Chinese Firecracker / Firework hand-painted embossed label

by Chinese Handpainted Fireworks

A$125 · Offered by Asia Bookroom · No longer available

Circa 1900 . Stock ID #218284 Hand painted embossed foil, 21.7 x 21.7cm, very good condition. A beautiful and unusual example of Chinese folk art, this is a vintage original hand painted embossed gold foil label, produced in China circa 1900 to be used as a decorative label on the outside of a box of firecrackers or fireworks. This label had been stored away and so is in virtually as new condition, however because of the fragile nature of the

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