New Orleans - Paintings and Screens

Chinese households honor their ancestors in private family rituals, invoking their spirits for long life, health, and prosperity. Commemorative portraits, which came into vogue in th...

A spectacular and most impressive Chinese 18th century Coromandel Lacquered screen. Each of the eight panels are raised by two feet formed from an urn shaped arch below a foliate decorated band. The center of each panel joins together to depict various scenes executed in the Kuan Cai or "incised colors" technique. The front side of the screen features bottom panels showing various birds on/near a variety of blooming trees, while the central panel depicts a battle scene on horseback through hills and forests. The tops show a variety of vases holding floral branches, and bowls of fruit mirroring...

Lavish 19th Century Maruyama School Peacock Screen Period: 19th Century Size: 360 x 173 cm (141.7 x 68.1 inches) SKU: PF12 Behold the grandeur of the ...

A tall, eight panel lacquered coromandel Chinese screen. Crafted of enamel and black lacquer, decorated with figures in a court setting. Reverse side depicts flowering plants. Panel...

Vintage Chinese eight panel coromandel screen composed of wood and lacquer. This screen depicts daily life on one side and a landscape with birds and fauna on the other side.

Impressive Chinese export four panel lacquered coromandel screen featuring hand-carved soapstone beauties in a floral landscape with gilt clo...

Grand Chinese export post republic period eight panel coromandel screen featuring a waterscape decorated with blossoming lotus and birds....

Captivating Chinese export four-panel coromandel screen featuring an idyllic seascape with beauties. The background is comprised of pearlescent crystal sand that shines like glitter ...

Stunning 20th century Chinese export lacquered six-panel coromandel screen depicting a lush courtyard over a dramatic gold leaf ground. The lacquered panels are incised and painted w...

Beautifully weathered patina Chinese export lacquered coromandel screen with six double sided panels. The screen features a mountain landscape on one si...

Finest Quality Dreamstone Inlaid Chair China- an extraordinary prolifically crafted example of an antique hand carved hardwood chair inlaid with multiple natural dream stone "paintings" plus "butterfly and mother of pearl" inlays in its hardwood arms and seat, late 19th century. This type of old Chinese furniture art form with marble inlay is centuries of years old dating as far back as the Ming dynasty (1368-1644). Fine round and rectangular dream stones depicting mountains and the natural outdoor scenery are inlaid in the seat, back and interior sides of this fine furniture example. Thin marble inlaid stone "paintings" are approximately 1/4" thick and are cut from a large slab of rough material revealing incredible patterns in soft white and gray colors. The hardwood (elmwood) frame is tenon joined. The natural stone "paintings" were hand especially for fine export chairs as in this example. Chair dimensions: Height 38.75 inches Width 25.75 inches Depth 19 inches Period : late Qing period, 19th century Provenance: Private American Chinese collection Reference: Dreaming of Dreamstones China’s Extraordinary Natural Stone Paintings, Schneible Fine Arts. Dreaming of Dreamstones – World’s first comprehensive English text publication covers China’s extraordinary natural Stone Paintings, by author and dream stone lecturer Douglas Schneible, 35 pages, softcover, ISBN 978-0-578. See photos. We have been dealing in authentic Chinese natural stone paintings...

Extraordinary Chinese export four-panel coromandel screen featuring a pagoda pavilion landscape with a dramatic gold leaf background. The black lacquered panels are incised with vibr...