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A Thousand Years in Every Object

Heirlooms of the East, chosen for modern homes.

Silk, porcelain and craft made by hand in the workshops of Suzhou, Jingdezhen and Dehua — each piece signed, certified and delivered to your door.

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42Master Workshops
60k+Homes Worldwide
4.9★Reviews
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Certificate of CraftArtisan-signed with every order
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Curated Collections

Three traditions. One standard: extraordinary.

We travel to the source of each craft and bring back only what we would keep ourselves — no mass production, no factory resellers.

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Why Shanghai Curios

Not a marketplace. A house that knows the maker's name.

Every object we sell is commissioned directly from a named workshop — the same families that once supplied the imperial court. We pay fairly, we visit twice a year, and we never sell anything we have not watched being made.

  • Direct from 42 master workshopsNo agents, no trading companies, no anonymous factories.
  • Signed certificate with every pieceThe artisan, the technique and the hours — documented.
  • 5% funds craft apprenticeshipsYour purchase keeps the next generation learning.
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From Workshop to Your Home

The making of an heirloom

Sourced at the origin

Grade-6A silk from Jiangsu, kaolin from Jingdezhen, enamel from Beijing.

Made entirely by hand

One master follows the piece through every stage — up to 90 hours of work.

Inspected & certified

Quality checked twice, then sealed with a signed craft certificate.

Delivered duty-free

Express, fully insured to 40+ countries with duties prepaid.

Chinese calligraphy in progress
A Chinese Proverb
“A thing made with devotion lives longer than the one who made it.”
— The Artisans' Creed
Loved in 40+ Countries

From our collectors

★★★★★

“The embroidery is genuinely breathtaking — far finer than museum shop pieces I've bought in London. It arrived gift-wrapped with the embroideress's signed card. I've ordered three more.”

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Eleanor H.London, United Kingdom✓ Verified buyer
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“I was nervous about ordering porcelain from China. It came in seven days, double-boxed, with duties already paid. The gaiwan is luminous — you can see light through it. Worth every cent.”

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Marcus J.Austin, Texas✓ Verified buyer
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“These are now my go-to wedding gifts. The certificate of craftsmanship tells the story of who made it and how — nobody ever re-gifts one of these.”

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Sophie K.Sydney, Australia✓ Verified buyer
Chinese objects in a western home
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The Shanghai Curios Home

Eastern craft, quietly at home in the West.

Chinoiserie has shaped Western taste for four centuries — but it was always seen through a European lens. We bring home the real thing: objects with the restraint to live beside what you already love.

One blue-and-white vase. One folded silk. A room changes register.

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