Framed Chinese Pith Painting of a Pleasure Boat - Late 19thC Material - Roheda Wood Additionally

Additionally

We've only seen a handful of pieces like this in our 45 years of travelling Asia

the clay mould is broken exposing the cast bronze figure

The front doors are made from old architectural teak carvings

Camphor wood was the preferred wood of the wealthy

Framed Chinese Pith Painting of a Pleasure Boat - Late 19thC Material - Roheda Wood AdditionallyThis 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