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Seated Lady and Dahlia
By Lin Fengmian
Located in New Orleans, LA
lost. Today, his paintings, which are considered significant works of modern Chinese art, remain highly
Category

Late 19th Century Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Color Pencil, Ink, Paper

Japanese Eight Panel Screen: Modern Chinese School Coastal Mountain Landscape
Located in Hudson, NY
Japanese Eight Panel Screen: Modern Chinese School Coastal Mountain Landscape, Beautifully painted
Category

Vintage 1950s Japanese Showa Paintings

Materials

Silk, Wood, Paper

Oriental Collection - realism modern dutch still life china pottery cabinet oil
By Anne Songhurst
Located in London, Chelsea
realism. This original piece depicts a cabinet filled with delicate fine china painted with highly
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Photorealist Still-life Paintings

Materials

Linen, Oil, Board

Midcentury Chinese Ink and Color on Paper Persimmon Painting
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Colorful midcentury Chinese ink and color painting depicting a fruiting persimmon tree. Features a
Category

20th Century Japanese Mid-Century Modern Paintings and Screens

Materials

Glass, Wood, Paper

China House (Modern Realist Cityscape in Black White Watercolor)
By Scott Nelson Foster
Located in Hudson, NY
This photo-realist cityscape of a corner Chinese restaurant was painted with black and white
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Modern Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor, Archival Paper

"Love and Pink Peonies" Watercolor Painting
Located in Chicago, IL
cluster of pink peony blossoms. A common motif in Chinese art, peonies are considered emblems of
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20th Century Chinese Modern Paintings

Materials

Paper

Astrid Holm, "The Chinese Bridge"
Located in Kastrup, DK
Astrid Holm 1876-1937. "The Chinese bridge" located in the Frederiksberg Gardens (Copenhagen
Category

Early 20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Paint

Chinese Abstract Oil on Canvas of Mountains and Seascape, Indistinctly Signed
Located in Dallas, TX
An abstract painting of mountains and seascape in blue, green and reds. The painting is
Category

20th Century Chinese Modern Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Wood

Japanese Eight Panel Screen, Modern Chinese School Coastal Mountain Landscape
Located in Hudson, NY
Difficult to read in photograph, stunning in person. Artist signature reads: Idzuka Tekishu. Beautifully painted gofun on silver, with silk brocade border. Calligraphy reads: Sno...
Category

Mid-20th Century Japanese Paintings and Screens

Materials

Paper

Mid-Century Chinese Watercolor of Family Dining
Located in Montreal, QC
Sensitive watercolor painting of a family enjoying their tea in the garden. Sight size is 17
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Mid-20th Century Chinese Mid-Century Modern Paintings and Screens

Materials

Paper

Four Panel Chinese Lacquered soapstones Scenery Screen 1940s
Located in Paris, IDF
Beautiful 1940s Chinese four-panel lacquered screen featuring a courtyard scene of women engaged in
Category

Vintage 1940s Chinese Mid-Century Modern Paintings and Screens

Materials

Stone, Brass

Sandi Slone "China Bound" Acrylic on Canvas, 1985
Located in Astoria, NY
Sandi Slone (American, b. 1939), "China Bound", Acrylic, Metallic Paint, and Mica on Canvas, 1985
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Late 20th Century Mid-Century Modern Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic, Paint

"Fragrant Chrysanthemums" Watercolor Painting
Located in Chicago, IL
cluster of red and pink chrysanthemums. Common motifs in Chinese art, chrysanthemums are considered
Category

20th Century Chinese Modern Paintings and Screens

Materials

Paper

Chinese Silk Screen Lithograph
Located in Pasadena, CA
Midcentury colorful representation of 4 coy fish by Chinese artist (signed and dated). Painted on
Category

Antique 19th Century Hong Kong Mid-Century Modern Paintings and Screens

Materials

Silk

"Curious Cat" Ink Calligraphy Painting
Located in Chicago, IL
This charming ink painting is a contemporary example of the traditional art of calligraphy painting
Category

20th Century Chinese Modern Paintings and Screens

Materials

Linen, Paper

Asian Black Lacquered Mother of Pearl Small Wall Panels Chinese Geishas
Located in Sofia, BG
Asian black lacquered mother of pearl small wall panels Chinese geishas.  
Category

Vintage 1950s Chinese Mid-Century Modern Paintings and Screens

Materials

Mother-of-Pearl

21st Century Ocher and Gray Wattercolor Giraffe Portrait, Chinese Author, Signed
Located in Valladolid, ES
Awesome chinese watercolor, giraffe portrait, signed. A delightful Animal portrait to place as a
Category

2010s French Modern Paintings

Materials

Paper

Black Horse - China Ink by Chinese Master Early 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
paper. On the left side a text in Chinese calligraphy, a red stamp seal and sign. "Hoayong". Includes
Category

Early 20th Century Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Ink

China Blue Oil/ Canvas "The City of Colums, Cuba" Spanish Schol Contemporary Art
Located in Valladolid, ES
figuration and geometric abstraction that begins from Cubism. The painting represents a mixture of different
Category

Early 2000s Spanish Modern Paintings

Materials

Other

Roomdivider black chinese with mother of pearl mozaic, stone carved birds, 1950s
Located in Zevenaar, NL
Chinese laquerwork roomdivider folding screen consisting of four fragments, fully decorated with
Category

Vintage 1950s Chinese Mid-Century Modern Paintings and Screens

Materials

Multi-gemstone

Mermaid - Original China Ink by Eugène Berman - 1950s
By Eugene Berman
Located in Roma, IT
Mermaid is an original China ink drawing on paper, realized by the Surrealist artist Eugène Berman
Category

1950s Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Ink

Landscape - Rome - China Ink and Watercolor - 18th Century
Located in Roma, IT
"Landscape - Rome" is an original China ink and watercolor drawing on ivory-colorated paper by
Category

18th Century Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Ink, Watercolor

Image- Porcelain Inkwell - Original China Ink and Watercolor - 1890s
Located in Roma, IT
Porcelain inkwell is an original artwork realized by a French Unknown Artist in 1890s. China ink
Category

1890s Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Ink, Watercolor

Landscape - China Ink on Paper by René Gouast - 1950
By René Gouast
Located in Roma, IT
Landscape is a drawing in China ink on paper realized in 1950 by René Gouast ( 1897-1980) The
Category

1950s Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, India Ink

Landscape - Original Drawing In China Ink And Watercolor - 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
"Landscape" is an original drawing in china ink and watercolor on paper, realized by Charlotte
Category

20th Century Modern Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Ink, Watercolor

Political Comics - Original China Ink Drawing by Alfredo Chiappori - 1977
By Alfredo Chiappori
Located in Roma, IT
Political Comics is an original drawing in China ink, realized in 1977 by the Italian cartoonist
Category

1970s Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Ink

Untitled - Original China Ink and Watercolor on Paper by F. Picabia - 1927
By Francis Picabia
Located in Roma, IT
China Ink and watercolour on paper. Hand signed, dated and located (Mougins). Artwork refering
Category

1920s Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor

Walking Men - China Ink by Carlo Rivalta - The Early 20th Century
By Carlo Rivalta
Located in Roma, IT
Walking Men is a drawing artwork realized by RIV "Carlo Rivalta (1887-1941)" in the early 20th Century Temperan and ink drawing on paper. The state of preservation is good with sli...
Category

Early 20th Century Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Ink

Gymnastic - Drawing in Pencil and China ink By Norbert Meyre - Mid 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Gymnastic is an original drawing in pencil and China ink, on creamy-colored paper realized by
Category

Mid-20th Century Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Pencil, Ink

Golfing Long Island
By Chuck Fee Wong
Located in Buffalo, NY
An original modern impressionist painting by Chinese American artist Chuck Fee Wong created in the
Category

1960s Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Highly decorative Chinese lacquered mirror with traditional paintings, 1960s
Located in Meulebeke, BE
China / 1960s / Lacquered mirror with paintings and gold leaf / wood / mid-century / vintage
Category

Vintage 1960s Chinese Mid-Century Modern Wall Mirrors

Materials

Wood

Plateau Painting Stone Drum Table
Located in Chicago, IL
As if blotted with ink and brushed with calligraphy, this polished painting stone drum from Guangxi
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21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Organic Modern Side Tables

Materials

Stone

Banyan Tree Painting Stone Drum Table
Located in Chicago, IL
As if blotted with ink and brushed calligraphy, this polished painting stone drum from Guangxi
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Organic Modern Side Tables

Materials

Stone

Plum Tree Painting Stone Drum Table
Located in Chicago, IL
As if blotted with ink and brushed with calligraphy, this polished painting stone drum from Guangxi
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Organic Modern Side Tables

Materials

Stone

Chinese Modern Painting Watercolor Koi Signed
Located in Somis, CA
Chinese watercolor scroll painting of a pair of black and red koi fish in modern interpretation
Category

Early 2000s Chinese Paintings

Materials

Brocade, Wood, Paper

Ink Painting, China
Located in Palm Desert, CA
An ink painting on paper by an unknown Chinese artist.
Category

20th Century Modern Landscape Paintings

Materials

Ink

Chinese Oil Painting of Revolutionary Girl with Violin
Located in Dallas, TX
A rare and realistic oil on canvas from China's Cultural Revolution. Signed and dated 1974.
Category

20th Century Chinese Modern Paintings

Materials

Canvas

Collection Chinese 16 Old Landscape “Paintings”
Located in South Burlington, VT
Collection of six frames containing 16 signed Chinese marble dream stone "paintings" and eight auspicious
Category

Mid-20th Century Chinese Mid-Century Modern Paintings and Screens

Materials

Stone

Chinese, 1970s Modern Art Carved Lacquer Panel with Gold Leaf Guardian Lion
Located in Yonkers, NY
hung on the wall by two well-carved buckles. These striking Chinese modern lacquer panels with guardian
Category

20th Century Chinese Paintings

Materials

Gold Leaf

Modern Chinese Carved and Pierced Sandalwood Square Window Screen
Located in Austin, TX
An attractive carved sandalwood Chinese window screen. The central medallion with a design of a
Category

Mid-20th Century Chinese Qing Paintings and Screens

Materials

Sandalwood

1950 s Modernist Painting Gladioli Flowers In China White Jug
By Bernard Labbe
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Gladioli Flowers by Bernard Labbe (French mid 20th century) original watercolour on artist paper size: 18 x 15 inches condition: very good and ready to be enjoyed provenance: the ar...
Category

Mid-20th Century Modern Still-life Paintings

Materials

Watercolor

China Trade Ancestor Portraits
Located in Miami, FL
A pair of Chinese export ancestral paintings available, dating from the first half of the 20th
Category

Mid-20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Paintings and Screens

Materials

Silk, Paper, Wood

Monte Compatri Village - 20th century - Renato Guttuso - China Ink - Modern
By Renato Guttuso
Located in Roma, IT
Monte Compatri village is a lovely china ink drawing hand signed by the Italian artist Renato
Category

20th Century Modern Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Ink

Chinese Boy Eating Noodles, 1940s, signed Remegia Vecchiarelli
Located in New York, NY
Remegia Vecchiarelli China Boy, 1941 Oil on board 16 x 12 in. Framed: 18 1/2 x 14 3/4 x 1 in
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1940s American Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

"Magpies in the Lychee Tree" Watercolor Painting
Located in Chicago, IL
This charming watercolor painting depicts a pair of magpies perched upon the branch of a lychee
Category

20th Century Chinese Modern Paintings

Materials

Paper

Pair of Miniature Portrait Paintings, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
paintings have been popular in Europe since the 17th century, thought to originate from the tradition of
Category

20th Century Chinese Modern Paintings

Materials

Metal

Blue Cow , Chinese, Rockefeller Foundation, California Institute of the Arts
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Signed lower right, 'Tai' for Kwok-Yee Tai (Chinese-American, 1948-2011) and dated 1992
Category

1990s Modern Animal Paintings

Materials

Paper, Acrylic

Chinese Byobu Style Screen Four Celestial Beauties
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Whimsical Chinese four-panel byobu style screens depicting four celestial beauties in clouds
Category

20th Century Chinese Mid-Century Modern Paintings and Screens

Materials

Silk, Wood, Paper

"China Town" Ernest Fiene, 1925 Modernist Watercolor on Paper Chinatown Scene
By Ernest Fiene
Located in New York, NY
Ernest Fiene China Town, 1925 Signed and dated to lower right ‘Ernest Fiene 1925’. Watercolor on
Category

1920s Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Paper, Watercolor

Louis Liang Chinese Six-Panel Woodblock Horse Screen
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Monumental Chinese woodblock print by Louis Liang. Modern style six-panel depicting figures on
Category

20th Century Chinese Modern Paintings and Screens

Materials

Fabric, Silk, Paper, Wood

Chinese School of the 20th century, A view of a Hutong, oil on canvas
Located in Paris, FR
Chinese School of the 20th century, A view of a Hutong Oil on canvas Signed lower right in chinese
Category

1950s Modern Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil

"Sleeping Cat" Ink Calligraphy Painting
Located in Chicago, IL
This charming ink painting is a contemporary example of the traditional art of calligraphy painting
Category

20th Century Chinese Modern Paintings and Screens

Materials

Linen, Paper

21st Century Black and White Watercolor Zebra Portrait, Chinese Author, Signed
Located in Valladolid, ES
Awesome Chinese watercolor, Zebra portrait, signed. A delightful Animal portrait to place as a
Category

2010s French Modern Paintings

Materials

Paper

Asian Mid-Century Modern Gold Leaf Room Divider Screen
Located in West Hartford, CT
Stunning six-panel midcentury gold leaf expandable screen that measures seven feet tall and expands up to eight feet when full opened. Magnificent gold leaf throughout. The hand carv...
Category

Vintage 1970s Chinese Mid-Century Modern Paintings and Screens

Materials

Wood, Lacquer

Gladiolus - Original China Ink by Chittaro - 1956
Located in Roma, IT
China Ink on paper. Hand-signed and dated in pencil on the lower right corner: Chittaro 56
Category

1950s Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Ink

Landscape - Original China ink Drawing - 19th Century
Located in Roma, IT
"Landscape" is an original China ink drawing on ivory-colorated paper by Anonymous Artist of XIX
Category

19th Century Modern Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Ink

Russian Vases - Original Watercolor and China Ink - 1880s
Located in Roma, IT
Russian Vases is an original modern artwork realized in the late 19th Century. Original china ink
Category

1890s Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Ink, Watercolor

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  • Lotus Gallery
    Lotus GallerySeptember 23, 2020

    Yes, you can paint your Chinese cabinet, though unless it is in poor condition, doing so is usually frowned upon. You will have to sand down the surface beforehand, as most Chinese cabinets have a lacquer finish.

  • 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
    Chinese ancestor paintings are portraits of the deceased ancestors of a Chinese family. These portraits would be done by an artist to honor and remember their ancestors, and legend had it that if these paintings were properly cared for, the ancestors would bring fortune to the family. Shop an array of Chinese ancestor paintings on 1stDibs.
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    PAGODA REDOctober 7, 2020

    One of the esteemed pursuits of the traditional Chinese scholar was landscape painting, known generally as shān shuǐ. Capturing the beauty of nature within a balanced composition is considered a conceptual feat achieved only by the hand of a master.

  • 1stDibs ExpertOctober 12, 2021
    There are many colors available for painting a mid-century modern home and it is a matter of preference. You can choose from a range of colors that are closely associated with mid-century modernism — popular pairings include orange and brown or chartreuse and gray, for example. Find a wide variety of mid-century modern furniture, decorative pieces, serveware and lighting on 1stDibs today.