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Hands Up Carved Wood Happy Buddha
Located in Norton, MA
A hands up carved wood Happy Buddha, very happy figure.
Category
20th Century Chinese Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Wood
Pair of Chinese Export Hardstone Horses and Stands
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Pair of Chinese export hardstone horses and stands, each one finely carved of a standing horse with
Category
20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Precious Stone, Lacquer
$1,516 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Early 20thc Chinese Soapstone Carving of Flowers
Birds on Teakwood Stand
Located in Savannah, GA
This very lovely soapstone sculpture is intricately carved and features two vases and a smaller
Category
Vintage 1930s Chinese Chinese Export Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Soapstone
$451 Sale Price
30% Off
Chinese Polychrome Altar Spirit, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
Hand carved and vibrantly painted, this 19th century figure of a mythical spirit was once placed
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Paint, Wood
Large Chinese Natural Translucent Untreated Jadeite Flower Cat Birds Carving 20c
Located in Richmond, CA
This modern Chinese sculpture, standing at an impressive 10 inches on its stand, is a masterful
Category
20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Jade
Chinese Dark Stone Fu Lion Protector, c. 1800
Located in Chicago, IL
entryways and thresholds of Chinese buildings and temples for centuries. Known as shizi or shishi, the
Category
Antique Early 19th Century Chinese Qing Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Stone
Chinese Pearl of Wisdom Valance, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
This architectural valance from the 19th century is beautifully carved in multiple dimensions with
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Wall-mounted Sculptures
Materials
Elm
Small Antique Chinese Red Elm Ancestral Shrine
Located in Chicago, IL
Small Antique Chinese Red Elm Ancestral Shrine
This hand carved and crafted antique Chinese
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Elm, Lacquer
19th Century Pair of Chinese Hardwood Buffalo
Boys with Bone Flutes
Located in Dublin 8, IE
sculptures sit atop separate carved hardwood stands.
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Animal Sculptures
Materials
Hardwood
Damo Bodhidharma Monk Carved Camphor Wood Statue
Located in Somis, CA
believed to be the saint who introduced Buddhism to China, Damo represents "dharma of awakening
Category
20th Century Chinese Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Wood
$120 Sale Price
59% Off
Chinese Polychrome Seated Ancestor Figure, C. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
An integral part of traditional Chinese home life, ancestor worship before a domestic altar often
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Wood
Chinese Spinach Nephrite Jade Immortal with Lotus, Mid-20th Century
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
(including base)
A finely carved Chinese figure of a celestial maiden, sculpted from a single piece of deep
Category
Mid-20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Jade, Metal
Chinese figure of 20th century characters in emerald root
Located in Autonomous City Buenos Aires, CABA
Chinese figure of 20th century characters in emerald root
Polished and shiny, what makes this piece
Category
20th Century Chinese Other Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Jade
Chinese Polychrome Wooden Altar Spirit, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
Carved in wood, this 19th-century figure of a spirit paid tribute to ancestors past on a
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Wood
Antique Chinese stone Buddha statue / before the 19th century / Tathagata
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
This is a seated stone Buddha statue believed to have been made in China. While its date of
Category
Antique 19th Century Chinese Qing Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Stone
Pair of Chinese Guardian Lion Dogs, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
imbued each with a remarkable sense of life and energy. Carved from solid limestone, the sculptures have
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Limestone
$13,880 / set
Chinese Hongshan Style Red Jade Sun God Carving
Located in Houston, TX
A Chinese Hongshan style carved red jade sun god. These early jade style carvings were typical
Category
Late 20th Century Chinese Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Jade
Chinese Elm Wood Headrest from Early 20th Century
Located in Jimbaran, Bali
This antique Chinese headrest was crafted from elmwood and has a wonderfully smooth texture and
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Other Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Wood, Elm
Limestone Fu Dog Guardian Figure from China, c. 1900
Located in Jimbaran, Bali
This limestone carving depicts a Fu Dog Guardian figure and was carved from a solid block
Category
Mid-20th Century Chinese Qing Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Limestone
$960 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Chinese Polychrome Seated Ancestor Figure, C. 1800
Located in Chicago, IL
An integral part of traditional Chinese home life, ancestor worship before a domestic altar often
Category
Antique Early 19th Century Chinese Qing Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Wood
Pair of 19th Century Chinese Qing Dynasty Hardwood Figures of Immortals
Located in Dublin, IE
Chinese scholar or Daoist immortal figures, each finely carved from dense, lustrous hardwood—possibly
Category
Antique 19th Century Chinese Qing Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Hardwood
Chinese Stone Shoemaker
s Weight with Mother, Cub, and Embroidered Ball
Located in Chicago, IL
Shoemaker's weight was hand carved by an artisan from China's Shanxi province and lives on as a fascinating
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Animal Sculptures
Materials
Stone
19th Century Nephrite Jade Carved Plaque on Stand
Located in Hudson, NY
loop within a hardwood Chinese carved openwork stand. The stand appears to be later but still within
Category
Antique 19th Century Chinese Sculptures
Materials
Jade
China Ancient Stone Entertainer, Han Dynasty 200 AD
Located in South Burlington, VT
. Private New England collection.
Early Chinese human figures carved in small-scale in stone for tomb
Category
Antique 15th Century and Earlier Chinese Han Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Limestone
$12,000 Sale Price
20% Off
Hand-Carved Antique Wall Panels with Puppet Design
Located in Yonkers, NY
A pair of Chinese Qing Dynasty period hand-carved and lacquered puppet show signs from the 19th
Category
Antique 19th Century Chinese Qing Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Wood
Mid-Century Rat / Rodent Carving / Sculpture in Rosewood
Located in San Diego, CA
A very cool mid-century rat / rodent carving / sculpture in rosewood, circa 1970s. The piece
Category
Mid-20th Century Chinese Animal Sculptures
Materials
Rosewood
$220 Sale Price
20% Off
Qing dynasty standing oriental lady in carved turquoise
Located in Autonomous City Buenos Aires, CABA
Qing Dynasty oriental lady standing in carved turquoise
Elegant figure of a woman carved in
Category
Antique 19th Century Chinese Qing Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Stone
Qing Dynasty Hand-Carved Wooden Temple Corbel with Detailed Figures
Located in Yonkers, NY
A Chinese Qing Dynasty period hand-carved wooden temple corbel from the 19th century with detailed
Category
Antique 19th Century Chinese Qing Mounted Objects
Materials
Wood
Chinese Stone Seated Shakyamuni Buddha Stele, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
This carved stone stele depicts the historical Buddha, known also as Shaka, Shakyamuni, or
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Limestone
Large Chinese Natural Untreated Jadeite Mountain Carving Hardwood Stand
Located in Richmond, CA
This modern Chinese jadeite mountain, standing at an impressive 18 inches on its stand, is a
Category
20th Century Chinese Qing Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Jade
Antique Chinese Peking Glass Snuff Bottle Honey Amber Imperial Yellow Glass Qing
Located in Palm Beach, FL
An exquisite antique Chinese Hand Carved Peking Glass Snuff Bottle. Hand crafted in beautiful
Category
Vintage 1910s Chinese Qing Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Glass, Art Glass
Chinese Ming Period Jade Carving Mounted in 14K Gold as Pendant.
By Wei Xiao Ming
Located in Sarasota, FL
Chinese Ming period dragon carving mounted as pendant in yellow gold. The metal mounting is marked
Category
Antique Early 18th Century Chinese Chinese Export Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Jade
20th Century Chinese Hardstone Flowering Tree in a Cloisonné Planter
Located in London, GB
.
Beyond its decorative appeal, this floral sculpture is deeply rooted in Chinese symbolism. Nephrite is
Category
20th Century Chinese Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Agate, Rock Crystal
Chinese old sculture in wood polychrome ancestor
s head secret box.
Located in Rio De Janeiro, RJ
Incredible chinese old sculpture in wood polychrome ancestor's head secret box.
Category
Antique 18th Century Chinese Chinoiserie Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Wood
Pair of Chinese Stone Fu Lion Guardians, c. 1800
Located in Chicago, IL
This pair of limestone fu lion-dogs once protected a grand courtyard home in 19th-century China
Category
Antique Early 19th Century Chinese Qing Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Limestone
$13,880 / set
Ancient China Monumental Stone Ram Han Dynasty, 206BC-220AD
Located in South Burlington, VT
.
Originally found in the vicinity of Luoyang City, Henan Province, China.
Early Chinese animals carved in
Category
Antique 15th Century and Earlier Chinese Han Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Limestone
$17,600 Sale Price
54% Off
Chinese Jade Bi With Beautiful Green Clouds Translucent Colors
Located in South Burlington, VT
An attractive Chinese Heavenly green jade Bi disk with beautiful translucent "cloud bands" patterns
Category
Mid-20th Century Chinese Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Jade
$236 Sale Price
72% Off
Magnificent Pair of Antique Tang Dynasty Style Carved Horses
Located in Delray Beach, FL
style reminiscent of the illustrious Tang Dynasty (618-907 AD) of China. These impressive sculptures
Category
20th Century Chinese Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Wood
Pair of 19th Century Chinese Stone Fu Lion Guardians
Located in Chicago, IL
This pair of 19th century carved limestone Fu dogs with sinister smiles and furled brows once
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Limestone
Chinese Stone Shoemaker
s Weight with Zhu Bajie, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
Hand carved of stone, this object would have been used in a shoemaker’s shop to press down large
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Stone
Pair Chinese Antique Stone Statues Bookends Boy and Buffalo
Located in Somis, CA
artistry, each piece meticulously carved. The top portion presents a vivid pastoral scene: a lifelike
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Stone
$650 Sale Price / set
54% Off
19th Century Chinese Antique Wooden Figure of the Medicine Buddha Bhaishajyaguru
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A large, antique Chinese figure of the Medicine Buddha Bhaishajyaguru made of hand crafted gilded
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Chinese Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Wood, Giltwood
Vintage Asian Carved Figure of a Man with Pack and Walking Stick
Located in Queens, NY
Vintage carved figure of a man with a large backpack, beard, and walking stick on a rectangular
Category
20th Century Unknown Chinese Export Figurative Sculptures
Antique Large Hand-Carved Garden Stone, 19th Century
Located in South Burlington, VT
stone base for a special sculpture.
From China, comes this large 20.5 inch rectangular hand-carved
Category
Antique 19th Century Chinese Qing Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Limestone
19th Century Large Scale Chinese Burr Root Wood Carving
Located in London, GB
19th Century Large Scale Chinese Burr Root Wood Carving
This fascinating large hand carved figure
Category
Antique Early 1900s Chinese Victorian Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Wood
Asian Amethyst Carved Grape Bunch Cluster Jade Leaves
Located in Clifton Forge, VA
This is a fabulous bunch of carved amethyst grapes of various sizes and shapes with fantastic
Category
Mid-20th Century Chinese Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Amethyst, Jade
$304 Sale Price
37% Off
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
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Bamboo
Chinese Gilt Brocade Ball Fragment, c. 1870
Located in Chicago, IL
This hand-carved wooden fragment was originally a decorative element of ornate Qing-dynasty
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Chinese Qing Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Wood
19th Century Chinese Figure of a Guardian God
Located in Somis, CA
This 19th-century hand-carved polychromatic wood figure depicts a powerful Guardian, poised on a
Category
Antique Early 19th Century Chinese Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Wood
Chinese Journey to the West Hitching Post, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
in China's Shanxi province as a spot to hitch livestock. Carved in reference to the Ming dynasty
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Limestone
Chinese Charm Token Shoe with Compartment, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
marital happiness. Meticulously carved from wood, the shoe is decorated with a double happiness symbol
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Pine
Finely Carved Jade Pendants Set of 3
Located in Somis, CA
This special collection comprises a three-dimensional celadon jade carving of a magpie perched on plum blossom branches, symbol of happiness; a Ruyi shaped white jade carving of a pa...
Category
20th Century Chinese Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Jade
$1,410 Sale Price / set
25% Off
Late 19th-Early 20th Century Trio of Puppets, China
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Late 19th to early 20th century Trio of puppets, China
Two puppet torsos and one puppet head from
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Chinese Chinoiserie Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Wood
Vintage Buddhist
Nine Peaches
Stone Carving, Unsigned, China, 20th Century
Located in Chatham, ON
- peaches are one of the three 'blessed fruits' in Buddhism - hand carved - polished finish - unsigned
Category
20th Century Chinese Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Stone
Large Chinese Natural Untreated Jadeite Foo Dog Lion Seal Stone Carving w Stand
Located in Richmond, CA
This modern Chinese jadeite seal stone, standing at an impressive 8 inches on its stand, is a
Category
20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Jade
Pair of Chinese Red and Gold Incense Stands, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
These hand-carved wooden pillars were once used to elevate burning incense in a shrine or altar
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Mounted Objects
Materials
Wood
Large Carved Wood Happy Buddha with 3 Kids
Located in Norton, MA
A large carved wood happy Buddha with 3 Kids, Bone teeth, and Glass eyes inlay.
Category
20th Century Chinese Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Wood
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Chinese Carved Sculptures For Sale on 1stDibs
At 1stDibs, there are several options of Chinese carved sculptures available for sale. The range of distinct Chinese carved sculptures — often made from stone, wood and jade — can elevate any home. There are 1213 antique and vintage Chinese carved sculptures for sale at 1stDibs, while we also have 34 modern editions to choose from as well. Chinese carved sculptures have been made for many years, and versions that date back to the 18th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 21st Century. There are many kinds of Chinese carved sculptures to choose from, but at 1stDibs, Folk Art, Arts and Crafts and Mid-Century Modern Chinese carved sculptures are of considerable interest. There have been many well-made Chinese carved sculptures over the years, but those made by Asian Style, Robert Kuo and Cheung Yee are often thought to be among the most beautiful.
How Much are Chinese Carved Sculptures?
Chinese carved sculptures can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price at 1stDibs is $1,800, while the lowest priced sells for $75 and the highest can go for as much as $407,091.
Questions About Chinese Carved Sculptures
- What is Chinese wood carving?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022A Chinese wood carving is a decorative object carved by hand by Chinese artisans out of local wood, such as nanmu, zitan, bomu or yinxing. This form of sculpture is sometimes called mudiao. On 1stDibs, find a range of Chinese wood carvings.
- What is Chinese seal carving?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022Chinese seal carving refers to the traditional art of engraving the active side of a stamp or seal. Typically, the seals were made using stone, but bamboo, bone and wood could also be used. On 1stDibs, you can find a collection of authentic Chinese seal carvings from some of the world’s top sellers.
- 1stDibs ExpertOctober 19, 2021The difference between carving and sculpture is that carving is a carved object, whereas sculpture is the art of shaping figures or designs — because sculpture can involve adding material (i.e., working with plaster, creating a mold to be cast in bronze), it is considered “additive” versus the “subtractive” act of carving.
- 1stDibs ExpertSeptember 25, 2019
In carving, material is removed to produce a form; in casting, material is poured into a mold to create the form.
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