13 ancient PNG images with transparent background
Old things and old ways: a red palace wall under a tiled roof, a gilded lantern with tassels, elders over a xiangqi board, a Peking opera performer, a porcelain vase, a brass compass, a hand bell and an archer drawing a bow.
- Images
- 13
- Sizes
- 600 to 3 508 px
- Formats
- PNG with alpha, WebP, JPG
- Download
- free, no sign-up
Filters
Papercutting Chinese zodiac Illustration PNG
China Building Architecture, Palace wall PNG
Light Lantern Festival Mid-Autumn Festival PNG
Xiangqi Chess Go u5b66u8c61u68cb World Mind PNG
Flute, piano, classical, zheng, guitar PNG
Antique radio Euclidean, Flat Radio PNG
Rooster, Compass western town, albom PNG
Chinese opera Peking opera, Ancient woman PNG
Chinoiserie Porcelain, Ancient red vase PNG
Compass, chinese Style, orange, technic PNG
Bell, Hand bell, chinese Style, hand PNG
Hand fan, Chinese fan sub, purple PNG
Archery, ancient people, chinese style PNG
China, mostly
The palace wall, the papercut rooster, the painted fan and the opera costume point to Chinese tradition. They pair naturally on a lantern festival poster or a cultural article, and the lantern and vase work as single accents on a restaurant page.
Antique objects
The compass under glass, the weathered bronze bell and the weathervane with a rooster are objects with patina. They suit an antiques listing or an adventure header, where the wear on the surface is the point.
Retro rather than ancient
The gold french horn and a set of flat vintage radio icons are old-fashioned rather than historical. Use them for a music programme or a podcast page, not for a history lesson.
Questions and answers
Is the transparency real or a painted checkerboard?
Real. We parse the PNG structure and keep only files with an alpha channel; anything with a painted-in background has been removed.
What sizes are available?
The largest files in this set reach 3 508 px. For print choose 2000 px and up in PNG; for the web 500–800 px in WebP.
How many files can I download?
Downloads are free and open. With very frequent requests the site asks to confirm you are not a robot — a normal visitor never sees it.
Can I use ancient images commercially?
The catalogue gathers images from open sources. Before commercial use confirm the rights with the author — the source link is on the image page.