M Lees and Sons has dated these Chinese Export Junk Paintings to the 19th Century.
This Independent Date Guide was compiled by Sellingantiques using its own proprietary system. It works only from the photographs shown on this page and is never told the date the dealer has declared. It is a guide, not a guarantee of age, and occasional errors can occur.
Finely detailed and vibrantly coloured set of 12 gouache watercolours on pithe or ‘rice’ paper depicting various designs of Chinese ships , the majority under sail and flying colourful flags and pennants .
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In excellent original condition retaining bright colours, with only minor shrinkage cracks to the paper of two paintings and some slight aged discolouration to the background paper .
A smart group of exotic Chinese watercolour paintings of a rare multiple.
H 8”
W 12”
China c.1870
M Lees and Sons has dated these Chinese Export Junk Paintings to the 19th Century.
This is an independent date report produced by Sellingantiques using its own proprietary system. The process uses the photographs shown on this page. The system is never told the date the dealer has declared. This report shows that the two dates corroborate.
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