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Combining elegant carving with honest wear
they can be used as a vase or even turned into a lamp
Green Glazed Rice Jar From Shanxi - 19thC - C9510V4
serving both as storage chests and as tables
A scene from a play showing six actors
Framed Chinese Pith Painting of a Pleasure Boat - Late 19thC Margin Scheme Combining elegant carving with honestThis lovely antique Chinese gouache painting is of a Chinese pleasure boat from Canton. Painted on pith paper and dating from the 19th century, they were made for the European market which enjoyed a fascination with all things Chinese and Chinoiserie from the Georgian period onwards. Pleasure boats were mainly used for recreation by wealthy Chinese and visiting western traders and sailors. Canton had many waterways and notoriously busy streets, so
