113 Free Artworks of Chinese Vintage

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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Chinese looking glass in carved wood frame from the Industrial arts of the Nineteenth Century (1851-1853) by Sir Matthew Digby wyatt (1820-1877).

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

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

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

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Oriental umbrellas from My Little Chinese Book by Mary Audubon Post (1912).

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

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Oriental umbrellas from My Little Chinese Book by Mary Audubon Post (1912).

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

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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.

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

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

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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.

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Chinese painting featuring river freight junk (ancient Chinese ship) (ca.1800–1899) from the Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Art & Architecture Collection.

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

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

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

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

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Chinese painting of a duck junk (ancient Chinese ship) (ca.1800–1899) from the Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Art & Architecture Collection.

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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.

Pott's Chinese peony from Edwards’s Botanical Register (1829—1847) by Sydenham Edwards, John Lindley, and James Ridgway.

Vase in China from the Industrial arts of the Nineteenth Century (1851-1853) by Sir Matthew Digby wyatt (1820-1877).

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

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).

Man from A history of the earth and animated nature (1820) by Oliver Goldsmith (1730-1774). Digitally enhanced from our own original edition.

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

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Up-to-date map of the world war (1942) by Manila Shinbun-sha.

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).

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

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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).

Two-colored collinsia from Edwards’s Botanical Register (1829—1847) by Sydenham Edwards, John Lindley, and James Ridgway.

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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.

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

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.

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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.

Chinese insect drawing of four butterflies, a moth, praying mantis and two insects from the 18th century.

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

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).

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

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).

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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).

The ruga rose from Edwards’s Botanical Register (1829—1847) by Sydenham Edwards, John Lindley, and James Ridgway.

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

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Japanese vintage original woodblock print from Yatsuo no tsubaki (1860-1869) by Taguchi Tomoki. Digitally enhanced from our own antique woodblock print.

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

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Vase in white china from the Industrial arts of the Nineteenth Century (1851-1853) by Sir Matthew Digby wyatt (1820-1877).

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

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.

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

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.

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.

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Four Chinese Floriated Ornaments

Chinese Pattern with White Flowers

RACINET, Albert. 🇫🇷 Chinese Bird, 1888.

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Foliated Borders

Floral Basin Decoration

Cistern Floriated Decoration

CLIVE, Henry (1881-1960). 🇺🇸 [Chinese Princess]

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Floral Pattern from a China Bottle

Floriated Decoration with Borders

Pattern with Flowers and Leaves

Blue Symmetrical Floral Pattern

Blue and White Floral Design

Vase Decoration in Red

Floriated China Vase Design

Chinese Interpreter

Boudoir of a Chinese Lady

House of a Chinese Merchant

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Chinese navy officer

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Chinese Trumpet Vine, Trumpet Creeper. Campsis grandiflora [as Tecoma grandiflora] with Mangrove Humming Birds.

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1904 Chinese Plate Keramic Studio

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1901 Chinese Plate Keramic Studio

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1914 Chinese Plate Keramic Studio

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Chinese asters. Vick's Garden and Floral Guide (1895)

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Chinese chestnut, Seven Sisters' Fruit. Sterculia monosperma [as Sterculia nobilis] Fleurs, fruits et feuillages choisis de l'ille de Java -peints d'après nature par Berthe Hoola van Nooten (1880)

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Tree Peony, Moutan (1838)

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Blackberry lily, as Chinese Ixia (Iris domestica, as Ixia chinensis), and Gibraltar candytuft (Iberis gibraltarica). The new botanic garden (1812)

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Chinese aster. Calistephus chinensis [as Aster chinensis]. Choix des plus belles fleurs -et des plus beaux fruits par P.J. Redouté. (1833)

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Chinese Wisteria, Wisteria sinensis as (Glycine sinensis)

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Chinese flowering crab-apple

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Chinese Hibiscus. Brazilian flowers, drawn from nature in the years 1880-1882 in the neighbourhood of Rio de Janeiro, t. 21, by Norton, E.H., (1893)

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Iris domestica [as Ixia chinensis L.], CHINESE IXIA

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Chinese-foxglove. Rehmannia piasezkii. Curtis’s Botanical Magazine, vol. 134- ser. 4, vol. 4, (1908) [Mathilda Smith]

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