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Chinese Export Wall Decorations

CHINESE EXPORT STYLE

Expanded trade between Europe and East Asia, starting in the 16th century, led to a booming market for exported goods, particularly furniture. This was bolstered by the establishment of the Dutch and English East India Companies at the beginning of the 17th century. From folding screens and chairs to lacquer tables and silver, Chinese Export furniture was in demand and regularly copied and imitated, leading to styles like chinoiserie and Chinese Chippendale.

The expansion of exporting that had strengthened the arts during the Ming dynasty continued into the Qing dynasty era — Chinese designers made many furniture pieces specifically for export, resulting in distinctive designs that mixed traditional techniques with forms appealing to foreign buyers. For instance, cabinetmakers in Canton (modern-day Guangzhou) were prolific in crafting hardwood furniture for export in European styles that involved the expert joinery techniques of Chinese furniture. Designs for Chinese Export porcelain, cabinets, decorative objects and other furniture were often more ornately adorned than they would be for a local audience, such as with mother-of-pearl overlays or surfaces featuring lavish pictorial scenes or gold on black motifs. Some were even commissioned by wealthy European families to be adorned with their coat of arms.

Because lacquer furniture was especially prized, and the resin used to create it was difficult to import as it would harden during the long voyage, artisans in China and Japan exported numerous lacquer pieces. Long before lacquer made its way to Japan, the Chinese treated the material differently. They used it to create smooth, glossy surfaces, but also for carving, an art that began in the 12th century and is exclusively Chinese. These pieces are called cinnabar lacquer after the powdered mercury sulfide (cinnabar) employed to produce their characteristic red hue. A popular form for export was a compact cabinet with drawers, usually displayed on a small table. Undecorated furniture built in Europe was also shipped to China to be lacquered. The international exchange of design would influence furniture into the 19th century and later, informing styles such as Art Deco and Art Nouveau.

Find a collection of antique Chinese Export tables, beds, cupboards, table lamps and more furniture on 1stDibs.

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Style: Chinese Export
Framed Antique Embroidery Chinese Textile Qing Dynasty Provenance
Located in Atlanta, GA
A piece of beautiful antique textile fragments from China, circa 19th century Qing dynasty, artistically displayed in a giltwood frame with co...
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Early 19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Wall Decorations

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Silk, Giltwood

19th Century China Trade Seascape with the Ship Avon at Anchor by Lai Fong
Located in Nantucket, MA
19th Century China Trade Seascape with the Ship Avon at Anchor, by Lai Fong (active: 1875 - 1905), circa 1890, an oil on canvas starboard side view of a square-rigged ship at anchor under furled sails, on placid water with low coastline visible in the background, unsigned. This is one of a series of three paintings by Lai Fong of the Avon offered here. The painting is finely painted in a thin coat on a thin canvas, as is typical with China Port paintings...
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1890s Hong Kong Antique Chinese Export Wall Decorations

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Canvas

Framed Chinese Pen and Ink Family Ancestor Portrait
Located in Queens, NY
Vintage (20th Century) Chinese pen and ink family ancestor portrait capturing nine honorees seated in front of scrolls bearing text framed by curta...
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20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Wall Decorations

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Wood, Paper, Glass, Walnut

CHINA EXPORT 1875 Antique Tall Compote With Mythological Dragon-Fish In Sterling
Located in Miami, FL
Chinese export tall tazza in silver by Hung Chong (circa 1830-1925). This is an impressive Chinese Export tall compote tazza created in the 19th Century, circa 1875. Masterfully cra...
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1870s Chinese Antique Chinese Export Wall Decorations

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Silver, Sterling Silver

Chinese Embroidered Floral Wall Hangings
Located in Queens, NY
3 Asian Chinese style embroidered wall hangings with gilt faux bamboo frame and floral and bird design with pink border (PRICED EACH)
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20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Wall Decorations

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Bamboo

Framed Antique Chinese Textile Groups Qing Dynasty Provenance
Located in Atlanta, GA
A group of three antique Chinese textiles, arranged and professionally matted and framed. The museum quality display includes two similar pouches symmetrically flanking a fan case...
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19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Wall Decorations

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Silk, Wood

Framed Chinese Antique Textile Qing Dynasty Provenance
Located in Atlanta, GA
A spectacular antique Chinese embroidery panel dated from Qing dynasty (circa 19th century), professionally framed with linen mat, pur...
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19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Wall Decorations

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Silk, Wood

Chinese Paper Scroll in Plexiglass Case
Located in Queens, NY
Asian Chinese paper scroll in a plexiglass case.
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20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Wall Decorations

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Glass

Framed Chinese Pen and Ink Ancestor in Navy Robes Portrait
Located in Queens, NY
Vintage (20th Century) Chinese pen and ink ancestor portrait capturing the honoree seated in a red chair on a patterned floor and wearing an elabor...
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20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Wall Decorations

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Wood, Paper, Glass, Walnut

Four Antique 19th Century circa 1880 Chinese Gouaches on Rice Paper Geisha Girls
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer for sale this lovely suite of four antique circa 1880’s Chinese hand painted Gouache paintings depicting Geisha girls in traditional settings. A very good looking and beautifully painted suite, they were made for the export market during the British colonialism...
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1880s Chinese Antique Chinese Export Wall Decorations

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Paper

Framed Antique Embroidery Chinese Textile Qing Dynasty Provenance
Located in Atlanta, GA
A piece wonderful antique textile fragment from China, circa 19th century Qing dynasty, artistically displayed in a giltwood frame with white ...
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19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Wall Decorations

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Silk, Giltwood

Framed Chinese Embroidery Southern Bridal Jacket
Located in Atlanta, GA
A framed vintage Chinese embroidered bridal jacket called "Gua", which is the upper part of the two-piece wedding assemble called "Qun Gua", with the low...
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Late 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Wall Decorations

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Silk, Glass, Wood

Pair of Signed Antique Chinese Watercolour Silk Paintings of Geisha Girl Flowers
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer for sale this lovely pair of antique circa 1920’s Chinese Export hand painted on silk paintings depicting a Geisha girl and a floral scene with butterfly. A very good looking and beautifully painted pair, they were made for the export market during the British colonialism...
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1920s Chinese Vintage Chinese Export Wall Decorations

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Silk

Set of Three-Framed Antique Chinese Textiles Qing Dynasty Provenance
Located in Atlanta, GA
A set of three antique textile fragments from China, circa 19th century Qing dynasty, professionally displayed in matching giltwood frames as a triptych. Originally they were embroidered panels from semi-formal skirt...
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Mid-19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Wall Decorations

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Silk, Giltwood

Chinese Export Watercolor Framed
Located in Essex, MA
Featuring a family scene with a pool and several people with fabrics by a table. Matted and framed.
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Early 19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Wall Decorations

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Giltwood, Paper

Chinese Porcelain Framed Famille Rose Plaque of Birds with Prunus and Cherry
Located in Downingtown, PA
Lovebirds in Blossom: A Famille Rose Porcelain Plaque This beautiful Chinese Porcelain Plaque, dating to the 20th Century, captures a classic and auspicious natural scene in a horiz...
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Mid-20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Wall Decorations

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Porcelain

Chinese Chinoiserie Scene Portrait
Located in Queens, NY
2 Asian Chinese style oil painting portrait on canvas of figural chinoiserie scene of man holding bird with bowing servant framed by gold leaf painted fretwork (Similar to 058969)(PR...
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20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Wall Decorations

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Canvas

ZHANG YIZHI LARGE 117 X 98CM OIL ON CANVAS PAINTED PORTRAiT OF A SEATED LADY
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
Royal House Antiques We are delighted to offer for sale this stunning original Zhang Yizhi portrait of the Seated Lady in traditional Chinese dress Please note the shipping fee li...
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20th Century Chinese Export Wall Decorations

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Canvas

Set Of Six Chinese Export Paintings on Pith Paper
Located in Bradenton, FL
Set of six Chinese Export paintings on pith (rice) paper. The paintings depict Chinese processionals that include men in different settings such as playing instruments, carrying temp...
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Early 19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Wall Decorations

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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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Mid-19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Wall Decorations

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Paper

One-of-a-kind Carved Chinese Style Tableaux, 19th Century
Located in Isle Sur La Sorgue, Vaucluse
Gorgeous and unusual pair of wood carvings in the Chinese taste, set in beautiful, gold-colored, faux-bamboo frames.
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19th Century Unknown Antique Chinese Export Wall Decorations

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Beech

VINTAGE CHINESE OIL PAiNTING OF A BEAUTIFUL VASE GHASIA GIRL STATUE
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
Royal House Antiques Royal House Antiques is delighted to offer for sale this lovely decorative vintage Chinese oil panting of a Geisha girl statue standi...
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Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Wall Decorations

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Canvas

Chinese Export Gouache Painting
Located in Lyndhurst, NJ
A beautiful large Chinese Export Gouache (watercolor) Painting on paper from the mid-19th century of the Qing Dynasty. Set in the original carved mahogany frame.
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1840s Chinese Antique Chinese Export Wall Decorations

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Mahogany, Paper

Small Chinese Export Reverse Painted Mirror, Late 18th Century
Located in London, GB
A Small Late 18th Century Chinese Export Reverse Painted Mirror Depicting two coloured birds perched on a rocky outcrop, with four large peony blooms, the mirror plate with a sligh...
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Late 18th Century Antique Chinese Export Wall Decorations

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Giltwood

Chinese Lacquered Carved Wall Plaques
Located in Queens, NY
4 Asian Chinese style (19th century) red lacquered and gilt trimmed wall plaques with carved scenes with figures.    
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19th Century Antique Chinese Export Wall Decorations

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Wood

Pair Of Chinese Export Wallpaper Panels
Located in Essex, MA
Each with simple giltwood frames with plexiglass. The paper is backed with cloth.
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Early 1800s Chinese Antique Chinese Export Wall Decorations

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Plexiglass, Paper

Antique Chinese Embroidery Textile 8" x 8"
Located in New York, NY
Antique Chinese Embroidery, Origin: China, Circa: Late 19th Century
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Late 19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Wall Decorations

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Silk

Tall Contemporary Ink Painting Scroll, Chinese, Silk Cotton, Ceramic, Wall Art
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a tall contemporary scroll ink painting. A Chinese, silk cotton and ceramic rolling wall panel, dating to the late 20th century, circa 2000. Striking contemporary Chinese a...
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21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Chinese Export Wall Decorations

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Silk

Large Asian Oil on Silk Paintings by Chelsea House, Floral, Bird, Botanical S/2
Located in Kennesaw, GA
I love the vibrant colors! This is a set of large scale oil paintings hand done on silk by Chelsea House. They are Asian inspired with their birds on branches surrounded by fruit and...
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Late 20th Century American Chinese Export Wall Decorations

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Silk, Giltwood, Paint

Vintage Chinese Watercolor and Ink Landscape of Senjojiki Cirque, Near Nagoya
Located in Lomita, CA
The detail of this mountainous landscape of an area that is akin to the Alps in Japan is stunning. It is a watercolor and ink depiction of Senjojiki Cirque which is at the top of the...
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Mid-20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Wall Decorations

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Paper

Chinese Export Glass Picture of a Persian Warrior
Located in Downingtown, PA
Chinese export glass picture of a Persian warrior, The Chinese reverse glass picture depicts a Persian warrior seated on the back of a dappled horse riding at a trot, a shield slu...
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19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Wall Decorations

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Glass

1920s Asian Framed Silk Embroidery Butterflies Flowers
Located in Miami, FL
Early 20th Century embroidery probably framed in the 1960s in a gilt faux bamboo frame. Embroidery on black silk background of flowers and wheat sheaths with two butterflies in fligh...
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1920s Chinese Vintage Chinese Export Wall Decorations

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Silk

Large Antique Chinese Watercolor Landscape Signed Framed
Located in Boca Raton, FL
Antique Chinese mountaneerous landscape painting, large impressive, 35” by 59”, framed in wooden frame under glass. Watercolor with ink and gouache on paper.
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1940s Chinese Vintage Chinese Export Wall Decorations

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Paper

Chinese Ancestral Portrait, Gouache on Paper
Located in Bradenton, FL
Chinese Ancestral Portrait, Gouache on Paper. Portrait shows four family members, each in patterned and richly colored robes. This Chinese portraiture of family elders, done on gouac...
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20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Wall Decorations

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Paper

Art Deco Chinese Handmade Silk Bautou Tapestry Rug, Early 20th Century
Located in Grythyttan, SE
This exquisite dense and hand-knotted Baotou (sometimes spelled Paotou or Paotow) rug features a deep blue background adorned with a polychrome design, showcasing three lotus flowers...
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1920s Mongolian Vintage Chinese Export Wall Decorations

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Cotton, Silk

Chinese Porcelain Framed Famille Rose Plaque of Golden Pheasant on a Tree Branch
Located in Downingtown, PA
Symbol of Splendor: Famille Rose Golden Pheasant Plaque This striking Chinese Porcelain Plaque, dating to the 20th Century, captures a dramatic natural scene executed in the vibrant...
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Mid-20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Wall Decorations

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Porcelain

Vintage Watercolor Painting on Rice Paper - Signed - China - Mid 20th Century
Located in Chatham, ON
Vintage large scale watercolor painting on rice paper - indistinctly signed lower right - mid 20th century. Excellent vintage condition - no ...
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Mid-20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Wall Decorations

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Paper

China Trade Framed Pith Paper Set of Pictures of Butterflies and Plants
Located in Downingtown, PA
Fluttering Exotica: Eight China Trade Watercolors on Pith Paper This superb Set of Eight Chinese Watercolors, dating from Circa 1840–1860, offers a delicate and vibrant collection of...
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Mid-19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Wall Decorations

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Paper

Chinese Ancestral Portrait, Gouache on Paper
Located in Bradenton, FL
Chinese Ancestral Portrait of a man and woman. Portrait shows a man and a woman, each in patterned and richly colored robes. This Chinese portraitur...
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20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Wall Decorations

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Paper

19th Century, Chinese Export Junk Ship Maritime Painting
Located in Atlanta, GA
This **19th-century Chinese Export gouache on board painting** presents a striking depiction of a **Chinese junk at harbor**, with delicate brushwork capturing the vessel's ornate co...
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19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Wall Decorations

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Giltwood, Paint

Hin Qua Attrib: Chinese Export "Anita" Ship Painting on Canvas C. 1869
Located in Atlanta, GA
Hin Qua (Chinese, 19th century), circa 1869 Attributed to Hin Qua: Chinese Export "Anita" Ship Painting on Canvas C. 1869. A well accomplished oil on canvas maritime painting of th...
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Mid-19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Wall Decorations

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Canvas, Giltwood, Paint

Chinese Watercolor Children Portrait
Located in Queens, NY
Asian Chinese style (19th Cent) watercolor portrait on paper of fat seated figure surrounded by 6 children in a gilt frame
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19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Wall Decorations

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Paint

Tibetan Pictorial Throw Rug
Located in New York, NY
A fine-quality antique Tibetan throw-size pictorial rug. Would make for a great wall hanging too Measures: 2'5" x 5'
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Early 20th Century Tibetan Chinese Export Wall Decorations

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Wool

Chinese Chinoiserie Scene Portrait
Located in Queens, NY
Asian Chinese style oil painting portrait on canvas of figural chinoiserie scene of man and servant with fan framed by gold leaf painted fretwork (Similar to 058970)
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20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Wall Decorations

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Canvas

1970s Blanc De Chine Chinese Export Style Chinoiserie Wall Pockets, Pair
Located in Kennesaw, GA
This is a lovely pair of Blanc de Chine style wall pockets. They look fantastic framing a mirror! Each one has a pair of Asian figures supporting...
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Late 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Wall Decorations

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Ceramic

Very Decorative Chinese Champlevé Enamel Plate in a Japanese Style
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
A very decorative Chinese champlevé enamel plate in a Japanese style, vividly enameled with a peacock amidst flowering prunus branches and endless kno...
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Mid-20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Wall Decorations

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Enamel

Pair of Framed Chinese Figural Carved and Painted Panels
Located in Norwood, NJ
Nicely carved and framed pair of high relief carved and painted panels. Subtle colors with age appropriate worn finish carved depicting cranes (birds) amongst flowers standing in wat...
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Late 19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Wall Decorations

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Wood, Elm

Two Antique Chinese Gouache Paintings of Birds on Pith Paper
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Rare 19th Century gouache paintings on pith paper, one of two birds on a tree and one of a blue bird on a branch with flowers and trees both executed in a distinctive traditional del...
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19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Wall Decorations

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Paint

Late 18th Century Framed Chinese Glass Back Painted Scene of a Family
Located in Queens, NY
Chinese (18th/19th century) framed glass back painting depicting a family beneath two flowering trees surrounded by birds and butterflies in a wooden frame with decorative metal top ...
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Late 18th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Wall Decorations

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Glass

Chinese Carved Bamboo Root Face Wall Hanging
Located in Queens, NY
Chinese wall plaque made from a bamboo root carved in the shape of a smiling face with a bamboo root fiber beard. (Companion pieces: NWL2543A-G).   
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20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Wall Decorations

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Bamboo, Wood

Chinese Porcelain Framed Famille Rose Plaque of Long Tailed Hawk on a Rose Tree
Located in Downingtown, PA
Feathered Elegance: Famille Rose Hawk on a Rose Branch This exquisite Chinese Porcelain Plaque, dating to the Mid-20th Century, is a vibrant example of traditional Chinese panel pai...
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20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Wall Decorations

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Porcelain

Pair Of Chinese Famille Rose Plaques Depicting Immortals In Rosewood Frames
Located in Germantown, MD
Beautiful Pair Of Chinese Famille Rose hand painted porcelain Plaques Depicting Immortals In Rosewood Frames. Measure 14.5" in width and 14.5" in height.
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Mid-20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Wall Decorations

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Porcelain, Rosewood, Paint

Vintage Asian Chinese Brass Prosperity Dragon Wall Hanging
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Vintage Asian Chinese Brass Prosperity Dragon Wall Hanging. As the embodiment of the masculine gender, the dragon has long been an auspicious symbol of power in Chinese culture. Dragons chasing a ball is the auspicious scene of good luck, prosperity and wealth. According to Chinese Feng Shui...
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Mid-20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Wall Decorations

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Brass

Chinese Carved Wooden Wall Plaque Depicting Riders on Horseback
Located in Queens, NY
"Chinese carved wooden wall panel depicting two riders on horseback attempting to capture a wild horse from its herd in a rectangular wooden frame. ...
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20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Wall Decorations

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Wood

Chinese Carved Bamboo Root Face Wall Hanging
Located in Queens, NY
Chinese wall plaque made from a bamboo root carved in the shape of a smiling face with a bamboo root fiber beard. (Companion pieces: NWL2543A-G).  
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20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Wall Decorations

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Bamboo, Wood

Framed Pink and Green Painted Panel Depicting a Chinese Landscape
Located in Queens, NY
Chinese partially distressed painted panel in green and pink against a crackle beige background depicting a landscape wtih trees ad architecture inside a floral border.  
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20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Wall Decorations

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Acrylic, Wood

Chinese Watercolor of a Sampan on Paper, circa 1800
Located in Downingtown, PA
"Twilight Passage": Chinese Export Watercolor of a Sampan Circa 1800 An evocative and high-quality Chinese Export watercolor painting, produced in Canton (Guangzhou) circa 1800. Ex...
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19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Wall Decorations

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Paper

19th Century Chinese Filigree Carved Wall Plaque
Located in Queens, NY
Asian Chinese style (19th century) red and gold painted filigree carved horizontal wall plaque.  
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19th Century Antique Chinese Export Wall Decorations

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Gold

Chinese Maroon Lacquered Wall Shelf
Located in Queens, NY
Asian Chinese style (19th Cent) maroon lacquered and gilt carved wall shelf with mirror back and 3 shelves
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19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Wall Decorations

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Lacquer

Carved Wood Panel, China, 20th Century, Interior Decoration
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Carved wood panel, China, 20th century, Interior Decoration Measures: H 48cm, W 66cm, W 3cm.
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Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Wall Decorations

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Wood

Chinese Export wall decorations for sale on 1stDibs.

Find a broad range of unique Chinese Export wall decorations for sale on 1stDibs. Many of these items were first offered in the Late 20th Century, but contemporary artisans have continued to produce works inspired by this style. If you’re looking to add vintage wall decorations created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include wall decorations, asian art and furniture, more furniture and collectibles and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with wood, fabric and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Chinese Export wall decorations made in a specific country, there are Asia, East Asia, and China pieces for sale on 1stDibs. While there are many designers and brands associated with original wall decorations, popular names associated with this style include Chelsea House, Sunqua, and Totoya Hokkei. It’s true that these talented designers have at times inspired knockoffs, but our experienced specialists have partnered with only top vetted sellers to offer authentic pieces that come with a buyer protection guarantee. Prices for wall decorations differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $95 and tops out at $76,572 while the average work can sell for $2,550.