423 Free Artworks of Chinese Illustration

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Scroll painting of Yuan dynasty ancestor go hunting, Liu Guandao, circa 1280 (至元17年)

figure paintings in the national palace museum kublai khan

Seisha-Orandajin, Nankin by Utagawa Yoshikazu (1848-1863), a traditional Japanese illustration of a Japanese print showing a Dutch merchant drinking and a Chinese servant standing on his side.

japanese people

Chinese cuckoo or long-tailed blue cuckoo illustration from The Naturalist's Miscellany (1789-1813) by George Shaw (1751-1813)

Insects and Flowers (Qing dynasty ca. 1644–1911) by Ju Lian.

Butterflies and flower illustration from Churui Gafu (1910) by Morimoto Toko. Digitally enhanced from our own original edition.

butterfly spring

Chinese flower painting from the Qing Dynasty (1644–1911) by anonymous.

background butterfly

Chinese flower painting from the Qing Dynasty (1644–1911) by anonymous.

background butterfly

Chinese Teal or Mandarin Duck illustration from The Naturalist's Miscellany (1789-1813) by George Shaw (1751-1813)

Chinese Hare (Lepus Sinensis) from Illustrations of Indian zoology (1830-1834) by John Edward Gray (1800-1875).

The Chinese Limodoron from The Temple of Flora (1807) by Robert John Thornton.

Chinese painting illustrating a mother and a son plucking tea sprouts (ca.1800–1899) from the Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Art & Architecture Collection.

landscape mother

Chinese peony painting from the Qing Dynasty (1644–1911) by anonymous.

butterfly flower

1. Chinese Ring Necked Pheasant (Phasianus torquatus); 2. Head of the Common Golden Pheasant (Chrysolophus pictus) from Illustrations of Indian zoology (1830-1834) by John Edward Gray (1800-1875).

Chinese butterfly and insect painting from the Qing Dynasty (1644–1911) by anonymous.

background animals

Chinese butterfly and insect painting from the Qing Dynasty (1644–1911) by anonymous.

background animals

Chinese flower painting from the Qing Dynasty (1644–1911) by anonymous.

butterfly flower

Chinese insect drawing of four butterflies, a beetle, caterpillar and a grasshopper from the 18th century.

butterfly animals

SCENE IN A CHINESE TEMPLE

illustrations for boy travellers in russia

Chinese Quail (Synoicus Chinensis) illustrated by Elizabeth Gould (1804–1841) for John Gould’s (1804-1881) Birds of Australia (1972 Edition, 8 volumes). Digitally enhanced from our own facsimile book (1972 Edition, 8 volumes).

Chinese flower painting from the Qing Dynasty (1644–1911) by anonymous.

butterfly flower

Group of Chinese bronzes from the Industrial arts of the Nineteenth Century (1851-1853) by Sir Matthew Digby wyatt (1820-1877).

chinese vintage

Insects and Flowers (Qing dynasty ca. 1644–1911) by Ju Lian.

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Chinese Fistularia or Chinese Trumpet-fish illustration from The Naturalist's Miscellany (1789-1813) by George Shaw (1751-1813)

A traditional portrait of a beautiful Japanese crane by Kano Motonobu (1476-1559). Digitally enhanced from our own antique wood block print.

Moth illustration from Churui Gafu (1910) by Morimoto Toko. Digitally enhanced from our own original edition.

butterfly spring

Chinese painting featuring two birds among flowers (ca.1800–1899) from the Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Art & Architecture Collection.

The brick-red Chinese azalea from Edwards’s Botanical Register (1829—1847) by Sydenham Edwards, John Lindley, and James Ridgway.

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CHINESE CASH FROM MAI-MAI-CHIN

illustrations for boy travellers in russia

Insects and Flowers (Qing dynasty ca. 1644–1911) by Ju Lian.

background china

Lepus sinensis Hardwicke

illustrations of indian zoology - volume 2 - mammals lepus sinensis

Chinese Lard Seed (Hodgsonia Heteroclita), Fruit from Illustrations of Himalayan plants (1855) by W. H. (Walter Hood) Fitch (1817-1892).

Chinese painting featuring two gold and two silver fish (ca.1800–1899) from the Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Art & Architecture Collection.

Chinese butterfly and insect painting from the Qing Dynasty (1644–1911) by anonymous.

background animals

Megalaima faber 1870

psilopogon illustrations ibis (1870)

Chinese-wijk-te-Bandjermasi

1862 illustrations indonesia in art

Natural History Ensemble, no. 17 (1596–1610) by Anselmus Boëtius de Boodt.

butterfly insects

Like a Chinese play, it goes on forever - Frank A. Nankivell. LCCN2011647435

Chinese roller or Green roller illustration from The Naturalist's Miscellany (1789-1813) by George Shaw (1751-1813)

1. Spine Sided Monacanthus (Monacanthus (Amanses) Histrix); 2. Many Spined Coffin Fish (Ostracion (Acarana) auritus); 3, 4. Dotted Girella (Girella punctata); 5. Chinese Sturgeon (Acipenser Chinensis) from Illustrations of Indian zoology (1830-1834) by John Edward Gray (1800-1875).

1. Chinese Plaice (Platessa Chinensis); 2. Dr. Russell's Plaice (Platessa Russellii); 3. Short lined Finless Sole (Plagusia abbreviata) from Illustrations of Indian zoology (1830-1834) by John Edward Gray (1800-1875).

Chinese Bamboo Rat (Rhizomys Sinensis) from Illustrations of Indian zoology (1830-1834) by John Edward Gray (1800-1875).

animals vintage

PSM V28 D318 Stacks of chinese and american native coinage

popular science monthly illustrations/volume 28 coins-meters

Chinese Tippeted Pigeon (Columba Gouldioe) from Illustrations of Indian zoology (1830-1834) by John Edward Gray (1800-1875).

Chinese Magpie (Pica Sinensis) from Illustrations of Indian zoology (1830-1834) by John Edward Gray (1800-1875).

Nightscape illustration from Bijutsu Sekai (1893-1896) by Watanabe Seitei, a prominent Kacho-ga artist. Digitally enhanced from our own original edition.

PSM V28 D317 Ancient chinese coins and californian native shell money

popular science monthly illustrations/volume 28 primitive money

Building facade from Philadelphia As It Is In 1852... With Illustrations And A Map Of The City And Environs (1852).

1. Balassian [Balastian] Swift (Cypselus palmarum) 1a. Male, 1b. Female, 1c. Young, 1d. Nest; 2. Allied Swift (Cypselus affinis); 3. Chinese Martin (Hirundo Sinensis) from Illustrations of Indian zoology (1830-1834) by John Edward Gray (1800-1875).

animals chinese

Cherry blossom illustration from Bijutsu Sekai (1893-1896) by Watanabe Seitei, a prominent Kacho-ga artist. Digitally enhanced from our own original edition.

Seamless gold fish illustration from Bijutsu Sekai (1893-1896) by Watanabe Seitei, a prominent Kacho-ga artist. Digitally enhanced from our own original edition.

Chinese Lard Seed (Hodgsonia Heteroclita), Female plant from Illustrations of Himalayan plants (1855) by W. H. (Walter Hood) Fitch (1817-1892).

painting flower

Chinese Parra (Parra Sinensis) 1. Adult 2. Young 3. Chicken just hatched from Illustrations of Indian zoology (1830-1834) by John Edward Gray (1800-1875).

Chinese Horned Pheasant (Satyra Temminckii) 3/4 Nat. length from Illustrations of Indian zoology (1830-1834) by John Edward Gray (1800-1875).

The ukiyo-e illustration of a Japanese crane by Mochizuki Gyokusen, drawn in the year 1891, a traditional portrait of an elegant Japanese crane. Digitally enhanced from our own original wood block print.

Tapir of Malacca (William Farquhar Collection, 1819–1823)

william farquhar collection of natural history drawings mo (chinese zoology)

Xian'e Changchun Album 02

peaches in chinese art peach blossoms in art

Chinese Tree-Pipit and Wheat illustration from Pictorial Monograph of Birds (1885) by Numata Kashu (1838-1901). Digitally enhanced from our own original edition.

Chinese painting illustrating two men picking up tea boxes and carrying them away (ca.1800–1899) from the Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Art & Architecture Collection.

industrial boxing

Horse Illustration from Narrative of the Expedition of an American Squadron to the China Seas and Japan, performed in the years 1852, 1853 and 1854, under the command of Commodore M. C. Perry (1856) by Francis Lister Hawks.

PSM V28 D315 Ancient chinese and native american indian coins

popular science monthly illustrations/volume 28 primitive money

Bairei kachō gafu, Spring 13, Chinese peony and cranes

prints in the national diet library cranes in japanese art

Chinese Woman (Prostitute), Accused of Disorderly Conduct Before a Judge (reprinted from William Alexander's Illustrations of China)

london labour and the london poor (1851)prostitution in china

1. Hardwick's One Finned Torpedo (Temera Hardwickii); 2. Jaws of the Chinese Ray (Rhina ancylostoma. A. Upper, B. Lower Jaw from Illustrations of Indian Zoology (1830-1834) by John Edward Gray (1800-1875).

31 mai 1873 - Monde Illustré - Expo de chiens

sheepdog mastiff

Butterfly and flower illustration from Churui Gafu (1910) by Morimoto Toko. Digitally enhanced from our own original edition.

butterfly japan

Chinese Large Headed Terrapin (Platysternon megacephalum) from Illustrations of Indian Zoology (1830-1834) by John Edward Gray (1800-1875).

Flowers on a footpath illustration from Bijutsu Sekai (1893-1896) by Watanabe Seitei, a prominent Kacho-ga artist. Digitally enhanced from our own original edition.

illustration japanese

Argus Pheasant (Argus Pavoninus) China 2/3 Natural size from Illustrations of Indian zoology (1830-1834) by John Edward Gray (1800-1875).

Jujube red date (Ziziphus vulgaris) illustrated by Charles Dessalines D' Orbigny (1806-1876). Digitally enhanced from our own 1892 edition of Dictionnaire Universel D'histoire Naturelle.

A vintage illustration of fresh persimmons from the book Commissioner of Agriculture (1887). Digitally enhanced from our own original plate.

Artichoke, Cynara scolymus, broad beans, Vicia faba and lampion plant, Physalis (1596–1610) by Anselmus Boëtius de Boodt.

vegetables food

Nieuhof-Description-générale-de-la-Chine-1665 0850

chinese people of the qing dynasty agricultural tools illustrations

Abacus from Map Modeling in Geography, Including the Use of Sand, Clay, Putty, Paper Pulp, Plaster of Paris... Also Chalk Modeling in its Adaptation to Purposes of Illustration. Fully Illustrated published by E.L Kellogg & Co. (1895).

calculator pencil

Butterfly with flower illustration from Churui Gafu (1910) by Morimoto Toko. Digitally enhanced from our own original edition.

butterfly japanese

Chinese Lard Seed (Hodgsonia Heteroclita), male plant from Illustrations of Himalayan plants (1855) by W. H. (Walter Hood) Fitch (1817-1892).

Shell fish illustration from Bijutsu Sekai (1893-1896) by Watanabe Seitei, a prominent Kacho-ga artist. Digitally enhanced from our own original edition.

Different types of beetles illustrated by Charles Dessalines D' Orbigny (1806-1876). Digitally enhanced from our own 1892 edition of Dictionnaire Universel D'histoire Naturelle.

The Chinese Question, HMS 'Centurion' and HMS 'Iphigenia' joining the British Squadron off Port Hamilton, Christmas Day, 1897 - ILN 1898

hms iphigenia (ship 1891

Wild Boar, Collared Peccary, Chinese Sow, Capibara, and Babyroussa from A history of the earth and animated nature (1820) by Oliver Goldsmith (1730-1774). Digitally enhanced from our own original edition.

wild boar antique

"Chinese Emigration to America -- Sketch on Board the Steam Ship Alaska, Bound fo San Francisco. From Views of Chinese published in The Illustrated London News and Harper's Weekly, Arthur Hopkins, 29 April 1876

the illustrated london news 1876 harper's weekly, 1876

IanthocinclaTreacheriKeulemans

leiothrichidae illustrations aegithalos

The snow sheds on the Central Pacific Railroad in the Sierra Nevada Mountains, Frank Leslie, 1870 (publication)

frank leslie's illustrated newspaper, 1870 carl joseph becker

Chinese Vase with Flowers, Shells and Insects, Balthasar van der Ast, 1628

paintings by balthasar van der ast dutch golden age painting

1880 Anti-Chinese Riot in Denver anagoria, Frank Leslie

people of denver, colorado riots in the united states

Chinese: Spring Dawn in the Han Palace, scroll, ink and color on silk, height 30.6 cm x width 574.1 cm, Qiu Ying

spring morning in the han palace chinese literati paintings

TTTC Vol I 165 Election of a Living Buddha, 1851

engravings from the united kingdom 1851 engravings

The Chinese Question (February 1871), by Thomas Nast, 18 February 1871

harper's weekly illustrations by thomas nast columbia

Chain drive, Su Song's book of 1092, 1092 AD

history of technology clockworks

Scroll painting of Yuan dynasty ancestor go hunting, Liu Guandao, circa 1280 (至元17年)

figure paintings in the national palace museum chabi

TTTC Vol I Frontispiece Chinese and Tartar Costumes, 1851

travels in tartary, thibet, and china during the years 1844–5–6 engravings from the united kingdom

Scroll painting of Yuan dynasty ancestor go hunting, Liu Guandao, circa 1280 (至元17年)

figure paintings in the national palace museum kublai khan

Shuihu5, Emperor Huizong of Song

emperor huizong of song cuju

TTTC Vol I 293 Jin Seng, 1851

engravings from the united kingdom 1851 engravings

The Chinese Junk Keying, Ebenezer Landells, 1 April 1848

the illustrated london news 1848 ebenezer landells

Chinese Shadows, the Rabbit, Ferdinand du Puigaudeau

ferdinand du puigaudeau post-impressionism

Scroll painting of Yuan dynasty ancestor go hunting, Liu Guandao, circa 1280 (至元17年)

figure paintings in the national palace museum kublai khan

Pheasant and Thorny Shrubs, Huang Jucai

paintings of the song dynasty in the national palace museum bird-and-flower paintings in the national palace museum

真鏡菴募緣疏, Yang Weizhen

chinese-language diagrams illustrations in chinese

Colorado - the anti-Chinese riot in Denver, on October 31st (Chinese being beaten and property destroyed by large mob) LCCN2001696514, Frank Leslie, 1880

anti-chinese sentiment in the united states frank leslie's illustrated newspaper, 1880

Gordon-Chinese-Taifurchis-Kashgar-Army, Thomas Edward Gordon, 1876

1876 in xinjiang 1876 drawings

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