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Colorful Contemporary Handmade Turkish Flat-Weave Kilim Large Room Size Carpet
Located in New York, NY
the Forbidden City palaces and on certain Persian pieces including the early 17th century Isfahan
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Turkish Modern Turkish Rugs
Materials
Wool
Contemporary Handmade Turkish Flat-Weave Kilim Large Geometric Room Size Carpet
Located in New York, NY
the Forbidden City palaces and on certain Persian pieces including the early 17th century Isfahan
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Turkish Modern Turkish Rugs
Materials
Wool
Mid-20th Century Turkish Flat-Weave Kilim Accent Rug in Brown, Cream,
Black
Located in New York, NY
certain Chinese rugs purporting by inscription to originate in the Forbidden City palaces and on certain
Category
Mid-20th Century Turkish Modern Turkish Rugs
Materials
Wool
$1,900 Sale Price
20% Off
Contemporary Handmade Turkish Flat-Weave Kilim Geometric Room Size Carpet
Located in New York, NY
certain Chinese rugs purporting by inscription to originate in the Forbidden City palaces and on certain
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Turkish Modern Turkish Rugs
Materials
Wool
Contemporary Handmade Turkish Flat-Weave Kilim Colorful Room Size Carpet
Located in New York, NY
certain Chinese rugs purporting by inscription to originate in the Forbidden City palaces and on certain
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Turkish Modern Turkish Rugs
Materials
Wool
Contemporary Handmade Turkish Flat-Weave Kilim Large Geometric Room Size Carpet
Located in New York, NY
certain Chinese rugs purporting by inscription to originate in the Forbidden City palaces and on certain
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Turkish Modern Turkish Rugs
Materials
Wool
Grey Mid-20th Century Handmade Turkish Flat-Weave Kilim Room Size Carpet
Located in New York, NY
originate in the Forbidden City palaces and on certain Persian pieces including the early 17th century
Category
Mid-20th Century Turkish Modern Turkish Rugs
Materials
Wool
Contemporary Handmade Turkish Flat-Weave Kilim Large Geometric Room Size Carpet
Located in New York, NY
certain Chinese rugs purporting by inscription to originate in the Forbidden City palaces and on certain
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Turkish Modern Turkish Rugs
Materials
Wool
Hiding in the City No. 89- Forbidden City - Contemporary, Early 21st Century
By Liu Bolin
Located in London, GB
Liu Bolin (Chinese, b. 1973)
Hiding in the City No. 89- Forbidden City, 2010
Photograph
Edition of
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
China, Forbidden City Alexander Befelein Modern Limited Edition Print Etching
By Alexander Befelein
Located in London, England
''China, Forbidden City' by Alexander Befelein- beautiful contemporary limited edition print of the
Category
2010s Contemporary Landscape Prints
Materials
Color, Etching
China Diary - Red Square and the Forbidden City
By David Hockney
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
Original David Hockney Lithograph, in five colors, from the signed and numbered edition of 1000.
This original Hockney lithograph was issued as folded three times to form four pan...
Category
20th Century Pop Art Landscape Prints
Materials
Color, Lithograph, Paper
Forbidden City Gate - Tibet travel, red
gold decoration w/ rainbow tassel ring
By Joe Aker
Located in Houston, TX
"Forbidden City Gate" is a photograph taken during Houston-based artist Joe Aker's travels in Tibet
Category
2010s Contemporary Color Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
18th Century Tree, Palace of Heavenly Purity, Forbidden City, Beijing
By Albert Watson
Located in New York, NY
Materials
Platinum
Massive Sculpture Of A Dragon Ridge Tile
Located in Wilton, CT
Entrance to the Forbidden City.
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier Chinese Sculptures
Glazed Roof Tile
Located in Seattle, WA
piece. Having seen these at the Forbidden City and The Temple of Heaven in Beijing I have a greater
Category
20th Century Chinese Ceramics
Materials
Pottery
$920
Original Vintage Propaganda Poster Long Live Chinese People
s Liberation Army
Located in London, GB
Republic of China PRC on the blue sky background with the Tiananmen Gate of the Forbidden City under five
Category
1970s More Prints
Materials
Paper
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
1980s More Prints
Materials
Paper
Kohiki Sculptural Form Ceramic Sculpture
By Shozo Michikawa
Located in Singapore, SG
to exhibit on a solo basis at
the Forbidden City in Beijing.
His works are also on display in
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Kohiki Sculptural Form, Ceramic Sculpture
By Shozo Michikawa
Located in Singapore, SG
to exhibit on a solo basis at
the Forbidden City in Beijing.
His works are also on display in
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Kohiki with Iron Mizusashi Ceramic Sculpture
By Shozo Michikawa
Located in Singapore, SG
to exhibit on a solo basis at
the Forbidden City in Beijing.
His works are also on display in
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Iron
Natural Ash Sculptural Form
By Shozo Michikawa
Located in Singapore, SG
to exhibit on a solo basis at
the Forbidden City in Beijing.
His works are also on display in
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Kohiki Incense Burner Ceramic Sculpture
By Shozo Michikawa
Located in Singapore, SG
to exhibit on a solo basis at
the Forbidden City in Beijing.
His works are also on display in
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
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
Chrysanthemum Dance
By Loretta Yang
Located in Palm Desert, CA
museums including the Victoria and Albert Museum in London, The Palace Museum at the Forbidden City in
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Sculptures
Materials
Glass
Ming Glazed Terracota Peony Wall Plaque On Stand
Located in Paris, FR
the Forbidden City, in particular on a side wall at the entry of the old residence of Qian Long where
Category
Antique 16th Century Chinese Ming Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Natural Ash Sculptural Form (Ceramic)
By Shozo Michikawa
Located in Singapore, SG
exhibit on a solo basis at the Forbidden City in Beijing. His works are also on display in some of the
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Distant Scenery from the Stupa in Autumn
By Zhang Guo Ning
Located in Central Hong Kong, HK
documenting the hutongs and siheyuans around the Forbidden City. While most of Zhang's paintings depict
Category
2010s Realist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Distant Scenery from the Stupa in Autumn
By Zhang Guo Ning
Located in Central Hong Kong, HK
documenting the hutongs and siheyuans around the Forbidden City. While most of Zhang's paintings depict
Category
2010s Realist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Vintage Art Deco Chinese Oriental Rug
Located in Sarasota, FL
Forbidden City. The upper right corner has flowering branches spilling into the field from the border. The
Category
Vintage 1920s Chinese Art Deco Chinese and East Asian Rugs
Materials
Wool
Pair of Qing Dynasty Wooden Figures
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
, Chongzhen, hanged himself on Coal Hill overlooking the Forbidden City, bringing an end to his line and
Category
Antique 18th Century Chinese Qing Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Wood
$95,929 / set
Qing Stone Sculpture of a Seated Horse
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
, Chongzhen, hanged himself on Coal Hill overlooking the Forbidden City, bringing an end to his line and
Category
Antique 18th Century Chinese Qing Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Stone
Apothecary cabinet
Located in Chicago, IL
, whose influence spread far and wide from the Forbidden City in the capital of Beijing. Although this
Category
Antique 19th Century Apothecary Cabinets
$29,950
18th Century Imperial Chinese Fountain Carved in White Marble
Located in Lisbon, PT
top of which the wooden structures were raised; the two most eminent examples are the Forbidden City
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier Chinese Fountains
Materials
Marble
Figure Drawing II (Framed)
By Kiro Urdin
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
(Masai Mara), Machu Picchu, Cuzco, Bangkok, Peking (the Forbidden City) and the Great Wall of China
Materials
Archival Paper, Charcoal
Figure Drawing III
By Kiro Urdin
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
(Masai Mara), Machu Picchu, Cuzco, Bangkok, Peking (the Forbidden City) and the Great Wall of China
Category
Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Archival Paper, Charcoal
Beethoven
By Gottfried Helnwein
Located in Eltville, DE
National Museum of Arts and at the Forbidden City in Beijing.
Category
1990s Photorealist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Ming Dynasty Wooden Guanyin
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
surely the complex of temples and palaces known as the Forbidden City that was constructed in Beijing
Category
Antique 15th Century and Earlier Chinese Ming Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Wood
$60,000
Pair of Ming Glazed Terracotta Temple Wall Tiles Depicting a Dragon
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
Forbidden City that was constructed in Beijing after the third ruler of the Ming Dynasty, Emperor Yongle
Category
Antique 15th Century and Earlier Chinese Ming Antiquities
Materials
Terracotta
Ming Dynasty Lacquered Wood Sculpture of Guanyin
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
of temples and palaces in Beijing. Known as the Forbidden City, this architectural behemoth was
Category
Antique 15th Century and Earlier Chinese Ming Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Wood
Imperial Ningxia Chinese Antique Oriental Rug
Located in Sarasota, FL
Monastery in the Forbidden City which was built to hold the remains of the sixth Panchen Erdeni who died on
Category
Antique Late 18th Century Chinese Qing Chinese and East Asian Rugs
Materials
Wool
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
Hutong in the Peak of Autumn
By Zhang Guo Ning
Located in Central Hong Kong, HK
documenting the hutongs and siheyuans around the Forbidden City.
This painting shows a frontal view of the
Category
2010s Realist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Ancient Views of Beijing - Forbidden City - Original Albumen Prints - 1890
Located in Roma, IT
Ancient Views of Beijing - Forbidden City, is a set of two original vintage albumen prints on
Category
Late 19th Century Modern Figurative Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Ancient Views of Beijing - Forbidden City - Original Albumen Print - 1890s
Located in Roma, IT
Ancient Views of Beijing - Forbidden City is a set of two original vintage albumen prints on single
Category
1990s Modern Figurative Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Ancient Views of Beijing - The Forbidden City - Original Albumen Print - 1890s
Located in Roma, IT
Ancient views of Beijing, The Forbidden city is a group pf 2 original albumen prints on a single
Category
Late 19th Century Modern Figurative Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Red Square and the Forbidden City
By David Hockney
Located in London, GB
Lithograph printed in colours.
Signed in pencil, numbered from the edition of 1000.
Printed by Petersburg Studios, New York.
Published by Thames & Hudson.
The lithograph is folded...
Category
1980s Pop Art Prints and Multiples
Materials
Lithograph
"After the Forbidden City" Kite by Michael Thompson
Located in Chicago, IL
Both traditional objects, constructed with split bamboo and stretched muslin, as well as contemporary sculptures that combine large scale collage with the aesthetic of the abstract, ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Bamboo, Paper
18th C. Italian Metallic Embrodiered Pillow
Located in Los Angeles, CA
feel like you are entering the Forbidden City.
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier Italian Pillows and Throws
Etched Bronze Round Coffee Table by Philip
Kelvin LaVerne
By Philip and Kelvin LaVerne
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Mid century "Chan" coffee table with an etched bronze top depicting scenes from the Forbidden City
Category
20th Century American Chinoiserie Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Bronze
Chinoiserie Style Lacquered Waterfall Coffee or Cocktail Table
Located in Palm Beach, FL
in forbidden city motif, with fanciful pagodas, paneled interiors and tile floors. Fabulous colors
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Chinoiserie Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Early to Mid 20th C. Carved Wood and Lacquer Stand Up Chinese Bar
Located in Palm Beach, FL
red, with a Chinoiserie painted top and paneled with well carved scenes of the forbidden city
Category
Mid-20th Century Chinese Chinoiserie Dry Bars
Pair of Neoclassical Style Chinoiserie Tables in the Jansen Manner
By Maison Jansen
Located in Palm Beach, FL
being lacquered wood and decorated with subdued colors in scenes of the forbidden city with a banded
Category
Mid-20th Century French Neoclassical Night Stands
A Pair of Gilt Bronze Foo Lions
Located in Austin, TX
the Forbidden City and the Summer Palace, this pair sits alert, mouths open, ears perked, and ready to
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Sculptures
Pair of Cobalt Peking Glass Bottleneck Vases
Located in Chicago, IL
fascinated the emperor, who then had a glass workshop of his own built inside the Forbidden City.
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Antiquities
Materials
Glass
Vintage Chinese Qing Hong Taiji Emperor Portrait Reverse Glass Hanging Painting
Located in Danville, CA
Forbidden City Museum.
AGE: 1980's
CONDITION: good condition with no damage of any kind. Only normal wear
Category
Vintage 1980s Chinese Qing Paintings and Screens
Materials
Glass, Wood
Unusual Bronze and Silver Low Table by Phillip Laverne, American, NY Signed
Located in New York, NY
. The complex chinoiserie design features highly detail views of the Forbidden City. The buildings and
Category
Vintage 1930s Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Bronze
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
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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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