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Good 19th Century Chinese Pith Painting Butterflies & Insects
Rams Head Antiques
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Good 19th Century Chinese Pith Painting Butterflies & Insects

19th century
Description

This is a lovely 19th century Chinese painting on pith of many butterflies and insects in delightful colours with exceptional detail, dating from around 1890. The painting is in gouache painted onto pith which is mounted and framed in a neat gilded frame.

The painting measures 34 cms by 22 cms overall including the frame.

UK insured delivery is £15

Physical Dimensions
Height
34cm (13.39")
Width
22cm (8.66")
Depth
1cm (0.39")
Declaration

Rams Head Antiques has dated this Chinese Pith Paper Painting to the 19th Century.

Reference Numbers
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SA1105427
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Rams Head Antiques is a family business based in Wolsingham in Weardale where we have had shop premises for 28 years. The shop is generally open every Saturday from 11 am till 3 pm.

You are most welcome to visit the shop but please always check to confirm we are open before travelling. We have been in the antiques trade for well over thirty years now and stock a wide and varied range of antiques and decorative items specialising in carpets and Eastern and Oriental items as well as Georgian and Victorian furniture, mirrors, oil paintings, prints, ceramics and clocks.

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Description
This is a lovely 19th century Chinese painting on pith of many butterflies and insects in delightful colours with exceptional detail, dating from around 1890. The painting is in gouache painted onto pith which is mounted and framed in a neat gilded frame.

The painting measures 34 cms by 22 cms overall including the frame.

UK insured delivery is £15

Height
34cm (13.39")
Width
22cm (8.66")
Depth
1cm (0.39")
Date of Manufacture

Rams Head Antiques has dated this Chinese Pith Paper Painting to the 19th Century.

Reference Numbers
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SA1105427
Rams Head Antiques
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Framed 19th-century Chinese pith paper painting depicting various coloured butterflies, moths, and insects arranged across a cream background with a red border and gold frame.
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Archive I Framed 19th-century Chinese pith paper painting depicting various coloured butterflies, moths, and insects arranged across a cream background with a red border and gold frame.

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Archive II Framed 19th-century Chinese pith paper painting depicting various coloured butterflies, moths, and insects arranged across a cream background with a red border and gold frame. View II
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Archive V Framed 19th-century Chinese pith paper painting depicting various coloured butterflies, moths, and insects arranged across a cream background with a red border and gold frame. View V
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Archive IX Framed 19th-century Chinese pith paper painting depicting various coloured butterflies, moths, and insects arranged across a cream background with a red border and gold frame. View IX
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Telephone 07769 255 544
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Durham
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Framed 19th-century Chinese pith paper painting depicting various coloured butterflies, moths, and insects arranged across a cream background with a red border and gold frame.
Good 19th Century Chinese Pith Painting Butterflies & Insects
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Framed 19th-century Chinese pith paper painting depicting various coloured butterflies, moths, and insects arranged across a cream background with a red border and gold frame.
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Produced primarily in Canton during the Qing Dynasty for European visitors, these paintings depict local flora, fauna, and trade subjects using watercolour on thin slices of plant pith from the Tetrapanax papyrifer tree.

Artisans cut dried plant pith into translucent sheets and applied water-based gouache pigments, creating a textured surface where light reflects through the cellular structure of the pith.

Authentic pith paintings feature a velvety cellular surface, rich mineral pigments, and often exhibit faint horizontal split lines or edge foxing due to the fragile nature of the organic material.

Natural history studies suit gallery wall arrangements in hallways, pair well with brass accents in a home office, or sit comfortably alongside dark painted joinery in a library setting.

Display the artwork away from direct sunlight and fluctuating humidity, ensuring it is mounted using acid-free conservation materials behind UV-protective glass to prevent fading and cracking.
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