Lot 332
Chinese Export Watercolours. - Set of Six Trades, circa 1820-1840.
Estimate: £300 - 500
Description
Chinese Export Watercolours. - Set of Six Trades: Selling Lanterns, Embroiderers, Pedlar Selling Silk, Winding Cotton, Making Idols and Selling Sweats (sweets), six drawings in ink, watercolour and bodycolour on Chinese paper, each c. 168 x 175 mm. (6 5/8 x 6 7/8 in) to ruled borderlines, English titles in ink above, probably Canton, unframed, circa 1820-1840, (6).
Description
Chinese Export Watercolours. - Set of Six Trades: Selling Lanterns, Embroiderers, Pedlar Selling Silk, Winding Cotton, Making Idols and Selling Sweats (sweets), six drawings in ink, watercolour and bodycolour on Chinese paper, each c. 168 x 175 mm. (6 5/8 x 6 7/8 in) to ruled borderlines, English titles in ink above, probably Canton, unframed, circa 1820-1840, (6).