Chinese Watercolour Painting On Pith Paper - 19th Century Door Coffee Tables and an original porcelain feeding

and an original porcelain feeding bowl with blue decoration

48 x 48 x 62 (wxdxh cms)

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Pith paintings were painted in China for the European export market which was enjoying a fascination with all things Chinese and Chinoiserie

Large - W25 x D16 x H8 cm

Chinese Watercolour Painting On Pith Paper - 19th Century Door Coffee Tables and an original porcelain feedingThis excellent antique Chinese pith painting is painted on pith paper and dates from the 19th century. Pith paintings were painted in China for the European export market which was enjoying a fascination with all things Chinese and Chinoiserie. Here, a domestic scene plays out with two characters in traditional dress. Pith paper is the spongy cellular tissue in the stem of a small tree called Tetrapanax Papyrifera, native to southwest China. Pith is