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Item Ships From: Chicago
Provincial Chinese Collector s Shelf, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
This provincial collector's shelf features three open compartments enclosed by a decorative frame carved with abstract floral motifs. Dated to the late 19th century, the shelf once stood in an office or home studio, displaying a curated collection of precious objects such as porcelains, bronzes, jades, and scholars' rocks. At the base is a shallow drawer with a floral knob, perhaps used for stowing incense accessories and other smalls. Darkened by a warm finish, the shelf boasts a beautifully worn texture that only time can achieve. We love the rich history this small collector...
Category

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

Materials

Elm

A Lotus-Form Thai Temple Ceiling Medallion
Located in Chicago, IL
Intricately hand-carved, the panel depicts a central medallion of a lotus flower and leaves from Thailand and made from teak wood. Originally these circular medallions were found on...
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21st Century and Contemporary Thai Chicago - Asian Art and Furniture

Materials

Teak

Chinese Jade Stone Ritual Blade
Located in Chicago, IL
Based on forms that emerged during the Shang Dynasty (1600-1027 BC), this jade stone ceremonial blade continues upon this tradition with precision. The Shang dynasty placed great emphasis on the administration of power through ceremonies that utilized ritual jade blades, among other jade tools...
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20th Century Chinese Folk Art Chicago - Asian Art and Furniture

Materials

Stone, Steel

Tall Celadon White Bottleneck Vase
Located in Chicago, IL
Drawing on a long Chinese tradition of monochrome ceramics, this tall gooseneck vase is glazed in serene pale celadon. The vase features a rounded, globular body and a narrow cylindr...
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21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Minimalist Chicago - Asian Art and Furniture

Materials

Porcelain

Chinese Ming Cobalt Brushed Jar, c. 1600
Located in Chicago, IL
This Ming-dynasty (1368-1644) storage jar is attributed to the kilns of Yunnan province, loosely decorated with cobalt underglaze in a manner typical of the region. Dated to the 15th...
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16th Century Chinese Ming Antique Chicago - Asian Art and Furniture

Materials

Earthenware

Chinese Blue White Jar with First Scholar
Located in Chicago, IL
Loosely brushed with cobalt blue pigments, this round, blue-and-white storage jar is underglazed with a celebratory procession of young boys leading a mythical qilin. Also known as k...
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21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Chinese Export Chicago - Asian Art and Furniture

Materials

Porcelain

Vintage Shanxi Province Long Elm Calligraphy Table with Carved Legs
Located in Chicago, IL
Vintage Shanxi Province Long Elm Calligraphy Table With Carved Legs Introducing our Antique Handcrafted Shanxi Province Elm Calligraphy Table - a ...
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Mid-20th Century Chinese Bohemian Chicago - Asian Art and Furniture

Materials

Elm, Lacquer, Paint

Chinese Ming Iron Brushed Jar, c. 1600
Located in Chicago, IL
This Ming-dynasty (1368-1644) storage jar is attributed to the kilns of Yunnan province, loosely decorated with iron underglaze in a manner typical of the region. Dated to the 15th/1...
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16th Century Chinese Ming Antique Chicago - Asian Art and Furniture

Materials

Earthenware

19th Century Chinese Bent Bamboo Daybed
Located in Chicago, IL
Made of bent bamboo, this southern Chinese daybed was likely the most popular piece of furniture in house. Lightweight and portable, the platform bed trave...
Category

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

Materials

Bamboo

Chinese Ming Form Painting Table, c. 1800
Located in Chicago, IL
This Qing-dynasty painting table from Hunan province is a beautiful example of the elegance of Chinese furniture design. With its broad surface ideal for contemplating scrolls and pa...
Category

Early 19th Century Chinese Ming Antique Chicago - Asian Art and Furniture

Materials

Elm

Chinese Blue White Jar with First Scholar
Located in Chicago, IL
Loosely brushed with cobalt blue pigments, this round blue-and-white storage jar is adorned with a ribbon-tailed bird perched on a cluster of rocks, a symbol for a long and happy lif...
Category

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

Materials

Porcelain

Antique Shanxi Province Elm Natural Patina Square Side Table
Located in Chicago, IL
Antique Shanxi Province Elm Natural Patina Square Side Table This square side table from the Shanxi Province of China has natural patina and color.
Category

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

Materials

Wood, Elm

Chinese Bronze Opium Pallet, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
This elegant bronze tool dates to the late 19th century and was originally one of many accessories that comprised an opium smoking kit. The shovel-like too...
Category

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

Materials

Bronze

Chinese Interlocking Tri-Leg Stool, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
Deceptively simple, this early 20th century stool from Shanxi province shows off the ingenious joinery methods traditionally used by Chinese carpenters. The stool's three splayed leg...
Category

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

Materials

Pine

Chinese Art Deco White Sofa, circa 1920
Located in Chicago, IL
In the 1920s-30s, Shanghai, China was swept up in the Art Deco design movement. Design, architecture, art, fashion, and furniture were all influenced by this modern movement, permeat...
Category

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

Materials

Fabric, Hide, Hardwood

Thai Crouching Boy Coconut Grater, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
This wooden coconut grater (khood maprow) from the early 20th century is carved in the form of a crouching boy, a variation on the typical "crouching rabbit" design. Large enough to ...
Category

Early 20th Century Thai Primitive Chicago - Asian Art and Furniture

Materials

Iron

Thai Carved Teakwood Mandala Panel
Located in Chicago, IL
Carved in relief with fantastic dimension, this vintage panel is shaped by hand from teakwood boards with a pierced mandala design in the style of Thai or Balinese fretwork screens. ...
Category

20th Century Thai Bohemian Chicago - Asian Art and Furniture

Materials

Teak

Chinese Polychrome Seated Ancestor Figure, C. 1800
Located in Chicago, IL
An integral part of traditional Chinese home life, ancestor worship before a domestic altar often featured painted ancestral portraits or tabletop ancestor figure...
Category

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

Materials

Wood

Pair of Chinese Silk Lotus Slippers, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
These dainty, pointed slippers, made of blue silk and embroidered with pink flowers, were shaped to resemble a lotus bud and enhanced the diminutive shape of bound feet. A practice that began in the Tang dynasty and reached the height of its popularity in the Qing dynasty, foot binding was a painful process intended to make a woman's feet as small as possible by restricting bone growth from an early age. The smaller the feet the more attractive and erotic they were, giving elite women a mark of elegance and a distinctive - albeit tortured - gait of small, light steps. These embroidered silk lotus slippers...
Category

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

Materials

Cotton, Silk

Petite Chinese Primitive Scroll Table, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
During winter in the colder provinces of China, life revolved around the kang, a heated brick platform that household members would sit or recline upon. Placed on top of the kang, lo...
Category

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

Materials

Elm

Persimmon-Orange Glazed Pear Vase
Located in Chicago, IL
The striking monochrome of this vase draws on a long Chinese tradition of ceramics glazed in a single, statement-making color. The gracefully curved form of this porcelain vase is enlivened by a vibrant orange glaze inspired by the persimmon, an auspicious symbol in Chinese art. The timeless form is known as a yuhuchunping or pear-shaped vase and is defined by a rounded body, narrow neck, and flared mouth originally used for pouring wine.
Category

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

Materials

Porcelain

Chinese Blue and White Perpetual Harmony Baluster Jar
Located in Chicago, IL
This contemporary lidded baluster jar continues the centuries-old tradition of Chinese blue-and-white porcelain ware. Painted with cobalt pigments for a brilliant blue finish, the ja...
Category

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

Materials

Porcelain

Chinese Persimmon Ovoid Ginger Jar with Cartouche Paintings, c. 1920s
Located in Chicago, IL
This vase is the perfect example of enduring Chinese symbolism and design. Each side of the ginger jar bears a cartouche painting containing a picturesque scene. Attendants watch ove...
Category

Early 20th Century Chinese Chicago - Asian Art and Furniture

Materials

Porcelain

Chinese Ming Kneeling Man Oil Lamp, c. 1500
Located in Chicago, IL
This curious ceramic form is a sculptural Chinese candle stand or oil lamp from the late Ming dynasty (1368-1644). Rustic and highly textured, the sculptural ceramic form is thick wi...
Category

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

Materials

Ceramic

Low Tibetan Painted Chest, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
Dated to the late 19th century, this small painted cabinet is a lovely example of Tibetan folk artistry. The low chest has an overhung top and inset paneled sides, each carved with c...
Category

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

Materials

Pine

Chinese Ming Buddhist Oil Lamp, c. 1600
Located in Chicago, IL
This sculptural ceramic object is a Chinese oil lamp from the late Ming dynasty, originally used in altar displays for Buddhist ceremonies and ritual offerings. The vessel is a varia...
Category

Early 17th Century Chinese Ming Antique Chicago - Asian Art and Furniture

Materials

Ceramic

Chinese Crackle Celadon Candle Stand, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
Elegant in its simplicity, this late 19th-century Chinese candle stand is decorated only by an allover pale glaze with fine crazing and pools of glassy, celadon-blue color. The ceram...
Category

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

Materials

Ceramic

Thai Crouching Boy Coconut Grater, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
This wooden coconut grater (khood maprow) from the early 20th century is carved in the form of a crouching boy, a variation on the typical "crouching rabbit" design. Large enough to ...
Category

Early 20th Century Thai Primitive Chicago - Asian Art and Furniture

Materials

Iron

Chinese Double Buddha Oil Lamp, c. 1800
Located in Chicago, IL
This 19th-century Chinese oil lamp is shaped of ceramic with a two-sided design of Budai, the "laughing Buddha" associated with abundance, joy and contentment. The sculptural bottle ...
Category

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

Materials

Ceramic

Chinese Black Lacquer Snack Box, c. 1820
Located in Chicago, IL
This simple lacquered box was once used as a 19th-century snack box, presented as a gift during holidays and special occasions. To the delight of the recipients, the unassuming box w...
Category

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

Materials

Wood, Lacquer

Vintage Chinese Elm Display Cabinets / Bookcases
Located in Chicago, IL
Vintage Chinese Elm display cabinets / bookcases These elm sliding glass cabinets that have a brown lacquer finish has 6 drawers and 3 shelves. Can be used as display cabinets or g...
Category

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

Materials

Glass, Wood, Elm, Lacquer

Antique Shanxi Province Pierced Apron Elm Side Table - Pair
Located in Chicago, IL
Antique Shanxi province pierced apron elm side table - pair. A rare pair of elm side tables from the Shanxi Province of China. These side tables have a ...
Category

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

Materials

Wood, Elm

Chinese Eight Immortals Square Table with Stone Top, circa 1800
Located in Chicago, IL
Called an "eight immortals" table, this early 19th century square table was designed to seat eight people, with a bench for two on each side....
Category

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

Materials

Stone

Chinese Bronze God of Wealth Altar Figure, c. 1800
Located in Chicago, IL
No idol in China is more widely worshiped than Caishen, the God of Wealth. His shrine can be found in nearly every home, his image set beside ancestors a...
Category

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

Materials

Bronze

Petite Nepalese Heramba Ganapati Charm
Located in Chicago, IL
This petite brass prayer figure is cast in the likeness of Heramba Ganapati, the five-headed iconographical form of the Hindu god Ganesha. Invoked at the beginning of prayers, import...
Category

20th Century Chinese Qing Chicago - Asian Art and Furniture

Materials

Brass

Tall Persimmon Celestial Ball Vase
Located in Chicago, IL
Drawing on a long Chinese tradition of monochrome ceramics, this tall gooseneck vase is glazed in vibrant persimmon-orange glaze. The vase features a rounded, globular body and a nar...
Category

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

Materials

Porcelain

Chinese Polychrome Lucky Fish, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
Hand-crafted from reclaimed wood, this artist-made koi is a traditional symbol of harmony and wealth. For Buddhists, such a fish represents a freedom from all restraints. The scales ...
Category

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

Materials

Wood, Pine

Yellow Green Peking Glass Snuff Bottle, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
With bright color and intricate carvings, this petite Chinese snuff bottle from the early 20th century is a lovely example of the art of Peking glass. The little bottle is sculpted i...
Category

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

Materials

Glass

Korean Wedding Chest, c. 1920
Located in Chicago, IL
This lacquered wedding chest dates to the early 20th century and was likely originally used as a bridewealth chest during a traditional Korean wedding ceremony. The exterior is finished with red and black lacquer and decorated with two round medallions conveying blessings of luck and longevity. The chest opens from the top, secured with a brass lock plate in the form of a butterfly, a traditional symbol of a life of prosperity and joy. Vintage newsprint...
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Early 20th Century Korean Chicago - Asian Art and Furniture

Materials

Brass

Petite Chinese Display Table, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
Crafted of a beautiful dense hardwood, this petite table from the late 19th century is designed for displaying precious objects, such as fine porcelain, sculptures, or incense burner...
Category

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

Materials

Hardwood

Chinese Reverse Glass Portrait of a Young Woman, 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

Wood, Glass

Pair of Chinese Canopy Bed Curtain Hooks with Money Toads
Located in Chicago, IL
This fantastic pair of etched brass hooks recreates those used throughout the Qing dynasty to hold open the gauzy curtains of traditional canopy beds. Each of the large hooks is affixed to an etching of the Daoist immortal Liu Hai and his animal companion, the three-legged Money Toad. Known as Jin Chan...
Category

20th Century Chinese Qing Chicago - Asian Art and Furniture

Materials

Brass

Chinese Round Leg Courtyard Stool, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
This Chinese courtyard stool dates to the mid-19th century and has a classic splayed leg design with round legs and a rectangular seat. The stool is crafted of northern elmwood (yumu...
Category

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

Materials

Elm

Vintage Hu Boxiang Cigarette Calendar Poster, c. 1931
Located in Chicago, IL
The famous commercial advertising artist Hu Boxiang created this advertisement calendar poster for the British American Tobacco Company in 1931. Unlike other poster artists, Hu was k...
Category

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

Materials

Paper

Pair of Ornate Chinese Lacquered Cabinets with Cabriole Legs, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
These richly carved and lacquered cabinets were made over 150 year ago in China’s Shanxi Province and remain in remarkable condition. The cabinet fronts are well-proportioned and carved with imaginative detail, including a scalloped trim, swirling s-form cabriole legs, and relief panels of the flowers of the four seasons...
Category

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

Materials

Elm

Chinese Double Handled Brass Brazier, circa 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
On a cold winter’s night in China’s Northern provinces, the well-to-do held their hands over this coal-filled brazier to ward off the chill. Handmade of brass, the exquisitely crafte...
Category

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

Materials

Brass

Pair of Chinese Woven Top Square Stools, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
Lightweight and portable, stools were popular in Qing-dynasty homes for their simplicity and convenience. These elegant 19th-century square stools have beautifully worked frames featuring rounded edges, humpback stretchers, and ruyi-form fretwork finished with dark lacquer. Each top is inset with a hand-woven seat, providing textural contrast to the graceful elmwood frame. Used as seats or low side tables, this pair of square stools...
Category

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

Materials

Reed, Elm

Antique Samarkand Carpet, c. 1920
Located in Chicago, IL
This masterfully knotted early 20th century samarkand carpet depicts a floral pattern at its center, framed by an ornate geometric border. Sometimes referred to as Khotan carpets, sa...
Category

Early 20th Century East Turkestani Khotan Chicago - Asian Art and Furniture

Materials

Wool

Chinese Playful Wisdom Coffer, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
This gorgeous black lacquer coffer from China's Hebei province may have begun its life as part of a dowry. Dated to the mid-19th century, the coffer was likely used as both an altar for ancestor worship and as a storage cabinet for clothes...
Category

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

Materials

Brass

Chinese Famille Rose Bowl with Pheasant and Chrysanthemums, 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 op...
Category

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

Materials

Porcelain

Antique Ganesha Statue Hindu Elephant God War Religious
Located in Chicago, IL
Antique Ganesha Statue Hindu Elephant God War Religious This antique statue of Ganesha, the Hindu god of war and religion, is a beautiful addition to any collection. Crafted with in...
Category

19th Century Indian Rustic Antique Chicago - Asian Art and Furniture

Materials

Metal

Petite Bronze Garuda Figurine
Located in Chicago, IL
This petite bronze figurine is cast in the form of Garuda, a demigod and mythical king of birds in Hindu and Buddhist faith. Taking the form of half-bird...
Category

20th Century Chinese Chicago - Asian Art and Furniture

Materials

Bronze

Chinese Double Crane Headrest
Located in Chicago, IL
This simple, 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 ...
Category

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

Materials

Porcelain

Chinese Bentwood Roundback Armchair, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
Prior to the 10th century, Chinese society eschewed raised seats in favor of mats. The rising popularity of chairs and other forms of elevated seating led craftsmen to adapt traditio...
Category

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

Materials

Elm

Chinese Male Mingqi Spirit Attendant
Located in Chicago, IL
Molded of earthenware, this petite sculpture is a type of centuries-old burial figurine known as míngqì. Such model figures were placed in tombs of individuals with high status to ensure a safe journey to the afterlife. Meant to depict the pleasures of daily life, common burial figures...
Category

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

Materials

Ceramic

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

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

Materials

Brass

Provincial Chinese Burden Bar, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
Used across the shoulders to tote pails of water and grain, this 19th-century burden bar transcends its functional origins as a striking sculptural object. Also known as a carrying p...
Category

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

Materials

Brass

Chinese Male Mingqi Spirit Attendant
Located in Chicago, IL
Molded of earthenware, this petite sculpture is a type of centuries-old burial figurine known as míngqì. Such model figures were placed in tombs of individuals with high status to ensure a safe journey to the afterlife. Meant to depict the pleasures of daily life, common burial figures...
Category

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

Materials

Ceramic

Antique Shanxi Province Hand Carved Elm Child Chair
Located in Chicago, IL
Antique Shanxi province hand carved elm child chair. This elm child's chair from the Shanxi Province of China is hand carved and an extremely rare piece. All natural patina.
Category

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

Materials

Wood, Elm

Chinese Wine Table with Humpback Stretchers, circa 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
The elegant design of this 19th century table is inspired by earlier Ming dynasty furniture designs highly prized by collectors. Clean lines, si...
Category

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

Materials

Elm

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