Chinese Watercolour Painting - A Domestic Scene on Pith Paper - 19th Century Screen These bells are handcrafted using

These bells are handcrafted using traditional techniques

this sideboard feels equally at home in a contemporary interior or a more relaxed farmhouse setting

Although newly made

adding warmth and character to any interior as a bedspread

76 x 76 x 45 cm (wxdxh cms)

Chinese Watercolour Painting - A Domestic Scene on Pith Paper - 19th Century Screen These bells are handcrafted usingThis excellent antique Chinese pith painting is painted on pith paper and dates from the 19th century. Pith paintings were painted in China for the European export market which was enjoying a fascination with all things Chinese and Chinoiserie. Here, a domestic plays out with two characters in traditional dress. Pith paper is the spongy cellular tissue in the stem of a small tree called Tetrapanax Papyrifera, native to southwest China. Pith is