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Item Ships From: Illinois
Tibetan Saddle Carpet with Meander Border, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
This unusually-shaped carpet is known as a "makden" and was originally used by a nomadic traveler as an artful covering for his horse. Placed between the saddle and the horse, the makden cushioned the rigid saddle and kept the horse warm in cold climates. Dated to the late 19th century, this Tibetan saddle carpet...
Category

Late 19th Century Tibetan Tibetan Antique Illinois - Asian Art and Furniture

Materials

Fabric, Wool

Chinese Brown and White Cat Headrest, circa 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
To keep her elaborate hairstyle intact while sleeping, a well-to-do Qing-dynasty woman once used this ceramic headrest as a pillow. The headrest is shaped as a crouching house cat, w...
Category

Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Illinois - Asian Art and Furniture

Materials

Ceramic

Chinese Blue and White Plate, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
An everyday example of Chinese blue-and-white porcelain, this petite footed dish charms with expressive sweeps of blue atop a blue-grey underglaze. Once used for serving food and dri...
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Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Illinois - Asian Art and Furniture

Materials

Ceramic

Provincial Chinese Roundback Chair, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
Prior to the 10th century, Chinese society eschewed raised seats in favor of mats. The rising popularity of chairs and other forms of elevated seating led craftsmen to adapt traditional cabinetry and architecture techniques to the human body. In the case of this Yuanyi, or round chair, the flowing crestrail is a direct descendant of the simple armrests that had traditionally supported individuals on mats in their homes. This homage to an ancestral form, combined with traditional mortise-and-tenon joinery techniques, created an elegant, functional chair that has endured for centuries and inspired many contemporary furniture designers...
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Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Illinois - Asian Art and Furniture

Materials

Elm

Set of Three Chinese Gilt Fragments, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
Hand-carved and lavishly pigmented, these gilt fragments originated as decorative elements of ornate Qing-dynasty furniture or architecture. Elevated by ...
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Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Illinois - Asian Art and Furniture

Materials

Wood

Chinese Famille Rose Bowl with Floral Arrangements, c. 1920
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 opaque overglaze enamels that favored roses and pinks, famille rose porcelain ware was crafted with the same technical virtuosity as imperial porcelain but designed for Western tastes. Dated to the early 20th century, this large porcelain bowl is a wonderful example of the intricate painted linework characteristic of famille rose ware. The base of the bowl features an arrangement of precious scholars' objects and auspicious symbols, including a ruyi scepter, a handscroll, and rhinoceros horns...
Category

1920s Chinese Qing Vintage Illinois - Asian Art and Furniture

Materials

Porcelain

Chinese Gilt Green Glazed Teapot, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
Tea drinking has been an integral part of Chinese culture for centuries, resulting in a wide range of social customs and material traditions. In addition to tea leaves, water, and he...
Category

Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Illinois - Asian Art and Furniture

Materials

Porcelain

Chinese Squared Famille Rose Ginger Jar with Ritual Vessels, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
Beautifully commemorated on this squared ginger jar, tripod censers and bronze ritual vessels have been used for thousands of years in Chinese cultur...
Category

Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Illinois - Asian Art and Furniture

Materials

Porcelain

Chinese Famille Rose Phoenix and Peony Baluster 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 Chinese Export Illinois - Asian Art and Furniture

Materials

Porcelain

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...
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Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Illinois - Asian Art and Furniture

Materials

Brass

Chinese Tea Tray with Ridged Sides, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
Dated to the late 19th century, this elegant tea tray charms with clean lines, fine materials, and balanced proportions. Used as a surface for preparing and serving tea, the tray has...
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Late 19th Century Chinese Minimalist Antique Illinois - Asian Art and Furniture

Materials

Hardwood

Chinese Gilt Ancestor Figure, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
An integral part of traditional Chinese home life, ancestor worship before a domestic altar often featured painted ancestral portraits or tabletop ancestor figure...
Category

Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Illinois - Asian Art and Furniture

Materials

Wood, Lacquer

Chinese White Glazed Tea Leaf Jar
Located in Chicago, IL
Rendered in a striking white glaze, this contemporary porcelain jar offers a modern take on a Classic form. Lidded jars like these were used in tea shops in China, where tea drinking...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Minimalist Illinois - Asian Art and Furniture

Materials

Porcelain

Chinese Bent Handle Fisherman's Basket, circa 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
Basket making is an ancient and humble craft, but in the hands of a skilled weaver a simple willow basket becomes a truly beautiful statement. The artisan’s mastery is evident in thi...
Category

Early 20th Century Chinese Rustic Illinois - Asian Art and Furniture

Materials

Wood, Willow

Chinese Famille Rose Ginger Jar with Ancient Censers, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
Beautifully commemorated on this oval ginger jar, censers have been used for thousands of years in Chinese culture as a part of funeral rites or prayer offerings. Filled with dried aromatic plants and essential oils, the censer issued fragrant smoke that forged a connection to the spiritual realm. This late Qing-dynasty jar...
Category

Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Illinois - Asian Art and Furniture

Materials

Porcelain

Chinese Bamboo Cloth Teapot with Arched Handle, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
Tea drinking has been an integral part of Chinese culture for centuries, resulting in a wide range of social customs and material traditions. In addition to tea leaves, water, and he...
Category

Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Illinois - Asian Art and Furniture

Materials

Bamboo

Provincial Chinese Wine Jug, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
This ceramic jar from China's Shandong province has a bottle-neck shape meant for storing vinegar or wine made from rice and grain. Dated to the early 20th century, the jar was likel...
Category

Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Illinois - Asian Art and Furniture

Materials

Ceramic

Chinese Stone Fu Dog Guardian Charm
Located in Chicago, IL
Hand-carved from a single block of limestone, this stone fu dog sits at attention as a watchful guardian of the home. He exudes a remarkable sense of life and energy - crouched on al...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Illinois - Asian Art and Furniture

Materials

Limestone

Chinese Bent Handle Fisherman's Basket, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
Basket making is an ancient and humble craft, but in the hands of a skilled weaver a simple willow basket can become a truly beautiful work of art. Th...
Category

Early 20th Century Chinese Rustic Illinois - Asian Art and Furniture

Materials

Willow

Chinese Famille Rose Bowl with Scholars' Objects, c. 1850
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

Chinese Enameled Teapot with Mythical Qilin, c. 1920s
Located in Chicago, IL
Tea drinking has been an integral part of Chinese culture for centuries, resulting in a wide range of social customs and material traditions. In addition to tea leaves, water, and he...
Category

Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Illinois - Asian Art and Furniture

Materials

Ceramic

Vintage Chinese Shanghai Deco Glass Pendant, c. 1920
Located in Chicago, IL
In the early 20th century, major Chinese cities such as Shanghai and Tianjin were swept up in the Art Deco design movement. Design, architecture, art, fashion, and furniture were all influenced by the deco aesthetic, which permeated every aspect of life in the bustling, vibrant city. This petite glass pendant is a product of the era and a beautiful example of deco glass work. Sculpted of a milky white opaque glass, the ruffled pendant...
Category

1920s Chinese Art Deco Vintage Illinois - Asian Art and Furniture

Materials

Art Glass

Chinese Lacquered Fang Deng Side Table, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
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. This style of low square stool is...
Category

Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Illinois - Asian Art and Furniture

Materials

Elm

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

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

Vintage Japanese Indigo Folk Kamon Textile
Located in Chicago, IL
Dating to the mid-20th century, this vintage Japanese textile is a folk example of traditional stencil dyed fabric, known as katazome. Richly...
Category

Mid-20th Century Japanese Illinois - Asian Art and Furniture

Materials

Cotton

Tibeto-Chinese Seated Lama Figure, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
Cast in brass with a rich patina, this seated figure is a Lama, a spiritual master and teacher of the Dharma in Tibetan Buddhism. The figure likely de...
Category

Early 20th Century Chinese Tibetan Illinois - Asian Art and Furniture

Materials

Brass

Chinese Bent Handle Fisherman's Basket, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
Basket making is an ancient and humble craft, but in the hands of a skilled weaver a simple willow basket can become a truly beautiful work of art. This bent handle basket was made i...
Category

Mid-19th Century Chinese Rustic Antique Illinois - Asian Art and Furniture

Materials

Bentwood, Willow

Tibetan Saddle Carpet with Floral Medallions, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
This unusually-shaped carpet is known as a "makden" and was originally used by a nomadic traveler as an artful covering for his horse. Placed between the saddle and the horse, the makden cushioned the rigid saddle and kept the horse warm in cold climates. Most under-saddle carpets...
Category

Late 19th Century Tibetan Tibetan Antique Illinois - Asian Art and Furniture

Materials

Fabric, Wool

Antique Chinese Diamond Lattice Carpet, c. 1930
Located in Chicago, IL
Taking months or even years to create, this gorgeous carpet was painstakingly crafted by tying pieces of vegetable-dyed wool around a cotton warp in thousands upon thousands of indiv...
Category

1930s Chinese Vintage Illinois - Asian Art and Furniture

Materials

Wool, Cotton

Asian Scholar Stone
Located in Chicago, IL
This is a curved chinese scholar stone set in a wood stand . With their exotic shape and many crevices these stones were highly appreciated and considere...
Category

Early 20th Century Chinese Illinois - Asian Art and Furniture

Materials

Stone

Tibetan Saddle Carpet with Wheel of Life Medallions, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
This unusually-shaped carpet is known as a "makden" and was originally used by a nomadic traveler as an artful covering for his horse. Placed between the saddle and the horse, the makden cushioned the rigid saddle and kept the horse warm in cold climates. Most under-saddle carpets include two to four holes near the center, through which the girth straps of the saddle were threaded. Dated to the late 19th century, this Tibetan saddle carpet...
Category

Late 19th Century Tibetan Tibetan Antique Illinois - Asian Art and Furniture

Materials

Fabric, Wool

Miniature Chinese Altar Display Stand, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
Dated to the early 20th century, this petite display stand is crafted of northern elmwood (yumu) with clean lines and perfect proportions. Once used as a tabletop altar for ancestor worship, we love this low stand...
Category

Early 20th Century Chinese Minimalist Illinois - Asian Art and Furniture

Materials

Elm

Chinese Qing Dynasty Scholar's Rootwood Stool
Located in Chicago, IL
An incredible 18th/19th century Chinese Qing Dynasty Scholar's rootwood stool of wabi-sabi form with naturally formed legs, and a patina only hundreds o...
Category

18th Century Chinese Qing Antique Illinois - Asian Art and Furniture

Materials

Wood

Chinese Famille Verte Hat Stand with Ancient Censers, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
Dated to the late 19th century, this porcelain hat stand was once used by a Qing-dynasty gentleman to display his cap while it wasn't being worn. The hat stand is decorated in the fa...
Category

Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Illinois - Asian Art and Furniture

Materials

Porcelain

Chinese Famille Rose Baluster Jar with Ancient Censers, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
Beautifully commemorated on this lidded baluster jar, censers have been used for thousands of years in Chinese culture as a part of funeral rites or prayer offerings. Filled with dried aromatic plants and essential oils, the censer issued fragrant smoke that forged a connection to the spiritual realm. This late Qing-dynasty jar...
Category

Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Illinois - Asian Art and Furniture

Materials

Porcelain

Chinese Enamelware Teapot with Mythical Qilin, c. 1920s
Located in Chicago, IL
Tea drinking has been an integral part of Chinese culture for centuries, resulting in a wide range of social customs and material traditions. In addition to tea leaves, water, and he...
Category

Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Illinois - Asian Art and Furniture

Materials

Ceramic

Chinese Bamboo Pomegranate Teapot, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
Tea drinking has been an integral part of Chinese culture for centuries, resulting in a wide range of social customs and material traditions. In addition to tea leaves, water, and heat, the art of drinking tea (chayi) calls for a variety of teaware and utensils - both practical and decorative. This charming teapot dates to the late Qing dynasty and is hand-carved from a hollow length of bamboo in the shape of a ripe pomegranate. The handle is carved to resemble a thin branch, which forks to either side of the teapot bearing long, slender leaves. The teapot has a squat, rounded form and a dark brown finish, reminiscent of Yixing red clay teapots...
Category

Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Illinois - Asian Art and Furniture

Materials

Bamboo

Tibetan Saddle Carpet with Five Blessing Medallions, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
This unusually-shaped carpet is known as a "makden" and was originally used by a nomadic traveler as an artful covering for his horse. Placed between the saddle and the horse, the makden cushioned the rigid saddle and kept the horse warm in cold climates. Most under-saddle carpets include two to four holes near the center, through which the girth straps of the saddle were threaded. Dated to the late 19th century, this Tibetan saddle carpet...
Category

Early 20th Century Tibetan Tibetan Illinois - Asian Art and Furniture

Materials

Fabric, Wool

Chinese Low Daybed Step, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
This low 19th-century table is actually a step used for easily getting in and out of a raised daybed. Crafted of northern elmwood (yumu), the step features a plank top surface, carved lotus spandrels, and a prominent apron carved with floral scrollwork. The wooden step is finished with dark lacquer, now lightly worn along the edges with rich texture. Today, we love this low step as a tabletop display stand or a footstool beside a plush armchair...
Category

Late 19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Illinois - Asian Art and Furniture

Materials

Elm

Pair of Chinese Yokeback Children's Chairs, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
These low children's chairs from northern China are designed in a traditional style known as a "yoke-back chair," defined by its tall back, flat back yoke, and protruding top crest r...
Category

Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Illinois - Asian Art and Furniture

Materials

Elm

Chinese Calligraphy Brush, circa 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
Along with paper, ink, and inkstone, the brush was among the four treasures found in a traditional scholar’s studio. The brush served as a direct link to the artist’s creative spirit...
Category

Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Illinois - Asian Art and Furniture

Materials

Elm

Pair of Petite Mythical Qilin Figures
Located in Chicago, IL
Despite their muscular frames and fearsome expressions, these petite stone beasts are actually the benevolent creatures known as qilin. Also known as kirin or Chinese unicorns...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Illinois - Asian Art and Furniture

Materials

Limestone

Provincial Chinese Collector's Shelf, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
This provincial collector's shelf features three open compartments enclosed by a decorative frame carved with abstract floral motifs. Dated to the late 19th century, the shelf once s...
Category

Late 19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Illinois - Asian Art and Furniture

Materials

Elm

Chinese Bent Handle Fisherman's Basket, circa 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
Basket making is an ancient and humble craft, but in the hands of a skilled weaver a simple willow basket can become a truly beautiful work of art. This bent handle basket was made i...
Category

Early 20th Century Chinese Rustic Illinois - Asian Art and Furniture

Materials

Willow

Pair of Petite Chinese Fu Dog Guardians
Located in Chicago, IL
With curly manes, fluffy tails, and playful expressions, these petite stone fu dogs are adorable companions and benevolent guardians of the home. Also known as shizi, the pair repres...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Illinois - Asian Art and Furniture

Materials

Limestone

Chinese Wine Table with Cloud Spandrels, c. 1750
Located in Chicago, IL
Ideal as a console or center table in the modern home, this exquisite 18th-century wine table charms with rounded legs, simple double stretchers, and decorative cloud-form spandrels....
Category

Mid-18th Century Chinese Qing Antique Illinois - Asian Art and Furniture

Materials

Elm

Provincial Chinese Guanyin Table Stand, circa 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
For thousands of years, precious Chinese artworks have been elevated for display on fine wooden table stands. Recognized today as works of art in their own right, these display stands are typically finely carved, crafted of exquisite hardwoods, or designed with the refined proportions of larger furniture pieces. Resembling a low kang table, this waisted table...
Category

Late 19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Illinois - Asian Art and Furniture

Materials

Elm

Chinese Blue and White Shan Shui Vase
Located in Chicago, IL
Introduced to Europe in the 14th century, Chinese blue-and-white porcelains were highly sought after as luxury items and are still avidly collected by connoisseurs today. This bottle-shaped vase from Jiangxi province is decorated with a landscape rendered in the traditional shan shui...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Illinois - Asian Art and Furniture

Materials

Porcelain

Kiyoshi Saito Katsura Kyoto Lithograph
By Kiyoshi Saitō
Located in Chicago, IL
This lithograph is numbered 142/150 from 1955 and titled Katsura Kyoto (6) It has a very modern look and is in original midcentury frame.
Category

1950s Japanese Vintage Illinois - Asian Art and Furniture

Materials

Paper

Pair of Japanese Obi Pillows in Silver and Orange
Located in Chicago, IL
This pair of artisan-designed pillows was made by hand from a vintage Japanese obi patterned with orange wave-like swirls against a metallic silver field. ...
Category

1970s Japanese Modern Vintage Illinois - Asian Art and Furniture

Materials

Down, Linen, Silk

Chinese Playful Wisdom Coffer, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
This gorgeous black lacquer coffer from China's Hebei province may have begun its life as part of a dowry. Dated to the mid-19th century, the coffer was likely used as both an altar for ancestor worship and as a storage cabinet for clothes...
Category

Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Illinois - Asian Art and Furniture

Materials

Brass

Pair of Chinese Rose Chairs, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
For many years, rose chairs were thought to have been exclusively used by women due to their floral name. However, they were a universal form of seating, of...
Category

Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Illinois - Asian Art and Furniture

Materials

Elm

Japanese Gilt Black Lacquer Tea Chest, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
With intricate construction and exquisite decoration, this fine tabletop tea chest is a true masterpiece of Japanese cabinetry and lacquerware. Decorated in ...
Category

Mid-19th Century Chinese Meiji Antique Illinois - Asian Art and Furniture

Materials

Wood

Chinese Faux Bamboo Walnut Console Table, c. 1750
Located in Chicago, IL
This 18th century walnut table from southern China was carved to mimic round stalks of bamboo, with carefully articulated growth rings. Bamboo was a favored motif in late-Qing furniture, as it expressed humility for earlier construction methods and upheld Taoist values of naturalism. The stretchers are ingeniously designed with mortise and tenon joinery to meet the legs in such a way as to appear as to wrap around like a strip of bamboo. This console is an elegant and quietly ornate table...
Category

Mid-18th Century Chinese Qing Antique Illinois - Asian Art and Furniture

Materials

Walnut

Chinese Jade Archer's Ring, c. 1750
Located in Chicago, IL
Hand carved of vibrant red jadeite, known as konpi, this 18th century archer's ring was likely once worn by a gentleman-scholar in northern China. Traditionally, Chinese archers wore...
Category

Mid-18th Century Chinese Qing Antique Illinois - Asian Art and Furniture

Materials

Jade, Sterling Silver

Chinese Citron Yellow Round Onion Vase
Located in Chicago, IL
The striking bright yellow of this vase draws on a long Chinese tradition of glazing sculptural forms with a single, statement-making color. This contemporary take cloaks the round curves of the onion...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Modern Illinois - Asian Art and Furniture

Materials

Porcelain

Chinese Lacquered Bench with Splayed Legs, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
In most Qing dynasty homes, stools and chairs were the only form of elevated seating, and a bench such as this would have been found at a temple or public theater. This 19th century walnut bench has splayed legs linked by straight double stretchers and topped by finely beaded carved spandrels. Sourced from China’s Shanxi region, walnut was a prized material for Qing dynasty furniture...
Category

Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Illinois - Asian Art and Furniture

Materials

Walnut

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