Chinese Watercolour Painting On Pith Paper - 19th Century Material - Pear Wood Soft Draping Handle

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Our restoration team has carefully removed this build-up using conservation techniques that preserve the original painted decoration

This particular piece has a cracked ice shelf at the base

wall hanging fixtures added

Chinese Watercolour Painting On Pith Paper - 19th Century Material - Pear Wood Soft Draping HandleThis 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 scene 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