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Chinese Export paintings of flowers and fruit on pith paper
By Sunqua
Located in Surrey, GB
From 1700 Canton, at the mouth of the Pearl River, was the centre of the European trade with China
Category
Mid-19th Century Other Art Style Antique Chinese Watercolours
Materials
Watercolor
VIEWS OF CANTON, THE TIGER
S MOUTH, WHAMPOA AND MACAO
Located in Vancouver, BC
Four China Coast watercolours on pith paper, circa 1845, unsigned
1. Canton with American and
Category
1840s Antique Chinese Watercolours
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
Set of 9 Chinese Export Botanical Watercolors
Located in New York, NY
A set of nine Chinese Export botanical watercolors, each depicting butterflies and moths with
Category
19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Antique Chinese Watercolours
Materials
Watercolor
$13,500 / set
18th Century Chinese Export Watercolour
Located in London, GB
A late 18th century Chinese export watercolour, depicting a man and a woman in a garden, a
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1790s Chinese Antique Chinese Watercolours
Set of Six China Trade Gouache and Watercolour Paintings on Paper
Located in London, GB
A set of six China Trade gouache and watercolour paintings on paper heightened in gum Arabic, three
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Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Chinese Watercolours
Materials
Watercolor
19th Century Chinese Export
China Trade
Painting
Located in Louisville, KY
depicting a Chinese Junk with Figures along a coastline; the sails with flags on top and inscribed
Category
19th Century Chinese Other Antique Chinese Watercolours
Materials
Gouache, Watercolor
Georges De Feure, Irises and Death, Chinese Ink and Watercolor Drawing, Signed
By Georges De Feure
Located in Monte Carlo, MC
Georges De Feure
"Irises and Death"
A Chinese ink and watercolor drawing
Signed lower right and
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Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Antique Chinese Watercolours
The China Limodoron (Orchid)
By Dr. Robert John Thornton
Located in Florham Park, NJ
engravers and are a varied combination of mezzotint, aquatint, stipple engraving and finished in watercolor
Category
Early 19th Century Academic Antique Chinese Watercolours
Materials
Aquatint, Engraving, Mezzotint, Watercolor
Very Fine Set of Eight Watercolors of the Production of Silk, Mid-19th Century
Located in New York, NY
. Selling silk fabric
Watercolors depicting Chinese characters and everyday life were extremely popular
Category
19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Antique Chinese Watercolours
Materials
Paper
Vintage Chinese Carved Cork Diorama, 1930s Hong Kong
Located in Antwerp, BE
A lovely Chinese harbor scene diorama. Watercolor painted paper background with applied very fine
Category
Early 20th Century Hong Kong Antique Chinese Watercolours
Materials
Cork
Jaques Villon Cubist Painting
By Jacques Villon
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Jacques Villon cubist painting, multimedia watercolor gouache (Chinese white) sepia ink - from a
Category
Early 20th Century French Modern Antique Chinese Watercolours
Materials
Paper, Glass, Wood
Sporting Birds: Quail -- A Covey Rise
By Arthur Burdett Frost
Located in Florham Park, NJ
. Included among important old masters, impressionists, European ceramics and Chinese import porcelain were
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19th Century American Antique Chinese Watercolours
Set of Twelve Chinese Watercolors on Pith Paper of Insects
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Rare and remarkable set of twelve 19th century Chinese watercolors on pith paper depicting moth
Category
Early 19th Century Other Art Style Antique Chinese Watercolours
Materials
Watercolor
Chinese Watercolor Wallpaper, Six-Panel Screens
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Large pair of Chinese Watercolor Wallpaper Screens featuring hand painted village scenes. Painted
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Antique Chinese Watercolours
Materials
Watercolor
Antique Chinese Watercolor Painting of a Deity, Framed, C1900
Located in Big Flats, NY
Antique Chinese Watercolor Painting of a Deity, Framed, C1900
Measures - 13.25"H x 13.25"W x 1.5"D
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Watercolours
Materials
Paper
Pair of 19th Century Chinese Watercolor Ancestor Portraits
Located in Queens, NY
Pair of nineteenth century Chinese watercolor ancestor portraits painted on scroll paper and
Category
19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Watercolours
Materials
Paper, Wood, Lacquer
Pair Chinese Watercolors With Scenes Of Rice Harvest
Located in Stamford, CT
Pair of high quality Chinese watercolors depicting scenes of the rice harvest. One showing men in a
Category
19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Watercolours
A Set of Six Chinese Watercolours of Chinese Junks and Sampans
Located in Downingtown, PA
The Chinese watercolours depict various Chinese watercraft known as sampans and Junks. The
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19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Watercolours
19th Century Antique Chinese Watercolor of an Imperial Empress
Located in Lambertville, NJ
Magnificent hand painted highly detailed Chinese watercolor of an Imperial Empress. The vibrant
Category
1880s Chinese Chinese Export Antique Chinese Watercolours
Materials
Plexiglass, Hardwood, Paper
Pair of Antique Chinese Watercolor on Paper Paintings of Mythological Figures
Located in Big Flats, NY
Pair of Antique Chinese Watercolor on Paper Paintings of Mythological Figures Signed 19thC
Category
19th Century Antique Chinese Watercolours
Materials
Paper
Set of Twelve Chinese Watercolors on Pith Paper of Insects
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Rare and remarkable set of twelve 19th century Chinese watercolors on pith paper depicting moth
Category
Early 19th Century Chinese Chinoiserie Antique Chinese Watercolours
Materials
Paint
19th century high quality Chinese watercolors Heydenryk frames
Located in Palm Springs, CA
An exquisitely detailed pair of 19th century Chinese watercolors of peasants at work in Faux
Category
19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Watercolours
Four Antique Chinese Watercolor Paintings on Silk, Genre Scenes, Framed, c1920
Located in Big Flats, NY
Four Antique Chinese Watercolor Paintings on Silk, Genre Scenes with Figures, Framed, c1920
Category
Early 20th Century Asian Antique Chinese Watercolours
Materials
Silk
A Pair of 18th Century Chinese Watercolours of Sampans on Paper
Located in Downingtown, PA
A Pair of Chinese Watercolours of Sampans on Paper,
Circa 1780-20
Each hand
Category
18th Century and Earlier Chinese Antique Chinese Watercolours
Materials
Watercolor, Paper
A Set of Four 19th Century Chinese Watercolours of Sea Shells
Located in Downingtown, PA
Chinese watercolours on pith paper are highly prized for their vibrant colour and the textural
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19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Watercolours
Chinese Watercolours of Flowers and Butterflies on Pith Paper, Set of eight.
Located in Downingtown, PA
The superb set of Chinese watercolours is painted on pith paper with botanical studies of flowers
Category
Mid-19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Antique Chinese Watercolours
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
Large Chinese Watercolor Painting
Located in New York, NY
Late 18th-early 19th century watercolor on paper panel depicting a wiseman sitting under a tree
Category
Early 19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Watercolours
Materials
Paper
A Pair of Chinese Watercolour Pith Pictures of Sampans.
Located in Downingtown, PA
The pair of Chinese watercolours are painted in watercolour on pith paper. Each depicts a
Category
19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Watercolours
A Chinese Watercolour of Birds
Located in Downingtown, PA
The watercolor painting of exotic birds on pith paper (formerly called rice paper) within églomisé
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19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Watercolours
A Chinese Watercolour of Birds
Located in Downingtown, PA
The watercolor painting of exotic birds on pith paper (formerly called rice paper) within églomisé
Category
19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Watercolours
19th Century Chinese Watercolor Painting on Paper
Located in San Francisco, CA
A finely detailed village scene, watercolor painted on paper in wood frame, Chinese, 19th century.
Category
19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Watercolours
Materials
Paper
A Pair of Large Chinese Watercolours on Paper
Located in Downingtown, PA
The particularly large watercolours are delicately painted on Chinese paper with crisp botanical
Category
19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Watercolours
Materials
Watercolor, Paper
Chinese Watercolour and Gouache on Pith Paper Painting
Located in Downingtown, PA
The watercolour painting is on pith paper formerly called rice paper. It depicts a basket filled
Category
19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Watercolours
A Set of Four Chinese Watercolours of Birds
Located in Downingtown, PA
The watercolours of different birds are painted on pith paper (sometimes erroneously called rice
Category
19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Watercolours
A Set of Eight Chinese Watercolours of Bird
Located in Downingtown, PA
The exotic birds are each painted amongst vegetation within later black and gilt japanned frames.
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19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Watercolours
A Set of Three Chinese Watercolours of Sampans
Located in Downingtown, PA
The three watercolours are painted on pith paper with a silk band surround and are framed within an
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19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Watercolours
A Set of Four Chinese Watercolours of Sea shells.
Located in Downingtown, PA
subject for Chinese paintings.
China Trade watercolours, although produced as early as the
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19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Watercolours
A Pair of Chinese Watercolours of flowers and Butterflies.
Located in Downingtown, PA
The watercolour pictures on pith paper depict large studies of a large flower and butterflies. The
Category
19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Watercolours
A Set of Twelve Chinese Watercolours on Pith Paper
Located in Downingtown, PA
Each watercolour and Gouche painting is decorated with sea shells, a rare subject in Chinese
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19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Watercolours
Set of Seven Chinese Watercolours of Fruit on Pith
Located in Downingtown, PA
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Reference: Chinese Export Watercolours by Craig Clunas ( Victoria and Albert Museum Far Eastern Series
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19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Watercolours
Colorful Folk Art 18th Century Chinese Watercolor of Mongolia
Located in Doylestown, PA
A large Folk Art watercolor on paper depicting life along the Mongolian trade routes known as the
Category
Late 18th Century Chinese Folk Art Antique Chinese Watercolours
Materials
Paper
Large Chinese Watercolors on European Paper of Junks and Sampans
Located in Downingtown, PA
Chinese Large Watercolours on Paper of Junks and Sampans,
After drawings done by William Alexander
Category
Early 19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Antique Chinese Watercolours
Materials
Paper
A Set of Six Chinese Watercolours of Butterflies and Insects
Located in Downingtown, PA
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China Trade watercolours, although produced as early as the late 18th century, enjoyed the height of
Category
19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Watercolours
A Particularly Large Chinese Watercolour of a Basket of Flowers
Located in Downingtown, PA
; “Beginning in the 1780’s, the Chinese artists used western paper for most of their watercolours for the
Category
19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Watercolours
Pair of Chinese Watercolour and Gouache on Pith Paper Painting
Located in Downingtown, PA
The watercolour paintings are on pith paper formerly called rice paper. Each depicts a basket
Category
19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Watercolours
Pair of Chinese Watercolour and Gouache Paintings on Pith Paper
Located in Downingtown, PA
The watercolour paintings are on pith paper formerly called rice paper. Each depicts a basket
Category
19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Watercolours
Late 19th Century/early 20th century Antique Chinese Watercolor Painting
Located in Big Flats, NY
Oversized antique highly detailed watercolor painting depicting village scene with ladies entering
Category
Late 19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Watercolours
Materials
Paper
Chinese 19th Century Watercolour - Butterfly Amongst the Flowers
Located in Corsham, GB
A delightful Chinese watercolour and gouache painting on rice paper. The colours are strikingly
Category
19th Century Antique Chinese Watercolours
Materials
Watercolor
Framed 19th Century Watercolour - Junk Ship
Located in Corsham, GB
A delicate 19th century Chinese watercolour of a Junk Ship at sea. Smartly mounted in a gilt-effect
Category
19th Century Antique Chinese Watercolours
Materials
Watercolor
A Set of Six Chinese Watercolours of Birds in Églomisé Frames
Located in Downingtown, PA
China Trade watercolours, although produced as early as the late 18th century, enjoyed the height
Category
19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Watercolours
Set Of Eleven Chinese Watercolors On Rice Paper With Eglomise Frames
Located in Essex, MA
The watercolors with florals and butterflies. Framed in eglomise glass frames. Provenance
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1850s Chinese Antique Chinese Watercolours
Materials
Glass, Paper
One from a Set of 12 Chinese Watercolors on Paper of Junks
Located in Downingtown, PA
Each of the twelve watercolours on paper have a written inscription to the bottom right describing
Category
19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Watercolours
China Trade Watercolors of Fish on Pith Paper, circa 1850
Located in Downingtown, PA
China Trade watercolors of fish on pith paper,
circa 1850
The Chinese watercolor paintings
Category
Mid-19th Century Folk Art Antique Chinese Watercolours
Materials
Paper
Pair of Original Painted Chinese Water Colors
Located in Sheffield, MA
Excellent and rare examples of a pair of fine Chinese watercolor paintings. Can be used in a
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19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Watercolours
Collection of Five Antique Chinese Floral Watercolor Paintings in Artisan Frames
Located in New York, NY
Collection of five Chinese watercolor paintings on rice paper dating from the early 20th century
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Antique Chinese Watercolours
Materials
Paper
Pair of Gilt Italian Framed 19th Chinese Paintings
Located in Palm Beach, FL
A pair of gilt Italian framed, 19th C. chinese watercolor paintings, each panel comprising of 3
Category
Early 20th Century Asian Antique Chinese Watercolours
Set of Six 19th Century Chinese Ricepaper Paintings
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
A set of six original 19th Century Chinese watercolour paintings on rice paper of junks and sampans
Category
Late 19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Watercolours
Materials
Paper
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Antique Chinese Watercolours For Sale on 1stDibs
Find a variety of antique chinese watercolours available on 1stDibs. Browse a selection of Modern, Old Masters or Impressionist versions of these works for sale today — there are 120 Modern, 13 Old Masters, 2 Abstract, 1 Art Deco and 1 Impressionist examples available. These items have long been popular, with older editions for sale from the 18th Century and newer versions made as recently as the 20th Century. Antique chinese watercolours available on 1stDibs span a range of colors that includes beige, gray, brown, black and more. Many versions of these artworks are appealing in their rich colors and composition, but Gabriele Galantara, Aleardo Terzi, Jan Pieter Verdussen, Bruno Angoletta and Carlo Rivalta produced especially popular works that are worth a look. Each of these unique pieces was handmade with extraordinary care, with artists most often working in ink, paint and watercolor.
How Much are Antique Chinese Watercolours?
The average selling price for antique chinese watercolours we offer is $1,013, while they’re typically $48 on the low end and $153,284 for the highest priced.
Questions About Antique Chinese Watercolours
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