Framed Watercolour Painting of A Musician on Pith Paper - 19th Century Hundi Hanging Lamps The original brass locking mechanism

The original brass locking mechanism and elegantly restrained proportions allow the beautiful timber to take centre stage

A museum quality reproduction Bronze Tang Dynasty Style Horse

Utagawa Kunisada 1786 - 1865

It has a red and white background

However an attractive harlequin set can be made from different pairs

Framed Watercolour Painting of A Musician on Pith Paper - 19th Century Hundi Hanging Lamps The original brass locking mechanismThis 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 musician can be seen wearing traditional Chinese dress, and seated on a stool playing an instrument. Pith paper is the spongy cellular tissue in the stem of a small tree called Tetrapanax Papyrifera,