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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
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