19c China Trade Oil Ship Painting -Unity of Boston

Chinese: Trade Arts: Export Paintings Pre 1900: item #410870
BostonUnit

A gorgeous 19th century China trade marine oil painting portrait of the 3 masted clipper ship Unity of Boston under full sail. Excellent details, including riggings and sail. Good wave action, and there is another ship on the horizon. You can see the reefing lines on the sails. She is flying the American ensign. Unsigned, most likely by a port artist in Canton or Shanghai; about 1850.

There were a number of sailin... Click for details

19c India China Trade Oil Painting Ship Portrait-Signed

Chinese: Trade Arts: Export Paintings Pre 1900: item #409880
LaiF01

A lovely 1892 China trade oil painting portrait of the 3 masted clipper ship Woolton under full sail. It is by the Calcutta (India) Chinese port artist Lai Fong. Excellent details, including riggings and sail. You can even see the reefing lines on the sails. She is flying the red Britannia ensign and a house ensign topmost.

Launched 1885 May at the shipyard of Oswald, Mordaunt & Co., for Sailing Ship Wool... Click for details

Antique Chinese Export Painting of Mandarin Lady

Chinese: Trade Arts: Export Paintings Pre 1900: item #385620
XpArt010

This is a fine 19th century Chinese export painting on silk of a seated noble lady with her attendant carrying a teapot. Her head gear has many jade and ruby beads, and her sleeves are adorned with dragons. She was of the reigning Manchu tribe, and married to a senior official. Image area is 7 1/2 by 10 1/2 inches. Picture is in pretty good condition except for a narrow tear 1/3 of the way from the left margin on top (see picture). ... Click for details

Antique Chinese Export Painting of Mandarin on Silk

Chinese: Trade Arts: Export Paintings Pre 1900: item #385619
XpArt010

This is a fine 19th century Chinese export painting on pith paper of a seated mandarin with an attendant kneeling in front. He is wearing a peacock feather hat and a civilian rank badge of a crane on his chest, as well as a dragon on his robe. Pretty high up there in rank and also of the reigning Manchu tribe. Image area is 7 1/4 by 10 1/2 inches. Picture is in pretty good condition except for a little missing enamel on the shoulder of the attendant (see close-up). This type of painting is desc... Click for details

China Trade Oil Painting Sailing Junk Next to Waterside

Chinese: Trade Arts: Export Paintings Pre 1900: item #373621
XpOil01

This is a charming China Trade export oil painting of a Chinese junk tied up at a villa on the water. There is a small sampan in the foreground and 2 little figures in front of the entrance. This is a fancy southern Chinese style building most likely in Canton. There is an old typewriter tag on the back which you can see from the picture. Image about 6 by 8 inches in a later 11 by 13 frame. Grey velour spaces the painting within the frame. The painting has been re-lined (pretty common for China ... Click for details

Big Framed 19 C China Trade pith painting Opera Scene

Chinese: Trade Arts: Export Paintings Pre 1900: item #373253
Pith011

A good sized antique Chinese export painting on pith paper. It is an opera scene of a universal form of corporal punishment meted out before an exceited general, probably peremptory military justice. Could be a scene from Three Kingdoms. Great colors. Double matted in a nice frame, shop tag from Wellesley Massachusetts.

Framed: 17 3/4" x 14" ; sight 12' x 7 1/4". Very good condition, one short line near top ... Click for details

Rare Chinese Topographical Pith Painting, 19C

Chinese: Trade Arts: Export Paintings Pre 1900: item #321522
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A RARE TOPOGRAPHICAL CHINESE PITH PAINTING, 19TH CENTURY.

The painting is of a Chinese temple and is named on the mount in both English and Chinese, though I cannot read the name, perhaps you will have better luck. My camera distorts the vertical and horizontal elements when used close to the item; I can assure you that it is perfectly rectangular. I assume the inscribed paper mount is original; it is glued to t... Click for details

Chinese Pith Painting, Europeans and Tea, 19C.

Chinese: Trade Arts: Export Paintings Pre 1837 VR: item #305118
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A VERY RARE CHINESE PITH PAINTING, EARLY 19TH CENTURY.

The painting shows two European merchants inspecting and purchasing tea, many Chinese figures engaged in packing and loading. Depictions of European figures in Chinese painting are seldom found and though this painting is not in mint condition it will present well in a frame.

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Chinese Export Pith Painting 1860~70.

Chinese: Trade Arts: Export Paintings Pre 1900: item #186494
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A CHINESE EXPORT PITH PAINTING, CIRCA 1860~1870.

Painted on pith paper and, unusually for this medium, fine condition. For a similar painting see “Chinese Export Watercolours” by Craig Clunas, V&A Museum, 1984. Lightly mounted on card.

7.3/4” x 5.1/4”.

Chinese Watercolor on Silk

Chinese: Trade Arts: Export Paintings Pre 1920: item #41533
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