Pair of Chinese export watercolours of architectural Views of China

by China

$6,000 · Offered by Donald A. Heald Rare Books

An exceptional pair of Chinese export watercolours, rich in architectural detail, exemplifying the pictorial conventions developed to frame China for European eyes. A fine pair of large-scale architectural fantasy views, produced in a Canton workshop for the export trade at the height of the China Trade period. The compositions exemplify the hybrid artistic language developed for Western patrons by Chinese painters trained in native techniques yet attuned to foreign tastes

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