M1872-7
Description
A set of four China Trade gouache and watercolour paintings on paper heightened in gum Arabic, three painted with palace garden scenes with figures amongst exotic overhanging trees and one with pagoda island.
Framed and glazed.
Each 32 x 23cm
Circa 1856.
Modern bamboo effect frames.
Can be sold as a set of 4 or pairs.
Condition
Available on request.
Provenance & Additional Information
- Formerly in a European collection.
- The original album of paintings with inscription in German, Looling Hong, Shanghai, March 1861, and a further dedication when given as a gift in Dortmund, December 1935.
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