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Camphor Wood Lacquered Chinese Scholar Cabinet / Document Box, Qing Dynasty
Located in Jimbaran, Bali
A 19th century camphor wood lacquered Chinese scholar cabinet from the Qing Dynasty. It features
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Other Cabinets

Materials

Wood, Lacquer

Early 20th Century Natural Chinese Scholar Stone on Custom Wood Base
Located in Stamford, CT
Early 20th Century natural Chinese scholar rock or stone on custom wood base. Scholar rocks, also
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Early 20th Century Chinese Natural Specimens

Materials

Stone

Ming Style Chinese Scholar s Cabinet
Located in Somis, CA
A beautiful, Ming dynasty style scholar's cabinet. The doors and side panels are all solid single
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Ming Furniture

Materials

Bronze

Ming Style Chinese Scholar
s Cabinet
Ming Style Chinese Scholar
s Cabinet
$1,200 Sale Price
36% Off
19th C. Chinese Figural Carved Wood Lacquer Scholars/ Offering / Opium Stand
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
19th C. Chinese Figural Carved Wood Lacquer Scholars/ Offering / Opium Stand Chinese 19th Century
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Antique Late 19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Lacquer

Materials

Shell, Wood, Lacquer

Vintage Chinese Pierced Screen Scholars Cabinet
Located in Chicago, IL
Vintage Chinese Pierced Screen Scholars Cabinet Decorate this your living room with this beautiful
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Mid-20th Century Unknown Chinese Export Cabinets

Materials

Wood

19th Century Rosewood Chinese Scholar s Cabinet
Located in Somis, CA
A rare offering of an original 19th century Chinese antique scholar's cabinet. This wonderful
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Furniture

Materials

Wood

19th Century Chinese Scholar s Brush Pot
Located in Chicago, IL
of the wood. Such pieces were more than functional; for Chinese literati and scholars, brush pots
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Other Decorative Bowls

Materials

Wood

Large Fantastic Wood Scholars Rock
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
A large fantastic wood 'scholar's rock' The formation of natural knots, gnarled and twisted
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Antique 15th Century and Earlier Chinese Chinese Export Natural Specimens

Materials

Other

Large Carved Chinese Scholars Rock Boulder Sculpture
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
An highly unusual large carved stone sculpture of a Chinese scholars boulder or rock, displayed on
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Antique Late 19th Century Chinese Victorian Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Stone

Impressive Ancient Chinese Scholar Root as Table
Located in Stamford, CT
An impressive ancient Chinese scholar root now a table with custom glass top.
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Antique Early 17th Century Chinese Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Wood

Chinese Painted Scholar s Presentation Box, c. 1800
Located in Chicago, IL
This painted wooden box is a 19th-century Chinese snack box, once presented as a gift for a holiday
Category

Antique Early 19th Century Chinese Qing Decorative Boxes

Materials

Wood

Antique Chinese Scholar s Bookcase Carved Red Sideboard
Located in Somis, CA
A red lacquered bookcase that stands as a testament to 19th century Chinese scholastic style. Its
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Furniture

Materials

Wood

Antique Chinese Hand Carved Wood Scholars Root Statue of Shou Lao, 19th Century
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Large and beautifully hand carved. Marked at the foot. Additional information: Material: Wood
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Wood

Vintage Chinese Elm Wood Ming Yoke Back Lacquered Asian Scholars Arm Chair
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage Chinese Elm Wood Ming Yoke Back Lacquered Asian Scholars Arm Chair. Believed to be Circa
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Mid-20th Century Unknown Chinoiserie Armchairs

Materials

Wood

Chinese Scholar Marble Stone Table Screen Desk in 20th Century
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
for scholar's desk. Additional information: Material: Wood Region of Origin: China Period: 20th
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20th Century Chinese Desks

Materials

Wood

Chinese Qing Dynasty Period Scholar s Lamp Hanger Armchair with Carved Splat
Located in Yonkers, NY
A Chinese Qing Dynasty period wooden scholar's lamp-hanger armchair from the 19th century, with
Category

Antique 19th Century Chinese Qing Armchairs

Materials

Wood

Early 20th Century Chinese Lingbi Scholar s Rock with a Carved Wooden Stand.
Located in Stamford, CT
Early 20th century Chinese lingbi scholar's rock on a custom carved wooden stand. Scholar's rocks
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Early 20th Century Chinese Natural Specimens

Materials

Stone

Asian Lacquer Scholar Cabinet
Located in Greenwich, CT
Asian Antique Scholar Cabinet with shelves and drawers inside and pair of open doors
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Antique Early 1900s Chinese Furniture

Materials

Wood

Asian Lacquer Scholar Cabinet
Asian Lacquer Scholar Cabinet
$2,520 Sale Price
43% Off
Large Malachite Rock on Display Stand Chinese Scholar Stone
Located in Atlanta, GA
displayed as a Chinese scholar stone. The gemstone in the vertical botryoidal form was a solid boulder of
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20th Century American Chinoiserie Natural Specimens

Materials

Stone

Chinese Early 20th Century Scholar s Altar Console Table with Carved Apron
Located in Yonkers, NY
An antique Chinese scholar's altar table from the early 20th century, with carved apron and side
Category

Early 20th Century Chinese Console Tables

Materials

Wood

Antique Red Gilded Carved Scholar s Cabinet
Located in Somis, CA
This rare, magnificent, fully carved, gilded cabinet was a scholar's treasure chest. hand-painted
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Furniture

Materials

Wood

19th Century Dengguayi Scholar s Lamp-Hanger Armchair with Sinuous Splat
Located in Yonkers, NY
A Chinese antique Qing dynasty scholar's lamp-hanger armchair from the late 19th century, with
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Qing Armchairs

Materials

Wood

Ming Dynasty Style Scholar s Lamp-Hanger Chair with Rattan Inset Seat and Back
Located in Yonkers, NY
A Ming Dynasty style antique scholar's chair from the early 20th century, with inset rattan back
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Early 20th Century Chinese Ming Armchairs

Materials

Rattan, Wood

Chinese Altar/Scholar s Table
Located in Bridgeport, CT
double stretchers on the ends. Wood with excellent color and graining. Condition:Please see detail photos
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20th Century Asian Chinese Export Console Tables

Materials

Wood

Chinese Scholars’ Coconut Shell Incense Tray
Located in New York, NY
Unusual Chinese Scholars’ Incense Tray, beautifully crafted of wood covered in a parquetry of small
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Qing Scholar s Objects

Materials

Coconut

Store closing March 31. Chinese or Japanese Burl Wood Phoenix for Scholar
Located in Santa Fe, NM
Store closing March 31. Last chance clearance sale. Natural burl wood scholar's object in form of
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20th Century Chinese Organic Modern Scholar s Objects

Materials

Hardwood

Rare 18th Century Rendition of a Chinese Scholars/Immortals Walking Staff
Located in Fort mill, SC
An extremely rare and significant piece of Chinese decorative arts history, this stylized wise mans
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Antique Mid-18th Century Chinese Chinoiserie Scholar s Objects

Materials

Giltwood, Bog Wood, Lacquer

Chinese Cloisonné Gilt Washed Panel, now Custom-Fitted to Box, circa 1780
Located in Lake Forest, IL
Chinese Cloisonné and Gilt Washed Panel now fitted to custom blackwood box, Qianlong Period, box
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Antique Late 18th Century Chinese Scholar s Objects

Materials

Brass, Enamel

Tree Trunk Container
Located in Antwerp, BE
Hollow tree trunk container.
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Antique 1890s Chinese Scholar s Objects

Materials

Wood

Tree Trunk Container
Located in Antwerp, BE
Hollow tree trunk container.
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Antique 1890s Chinese Scholar s Objects

Materials

Wood

Tree Stump Brush Pot or Planter
Located in SOMIS, CA
Amazing solid jujube tree stump hollowed to form an organic brush holder or a planter/vase. The piece is substantial, very heavy and all natural. It works perfectly in many decors...
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Scholar s Objects

Materials

Wood

17th / 18th c. "dream" stone
Located in Hudson, NY
Chinese "dream" stone, 17th / 18th c. Black and white marble mounted on natural root wood base
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Chinese Rustic Scholar s Objects

Materials

Marble

Chinese Antique Scholar s Trunk
Located in SOMIS, CA
This elegant trunk belonged to a Southern Chinese scholar who used it to store his collection of
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Furniture

Materials

Wood

Red Lacquer Chinese Scholar Chair
Located in Austin, TX
A scholar chair from China lacquered in cadmium red.
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20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Armchairs

Materials

Lacquer, Wood

Chinese Antique Scholar s Chest, Bookcase
Located in SOMIS, CA
plum blossom which to ancient Chinese scholars symbolize pride and elegance. Citrons and peaches
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Furniture

Materials

Wood

Chinese Scholar s Studio Wood Carving of Li-Tieguai on Carved Stand
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Chinese Scholar's Studio bamboo wood carving of reclining Li-Tieguai on carved rosewood stand, for
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20th Century Chinese Qing Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Bamboo, Rosewood

Chinese scholar s cabinet from the 1700s
Located in Atlanta, GA
This is an absolute knockout piece. Very rare, Chinese Scholar's cabinet, made from walnut wood
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Chinese Bookcases

Chinese Antique Scholar s Cabinet or Bookcase, 19th Century
Located in SOMIS, CA
"prosperity and family legacy". Interior Shelf. Solid wood. Tenons and mortises.
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Furniture

Materials

Wood

Chinese Ming Dynasty Scholar s Red Lacquer Leather Document Box
Located in Seeshaupt, DE
***SUMMER SALE*** This Ming dynasty scholar’s document box was skillfully crafted from wood
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Antique 17th Century Chinese Ming More Asian Art, Objects and Furniture

Materials

Brass

Antique Chinese Scholar s Cabinet, Kuang Hsu Period, circa 1875
Located in Houston, TX
and see them first! A rare antique Chinese scholar's cabinet from the Kuang Hsu period, circa 1875
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Qing Bookcases

Materials

Iron

Red Lacquer Scholars Box
Located in Atlanta, GA
Red lacquered Scholars box with 1 drawer. Made of Yuma wood (Northern Chinese Elm)
Category

Chinese End Tables

Materials

Wood

Early 20th Century Scholar s Hardwood Stand
Located in Berwickshire, GB
An interesting and unusual hardwood stand which would probably have sat upon a scholar's table with
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Vintage 1920s Chinese Qing Furniture

Materials

Wood

19th Century Large Chinese Scholar s Wood Brush Pot
Located in Torino, IT
A 19th century large Chinese scholar's wood brush pot.
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Antique 1850s Chinese Scholar s Objects

Chinese Scholar s Rock
Located in Long Island City, NY
Scholars' rocks are objects of contemplation. They represent the natural world but also, in their
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20th Century Chinese Scholar s Objects

Materials

Stone

Chinese Scholar Rock Yellow Taihu Stone on Wood Stand
Located in Atlanta, GA
On offer is an upright tall Taihu scholar rock in a mushroom-cloud form displayed on a custom wood
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Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Scholar s Objects

Materials

Limestone

Chinese Scholar Rock Yellow Taihu Stone on Wood Stand
Located in Atlanta, GA
stones since ancient time in China. They have been collected and prized by Chinese scholars since Tang
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Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Scholar s Objects

Materials

Limestone

Two Chinese Scholar s Stones
Located in Rochester, NY
Two Chinese scholar's rocks with wooden stands. Granite.
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Mid-20th Century Chinese Modern Scholar s Objects

Materials

Granite

Large Chinese "Gongshi" Scholar Stone
Located in Kastrup, DK
Large Scholar stone. Mounted on custom hand carved hard wood bases with flowers.
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Scholar s Objects

Materials

Stone

Chinese Scholars Lingbi Stone
Located in Chicago, IL
A 19th century Chinese scholars' lingbi stone with wonderful veining and negative spaces. Pagoda
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Antique 19th Century Scholar s Objects

Materials

Stone

Chinese Scholar s Screen with Dreamstone Insert
Located in Astoria, NY
Chinese scholar's dreamstone screen mounted within a carved wood screen decorated with carvings of
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20th Century Chinese Scholar s Objects

Materials

Stone

Chinese "Winged Guardian" Lingbi Scholar s Rock
Located in Chicago, IL
Known as gongshi, or scholars' rocks, lingbi stones such as this were fixtures of the scholars
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21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Scholar s Objects

Materials

Limestone

Chinese Scholar Stone Taihu Rock on Stand
Located in Atlanta, GA
An antique Chinese scholar rock balanced on a custom wood stand, circa late 19th century. The so
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Antique Late 19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Scholar s Objects

Materials

Limestone

Chinese White Scholar Stone from Taihu Lake on Display Stand
Located in Atlanta, GA
An elegant Taihu scholar rock balanced on a custom wood stand, in a mushroom cloud form and full of
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20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Scholar s Objects

Materials

Stone

Chinese Scholar Rock Black Taihu Stone on Display Stand
Located in Atlanta, GA
The slender Taihu scholar rock of an upright form is displayed on a custom carved wood stand
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Early 20th Century Chinese Other Scholar s Objects

Materials

Stone

Chinese Scholar Stone Rare Red Taihu Rock on Display Stand
Located in Atlanta, GA
from Lake Tai were collected and priced by Chinese scholars since Tang dynasty when using them in
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Scholar s Objects

Materials

Stone

Chinese Natural Viewing Stone Scholar Rock Old Shanghai collection
Located in South Burlington, VT
This is a beautiful example of a unique, natural organic Chinese, Wuling- Viewing stone or scholar
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Mid-20th Century Chinese Scholar s Objects

Materials

Stone

Very Old Asian Burl Root Wood Scholars Stone Object
Located in Rochester, NY
Ancient natural burl root wood scholars stone object in original beautifully aged color with an
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Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Scholar s Objects

Materials

Burl

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With a vast inventory of beautiful furniture at 1stDibs, we’ve got just the Chinese scholar wood you’re looking for. Frequently made of wood, stone and metal, every Chinese scholar wood was constructed with great care. Find 116 options for an antique or vintage Chinese scholar wood now, or shop our selection of 4 modern versions for a more contemporary example of this long-cherished piece. Whether you’re looking for an older or newer Chinese scholar wood, there are earlier versions available from the 18th Century and newer variations made as recently as the 21st Century. A Chinese scholar wood is a generally popular piece of furniture, but those created in Modern styles are sought with frequency.

How Much is a Chinese Scholar Wood?

A Chinese scholar wood can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price 1stDibs is $2,180, while the lowest priced sells for $75 and the highest can go for as much as $19,500.
Questions About Chinese Scholar Wood
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