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Item Ships From: Illinois
Chinese Ming Cobalt Brushed Oil Bottle, c. 1550
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...
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16th Century Chinese Ming Antique Illinois - Asian Art and Furniture

Materials

Earthenware

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 Illinois - Asian Art and Furniture

Materials

Earthenware

Chinese Celadon Glazed Temple Headrest, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
To keep her elaborate hairstyle intact while sleeping, a well-to-do Qing-dynasty woman would use a rigid headrest or neck pillow to keep her head elevated. Whether functional or pure...
Category

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

Materials

Porcelain

Japanese Silver Fan-Form Box
Located in Chicago, IL
This lovely silver box exemplifies Japanese refinement in all crafts. Precious in the hand, the petite bonbonnière is formed of high quality silver in the shape of a paper folding fa...
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20th Century Japanese Illinois - Asian Art and Furniture

Materials

Silver

Persimmon Orange Bottleneck 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...
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21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Modern Illinois - Asian Art and Furniture

Materials

Porcelain

Chinese Yellow Glazed Brush Rest, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
Set alongside the four treasures of the study - the calligraphy brush, ink, paper, and inkstone - a brush rest was an essential fixture of the Chinese scholars' desk. This 19th-centu...
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Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Illinois - Asian Art and Furniture

Materials

Porcelain

Chinese Green Glazed Brush Rest, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
Set alongside the four treasures of the study - the calligraphy brush, ink, paper, and inkstone - a brush rest was an essential fixture of the Chinese scholars' desk. This 19th-centu...
Category

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

Materials

Porcelain

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 Illinois - Asian Art and Furniture

Materials

Earthenware

Chinese Yuan Celadon Wine Jar, c. 1200
Located in Chicago, IL
With simplicity of form and a delicate glaze, this Yuan dynasty (1279-1368) jar for rice wine or spirits displays the quiet refinement of provincial Chinese ceramics. The earthenware...
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15th Century and Earlier Chinese Minimalist Antique Illinois - Asian Art and Furniture

Materials

Earthenware

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 Illinois - Asian Art and Furniture

Materials

Silver

Chinese Writing Table with Cloud Spandrels, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
Carefully selecting the perfect piece of timber, the craftsman who made this exceptional walnut table made the most of the wood's expressive, open-grained texture and warm golden-bro...
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Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Illinois - Asian Art and Furniture

Materials

Walnut

Framed Chinese Erotic Miniature Painting, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
Despite its explicit content, this intimate scene conveys a sense of tenderness and romantic love characteristic of Chinese erotic art. Known as “sp...
Category

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

Materials

Paper

Chinese Green Deco Carpet with Salmon Border
Located in Chicago, IL
In the 1930s, Shanghai, China was swept up in the Art Deco design movement. Design, architecture, art, fashion, and furniture were all influenced by this modern movement that permeated every part of life in the bustling, vibrant city. Taking months or even years to create, this Chinese Art Deco area...
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1930s Chinese Art Deco Vintage Illinois - Asian Art and Furniture

Materials

Wool, Cotton

Chinese Springtime Phoenix Tail Vase, circa 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
The phoenix tail vase form dates back as far as the bronze age and has remained a popular shape for its clean lines and graceful curves. Created in the early 20th century, this parti...
Category

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

Materials

Porcelain

Chinese Blue and White Fu Lion Headrest
Located in Chicago, IL
This small 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 protect their elaborate hairstyles by elevating the head during slumber. This example dates to the late 20th century and is glazed in the blue-and-white style with a stencil-transfer design. Each side of the headrest has a quadrilobe cartouche framing two mythical fu lions playing with a brocade ball, a motif that evokes the idiom "may you and your descendant achieve high rank." A powerful and benevolent guardian, the fu lion (shizi) is the perfect force to protect against nightmares and bad energy. The playful scene is surrounded by a cracked ice pattern dotted with plum blossoms, symbols of winter and longevity. A geometric meander trims the corners and small bats frame coin...
Category

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

Materials

Porcelain

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 Illinois - Asian Art and Furniture

Materials

Earthenware

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 Illinois - Asian Art and Furniture

Materials

Elm

Chinese Famille Rose Oval Jar with Domestic 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 op...
Category

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

Materials

Porcelain

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 Illinois - Asian Art and Furniture

Materials

Copper

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 Illinois - Asian Art and Furniture

Materials

Earthenware

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 Illinois - 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 Illinois - 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 Illinois - Asian Art and Furniture

Materials

Earthenware

Chinese Art Deco Persimmon Vase with White Cranes, circa 1920s
Located in Chicago, IL
Drawing on the enduring phoenix tail form that dates to China’s Bronze Age, this porcelain vase from the 1920s exhibits the sinuous lines and gilded refinement that helped to define ...
Category

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

Materials

Porcelain

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 Illinois - 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 Illinois - 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 Illinois - 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 Illinois - Asian Art and Furniture

Materials

Bamboo

Chinese Enameled Offering Bowl with God of War, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
This colorful porcelain bowl dates to the mid-19th century and was originally used as a serving dish for ritual offerings, placed before a home altar and piled high with fruit, baked goods, and other foods. The dish has a shallow cartouche-shaped body and a short footed base decorated with crashing waves. The dish is painted with overglaze enamels in the famille rose style, with a scene of three mythical figures on a floating, heavenly island. The central figure depicts the 3rd-century warrior Guan Yu, also known as the God of War...
Category

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

Materials

Porcelain

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 Illinois - Asian Art and Furniture

Materials

Porcelain

Vintage Andrea by Sadek Porcelain Japanese Gold/Yellow Chinoiserie Ginger Jar
Located in Chicago, IL
Vintage Andrea by Sadek Porcelain Japanese Gold/Yellow Lidded Chinoiserie Ginger Jar Vase Perfect for enhancing your home decor or as a gift, this vase/urn is a timeless addition th...
Category

20th Century Japanese Rustic Illinois - Asian Art and Furniture

Materials

Porcelain, Paint

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 Illinois - Asian Art and Furniture

Materials

Silk, Wood

Chinese Opera Puppet, c. 1900
Chinese Opera Puppet, c. 1900
$258 Sale Price
29% Off
Vintage Uzbek Suzani Silk Embroidery in Black, Blue, Green, Ivory, Yellow, Red
Located in Barrington, IL
Elevate your interior with this Vintage Uzbek Suzani Silk Embroidery, a remarkable textile masterpiece from Central Asia that captures the essence of traditional Uzbek craftsmanship....
Category

Mid-20th Century Uzbek Illinois - Asian Art and Furniture

Materials

Cotton, Silk

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 Illinois - Asian Art and Furniture

Materials

Brass

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 Illinois - 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...
Category

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

Materials

Elm

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 Illinois - Asian Art and Furniture

Materials

Ceramic, Bamboo

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 Illinois - 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 Illinois - 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 Illinois - Asian Art and Furniture

Materials

Porcelain

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 Illinois - Asian Art and Furniture

Materials

Porcelain, Stoneware

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 Illinois - Asian Art and Furniture

Materials

Iron

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 Illinois - Asian Art and Furniture

Materials

Ceramic, Porcelain

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 Illinois - Asian Art and Furniture

Materials

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 Illinois - 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 Illinois - Asian Art and Furniture

Materials

Porcelain

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 Illinois - Asian Art and Furniture

Materials

Brass

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 Illinois - Asian Art and Furniture

Materials

Bronze

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 Illinois - Asian Art and Furniture

Materials

Elm

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 Illinois - Asian Art and Furniture

Materials

Paper

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 Illinois - Asian Art and Furniture

Materials

Teak

A Carved Teak Saraswati Figure
A Carved Teak Saraswati Figure
$1,900 Sale Price
32% Off
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 Illinois - Asian Art and Furniture

Materials

Iron

Vintage Uzbek Suzani Silk Embroidery in Black, Blue, Purple, Yellow, Red
Located in Barrington, IL
Add a striking touch of heritage and artisanal beauty to your space with this Vintage Uzbek Suzani Silk Embroidery, an exquisite example of traditional textile craftsmanship from Cen...
Category

Mid-20th Century Uzbek Illinois - Asian Art and Furniture

Materials

Cotton, Silk

Antique Chinese Alter Table Beautifully Hand-Carved circa 1900
Located in BENSENVILLE, IL
Chinese furniture was first developed as early as the Eastern Zhou period (770B.C. - 221B.C.). "Altar tables" were typically long, narrow tables to display items of wealth and beauty. You will also find areas of burn marks where they used their incense burners. Many years ago, an Englishman who dealt in Chinese antique furniture...
Category

Early 1900s Chinese Antique Illinois - Asian Art and Furniture

Materials

Wood

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 Illinois - Asian Art and Furniture

Materials

Brass

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 Illinois - Asian Art and Furniture

Materials

Porcelain

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 Illinois - Asian Art and Furniture

Materials

Earthenware

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 Illinois - 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 Illinois - 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 Illinois - Asian Art and Furniture

Materials

Metal, Copper

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