Framed Chinese Watercolour of Birds on Pith Paper - 19th Century Material - Sheesham Wood perfectly suited to a shabby

perfectly suited to a shabby chic

The Yao were originally from Hunan province in China and migrated to Northern Vietnam

These simple white marble plates are delicately hand carved in Rajasthan and finished by hand sanding

This silver plated brass Buddha statue is in the pose of bhumisparsha mudra

65 x 10 x 157 (wxdxh cms)

Framed Chinese Watercolour of Birds on Pith Paper - 19th Century Material - Sheesham Wood perfectly suited to a shabbyThis lovely antique Chinese gouache painting is painted on pith paper and dates from the 19th century. This was painted in China for the European market which was enjoying a fascination with all things Chinese and Chinoiserie. Pith paper is made from the spongy cellular tissue in the stem of a small tree called Tetrapanax Papyrifera, native to south west China. Pith is incredibly fragile. This old Chinese gouache painting has been framed in a later