinnabar Lacquer
By James Mont
Located in Chicago, IL
Carved and lacquered Chinoiserie altar table or console in the style of James Mont. Squared dowel legs with double side stretchers and triple G...
Category
1950s American Vintage Illinois - Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Wood
Tibetan Gau Traveling Shrine with Silk Case, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
Tibetan traveling shrines, known as Gau, were believed to offer protective powers and were used to hold and carry sacred objects during long journeys. Crafted over a century ago, a B...
Category
Early 20th Century Tibetan Tibetan Illinois - Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Brass, Copper
Korean Mother-of-Pearl Stool
Located in Chicago, IL
This ornate Korean stool was crafted in the early 20th century of lacquered papier-mâché with beautiful mother-of-pearl inlay, a decorative technique known as "najeonchilgi." During ...
Category
20th Century Korean Illinois - Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Mother-of-Pearl, Lacquer, Paper
"Full Moon" Chinese Bi Disc
Located in Chicago, IL
Found in the tombs of ancient Chinese emperors and aristocrats, bi discs have a mysterious and spiritual history, and their function and significance remain uncertain. Thought to pro...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Organic Modern Illinois - Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Jade
Tibetan Thangka of Chenresi, Late 19th Century
Located in Chicago, IL
In Buddhist Tibet, patrons and monks commissioned thangka art, or sacred painting, to focus their meditations and prayers. Painted with blue, orange, and red pigments, this 19th century thangka...
Category
Late 19th Century Tibetan Tibetan Antique Illinois - Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Silk, Fabric
Blue and White Chinese Floor Vase with Scholars' Garden
Located in Chicago, IL
Chinese blue-and-white ceramics have inspired ceramists worldwide since cobalt was first introduced to China from the Middle East thousands of years ago. This contemporary vase from ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Chinese Export Illinois - Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Chinese Red Lacquer Wedding Cabinet, c. 1800
Located in Chicago, IL
A classic piece of Chinese furniture, this striking red lacquer cabinet was likely part of a traditional wedding dowry, bestowed upon the groom by the bride's family filled with fine...
Category
Early 19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Illinois - Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Iron
"Recumbent Lion" Lingbi Scholars' Rock Sculpture
Located in Chicago, IL
Sculptural and unusual stone formations have long been fixtures of the scholars' studio, displayed as sources of beauty and creative inspiration. Known as gongshi, or scholars' rocks...
Category
Late 20th Century Chinese Organic Modern Illinois - Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Limestone, Steel
Japanese Gilt Seated Kannon Figure, circa 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
Intricately carved and finished with gilt black lacquer, this seated figure depicts the bodhisattva Guanyin, known in Japanese Buddhism as Kannon. Described as the "Buddha of Infinite Compassion," Kannon is the embodiment of mercy and makes himself available to all who call upon him with all their mind.
Kannon is depicted here seated in diamond position upon a double lotus plinth, set above a stepped base. He is dressed in gracefully draped robes and wears a tall crown bearing a minuscule figure of Amida, the Buddha of Infinite Light. He has a serene expression of calm and holds his right hand in the abhaya mudra, a gesture of comfort, blessing, and protection. Backed by a magnificent leaf-form nimbus, this Kannon figure...
Category
Mid-19th Century Japanese Edo Antique Illinois - Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Wood, Lacquer
Chinese Kitchen Charm Cabinet, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
This provincial tapered cabinet dates to the early 20th century and was once used in a rural Chinese kitchen to store dish ware, baskets and other kitchen supplies. Crafted of pine with traditional mortise-and-tenon joinery, the tall cabinet has a lightweight design with a tapered A-frame, an overhung top and plenty of storage, including two drawers and two enclosed compartments.
The upper compartment opens by two central doors secured with a brass latch on chrysanthemum plates...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Rustic Illinois - Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Pine
Tibetan Thangka of Vaishravana, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
Thangkas are devotional paintings displayed by Buddhists in monasteries, temples, and even their homes. This 19th-century Tibetan Thangka is rich with historical figures and symbolism arranged around the Viashravana in the painting's center. This lesser deity is the god of wealth...
Category
Mid-19th Century Chinese Tibetan Antique Illinois - Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Fabric, Paint
Chinese Reverse Glass Portrait of a Young Woman, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
With exquisite detail and sparkling color, this portrait of a young woman is a remarkable example of reverse glass painting. Lending the finished work a subtle three-dimensional effe...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Illinois - Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Wood, Glass
Grand Chinese Black Lacquer Cabinet, c. 1750
Located in Chicago, IL
This grand black lacquer cabinet epitomizes the austere beauty of classical Chinese furniture design. Dated to the mid-18th century, the tall cabinet is crafted of northern elm (yumu...
Category
Mid-18th Century Chinese Minimalist Antique Illinois - Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Elm
Japanese Polychrome Standing Shō Kannon Figure, circa 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
This late 19th century standing figure depicts the sacred form of the bodhisattva Guanyin, known in Japanese Buddhism as Sho Kannon, or Guze Kannon. ...
Category
Late 19th Century Japanese Edo Antique Illinois - Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Wood
Tibetan Green & Red Poppy Cabinet, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
Crafted in 19th-century Tibet, this extraordinary cabinet is beautifully decorated from end to end with hand-painted floral motifs. Brushed in a cool palette of green, red, blue and ...
Category
Mid-19th Century Tibetan Tibetan Antique Illinois - Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Pine
Chinese Splayed Leg Headrest
Located in Chicago, IL
This low, four-leg stool is actually a headrest used atop a daybed or mat to support the head while sleeping, reclining, or smoking opium. As an opium accessory, rigid headrests such as this allowed an inebriated smoker to to more comfortably lie on their side and maintain a view of their opium lamp. This example recreates traditional forms with a splayed leg...
Category
20th Century Chinese Illinois - Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Wood
Chinese Black Lacquer Book Chest, c. 1800
Located in Chicago, IL
A rolled-up scroll or treasured root pot may have once been among the erudite objects stored in this stately 19th-century book chest. Expertly constructed of northern elm (yumu) with...
Category
Early 19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Illinois - Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Elm
Tibetan Tsa Tsa on Mount, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
This molded ceramic tsa tsa brick depicts Buddhist deities. The tsa tsa is a meditation created in a monastery by a Buddhist monk in training and was sold to r...
Category
Early 20th Century Tibetan Tibetan Illinois - Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Ceramic
Chinese Black Lacquer Guanmaoyi Chair, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
With its strong lines and upright stature, this imposing piece of furniture was the chair of choice for a 19th-century administrator in northern China. Known as guanmaoyi or official...
Category
Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Illinois - Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Elm, Lacquer
Chinese Reverse Glass Portrait with Painted Fan, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
With exquisite detail and sparkling color, this portrait of a young woman is a remarkable example of reverse glass painting. Lending the finished work a subtle three-dimensional effe...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Illinois - Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Glass
Chinese Cizhou Glazed Wine Jar, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
This glazed vessel dates to the mid-19th century and was used to store wine and spirits made from rice and other grains. The jar has an elegant, tapered form and is beautifully glaze...
Category
Mid-19th Century Chinese Ming Antique Illinois - Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Earthenware
Chinese Forbidden Stitch Embroidery of a Blue and White Vase
Located in Chicago, IL
A wonderful example of Chinese embroidery, this framed silk textile uses the infamous forbidden stitch to depict a fine blue-and-white porcelain vase....
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Illinois - Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Silk
Chinese White Brass Happiness Brazier, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
Filled with burning coals, this petite 19th-century brass brazier once warmed the hands of a well-to-do person on a cold winter's night in northern China. The brazier is crafted of white brass in a rectangular form, complete with a hinged handle and an intricately pierced lid with a chrysanthemum pattern. The exterior is etched with a pattern of golden coins...
Category
Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Illinois - Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Brass
Chinese Polychrome Lucky Fish
Located in Chicago, IL
Hand-crafted from reclaimed wood, this artist-made koi is a traditional symbol of harmony and wealth. For Buddhists, such a fish represents a freedom from all restraints. The scales ...
Category
20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Illinois - Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Wood, Pine
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