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Place of Origin: Chinese
Rare Antique Qing Dynasty Chinese Ethnic Minority silver Coral necklace
Located in London, GB
A beautiful rare Antique Qing Dynasty Chinese Ethnic Minority silver Coral turquoise necklace from Yunnan. A superb chain necklace with added Taoist charms with turquoise and fine r...
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Mid-19th Century Antique Chinese Folk Art

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Silver

Early 20th Century Chinese Cloisonne Smoking Pipe
Located in Pomona, CA
This Chinese Cloisonne smoking pipe features a long, slender stem decorated with colorful cloisonné enamel, a technique involving colored-glass paste placed within metal enclosures. ...
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Early 20th Century Chinese Export Chinese Folk Art

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Copper

Fine Chinese Antique Rosewood Box with Brass Mounts – Qing Dynasty décor
Located in London, GB
Fine Chinese Antique Rosewood Box with Brass Mounts – Qing Dynasty Style A beautifully crafted Chinese antique rosewood box, richly mounted with engraved brass fittings in traditional Qing dynasty style. The dark, dense rosewood contrasts elegantly with the finely detailed brass corner plates, cloud-form panels, Buddhist motives and ornate turtle central latch. This high-quality scholar’s or jewellery box features hand-engraved decoration throughout, including geometric fret motifs and stylised foliate designs characteristic of late Qing decorative metalwork. The box retains its original lock plate with turtle (key not present). A decorative and functional piece ideal for collectors of Chinese antiques, scholar’s objects, and classical Asian furniture. Keywords: Chinese rosewood box...
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18th Century Antique Chinese Folk Art

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Wood

Fine Chinese Carved Wooden Face Mask, ca 1900-1940
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Ca 1900-1940 Fine Chinese Carved Wooden Face Mask China. Additional information: Material: Wood Region of Origin: China Period: 19th century China Dynasty Period: Qing (1661 - 1912)...
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20th Century Qing Chinese Folk Art

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Wood

Hand Carved Wood Multi Dragon Head Asian Chinese Walking Cane Stick
Located in Studio City, CA
A rather fantastic and unusual walking stick/ cane. Hand carved from wood. Multi dragon heads. We have not seen another quite like it. Has a great feel and clearly unique look. ...
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20th Century Chinese Folk Art

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Wood

Polychrome wooden statue depicting Guanyin Bodhisattva, Ming, 16th century
Located in Milano, IT
In a realm where time stands still, there exists a 16th-century masterpiece, a sculpture of unparalleled beauty that transports you to the heart of the Ming dynasty. Here, in a place of reverence and artistry, sits the Chinese Bodhisattva Guanyin, the embodiment of compassion, enshrined in a form of breathtaking elegance. Guanyin's divine presence is unveiled as he is seated in padmasana, the lotus position, a symbol of purity and enlightenment. His regal robes...
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16th Century Ming Antique Chinese Folk Art

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Wood

Important Chinese Pyrography Painting of “LUK YU” Famous Tang Dynasty Tea master
Located in South Burlington, VT
China, a panoramic pyrography painting on panel: “Master Tea Ceremony” by then Living Treasure Fang Tzun or his workshop (1930-2000) Inscribed “This year mid summer he painted in new section of Yuan Ming...
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20th Century Arts and Crafts Chinese Folk Art

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Wood

Chinese Signboard with Red Coloured Calligraphy from Hardwood, C. 1900
Located in Jimbaran, Bali
With a wood coloured base this signboard (crafted entirely from wood) highlights two large red coloured Chinese Characters. The signboard dates to the early 20th Century and has aged...
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Early 20th Century Chinoiserie Chinese Folk Art

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Wood, Paint

Chinese Bent Handle Fisherman s Basket, circa 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
Basket making is an ancient and humble craft, but in the hands of a skilled weaver a simple willow basket can become a truly beautiful work of art. This bent handle basket was made i...
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Early 20th Century Rustic Chinese Folk Art

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Willow, Bentwood

Early 20th-Century Antique Chinese Erotic Porcelain Figurine
Located in Pomona, CA
These "spring palace paintings" (春宫畫), Chinese erotic porcelain figurine were historically given to brides and young couples, sometimes as a form of "sex education" in a culture wher...
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Early 20th Century Chinese Export Chinese Folk Art

Materials

Porcelain

Stunning Vintage Asian Designer silver bead flower petal necklace
Located in London, GB
Stunning Vintage Asian Designer silver bead flower necklace A faceted and cut silver bead necklace with floral and leaf detailed central section with central pumpkin shaped bead an...
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20th Century Chinese Folk Art

Materials

Silver

Extraordinary Hand Painted Santa Claus Lighting Lantern
Located in South Burlington, VT
Rare Nostalgic lantern opportunity America's friendliest Santa or Saint Nicholas - the massive heavily hand cast jolly man standing 12 inches tall and weighing a hefty 9.9 pounds i...
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20th Century Chinese Folk Art

Materials

Iron

Finely Carved Old Chinese Bamboo Censer with Lid
Located in Pomona, CA
Up for sell is a magnificent Chinese Carved Bamboo incense burner. It has very detailed hand carved Chinese traditional folks art of clouds and dragons on the censer. It was made f...
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Mid-20th Century Chinese Export Chinese Folk Art

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Bamboo

Ming Style Sacai Glazed Pottery Figure of a Horse China with C.O.A.
Located in New York, NY
Realized between 1368AD-1644 AD, this stunning documented horse figurine was realized in China during the Ming period. Executed using a Sacai glaze, the sculpture offers a cream colo...
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20th Century Ming Chinese Folk Art

Materials

Ceramic

Antique Art Deco Samarkand Prestige Rug with Flowering Antique Chinese Vases
Located in Milan, IT
Woven during the Art Deco period, rugs of this type were commissioned by the nobility and the high ranking officers inhabiting the Tarim Basin in eastern Turkestan, which is the heartland of the oasis of Khotan, Yarkand and Kashgar. The rugs of these oases have a long standing tradition, and have been collected and cherished in the West with the traditional, old-fashioned term of Samarkand. Here we see a pattern depicting antique Chinese flowering...
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1920s Art Deco Vintage Chinese Folk Art

Materials

Wool

Antique Cocoon Jar, Han period (206 BCE - 220 CE)
Located in Hønefoss, 30
An antique cocoon jar. Earthenware with hints of red color pigments. China, Han period (206 BCE - 220 CE).
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15th Century and Earlier Han Antique Chinese Folk Art

Materials

Earthenware

Early 20th Century Chinese Grain Scoop
Located in Chicago, IL
A century ago, someone held this carved wooden scoop in their hand everyday as they measured out rice or other grains. Hewn from a single block of wood, the scoop has a rustic, chise...
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Early 20th Century Rustic Chinese Folk Art

Materials

Wood

Antique Yao Shaman s Mask
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Yao Shaman's Mask Guizhou Province, China Early 20th Century Wood,horse hair, printed paper, nails Size: 13 1/2" x 8" (34 x 20 cm) On a custom made metal stand. Covered inside and o...
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Early 20th Century Tribal Chinese Folk Art

Materials

Organic Material, Wood, Paper

Three Chinese Ancient Warriors Panels
Located in Bradenton, FL
Three Hand-Painted Panels of Chinese Warriors. The paintings feature Chinese warriors in full costume of the era in vivid colors of red, green, yellow, and orange on a beige backgro...
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Early 20th Century Chinese Export Chinese Folk Art

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Paper

Oil on Canvas Depicting a Porcelain Sales Woman, Chinese School, 18th Century
Located in Langweer, NL
Interesting 18th century painting, Chinese School, for the European market, depicting a porcelain sales woman dealing with European traders. Medium: Oil on canvas. Measures: 62.5 x...
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18th Century Antique Chinese Folk Art

Materials

Canvas

Provincial Chinese Mooncake Press, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
Dated to the mid-19th century, this rustic wooden press is carved with five round molds used for shaping festive mooncakes. Packed with lotus root, red bean, or other regional fillin...
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Mid-19th Century Qing Antique Chinese Folk Art

Materials

Wood

Chinese Peking Opera Theatre Puppet Marionette Doll, Early 1900s
Located in Studio City, CA
A wonderful work complete with a unique wood-carved and hand-painted face and original textile garment. From a group of 7 Chinese opera puppets, we acquired from a collector. Each puppet shows clear signs of previous stage use. Likely from the early 1900s. Would make for a great addition to any Chinese artifacts...
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Early 20th Century Qing Chinese Folk Art

Materials

Textile, Wood, Paint

Arabic-Inscribed Archaistic Vase
Located in London, GB
An elegantly cast bronze vessel from Qing Dynasty China. The pear-shaped body sits atop a splayed foot, and rises to a waisted neck and flared rim. A broad band of gold and silver in...
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17th Century Antique Chinese Folk Art

Materials

Bronze

Chinese Ming Dynasty Antique Sancai Glazed Attendants Tomb Figure Pair
Located in Forney, TX
A pair of large antique Chinese polychrome ceramic attendants, Ming Dynasty (1368-1644). Outstanding 500+ year old Sancai glazed earthenware pottery tomb figures, exceptionally executed figural form, exquisitely detailed, one holding a teapot, the other holding a charger, rising on rare sculptural plinth...
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15th Century and Earlier Ming Antique Chinese Folk Art

Materials

Ceramic, Earthenware

Pair of Oriental Puppet Dolls with Original Silk Costumes
Located in Miami, FL
A fine quality pair of 20th century Oriental puppet dolls with original costumes. These decorative Oriental puppets are framed in Lucite making the...
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20th Century Chinese Folk Art

Materials

Cotton, Silk, Lucite, Wood

Chinese Folk Wood Dance Mask with Smiling Expression Traces of Paint from China
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Carved wood dance mask from China with smiling expression, large square hat or headdress. Traces of many layers of paint, including red, blue, black and white pigments. Darkened pat...
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Early 20th Century Tribal Chinese Folk Art

Materials

Wood

Chinese Set of Eighteen Blanc de Chine Enameled Ceramic Arhats or Luohan Buddhas
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A rare set of eighteen Blanc de Chine Style Enameled - Glazed Ceramic Arhat, also known as Luohans, the disciples of Buddha, each bearing the mark and style of the Chinese maker Zeng Longsheng. The Eighteen Arhats (or Luohan) (Chinese: ????; pinyin: Shíba Luóhàn; Wade–Giles: Shih-pa Lo-han) are depicted in Mahayana Buddhism as the original followers of Gautama Buddha (arhat) who have followed the Noble Eightfold Path...
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Mid-20th Century Tibetan Chinese Folk Art

Materials

Ceramic

Chinese Folk Wood Dance Mask with Open Eyes Red Lips Traces of Paint China
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Carved hard wood dance mask from China with powerful expression, open eyes. Traces of many layers of paint, including red, green, black and white pigments. Ex- private collection in...
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Early 20th Century Tribal Chinese Folk Art

Materials

Wood

Early 20th Century Antique Chinese Gilt Carved Camphor Wood Toys
Located in Pomona, CA
Rare find antique Chinese gilt wooden carved adult toys. It is 100 percent hand made hand carved from Camphor wood with gilt painting on it. They are the couple of a man and a women....
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Early 20th Century Chinese Export Chinese Folk Art

Materials

Wood

Woman s Footwear with Bandaged Feet China Circa 1900
Located in Beuzevillette, FR
Woman's shoe with bandaged feet, in embroidered satin. The custom of bandaged feet is said to have appeared in China in the 10th century during the Tang Dynasty, when the emperor as...
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1880s Chinoiserie Antique Chinese Folk Art

Materials

Satin

Early 20 Century Chinese Hand Made Porcelain Pillow
Located in Pomona, CA
Look at this magnificent Chinese porcelain pillow. It was hand made and hand paint from China and has hand painted Chinese traditional folks a...
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Early 20th Century Chinese Export Chinese Folk Art

Materials

Porcelain

Antique Chinese Embroidery Brocade Collar Qing Dynasty Crane Floral Asian Arts
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Museum quality antique 1800s Childs collar on baby blue clothe background, appears much lighter in photos. Stamped on verso Sarit Centre Westland’s Nairobi Kenya Africa. Background is baby blue, appears lighter in images. Measures: Collar diameter 12.5 in. (Beads about 1.75 inches additional.) Square frame is 17.75 in. From a Norwegian and then Kenya State Department Official's Estate in Bethesda MD...
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Mid-19th Century Antique Chinese Folk Art

Materials

Fabric

Nineteenth Century Chinese Metal Water Pipe, Covered with Green Dyed Ray Skin
Located in Leuven , BE
The Chinese water pipes for smoking opium or tobacco could be beautifully decorated with enamel or be coated with precious materials such as ray skin. How were they used? The heated opium was placed in the lidded well of the pipe. The smoker could inhale the fumes through this pipe. Most water pipes have a holder for storing the maintenance tools, such as a little brush, a spike and tweezers. The water pipes could easily be smoked while sitting down, unlike the regular opium pipes...
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19th Century Antique Chinese Folk Art

Materials

Metal

Chinese Peking Opera Theatre Puppet Marionette Doll, Early 1900s
Located in Studio City, CA
A wonderful work complete with a unique wood-carved and hand painted face, a wonderfully fabulous hairdo, and an original textile garment. From a group of 7 Chinese opera puppets, we acquired from a collector. Each puppet shows clear signs of previous stage use. Clearly original works. Likely from the early 1900s. Would make for a great addition to any Chinese artifacts...
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Early 20th Century Qing Chinese Folk Art

Materials

Textile, Wood, Paint

Chinese Soapstone Mountain, Village And Sitting Man Carving
Located in Bradenton, FL
Qing Dynasty soapstone carving depicting an intricate scene of a mountainside, a sitting man, and a part of a village. Carving is in a beige-brown color. Carving is sitting on a beau...
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19th Century Qing Antique Chinese Folk Art

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Soapstone

Monumental Chinese Song Dynasty Style Carved Wood Polychrome Guanyin. 19th C.
Located in Los Angeles, CA
An impressive and serene carved wood sculpture of Guanyin, the Bodhisattva of Compassion, rendered in the Song Dynasty style. This monumental figure is gracefully posed in “royal eas...
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19th Century Antique Chinese Folk Art

Materials

Wood

Chinese Woven Garden Basket, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
It is easy to imagine someone, long ago, gathering a harvest from their garden or strolling to the market with this beautiful basket tucked under their arm. Hand-woven of young willo...
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Early 20th Century Rustic Chinese Folk Art

Materials

Willow, Bentwood

Chess and Backgammon Lacquered Wood Board, China, Late 19th Century.
Located in Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires
Chess and backgammon lacquered wood board. China, late 19th century.
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Late 19th Century Chinoiserie Antique Chinese Folk Art

Materials

Stone

Old wooden mask from southern China/lion mask/ritual item//Festival Mask
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
Masks have been created around the world since ancient times, deeply connected to the human spirit. Many performing arts involving masks, where the wearer transforms into another bei...
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20th Century Other Chinese Folk Art

Materials

Wood

Chinese Courtyard Grain Container, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
This rustic wooden container dates to the early 20th century and was once used to store dry goods or household items in a provincial home in Yunnan province. Hollowed from a single t...
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Early 20th Century Primitive Chinese Folk Art

Materials

Wood

Polychrome Lucky Fish Sculpture
Located in Chicago, IL
Hand-carved from reclaimed wood, this colorful koi fish is a traditional symbol of harmony, wealth and luck. The rustic fish is carved with a squat, rounded body, the scales and fins...
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20th Century Folk Art Chinese Folk Art

Materials

Pine

Gianni Versace Collection Rug Wild Barocco, Gold Leopard Animal Print, 1980
By Gianni Versace
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Rug designed and manufactured by Atelier Versace Wild Barocco Measures: 220 x 220 In good original condition, with minor wear consistent with age and use A vintage Gianni Versac...
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1980s Baroque Vintage Chinese Folk Art

Materials

Wool

Petite Chinese Sticky Rice Basket
Located in Chicago, IL
This woven basket from Guizhou province celebrates the beautiful simplicity of a hand-woven object. Expertly woven of thin bamboo strips, the little basket was originally used for pr...
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20th Century Rustic Chinese Folk Art

Materials

Bamboo

Large Chinese Tang Dynasty Style Sancai Glazed Pottery Horse, circa 1930
Located in Central England, GB
True in all its elements to the original examples which date from the early Chinese Tang period. The black glazed horse is naturalistically modelled. It stands on a rectangular base ...
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Mid-20th Century Tang Chinese Folk Art

Materials

Pottery

Antique Chinese Multi-Lobed Opium Box in Silver, Decorated with Reliefs with Ide
Located in Leuven , BE
Beautiful opium box decorated with reliefs with ideograms (one of the two refers to wealth), a chrysanthemum (symbol of longevity) and foliage. This silver m...
Category

19th Century Antique Chinese Folk Art

Materials

Silver

Rare Large Antique Qing Dynasty Chinese Ethnic Minority silver Coral necklace
Located in London, GB
A beautiful rare Large Antique Qing Dynasty Chinese Ethnic Minority silver Coral turquoise necklace from Yunnan. A superb Large complete chain necklace with added Taoist charms with...
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Mid-19th Century Antique Chinese Folk Art

Materials

Silver

EXTRA LARGE 162X113CM ANTIQUE CHINESE ANCESTRAL PORTRAIT WITH LOVELY BLACK FRAMe
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
Royal House Antiques Royal House Antiques is delighted to offer for sale this lovely Antique Chinese Ancestral Portrait on the ori...
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Early 1900s Chinoiserie Antique Chinese Folk Art

Materials

Plywood

Early 20th-Century Antique Chinese Erotic Porcelain Figurine
Located in Pomona, CA
These "spring palace paintings" (春宫畫), Chinese erotic porcelain figurine were historically given to brides and young couples, sometimes as a form of "sex education" in a culture wher...
Category

Early 20th Century Chinese Export Chinese Folk Art

Materials

Porcelain

Green Crackled Porcelain Table Water Pipe with Metal Strapping from Vietnam
Located in Leuven , BE
The bowl of the Vietnamese water pipe is jar-shaped. The metal handle allows easy carrying and moving of the object. The pipe stem that is normally places in the water tank, is missi...
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19th Century Antique Chinese Folk Art

Materials

Porcelain

Chinese Peking Opera Theatre Puppet Marionette Doll with Dragon Robe Early 1900s
Located in Studio City, CA
A wonderful work complete with a unique wood-carved and hand-painted face and original textile garment/ robe with a dragon symbol. From a group of 7 Chinese opera puppets...
Category

Early 20th Century Qing Chinese Folk Art

Materials

Textile, Wood, Paint

Antique Blue Chinese Pictorial Throw Rug
Located in New York, NY
An early 20th century Chinese pictorial throw-size rug Measures: 2'8' x 5'.
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Early 20th Century Folk Art Chinese Folk Art

Materials

Wool

Hand Painted Chinese Ceramic Figurine of Shou Xing, God of Longevity
Located in Delray Beach, FL
Chinese Ceramic Figurine of Shou Xing brings traditional charm and symbolic meaning to interiors with hand-painted detail and peaceful presenc...
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Mid-20th Century Chinese Folk Art

Materials

Ceramic

Vintage Chinese Hand Painted Drum
Located in Pasadena, TX
This drum was hand made in China. It has a black lacquered wood shell and hinges for carrying.
Category

20th Century Tribal Chinese Folk Art

Materials

Wood

China Contemporary Natural Stone Space Artifacts "Painting"
Located in South Burlington, VT
Artifacts floating in space? A unique and remarkable black and white depiction with a contemporary feel of floating artifacts may be observed in this one-of-a-kind Chinese extraordi...
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20th Century Chinese Folk Art

Materials

Marble

19th Century Chinese Rock Crystal Parrots
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Finely hand carved rock crystal.
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Late 19th Century Antique Chinese Folk Art

Materials

Rock Crystal

Antique Chinese Wooden Sign Board with Calligraphy from the 19th Century
Located in Yonkers, NY
This antique Chinese horizontal sign board made during the 19th century displays Chinese characters carved in wood in a splendid calligraphic style. The frame is enhanced by red and ...
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19th Century Antique Chinese Folk Art

Materials

Wood

Vintage Miao Baby Carrier Panel With Cross-Stitch Geometric Pattern, South China
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Vintage Miao Baby Carrier Panel With Cross-Stitch Geometric Pattern, South China An exquisitely embroidered Miao baby carrier panel from Xifeng County, Guizhou Province, south China...
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Early 20th Century Tribal Chinese Folk Art

Materials

Cotton

Scale model of an ancient chinees vessel
Located in Vlimmeren, BE
This scale model of an ancient chinees vessel is from around 1900. It missing a lot of parts but it has that mysterious look. Take a look at all pictures.
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Early 1900s Antique Chinese Folk Art

Materials

Wood

Pair of Chinese Hand Wood Carved, Bone Inlay Foo Dogs, circa Early 1900s
Located in Studio City, CA
Intricately carved wood and bone inlaid pair of Chinese foo dogs. Very unique and wonderful. We haven't seen another pair quite like them. Sure to stand...
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Early 20th Century Chinese Folk Art

Materials

Wood

Chinese Signboard with Gold Coloured Calligraphy from Hardwood, C. 1900
Located in Jimbaran, Bali
With a wood coloured base this signboard (crafted entirely from wood) highlights 3 large gold coloured Chinese Characters. The signboard dates to the early 20th Century and has aged ...
Category

Early 20th Century Chinoiserie Chinese Folk Art

Materials

Wood, Paint

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