Illinois - Asian Art and Furniture

Item Ships From: Illinois

Chinese Black Lacquer Snack Box, c. 1820

Located in Chicago, IL

This simple lacquered box was once used as a 19th-century snack box, presented as a gift during holidays and special occasions. To the delight of the recipients, the unassuming box w...

Category

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

Materials

Wood, Lacquer

Chinese Black Lacquer Snack Box, c. 1820

Drum-Form Chinese Birdcage with Faux Branches, circa 1850

Located in Chicago, IL

This delicate wooden birdcage was once home to the tiny pet bird of a Qing-dynasty aristocrat. Dated to the mid-19th century, this drum-shaped cage is carefully assembled of thin bam...

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

Materials

Metal

Drum-Form Chinese Birdcage with Faux Branches, circa 1850

Midnight Glazed Kitchen Jar, circa 1900

Located in Chicago, IL

A dark blue-black glaze coats the body of this small kitchen jar, sheeting down the sides and pooling at the sharp angle drawn by its high shoulders. The glazed vessel dates to the e...

Category

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

Materials

Terracotta

Midnight Glazed Kitchen Jar, circa 1900

Ornately Carved Chinese Luohan Bed, circa 1550

Located in Chicago, IL

This gorgeous luohan daybed anchors its surroundings with its monumental scale and incredible carved decoration. Known as a luohan chuang, or couch bed, this form of low-backed daybe...

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16th Century Chinese Ming Antique Illinois - Asian Art and Furniture

Materials

Elm

Ornately Carved Chinese Luohan Bed, circa 1550

Chinese Famille Rose Ginger Jar with Boys at Play, 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 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. This round ginger jar is decorated with a lively scene of boys at play...

Category

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

Materials

Enamel

Chinese Famille Rose Ginger Jar with Boys at Play, C. 1900

Pale Glazed Chinese Koi Bowl, C. 1850

Located in Chicago, IL

This 19th-century porcelain bowl has a delicate, tapered form, finely potted with a short footed base and thin walls that flare slightly at the lip. The interior is decorated in low ...

Category

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

Materials

Porcelain

Pale Glazed Chinese Koi Bowl, C. 1850

Chinese Famille Rose Scholarly Gathering 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 Famille Rose Scholarly Gathering Baluster Jar, c. 1900

Chinese Lacquered Spindle Back Armchair, c. 1800

Located in Chicago, IL

This curious 19th century spindleback chair defies traditional Qing-dynasty forms. A collection of moments from previous eras, the chair incorporates elements drawn from Chinese carp...

Category

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

Materials

Elm

Chinese Lacquered Spindle Back Armchair, c. 1800

C. 1800 Butterfly Style Side Chest with Three Drawers and Original Patina

Located in Chicago, IL

This elegant small coffer, features a floating panel top sitting above three drawers, each and fitted with boldly-scaled rectangular brass hardware and a curved handle. Beneath the drawers is a floating panel, which conceals interior storage, accessible only by removing one of the drawers. Our eyes are immediately drawn to the carved archaistic spandrels (inspired by a dragon) that decorate the sides and give the piece its distinctive profile. With its refined proportions design aged black lacquer patina, this middle Qing Dynasty will be a unique focal point in any room. This is a very old piece and remarkably, almost unrestored. The legs have suffered water damage from placement on the moist terra cotta floor...

Category

Early 19th Century Chinese Antique Illinois - Asian Art and Furniture

Materials

Elm

C. 1800 Butterfly Style Side Chest with Three Drawers and Original Patina

Antique Shanxi Province Elm Carved Side Altar Table with Turned Legs

Located in Chicago, IL

Antique Shanxi Province Elm Carved Side Altar Table with Turned Legs Circa: 1900s Dimensions: W: 75" D: 14.5" H: 36" The Antique Shanxi Province Elm Carved Side Altar Table with...

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Early 1900s Chinese Chinese Export Antique Illinois - Asian Art and Furniture

Materials

Wood, Elm

Antique Shanxi Province Elm Carved Side Altar Table with Turned Legs

Chinese Famille Rose Scholarly Gathering 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 Famille Rose Scholarly Gathering Baluster Jar, c. 1900

Persimmon Orange Bottleneck Vase

Located in Chicago, IL

Drawing on a long Chinese tradition of ceramics, this striking long-necked vase is cloaked in an all-over persimmon-orange glaze. With a rounded, globular body and cylindrical neck, ...

Category

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

Materials

Porcelain

Persimmon Orange Bottleneck Vase

Chinese Traveling Knife and Chopstick Set with Bone Inlay, c. 1850

Located in Chicago, IL

This elegant set of eating utensils dates to the mid-19th century and would have accompanied a well-to-do traveler on a long cross-country journey. The set includes a pair of bone chopsticks and a long blade with a highly decorated handle. The handle and scabbard having matching designs, both crafted of blackwood with brass and bone inlay of Buddhist and Taoist symbols, including the parasol, golden fish, infinite knot...

Category

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

Materials

Brass

Chinese Traveling Knife and Chopstick Set with Bone Inlay, c. 1850

Korean Blanket Chest

Located in Chicago, IL

This brightly ornamented Korean chest once contained blankets and clothing given as part of a marriage dowry. The elaborate white brass hardware i...

Category

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

Materials

Metal

Korean Blanket Chest

Located in Chicago, IL

This brightly ornamented Korean chest was used to hold blankets, garments and other gifts that would be presented to the newlyweds as part of the dowry. It has a fall-front opening and large metal handles for carrying on either side. The elaborate white brass hardware...

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

Materials

Metal

Korean Blanket Chest

19th Century Chinese Embroidered Silk Ladies Butterfly Short Robe

Located in Chicago, IL

When the Qing-dynasty woman who wore this lovely jacket entered a room, people would instantly have recognized her status and rank based on the materials and decoration of her garmen...

Category

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

Materials

Silk

19th Century Chinese Embroidered Silk Ladies Butterfly Short Robe

Chinese Bamboo 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

Chinese Bamboo Teapot with Arched Handle, c. 1900

19th Century Japanese Firemen's Coat on Custom Mount

Located in Chicago, IL

A rare 19th century Japanese firemen's coat, constructed from smoked deer leather and with bold white stenciled characters creating a wonderfully modern pattern across the back and b...

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19th Century Japanese Modern Antique Illinois - Asian Art and Furniture

Materials

Leather

19th Century Japanese Firemen's Coat on Custom Mount

Chinese Dried Gourd Noodle Strainer, circa 1850

Located in Chicago, IL

Due to their many seeds, gourds are traditionally perceived as auspicious symbols of good fortune and perpetuity. When dried, gourds became durable natural vessels used as ladles, fl...

Category

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

Materials

Organic Material

Chinese Dried Gourd Noodle Strainer, circa 1850

Chinese Altar Table with Everted Ends, c. 1850

Located in Chicago, IL

This elegant console table was made 150 years ago in China’s Shanxi province and likely served as a family’s altar where they paid respects to revered ancestors. The altar table is crafted of fine hardwood with carved spandrels, everted ends...

Category

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

Materials

Hardwood

Chinese Altar Table with Everted Ends, c. 1850

Massive Neolithic Vessel

Located in Chicago, IL

This pot most likely came from what is now modern Kansu, the corridor west of the Yellow River and in the T'ao River Valley region of northwest China and east Mongolia. The Hsia Chia...

Category

15th Century and Earlier Chinese Antique Illinois - Asian Art and Furniture

Materials

Ceramic, Earthenware

Massive Neolithic Vessel

19th Century Carved African Bone Tool from Cameroon

Located in Chicago, IL

Old primitive small bone carved tool from Cameroon Beautiful and delicate Objet d' Art.

Category

19th Century Cameroonian Antique Illinois - Asian Art and Furniture

Materials

Bone

19th Century Carved African Bone Tool from Cameroon

Low Tibetan Peony Table with Four Drawers, c. 1850

Located in Chicago, IL

This extraordinary low Tibetan table dates to the mid-19th century and is lavishly decorated from end to end with tree peonies and offering fruits. The square table has a waisted des...

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

Materials

Pine, Lacquer

Low Tibetan Peony Table with Four Drawers, c. 1850

Chicago’s Pagoda Red Has a Spirited Mix of Asian Antiques and Bold New Art

For 25 years, gallerist Betsy Nathan has leveraged her keen eye and key connections to bring a unique selection of rare finds to the market.

In L.A., Gallerist JF Chen Has Long Championed Eclectic Blue-Chip Design

Now working alongside his daughter Bianca, dealer Joel Chen has presented a most covetable array of antiques, art and contemporary creations for more than 40 years.

12 Calming Spaces Inspired by Japanese Design

From cherry-blossom-adorned walls paired with glamorous lighting to wood-paneled ceilings above checkerboard-patterned chairs, these 12 spaces seamlessly blend Eastern and Western aesthetics.

Rodrigo Rivero Lake’s Mexico City Showroom Is a Museum-Worthy Trove of Spanish Colonial and Asian Antiques

The dealer and curator has spent the past 50 years amassing a collection of exceptional art, furniture and architectural elements that trace the cultural influence of the Spanish empire from Europe to the Americas and beyond.