Chinese Watercolour Painting On Pith Paper - 19th Century Door Coffee Tables VT: Tuttle Publishing

VT: Tuttle Publishing

Large - W25 x D16 x H8 cm

Later publications have a black seal in the margin (instead of red)

and an original porcelain feeding bowl with blue decoration

Features: Intricate Pierced Jali Fretwork

Chinese Watercolour Painting On Pith Paper - 19th Century Door Coffee Tables VT: Tuttle PublishingThis 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