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Item Ships From: Chicago
Chinese Iron Star Chopping Stool, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
Dated to the turn of the century, this provincial stool would have been used throughout a courtyard home as versatile everyday seating. Deceptively simple, the wooden stool is design...
Category

Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Chicago - Asian Art and Furniture

Materials

Elm

Chinese Gilt Green Glazed Teapot, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
Tea drinking has been an integral part of Chinese culture for centuries, resulting in a wide range of social customs and material traditions. In addition to tea leaves, water, and he...
Category

Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Chicago - Asian Art and Furniture

Materials

Porcelain

Chinese Opera Puppet, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
Dressed in fine silks trimmed with embroidered bands and tassels, this puppet brought the glory of the imperial court to the small stage as part of an early 20th-century puppet opera. Complete with songs, acrobatics, farce, and drama, Chinese puppet...
Category

Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Chicago - Asian Art and Furniture

Materials

Silk, Wood

Chinese Opera Puppet, c. 1900
Chinese Opera Puppet, c. 1900
$258 Sale Price
29% Off
Chinese Ming Cobalt Brushed Oil Bottle, c. 1500
Located in Chicago, IL
This elegant ceramic vessel is a Ming-dynasty (1368-1644) bottle originally used for storing oil or sauces. Dated to the 15th/16th century, the bottle has a gracefully curved form kn...
Category

16th Century Chinese Ming Antique Chicago - Asian Art and Furniture

Materials

Earthenware

Chinese Famille Rose Ginger Jar with Ancient Censers, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
Beautifully commemorated on this oval ginger jar, censers have been used for thousands of years in Chinese culture as a part of funeral rites or prayer offerings. Filled with dried aromatic plants and essential oils, the censer issued fragrant smoke that forged a connection to the spiritual realm. This late Qing-dynasty jar...
Category

Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Chicago - Asian Art and Furniture

Materials

Porcelain

Chinese Scholarly Lacquered Offering Table, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
This mid-19th century console table was likely used as an offering table bearing incense. Appealing to the rarified taste of China’s literati, this Qing-dynasty table depicts auspici...
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Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Chicago - Asian Art and Furniture

Materials

Elm

White Brass Five Blessings Chinese Brazier, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
Filled with burning coals, this finely crafted 19th-century brazier once warmed the hands of a wealthy lady on a cold winter's night in northern China. The portable brazier is hand-w...
Category

Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Chicago - Asian Art and Furniture

Materials

Brass

Petite Thai Brass Amulet of Bodhisattva
Located in Chicago, IL
This petite Thai prayer amulet depicts a devout bodhisattva in standing mediation, arms held forward with an alms bowl in dhyana mudra. Known as the gesture of inner balance, this po...
Category

20th Century Thai Chicago - Asian Art and Furniture

Materials

Brass

Petite Brass Amulet of Avalokiteshvara
Located in Chicago, IL
This petite brass prayer amulet depicts the Buddhist bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara, also known by the names Chenresi, Guanyin or Kannon. Considered the embodiment of compassion, this b...
Category

20th Century Thai Chicago - Asian Art and Furniture

Materials

Brass

Petite Ming Shipwreck Medicine Jar, c. 1500
Located in Chicago, IL
The eroded surface of this petite, Ming-dynasty medicine jar tells a story of trade, tradition and lost treasure. A matte texture and traces of marine life suggest the jar spent many...
Category

16th Century Chinese Ming Antique Chicago - Asian Art and Furniture

Materials

Earthenware

Petite Chinese Gathering Basket, c. 1940s
Located in Chicago, IL
Woven with precious scale and delicate artistry, this petite bamboo basket from the early 20th century is a beautiful example of traditional Chinese basketry. Hand-crafted in southwe...
Category

Early 20th Century Chinese Rustic Chicago - Asian Art and Furniture

Materials

Bamboo

Chinese Black Lacquer Woven Plate, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
This small woven tray from the early 20th century celebrates the beautiful simplicity of a hand-woven object. The round plate is shaped from tightly woven reeds or bamboo and finishe...
Category

Early 20th Century Chinese Rustic Chicago - Asian Art and Furniture

Materials

Rattan

Petite Chinese Gathering Basket, c. 1940s
Located in Chicago, IL
Woven with precious scale and delicate artistry, this petite bamboo basket from the early 20th century is a beautiful example of traditional Chinese basketry. Hand-crafted in southwe...
Category

Early 20th Century Chinese Rustic Chicago - Asian Art and Furniture

Materials

Bamboo

Chinese Woven Bamboo Flower Basket, c. 1940s
Located in Chicago, IL
Woven with precious scale and delicate artistry, this small flower basket from the early 20th century is a lovely example of traditional Chinese basketry. The basket is woven of thin...
Category

Early 20th Century Chinese Rustic Chicago - Asian Art and Furniture

Materials

Bamboo

Japanese Woven Bamboo Tabako-bon, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
This woven basket is actually a Japanese tabako-bon, or 'tobacco tray,' used as a portable hibachi for lighting tobacco pipes. Believed to have evolved from the traditional accessories of Japanese incense ceremony, tabako-bons first came into use in the 17th century and were often beautifully decorated to display one's wealth and status. This tabako-bon is woven of smoked bamboo and features a ceramic...
Category

Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Chicago - Asian Art and Furniture

Materials

Ceramic, Bamboo

Chinese Ming Cobalt Brushed Wine Vessel, c. 1500
Located in Chicago, IL
This petite ceramic bottle is a Ming-dynasty (1368-1644) vessel originally used for serving rice wine or spirits. The gracefully curved form is known as a yuhuchunping, or pear-shape...
Category

16th Century Chinese Ming Antique Chicago - Asian Art and Furniture

Materials

Earthenware

Chinese Reverse Glass Portrait with Painted Fan, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
With exquisite detail and sparkling color, this portrait of a young woman is a remarkable example of reverse glass painting. Lending the finished work a subtle three-dimensional effe...
Category

Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Chicago - Asian Art and Furniture

Materials

Glass

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...
Category

Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Chicago - Asian Art and Furniture

Materials

Paper

Oxblood Red Glazed Chinese Melon Jar
Located in Chicago, IL
The melon shape is respected by the Chinese not only as a form but as a symbol for proliferation. These contemporary ceramics call back to the Song Dynasty (960 to 1279) when artisan...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Chinese Export Chicago - Asian Art and Furniture

Materials

Porcelain

Antique Chinese Bronze Royal Dragons Sculpted Vase - Pair
Located in Chicago, IL
Antique Chinese Bronze Royal Dragons Sculpted Vase - Pair  This pair of 19th century bronze vases are decorated with sculpted Imperial royal dragons. The dragon in Chinese culture i...
Category

Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Chicago - Asian Art and Furniture

Materials

Bronze

Monumental Japanese Sake Vessel, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
This elegant, large-scale vessel is a Japanese widemouth stoneware jar (kame) traditionally used for storing water and other liquids. This 19th-century example continues traditional ...
Category

Mid-19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Chicago - Asian Art and Furniture

Materials

Porcelain, Stoneware

Chinese Famille Rose Baluster Jar with Ancient Censers, C. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
Beautifully commemorated on this lidded baluster jar, censers have been used for thousands of years in Chinese culture as a part of funeral rites or prayer offerings. Filled with dried aromatic plants and essential oils, the censer issued fragrant smoke that forged a connection to the spiritual realm. This late Qing-dynasty jar...
Category

20th Century Chinese Qing Chicago - Asian Art and Furniture

Materials

Ceramic, Porcelain

Chinese Iron Clad Two Person Bench, circa 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
This late 19th-century bench is designed in a traditional style that dates back as far as the Song dynasty (690 to 1279 CE). The corner leg benches have floating panel tops, straight...
Category

Late 19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Chicago - Asian Art and Furniture

Materials

Iron

Chinese Fu Lion Fantail Vase, c. 1920
Located in Chicago, IL
This porcelain vase from the early 20th-century is sculpted to a classic phoenix-tail silhouette and decorated on all sides with mythical fu lions. Also known as shizi or foo dogs, f...
Category

Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Chicago - Asian Art and Furniture

Materials

Porcelain

Chinese Dou Rice Measure, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
This rustic container was made over a hundred years ago to measure and hold a dou of rice, a traditional Chinese unit of volume. The rice measure has a square form with tapered sides...
Category

Early 20th Century Chinese Rustic Chicago - Asian Art and Furniture

Materials

Iron

Pair of Chinese Persimmon Fantail Vases with Children at Play, c. 1920
Located in Chicago, IL
This early 20th century porcelain vase is sculpted to a classic Chinese phoenix-tail form and decorated with persimmon-orange enamel and several cartouche paintings of picturesque sc...
Category

Early 20th Century Chinese Art Deco Chicago - Asian Art and Furniture

Materials

Porcelain

A Carved Teak Saraswati Figure
Located in Chicago, IL
Apsaras are celestial nymphs or female spirits associated with water, clouds, and the arts. They are often depicted as beautiful, enchanting beings with the ability to dance, sing, a...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Indian Chicago - Asian Art and Furniture

Materials

Teak

A Carved Teak Saraswati Figure
A Carved Teak Saraswati Figure
$1,900 Sale Price
32% Off
Petite Chinese Opium Box, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
A petite 19th century canister once used to store a smoker's personal supply of opium paste. A keepsake from a bygone era, the small box is formed of brass and provided an airtight s...
Category

19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Chicago - Asian Art and Furniture

Materials

Brass

Japanese Edo Period Festival Screen, c. 1750
Located in Chicago, IL
This 18th century folding screen is a stunning example of Japanese artistry. Beautifully painted with delicate brushwork, the evocative sc...
Category

Mid-18th Century Japanese Edo Antique Chicago - Asian Art and Furniture

Materials

Paper

Provincial Chinese Two Drawer Table, circa 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
Used as a family altar table or for general storage, this 19th century coffer is decorated with intricate carvings of round chrysanthemum blossoms,...
Category

Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Chicago - Asian Art and Furniture

Materials

Elm

Four Seasons Chinese Phoenix Tail Vase, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
The form of this 19th century porcelain vase is called "phoenix tail" for the way its flared mouth and slender waist mimic the shape of the auspicious bird. The vibrant painted scene...
Category

Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Chicago - Asian Art and Furniture

Materials

Porcelain

Chinese Dou Rice Measure, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
This rustic container was made over a hundred years ago to measure and hold a dou of rice, a traditional Chinese unit of volume. The rice measure has a square form with tapered sides...
Category

Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Chicago - Asian Art and Furniture

Materials

Iron

Erotic Chinese Baitong Opium Box, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
A petite white brass (baitong) canister once used to store a smoker's personal supply of opium paste. Dated to the 19th-century, the box is an example of Qing-dynasty erotica, incorp...
Category

Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Chicago - Asian Art and Furniture

Materials

Brass

Pair of Chinese Relief Carved Daybed Panels, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
These carved wooden panels were once a part of the railing to a grand Qing-dynasty daybed or canopy bed enclosure. Expertly crafted, the panel displays a beautiful relief carving wit...
Category

Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Chicago - Asian Art and Furniture

Materials

Elm

Tibetan Mechag Flint Striker, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
In 19th-century Tibet, many men carried a fire striker to help ensure survival in the often-harsh climate of the Tibetan Plateau. Known as mechag, such st...
Category

Mid-19th Century Tibetan Tibetan Antique Chicago - Asian Art and Furniture

Materials

Metal, Steel

Japanese Inlaid Paulownia Tabako-Bon, c. 1930
Located in Chicago, IL
This wooden vessel is a Japanese tabako-bon, or 'tobacco tray,' used in tandem with a smoking pipe. Believed to have evolved from the traditional accessor...
Category

Early 20th Century Japanese Taisho Chicago - Asian Art and Furniture

Materials

Metal, Copper

Chinese Blue and White Fu Lion Headrest
Located in Chicago, IL
This square ceramic block is actually a form of Chinese headrest or neck pillow. Popular during the Qing dynasty, rigid headrests such as this were used by upper-class women to prote...
Category

Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Chicago - Asian Art and Furniture

Materials

Porcelain

Chinese Square Weiqi Table, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
By the most modest estimates, the Chinese game of weiqi, more commonly known as Go, predates chess by over 800 years. Skill in the "Encircling Game" was considered one of the four cu...
Category

Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Chicago - Asian Art and Furniture

Materials

Stone

Pair of Petite Chinese Sancai Spice Jars
Located in Chicago, IL
With sancai glaze and a richly-aged patina, these petite ceramic spice jars are likely originated as a form of míngqì sculpture, a centuries-old tradition of burial figurines or "spi...
Category

15th Century and Earlier Chinese Tang Antique Chicago - Asian Art and Furniture

Materials

Earthenware

Chinese Turquoise Glazed Dispensing Vessel, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
This petite ceramic vessel dates to the early 20th century and was used like a water cooler to store and dispense cold beverages such as ice water or rice wine. The ceramic jar has a...
Category

Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Chicago - Asian Art and Furniture

Materials

Brass

Chinese "Tree Jade" Petrified Wood Specimen
Located in Chicago, IL
Like scholars' rocks, petrified, or fossilized, wood is appreciated for its natural beauty. Sometimes called "Tree Jade," petrified wood is thought to bring peace and prosperity to its surroundings. Each log has its own unique patterns of fossilized moss, bark, and the scars of a lifetime. These facets bring to mind a fascinating combination of organic mortality and preserved permanence. We keep them in their raw, unworked state, using the logs in...
Category

15th Century and Earlier Chinese Antique Chicago - Asian Art and Furniture

Materials

Petrified Wood

Chinese Yangliuqing New Year Painting of Beauty and Baby, c. 1920
Located in Chicago, IL
Chinese New Year paintings (nian hua) are colorful folk paintings created to celebrate the annual Spring Festival. Drawn or printed by folk artists in regional studios, nian hua pain...
Category

1920s Chinese Folk Art Vintage Chicago - Asian Art and Furniture

Materials

Paper

Chinese Plank Top Display Table, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
This low display table exemplifies Qing-dynasty refinement with simplicity of form and minimal ornamentation. Crafted of walnut with mortise-and-tenon joinery, the 19th-century pedes...
Category

Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Chicago - Asian Art and Furniture

Materials

Walnut

Provincial Chinese Trunk Mortar, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
This large wooden mortar dates to the late 19th century and was originally used for crushing rice, grain, spices and other foodstuffs. Carved from a single tree trunk, the mortar has...
Category

Late 19th Century Chinese Primitive Antique Chicago - Asian Art and Furniture

Materials

Wood

Tibetan Repoussé Silver Fitting with Dragons, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
This unusual piece of silver hardware is wonderfully patterned with intricate Tibetan repoussé decoration. Comprised of two thin silver plates linked ...
Category

Early 20th Century Tibetan Chicago - Asian Art and Furniture

Materials

Silver

Chinese Stone Lock Counterweight, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
Devoid of figurative carvings, this primitive stone weight from the mid-19th century has an organic, abstract beauty. The stone has an oblong, lock-form shape with natural asymmetry ...
Category

Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Chicago - Asian Art and Furniture

Materials

Limestone

Chinese Repoussé Silver Grooming Set
Located in Chicago, IL
This elaborate chain of repoussé charms and tools is a traditional Chinese grooming kit, intricately worked of silver alloy with fantastic detail. Much like a Victorian chatelaine, a...
Category

Mid-20th Century Chinese Qing Chicago - Asian Art and Furniture

Materials

Silver

Chinese Low Daybed Step, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
This low 19th-century table is actually a step used for easily getting in and out of a raised daybed. Crafted of northern elmwood (yumu), the step features a plank top surface, carved lotus spandrels, and a prominent apron carved with floral scrollwork. The wooden step is finished with dark lacquer, now lightly worn along the edges with rich texture. Today, we love this low step as a tabletop display stand or a footstool beside a plush armchair...
Category

Late 19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Chicago - Asian Art and Furniture

Materials

Elm

Provincial Chinese Glazed Water Jug, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
This 19th-century kitchen vessel is coated inside and out with a dark brown glaze that clings to its ribbed sides with subtle color variation. Designed for serving water or tea, the squat jar features a narrow neck, small strap handles, and a short spout for pouring. The rounded shoulders are brushed with simple linework in a contrasting light brown glaze. Textured with pitted wear and other imperfections, the rustic vessel is wonderful as an unusual vase...
Category

Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Chicago - Asian Art and Furniture

Materials

Ceramic

Petite Famille Verte Canton Vase, c. 1920
Located in Chicago, IL
Dated to the 1920s during China's Republic Period, this petite vase is decorated in a style known as Canton enamel, so named for the long-standing industry of export enamels based in...
Category

1920s Chinese Chinese Export Vintage Chicago - Asian Art and Furniture

Materials

Copper

Provincial Chinese Trunk Mortar, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
This large wooden mortar dates to the late 19th century and was originally used for crushing rice, grain, spices and other foodstuffs. Carved from a single tree trunk, the mortar has...
Category

Late 19th Century Chinese Rustic Antique Chicago - Asian Art and Furniture

Materials

Wood

Chinese Zitan Brush Pot with Soapstone Inlay, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
Set alongside the four treasures of the study - the calligraphy brush, ink, paper, and inkstone - a brush pot, or bitong, was an essential fixture of the scholars' desk. This beautif...
Category

Late 19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Chicago - Asian Art and Furniture

Materials

Soapstone

Pair of Ornate Chinese Lacquer Display Tables, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
The perfect way to call attention to a plant, special vase or piece of art, these tall display tables date from 1850 during the Qing dynasty. Made of oak, the tables are expertly detailed with elaborate hoof feet and recessed base and tabletop. A stunning combination of red and black lacquer draws attention to the tables’ architectural richness. Made from tree sap...
Category

Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Chicago - Asian Art and Furniture

Materials

Oak

Pair of Chinese Famille Rose Baluster Jars with Ancient Censers, c. 1920
Located in Chicago, IL
Beautifully commemorated on this pair of baluster jars, censers have been used for thousands of years as a part of funeral rites or prayer offerings. Filled with dried aromatic plant...
Category

Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Chicago - Asian Art and Furniture

Materials

Porcelain

Blue and White Scholar s Joy Ginger Jar
Located in Chicago, IL
This contemporary ginger jar continues the tradition of Chinese blue-and-white ceramics with classic curves and auspicious, hand-painted decorations. Symbols that would surely give a...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Chinese Export Chicago - Asian Art and Furniture

Materials

Porcelain

Chinese Cinnabar Red Altar Table, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
In traditional Chinese homes, slender, long tables such as this one are used to hold musical instruments, flowers, or vases. Often referred to as altar tables, this narrow table form...
Category

Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Chicago - Asian Art and Furniture

Materials

Lacquer, Elm

Petite Ming Shipwreck Medicine Jar, c. 1500
Located in Chicago, IL
The eroded surface of this petite, Ming-dynasty medicine jar tells a story of trade, tradition and lost treasure. A porous, matte surface texture suggests the jar spent many years su...
Category

16th Century Chinese Ming Antique Chicago - Asian Art and Furniture

Materials

Earthenware

Chinese Pale Stone Calligraphy Brush
Located in Chicago, IL
Along with paper, ink and inkstone, the brush is one of the Four Treasures of the scholar’s studio. Arguably the most important tool, the brush served as a direct link to the artist’...
Category

20th Century Chinese Chicago - Asian Art and Furniture

Materials

Agate

Petite Ming Shipwreck Medicine Jar, c. 1500
Located in Chicago, IL
The eroded surface of this petite, Ming-dynasty medicine jar tells a story of trade, tradition and lost treasure. A matte texture and traces of marine life suggest the jar spent many...
Category

16th Century Chinese Ming Antique Chicago - Asian Art and Furniture

Materials

Earthenware

Pair of Chinese Famille Rose Plates with Garden Scenes, C. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
During the 18th century, Europeans provided an eager market for Chinese export porcelain, especially the colorful and fanciful ware known as “famille rose.” Named for a palette of opaque overglaze enamels that favored roses and pinks, famille rose porcelain ware was crafted with the same technical virtuosity as imperial porcelain but designed for Western tastes. This pair of fine porcelain dishes is a beautiful example of famille rose, decorated with pastel enamels in a palette of purple, turquoise, and pink. The center of each plate is decorated with a calm scene of a woman and a young boy in a garden, surrounded by flowering plum branches and lingzhi fungi of immortality. The scene is bordered by an all-over purple fish...
Category

Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Chicago - Asian Art and Furniture

Materials

Porcelain

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