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Forbidden City
By John Platt
Located in Westport, CT
John Platt is a Brooklyn artist who studied at the Boston Museum of Fine Arts and has exhibited extensively in New York.
This abstract multi colored, whimsical painting is a prime e...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Forbidden City Rug, Hand Knotted, 100% New Zealand Wool 200x300cm
By Urban Rug Co.
Located in London, GB
Forbidden City Hand-Knotted 3D Relief Designer Rug
Experience the beauty and grandeur of the
Category
2010s Indian Modern Western European Rugs
Materials
Wool
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W 78.75 in L 118.12 in
Kenneth Jay Lane Forbidden City Bonsai Tree Brooch
By Kenneth Jay Lane
Located in London, GB
Stunning Kenneth Jay Lane vintage 'Forbidden City' Bonsai Tree (or cherry blossom) brooch with
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Central American Art Nouveau Brooches
Forbidden City Rug, Hand Knotted, 100% New Zealand Wool Size 250x375cm
By Urban Rug Co.
Located in London, GB
Forbidden City hand knotted 3D Relief Designer rug
Experience the beauty and grandeur of the
Category
2010s Indian Modern Western European Rugs
Materials
Wool
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W 98.43 in L 147.64 in
Forbidden City Rug, Hand Knotted, 100% New Zealand Wool Size 300x450cm
By Urban Rug Co.
Located in London, GB
Forbidden City hand knotted 3D Relief Designer rug
Experience the beauty and grandeur of the
Category
2010s Indian Modern Western European Rugs
Materials
Wool
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W 118.12 in L 177.17 in
Forbidden City Rug, Hand Knotted, 100% New Zealand Wool Size 100x150cm
By Urban Rug Co.
Located in London, GB
Forbidden City hand knotted 3D Relief Designer Rug
Experience the beauty and grandeur of the
Category
2010s Indian Modern Western European Rugs
Materials
Wool
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W 39.38 in L 59.06 in
Forbidden City Rug, Hand Knotted, 100% New Zealand Wool Size 150x225cm
By Urban Rug Co.
Located in London, GB
Forbidden City Hand-Knotted 3D Relief Designer Rug
Experience the beauty and grandeur of the
Category
2010s Indian Modern Western European Rugs
Materials
Wool
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W 59.06 in L 88.59 in
Historical Photo - Beijing Forbidden City - Vintage Photo - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Historical Photo - Beijing Forbidden City is a black and white vintage photo, realized in the
Category
1970s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
H 7.49 in W 10.63 in D 0.08 in
Historical Photo - The Forbidden City Beijing - Vintage photo - 1960s
Located in Roma, IT
Historical Photo - The Forbidden City Beijing is a black and white vintage photo, realized in the
Category
1960s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
H 7.88 in W 10.63 in D 0.08 in
Historical Photo - Manifestation in from of the Forbidden City, Beijing - 1980s
Located in Roma, IT
Historical Photo Manifestation in from of the Forbidden City, Beijing is a black and white vintage
Category
1980s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
H 5.52 in W 8.27 in D 0.08 in
Forbidden City Tree, Beijing, China. 2007
By Michael Kenna
Located in Sante Fe, NM
Michael Kenna is master of contemporary photography. Known for clean compositions, long exposures and minimalist aesthetics, Kenna’s signature style remains highly influential among ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Red Square and the Forbidden City /// Contemporary Lithograph David Hockney Art
By David Hockney
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
Artist: David Hockney (English, 1937-)
Title: "Red Square and the Forbidden City"
Portfolio: China
Category
1980s Contemporary Landscape Prints
Materials
Gold Leaf
Chinese Contemporary Art by Jia Yuan-Hua - Blossom
By Jia Yuan-Hua
Located in Paris, IDF
The Forbidden City was built in 1406. With the fall of the Ming Dynasty and the entry of Qing
Category
2010s Contemporary Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
H 31.5 in W 23.63 in D 1.58 in
Antique Beijing Silk Palace Carpet - Handmade Asian Rug, Antique Rug
Located in Sultanahmet, 34
Preserving Harmony’ at the imperial palace in Beijing (Forbidden City). The Hall of Preserving Harmony is a
Category
Antique 19th Century Chinese Central Asian Rugs
Materials
Silk
Chinese Contemporary Art by Jia Yuan-Hua - Cheerful Morning
By Jia Yuan-Hua
Located in Paris, IDF
Artwork framed: 52 x 47,5 x 5 cm
This artwork shows a part of the Garden of the Forbidden City in
Category
2010s Contemporary Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
H 11.82 in W 9.85 in D 1.19 in
Rare Chinese Carved Rosewood Table or Candle Stand
Located in Palm Beach, FL
inserted porcelain plaque in the Chinese Export manner, depicting a colorful scene from the forbidden city
Category
Antique 19th Century Chinese Chinoiserie Pedestals
Materials
Rosewood
1998 Louis Vuitton Classic China Run Original Vintage Poster
By Razzia (Gérard Courbouleix–Dénériaz)
Located in Winchester, GB
poster depicts a car racing past the Forbidden City in great art deco style.
Beautifully illustrated by
Category
1990s French Posters
Materials
Paper
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H 31.3 in W 23.6 in D 0.1 in
Double Sided Coromandel Chinoiserie Lacquer Five-Panel Screen, Paravent, 1890s
By Jean Dunand
Located in Biebergemund, Hessen
the panels. One side depicts a scene of the Forbidden City, and the other side shows exotic birds with
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century French Chinoiserie Screens and Room Dividers
Materials
Wood, Hardwood
H 74 in W 107 in D 1 in
Imperial Rug Chinese Silk and Metal
Located in Ferrara, IT
Rug! Hand-woven during the end of the 19th century probably for a temple within the Forbidden City
Category
Antique 19th Century Chinese Chinese and East Asian Rugs
Materials
Silk
Original Vintage Chinese Communist Party Propaganda Poster New China Map Beijing
Located in London, GB
outline map of China with the Forbidden City marking Beijing on the map, the date above and text below
Category
Vintage 1980s Chinese Posters
Materials
Paper
H 30.32 in W 20.87 in D 0.04 in
Ningxia, Dragon Rug Five Claws, 19th Century
Located in RÉDING, FR
Ningxia Dragon rug five claws, 19th century.
Beijing in the Forbidden City of Ningxia !!
Dragon
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese and East Asian Rugs
Materials
Wool
Chinese Contemporary Art by Jia Yuan-Hua - Sightseeing
By Jia Yuan-Hua
Located in Paris, IDF
The Forbidden City is well known in the world. Therefore, tens of millions of tourists from all
Category
2010s Contemporary Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
H 19.69 in W 23.63 in D 1.19 in
George Michael by Martyn Goddard Signed Limited Edition
By Martyn Goddard
Located in London, GB
Government Limo, at the Forbidden City, Beijing during a tour of Hong Kong & China 1985
All prints are
Category
1980s Modern Figurative Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
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H 16 in W 20 in
Chinese Early 20th C. Glazed Porcelain Roof Tile of a Warrior Riding a Monkey
Located in New York, NY
became ever more popular for top-tier buildings, including palace halls in the Forbidden City and
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Splendours of the East Temples Tombs Palaces and Fortresses of Asia
Located in valatie, NY
, the Forbidden City of Peking, and others.".
Category
Vintage 1970s American Books
Materials
Paper
Chinese Early 20th C. Glazed Porcelain Roof Tile of a Warrior on a Dragon Turtle
Located in New York, NY
tiles became ever more popular for top-tier buildings, including palace halls in the Forbidden City and
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
H 13 in W 13 in D 5 in
Treasures of Chinese Glass Workshops, First Edition
Located in valatie, NY
Emperors by The Imperial Glass Workshop, which functioned within the Imperial Palace Forbidden City Walls
Category
20th Century American Books
Materials
Paper
Ming Dynasty Chinese Countryside Villa - TL Tested
Located in San Pedro Garza Garcia, Nuevo Leon
glazed in green enamel with yellow finials – as the ones in the forbidden city – typical from the Ming
Category
Antique 15th Century and Earlier Chinese Ming Antiquities
Materials
Terracotta
Sukiya 24" Elm Tansu
By Maria Yee Inc.
Located in San Jose, CA
who restored furniture for the Forbidden City.
Over the course of three decades, she would redefine
Category
2010s Asian Japonisme Cabinets
Materials
Wood, Elm
Large Chinese Qing Yellow Glazed Black Floral Porcelain Jardiniere
Located in Danville, CA
Empress Dowager Cixi in Forbidden City. Empress Dowager Cixi, of the Manchu Yehe Nara clan, was a Chinese
Category
Late 20th Century Chinese Qing Ceramics
Materials
Porcelain
White Jade Pair of Cats, Qing Dynasty
By Artistian Made
Located in San Diego, CA
the Forbidden City museum in Beijing, which can be seen in the final image below.
Dimensions
2 x 2
Category
Antique 19th Century Chinese Figurines and Sculptures
Sierra 72" Dresser, Minimalist Bedroom Dresser
By Maria Yee Inc.
Located in San Jose, CA
a master craftsman who restored furniture for the Forbidden City.
Over the course of three decades
Category
2010s Asian Minimalist Dressers
Materials
Ash
Sukiya 52" Elm Tansu
By Maria Yee Inc.
Located in San Jose, CA
joinery with a master craftsman who restored furniture for the Forbidden City.
Over the course of three
Category
2010s Asian Japonisme Cabinets
Materials
Wood, Elm
Sukiya 22" Elm Tansu
By Maria Yee Inc.
Located in San Jose, CA
joinery with a master craftsman who restored furniture for the Forbidden City.
Over the course of three
Category
2010s Asian Japonisme Cabinets
Materials
Wood, Elm
Sukiya 36" Elm Tansu
By Maria Yee Inc.
Located in San Jose, CA
joinery with a master craftsman who restored furniture for the Forbidden City.
Over the course of three
Category
2010s Asian Japonisme Cabinets
Materials
Wood, Elm
Shinto 58" Media Cabinet
By Maria Yee Inc.
Located in San Jose, CA
furniture for the Forbidden City.
Over the course of three decades, she would redefine and reengineer the
Category
2010s Asian Chinoiserie Cabinets
Materials
Wood, Walnut
Cantor 67" Media Cabinet with Italian Leather Pulls
By Maria Yee Inc.
Located in San Jose, CA
studied classical Chinese joinery with a master craftsman who restored furniture for the Forbidden City
Category
2010s Organic Modern Cabinets
Materials
Wood, Hardwood, Ash
Mesa Round 48" Coffee Table - solid FSC certified ash wood
By Maria Yee Inc.
Located in San Jose, CA
the Forbidden City.
Over the course of three decades, she would redefine and reengineer the joinery
Category
2010s Organic Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Wood, Hardwood, Ash
Razzia, Original Louis Vuitton Classic Poster, China Run, Beijing-Dalian, 1998
By Razzia (Gérard Courbouleix–Dénériaz)
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
famous French Louis Vuitton, founded in Paris in 1854.
The forbidden city is represented on the poster
Category
20th Century French Modern Posters
Materials
Paper
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H 51.19 in W 39.38 in D 0.4 in
French Mystery Gravity Driven Gilt Incline Rolling Clock - No Spring or Battery
Located in Danville, CA
displayed in the Palace Museum of Forbidden City in Beijing. If you have any questions, please feel free to
Category
Early 20th Century French Mantel Clocks
Materials
Brass
H 9.5 in W 21.25 in D 4.53 in
Modern Ming 60" Sideboard
By Maria Yee Inc.
Located in San Jose, CA
master craftsman who restored furniture for the Forbidden City.
Over the course of three decades, she
Category
2010s Asian Chinoiserie Sideboards
Materials
Walnut
Modern Ming 60" Console Table
By Maria Yee Inc.
Located in San Jose, CA
who restored furniture for the Forbidden City.
Over the course of three decades, she would redefine
Category
2010s Asian Chinoiserie Furniture
Materials
Walnut
Modern Ming 60" Cocktail Table
By Maria Yee Inc.
Located in San Jose, CA
who restored furniture for the Forbidden City.
Over the course of three decades, she would redefine
Category
2010s Asian Chinoiserie Furniture
Materials
Walnut
Above Washington by Robert Cameron
Located in North Hollywood, CA
the New Gallery of Art in Shanghai and at the Forbidden City.
Category
20th Century British Expressionist Books
Materials
Paper
Kent Italian Sling Leather Lounge Chair
By Maria Yee Inc.
Located in San Jose, CA
a master craftsman who restored furniture for the Forbidden City.
Over the course of three decades
Category
2010s Organic Modern Lounge Chairs
Materials
Leather, Wood, Hardwood, Ash
Mesa 80" Media Cabinet - solid FSC certified ash, joinery construction
By Maria Yee Inc.
Located in San Jose, CA
Forbidden City.
Over the course of three decades, she would redefine and reengineer the joinery techniques
Category
2010s Organic Modern Cabinets
Materials
Wood, Hardwood, Ash
Mesa 70" Media Cabinet - minimalist, organic modern, and handcrafted
By Maria Yee Inc.
Located in San Jose, CA
Forbidden City.
Over the course of three decades, she would redefine and reengineer the joinery techniques
Category
2010s Organic Modern Cabinets
Materials
Wood, Hardwood, Ash
Above London by Robert Cameron
Located in North Hollywood, CA
. In Chicago's O'Hare airport. In China at the New Gallery of Art in Shanghai and at the Forbidden City.
Category
20th Century British Expressionist Books
Materials
Paper
Chinese Export Mandarin Warrior Famille Rose Vase, Now as a Lamp
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
ancient Chinese culture. On the reverse side, warriors present themselves to the emperor at the Forbidden
Category
Antique 19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Kent Leather Armchair - solid FSC certified white ash and Italian leather
By Maria Yee Inc.
Located in San Jose, CA
Chinese joinery with a master craftsman who restored furniture for the Forbidden City.
Over the course
Category
2010s Organic Modern Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Lead
H 33 in W 22.5 in D 20.75 in
Mesa 92" Dining Table - solid FSC certified ash wood
By Maria Yee Inc.
Located in San Jose, CA
studied classical Chinese joinery with a master craftsman who restored furniture for the Forbidden City
Category
2010s Minimalist Dining Room Tables
Materials
Wood, Hardwood, Ash
Cove 110" Dining Table with butterfly joint and solid wood planks
By Maria Yee Inc.
Located in San Jose, CA
joinery with a master craftsman who restored furniture for the Forbidden City.
Over the course of three
Category
2010s Organic Modern Dining Room Tables
Materials
Wood, Hardwood, Ash
Cove 82" Dining Table with butterfly joint and solid wood planks
By Maria Yee Inc.
Located in San Jose, CA
joinery with a master craftsman who restored furniture for the Forbidden City.
Over the course of three
Category
2010s Organic Modern Dining Room Tables
Materials
Wood, Hardwood, Ash
Mesa Round 32" Coffee Table - solid FSC certified ash wood
By Maria Yee Inc.
Located in San Jose, CA
Chinese joinery with a master craftsman who restored furniture for the Forbidden City.
Over the course
Category
2010s Organic Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Wood, Hardwood, Ash
Mesa Rectangular 60" Coffee Table - solid FSC certified ash
By Maria Yee Inc.
Located in San Jose, CA
who restored furniture for the Forbidden City.
Over the course of three decades, she would redefine
Category
2010s Organic Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Wood, Hardwood, Ash
Mesa Rectangular 48" Coffee Table - solid wood, joinery construction
By Maria Yee Inc.
Located in San Jose, CA
who restored furniture for the Forbidden City.
Over the course of three decades, she would redefine
Category
2010s Organic Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Wood, Hardwood, Ash
Mesa Rectangular 72" Coffee Table - solid FSC certified ash
By Maria Yee Inc.
Located in San Jose, CA
who restored furniture for the Forbidden City.
Over the course of three decades, she would redefine
Category
2010s Organic Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Wood, Hardwood, Ash
Mesa 80" Sideboard - organic modern, solid FSC certified ash with leather inlay
By Maria Yee Inc.
Located in San Jose, CA
Forbidden City.
Over the course of three decades, she would redefine and reengineer the joinery techniques
Category
2010s Organic Modern Sideboards
Materials
Wood, Hardwood, Ash
H 34 in W 18 in D 80 in
Mesa 70" Sideboard, handcrafted solid wood sideboard
By Maria Yee Inc.
Located in San Jose, CA
furniture for the Forbidden City.
Over the course of three decades, she would redefine and reengineer the
Category
2010s Asian Organic Modern Sideboards
Materials
Ash
The China Bag 'Cats & Dogs' Tote by Ai Weiwei
By Ai Weiwei
Located in Jersey City, NJ
Forbidden City, effectively obscuring the portrait of Mao Zedong that presides over Tiananmen Square. This
Category
2010s Contemporary Art
Materials
PVC
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Forbidden City For Sale on 1stDibs
Surely you’ll find the exact forbidden city you’re seeking on 1stDibs — we’ve got a vast assortment for sale. You can easily find an example made in the Modern style, while we also have 3 Modern versions to choose from as well. If you’re looking for a forbidden city from a specific time period, our collection is diverse and broad-ranging, and you’ll find at least one that dates back to the 19th Century while another version may have been produced as recently as the 21st Century. Adding a forbidden city to a room that is mostly decorated in warm neutral tones can yield a welcome change — find a piece on 1stDibs that incorporates elements of beige, white, gray and more. Finding an appealing forbidden city — no matter the origin — is easy, but David Hockney, Alexander Befelein, Joe Aker and Michael Kenna each produced popular versions that are worth a look. Frequently made by artists working in paper, photographic paper and lithograph, these artworks are unique and have attracted attention over the years.
How Much is a Forbidden City?
A forbidden city can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price for items in our inventory is $2,350, while the lowest priced sells for $410 and the highest can go for as much as $4,280.
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