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Period: Mid-19th Century
19th Century Japanese Silk Painting by Kano Chikanobu, Turtles Azalea
Located in Kyoto, JP
Birds & flowers of the seasons Pheasants & plum in snow Unframed painting. Ink, pigment and gofun on silk Kano Chikanobu 1819-1888 Signature...
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Asian Edo Antique Mid-19th Century Paintings and Screens

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Silk

Framed Chinese Erotic Pillow Book, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
A pillow book was meant to teach a young bride about the art of lovemaking. This rare museum-quality 19th century example is composed of 12 masterfully pai...
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Chinese Qing Antique Mid-19th Century Paintings and Screens

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Silk, Paper

Chinese Ancestors Portrait
Located in Schellebelle, BE
These paintings are from a traditional Chinese Art that dates back to antiquity and which allows descendants to preserve a connection with their ancestors. Festive attire dress and Mandarin hats...
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Chinese Antique Mid-19th Century Paintings and Screens

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Canvas

19th Century Carved Chinese Windows, Set of 4
Located in Atlanta, GA
This set of four, Chinese carved window screens is from an 19th century house from the Shanxi province of China. Carved from Chinese Northern Elm...
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Chinese Antique Mid-19th Century Paintings and Screens

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Elm

Mid 19th Century Performative Themed Chinese Framed Watercolor On Pith Paper
Located in Incline Village, NV
This circa 1855 Chinese hand painted pith painting portrays a Chinese tradition of a celebratory warrior dance to display fighting dominance; the two parties being a typical warrior ...
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Chinese Qing Antique Mid-19th Century Paintings and Screens

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Paint, Paper

Fine Quality Three Character Mid-19thC Framed Chinese Watercolor Pith Painting
Located in Incline Village, NV
Fine quality three character mid 19th century (circa 1850) watercolor on pith paper; a Chinese painting; depicting an Emperor with. perhaps, a concubine by his side and a page or eun...
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Chinese Qing Antique Mid-19th Century Paintings and Screens

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Paint, Paper

Japanese Six Panel Screen, Egrets in Water Landscape with Lotus and Loquats
Located in Hudson, NY
Hasegawa School painting in ink and gold dust accents on mulberry paper.
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Japanese Antique Mid-19th Century Paintings and Screens

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Gold

Japanese Folding Screens Gold Leaf
Located in Brescia, IT
This Japanese six-panel Byobu screen, used for tea ceremonies, is a unique size and depicts scenes from the 11th-century Japanese literary classic "The Tales of Prince Genji." Painte...
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Japanese Edo Antique Mid-19th Century Paintings and Screens

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Gold Leaf

China Trade Set of Six Sunqua Still Life of Fruit Flowers Paintings
By Sunqua
Located in Downingtown, PA
China Trade set of six Gouache Still Life Paintings of Fruit & Flowers on Pith Paper, Each Signed Sunqua, mid-19th century The fine China Trade pith paper painting...
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Chinese Chinese Export Antique Mid-19th Century Paintings and Screens

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Paper

Japanese Two Panel Screen Amorous Cranes and Turtles
Located in Hudson, NY
Japanese two panel screen: Amorous Cranes and Turtles. In Japan, cranes symbolize fidelity as they mate for life and turtles symbolize longevity. Additionally, this screen also has the Japanese motif of sho-chiku-bai, or the three friends of winter (pine, plum, and bamboo). So called the three friends of winter because all three flourish during the cold months. This screen was originally fusuma doors...
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Japanese Edo Antique Mid-19th Century Paintings and Screens

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Wood, Paper

Japanese Asian Edo Period Tosa School Original Painting Imperial Court Officials
Located in Studio City, CA
A beautiful and very engaging Edo Period (1603-1868) Japanese Tosa school original painting featuring two officials from the Imperial Court. The Tosa school (土佐派,) of Japanese pai...
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Japanese Edo Antique Mid-19th Century Paintings and Screens

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Wood, Paint, Paper

Qing Dynasty Chinese Four Panel Screen c. 1850
Located in Jimbaran, Bali
A testement to Qing Dynasty craftsmanship this folding panel features wonderful lattice windows. The panel still features its original hinges that allows for many ways to position th...
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Chinese Qing Antique Mid-19th Century Paintings and Screens

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Wood

Six Diminutive 19thC. Qing Chinese Pith Paintings Mounted in (3) Matching Frames
Located in Incline Village, NV
Difficult to find set of six diminutive mid 19th century Qing Dynasty hand painted Chinese Pith watercolor paintings; prepared for the tourist trade; depicting mores and customs of C...
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Chinese Qing Antique Mid-19th Century Paintings and Screens

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Paper

Framed Chinese Erotic Miniature Painting, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
Despite its explicit content, this intimate scene conveys a sense of tenderness and romantic love characteristic of Chinese erotic art. Known as “sp...
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Chinese Qing Antique Mid-19th Century Paintings and Screens

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Paper

Japanese Two Panel Screen: Mountain Landscape with Calligraphy
Located in Hudson, NY
Japanese Two Panel Screen: Mountain Landscape with Calligraphy. Late Edo (c. 1850) painting of a dramatic mountainside carved by a waterfall with a crane flying in the foreground an...
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Japanese Edo Antique Mid-19th Century Paintings and Screens

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Silk, Wood, Paper

Japanese Edo Period Painting Scroll Ônishi Chinnen 1792 - 1851 Artist Signed
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Ônishi Chinnen (1792 - 1851) Schilpadden en bamboo Rolschildering / scroll op papier, benen rollers. B 125.7 x 48.9 / 179.5 x 59.5 cm 125.7 x 48.9 / 179.5 x 59.5 cm.
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Japanese Meiji Antique Mid-19th Century Paintings and Screens

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Silk

Japanese Two Panel Screen: Mandarin Ducks and Geese Among Bamboo and Flowers
Located in Hudson, NY
Japanese Two Panel Screen: Mandarin Ducks and Geese Among Bamboo and Flowers, Edo period painting (c. 1850) of mandarin ducks and geese on a grassy sh...
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Japanese Edo Antique Mid-19th Century Paintings and Screens

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Gold

19th century Edo period s Hanging scroll Samurai players and child dancer
Located in Chiba, JP
Description - Hanging scroll with quite a surreal scene of the music and dance performance with two seated samurais and a child actor on a go-game-board who plays a role of dancing s...
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Japanese Japonisme Antique Mid-19th Century Paintings and Screens

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Paper

19th Century Japanese Silk Painting by Kano Chikanobu, Peacock Bamboo
Located in Kyoto, JP
Birds & Flowers of the Seasons Pheasants & Plum in Snow Unframed painting. Ink, pigment and gofun on silk Kano Chikanobu 1819-1888 Signature...
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Asian Edo Antique Mid-19th Century Paintings and Screens

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Silk

Large Antique Chinese Export Reverse Painted Mirror, Glass Painting 19th Century
Located in Bristol, GB
ANTIQUE CHINESE REVERSE-PAINTED MIRROR On a larger-than-average scale, with three figures painted in the central section with a large mirrored background. The figures are skillful...
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Chinese Qing Antique Mid-19th Century Paintings and Screens

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Glass, Mirror, Wood, Paint

Japanese Imperial Pair Dolls 1840
Located in South Burlington, VT
From our recent Japanese acquisitions A rare couple. These Japanese Tachibina dolls represent the simplest essential form of the imperial couple. Their beautiful faces were crafted from crushed shell called gofun coated over carved wood and their dress feature period Edo (1840) textile kimono dress. Used as the display for the Girl’s day celebration, more specifically they are constructed of kinran brocade fabric covered paper, the heads carved of wood and covered in gofun with painted features and inset hair, the male form with outstretched arms and conical legs, the female has a cylindrical form. They come in an original kiri wood storage box. Dimensions: Large doll 12 inches tall and 6 inches wide Small doll...
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Japanese Edo Antique Mid-19th Century Paintings and Screens

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Shell, Wood

Japanese Imperial Pair Dolls 1840
Japanese Imperial Pair Dolls 1840
$280 Sale Price
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Chinese Relief Carved Architectural Panel with Fruit and Flora, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
It’s difficult to pinpoint what makes this handcrafted panel so impressive: the artful relief carvings of seasonal fruit and lush, foliage-filled vases ...
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Chinese Qing Antique Mid-19th Century Paintings and Screens

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Spruce

China Trade Watercolors of Flower Baskets with Chinoiserie Frames, A Set of Six
Located in Downingtown, PA
Set of Six China Trade Watercolors on Pith Paper: Hanging Flower Baskets This charming and delicate set of six China Trade watercolors, dating from circa 1850, offers a beautiful gl...
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Chinese Chinese Export Antique Mid-19th Century Paintings and Screens

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Paper

Chinese Watercolors of Exotic Fruit on Pith Paper- A Set of Eight
Located in Downingtown, PA
The Chine trade watercolors are of fine quality and depict various exotic fruits including pineapples, lychees, finger citrus and orange amongst others. Now framed with a thin gilt f...
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Chinese Chinese Export Antique Mid-19th Century Paintings and Screens

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Paper

Framed Chinese Erotic Album Leaf, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
Despite its explicit content, this intimate scene conveys a sense of tenderness and romantic love characteristic of Chinese erotic art. Known as “sp...
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Chinese Qing Antique Mid-19th Century Paintings and Screens

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Paper

Chinese Erotic Album Leaf, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
Despite its explicit content, this intimate scene conveys a sense of tenderness and romantic love characteristic of Chinese erotic art. Known as “sp...
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Chinese Qing Antique Mid-19th Century Paintings and Screens

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Paper

Framed Indian Portrait of a Prince, Conservation Framed
Located in Greenwich, CT
Opaque watercolor heightened with gold on paper. A young prince is seated in a palace courtyard under a canopy receiving a party of noblemen. His ministers stand behind him, wearing peaked turbans with floral patterns, their gestures conveying their welcoming demeanor towards the noblemen. The guests are wearing red and blue turbans...
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Indian Other Antique Mid-19th Century Paintings and Screens

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Paper

1844 - Chichi, Japanese Scroll Painting. Colour on Silk
Located in Kyoto, JP
Mother’s Breast (Chichi) 1844 Hanging scroll. Ink, pigments and gofun on silk. Inscription: Kouka era, dragon year, late winter, painted by Shozan Yashou Artist’ seals: ...
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Japanese Edo Antique Mid-19th Century Paintings and Screens

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Silk

Mid 19th Century Framed Japanese Painting. Longhorn Beetle Poppies.
Located in Kyoto, JP
Obata Tosho (1812-1886) Longhorn Beetle & Poppies. Late Edo period, mid 19th Century Framed Japanese Painting. Ink and color on paper. Individually framed 19th century bird and f...
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Japanese Edo Antique Mid-19th Century Paintings and Screens

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Paper

Chinese Ancestor Portrait of a Mandarin Dignitary
Located in Vero Beach, FL
Chinese ancestor portrait of a Mandarin Dignitary. Antique tempera on paper painting of a Mandarin Dignitary wearing a red court dress and s...
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Chinese Qing Antique Mid-19th Century Paintings and Screens

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Paint, Paper

Japanese Meiji Period Painting Scroll Crane Landscape Nihonga Japan Artist Sign
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Japanse school Kraanvogels en schildpadden in stromend water met Horaisan op de achtergrond Rolschildering / scroll op papier, houten rollers. B 100.5 x 26.7 / 183.5 x 37.7 cm 100....
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Japanese Meiji Antique Mid-19th Century Paintings and Screens

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Silk

Japanese Scroll Painting, 19th Century Chinese Pheasants by Yoshizawa Setsuan
Located in Kyoto, JP
Chinese Pheasants Yoshizawa Setsuan (1809-1889) Hanging scroll, ink and color on silk. Painting inscription: Setsuan Houyou Upper seal: Y...
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Asian Meiji Antique Mid-19th Century Paintings and Screens

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Silk

Mid-19th Century Pair of Chinese Gouache Portraits
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Mid-19th century pair of Chinese portraits painted on rice or pith paper. An official of the Qing dynasty and his wife, set in lushly detailed interiors. From symbols of authority to...
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Chinese Qing Antique Mid-19th Century Paintings and Screens

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Paint, Paper

Framed Chinese Erotic Album Leaf, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
Despite its explicit content, this intimate scene conveys a sense of tenderness and romantic love characteristic of Chinese erotic art. Known as “sp...
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Chinese Qing Antique Mid-19th Century Paintings and Screens

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Paper

Waterfall and Bird Scene Meiji Period Scroll Japan 19c Artist Marked
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
As you can see, this is a Japanese painting by Aoe, which depicts the beautiful "Aoba Takiyanzu" with beautiful fresh greenery. ¦ Paper books and handwriting. ¦ There are some...
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Japanese Meiji Antique Mid-19th Century Paintings and Screens

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Silk

Japanese Meiji Period Woodblock Kono Naotoyo Bairei 1844 - 1895 Artist Signed
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Kono Naotoyo Bairei (1844 - 1895) Bairei Hyakucho Gafu 11 houtsneden van vogels - drie met elk twee stukjes tape op papier geplakt. B ca. 20.5 x 14.5 cm pst. / alle niet ingelijst ...
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Japanese Meiji Antique Mid-19th Century Paintings and Screens

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Silk

Framed Chinese Erotic Album Leaf, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
Despite its explicit content, this intimate scene conveys a sense of tenderness and romantic love characteristic of Chinese erotic art. Known as “sp...
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Chinese Qing Antique Mid-19th Century Paintings and Screens

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Paper

Early 19th Century Chinese Botanical Butterfly Watercolor on Pith Paper
Located in CA, CA
A 19th century Qing dynasty Chinese watercolor featuring a botanical scene. A broken branch suspended mid page features a striking butterfly atop a vivid reddish orange camellia flow...
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Chinese Qing Antique Mid-19th Century Paintings and Screens

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Paper

19th C. BALINESE ELEPHANT SCENIC-SCAPE Painting
Located in Hawthorne, CA
Listing Description – 19th-Century Balinese White Elephant Allegorical Painting, Color on Cloth with Gilt An exquisite and richly symbolic 19th-century Balinese painting, rendered i...
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Thai Other Antique Mid-19th Century Paintings and Screens

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Paint, Paper

Antique Steel Engraving Yale College State House Lithograph 1830
Located in San Diego, CA
Incredible antique lithograph of Yale College State House in New Haven, Connecticut by artist Alexander Jackson Davis (1803-1892). This piece was engraved by Fenner Sears Co. ...
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American Mid-Century Modern Antique Mid-19th Century Paintings and Screens

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Wood, Paper

Farming Rice Fields Scene Meiji Period Scroll Japan 19c Artist Marked
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
The simple country side life is the ideal of the Oriental scholar. As you can see, the Kishi Renzan agricultural rice field working painting / box is included. Agricultural rice fields are worked using horses...
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Japanese Meiji Antique Mid-19th Century Paintings and Screens

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Silk

Large Framed Japanese Buddhist Amida Temple Hall Painting, Mid-19th Century
Located in Austin, TX
A large and incredible Japanese painting of a Buddhist temple hall with Amida Nyorai, late Edo or early Meiji period, mid-19th century, Japan. Mounted wit...
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Japanese Meiji Antique Mid-19th Century Paintings and Screens

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Brocade, Silk, Acrylic, Wood, Paint

FiNE COLLECTABLE ANTIQUE CIR 1860 CHINESE ANCESTRAL PORTRAIT IN MUSEUM FRAME
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
Royal House Antiques Royal House Antiques is delighted to offer for sale this absolutely exquisite circa 1860-1880 Chinese Ancestral Portrait in a lovely museum glass exhibition fra...
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Chinese High Victorian Antique Mid-19th Century Paintings and Screens

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Paper

Japanese Meiji Period Painting Scroll Water Spirit Japan Artist Signed
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Japanse school Watergeest Rolschildering / scroll op papier, lakwerk rollers. B- 112 x 31.2 / 194 x 35.3 cm 112 x 31.2 / 194 x 35.3 cm
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Japanese Meiji Antique Mid-19th Century Paintings and Screens

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Silk

Japanese Edo Period Two-Panel Screen
Located in Stamford, CT
A Japanese Edo Period two panel folding screen with white and brown hawks of ink and color on paper.
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Japanese Edo Antique Mid-19th Century Paintings and Screens

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Paper

Japanese Two-Panel Screen with Snow Cranes on a Willow Tree, 19th C
Located in New York, NY
This great masterpiece is one of the most amazing screen paintings we have seen, each snow crane is painted with its own personality and attitude, using the finest pigments and Gofun...
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Japanese Japonisme Antique Mid-19th Century Paintings and Screens

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Brocade, Wood

"Scholar s Treasures" Chinese Painting, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
A scroll and a small lantern depicted in this 19th century painting suggest the romantic notion of a Chinese scholar painting in the evening hours. Re...
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Chinese Qing Antique Mid-19th Century Paintings and Screens

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Fabric

Large Antique Chinese Qing Dynasty Hand-Painted Buddhist Scroll on Silk
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This large antique scroll is unsigned and presumed to have originated from China and date to approximately 1860 and done in the period Qing Dynasty style. The scroll is hand painted ...
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Chinese Qing Antique Mid-19th Century Paintings and Screens

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Linen, Silk

Red Lacquer Architectural Fragment, C. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
This antique architectural fragment beautifully exemplifies the textured wear and soft patina that only time can achieve. Given its cusp...
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Southeast Asian Antique Mid-19th Century Paintings and Screens

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Wood

"Treasures of the Scholars Studio" Chinese Painting, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
With careful brushwork, this 19th century painting honors the four treasures of the scholar's studio - paper, calligraphy brush, ink, and inkstone. Essenti...
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Chinese Qing Antique Mid-19th Century Paintings and Screens

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Fabric

Hiroshige Scene Meiji Period Scroll Japan 19c Artist Marked Nihonga Style
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Den Nidai Hiroshige "Edo Suburbs Famous Place Sumida River Upstream Map" paper book watercolor hanging scroll with box Size Axis · · · Length 183cm, width 52.8cm Inside · · · Lengt...
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Japanese Meiji Antique Mid-19th Century Paintings and Screens

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Silk

HIGHLY COLLECTABLE ANTIQUE CIRCA 1860 CHiNESE ANCESTRAL PORTRAIT IN MUSEUM FRAME
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
Royal House Antiques Royal House Antiques is delighted to offer for sale this absolutely exquisite circa 1860-1880 Chinese Ancestral Portrait in a lovely museum glass exhibition fra...
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Chinese High Victorian Antique Mid-19th Century Paintings and Screens

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Paper

Japanese Edo Period Painting Scroll Fisherman in Landscape Japan Artist Signed
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Japanse school Vissers in landschap Rolschildering / scroll op zijde, houten rollers. B- 35 x 14.7 / 106 x 23.5 cm 35 x 14.7 / 106 x 23.5 cm
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Japanese Meiji Antique Mid-19th Century Paintings and Screens

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Silk

Autumn Scene Meiji Period Scroll Japan 19c Artist Marked Nihonga Style
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
As you can see, Japanese painting late autumn Akino map / with box. It is a beautiful work that depicts the melancholy scenery of Akino, which is unique to late autumn , and is com...
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Japanese Meiji Antique Mid-19th Century Paintings and Screens

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Silk

Japanese Painting Scroll Crane Landscape Nihonga Japan Artist Sign
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Japanse school Vrouw op brug Rolschildering / scroll op zijde, benen rollers. B 77.5 x 36.9 / 160 x 49 cm 77.5 x 36.9 / 160 x 49 cm.
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Japanese Meiji Antique Mid-19th Century Paintings and Screens

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Silk

Chinese Qing Dynasty Watercolour and Gouache on Pith Paper, Canton, C.1835
Located in London, GB
Chinese Qing Dynasty watercolour and gouache on Pith paper, Canton C.1835. Capturing Canton life, the image of a women weaving depicts daily...
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Chinese Qing Antique Mid-19th Century Paintings and Screens

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Paper

Chinese Sign of Honor, circa 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
Signs of honor were presented as a gesture of gratitude to individuals who had bettered their community or in acknowledge of a respected person’s birthday. The sign would have been h...
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Chinese Qing Antique Mid-19th Century Paintings and Screens

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Elm

Lake Awasaru Scene Meiji Period Scroll Japan 19c Artist Marked Nihonga Style
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
As you can see, it is a Japanese painting "Lake Suwa Asaharu" figure / co-box. It is a "Lake Suwa Asaharu" figure with gentle sunlight, and it is a very tasty work combined with a ...
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Japanese Meiji Antique Mid-19th Century Paintings and Screens

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Silk

Chinese Sign of Honor, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
A 19th century northern Chinese sign of honor presented to an esteemed scholar on his 80th birthday. The large characters in the center read (from right...
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Chinese Qing Antique Mid-19th Century Paintings and Screens

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Elm

Japanese Two Panel Screen: Trees in Floral Landscape
Located in Hudson, NY
Japanese Two Panel Screen: Trees in Floral Landscape, Edo period painting (mid 19th century) of pine and other trees amongst flowers, with bamboo shoots on the right panel, and white...
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Japanese Antique Mid-19th Century Paintings and Screens

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Gold Leaf