Shelfmark
ECOM 38
Author
Title
[Album of hand-painted fish] [manuscript].
Publication, distribution, etc.
Guangzhou (Canton) : 1850ca.
Physical description
1 v. : ill. ; 262 x 332 mm
Note
Material: pith paper.
Note
Format: codex.
Note
Decoration: 12 plates with illustrations.
Note
Number of leaves: 12 ff.
Note
Painted onto fragile pith paper, each of the twelve plates contains two or three brightly-coloured fish, the work of a highly-skilled artist.
Provenance
Once belonged to Osbert Sitwell?
Provenance
Old stamp on the front pastedown: 'Sunqua Painter of Old China Street no. 4'.
Provenance
In pencil probably a date (11/5/47) ans 'roses' on the back pastedown.
Binding
Silk covers in blue, red, green and yellow with ribbons.
Subject
Art, Chinese 19th century.
Subject
China History Pictorial works. 19th century
Added entry--name
Added entry--place
China Guangzhou.
Language code
cc
Identifier
B51668