CHINESE SCHOOL (19th Century )

bodycolour on paper

57.00 cm wide   43.50 cm high

22.44 inches wide  17.13 inches high

Some minor tears; however this work has been conserved to a very high standard

In Canton, the European traders were restricted to the factories of their respective countries with their public rooms in front over looking the river. America, France, Britain and Denmark had their Hongs here which served as residences, trading head quarters and warehouses for western merchants.
A massive fire destroyed the Hongs in 1822
In its original black Chinese carved swept frame

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