M1872-4
Description
Macau depicting the Praya Grande looking North East from the rocky shore across the bay are the Monte and Guia Hills each with a fort at its summit.
A complete China Trade gouache and watercolour album in original silk binding, probably by the Tinqua studio, 49 leaves, with a German inscription, Looling Hong, Shanghai, March 1861, and a further inscription Dortmund, December 1935.
Condition
Available on request.
Provenance & Additional Information
- Formerly in a European collection.
- It is probable that this album contains one of the last known paintings of the factories at Canton before they were destroyed by Fire on the evening of the 15th December 1856. It is remarkable to find a complete album of this quality, perhaps a special order for a European nobleman.