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Chinese Art 6 Pith Paintings
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Chinese Art 6 Pith Paintings

19th century
Description

6 wonderful decorative 19th century Chinese watercolours pith paintings (rice paper paintings) depicting flora and fauna with great accuracy, including butterflies, beetles, crickets and many other insects.

Framed and glazed

Physical Dimensions
Height
26cm (10.24")
Width
38cm (14.96")
Depth
2cm (0.79")
Declaration

Midwinter Antiques has dated these Chinese Export Pith Paintings to the 19th Century.

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SA993157
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Chinese pith paintings
Description
6 wonderful decorative 19th century Chinese watercolours pith paintings (rice paper paintings) depicting flora and fauna with great accuracy, including butterflies, beetles, crickets and many other insects.

Framed and glazed

Height
26cm (10.24")
Width
38cm (14.96")
Depth
2cm (0.79")
Date of Manufacture

Midwinter Antiques has dated these Chinese Export Pith Paintings to the 19th Century.

Reference Numbers
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SA993157
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Chinese pith paintings
Midwinter Antiques
Sellingantiques verified Since Jun 2019
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Set of six framed nineteenth-century Chinese export pith paintings featuring detailed studies of insects and botanical flora.
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Archive I Set of six framed nineteenth-century Chinese export pith paintings featuring detailed studies of insects and botanical flora.

Chinese Art 6 Pith Paintings

Archive II Set of six framed nineteenth-century Chinese export pith paintings featuring detailed studies of insects and botanical flora. View II
Archive III Set of six framed nineteenth-century Chinese export pith paintings featuring detailed studies of insects and botanical flora. View III
Archive IV Set of six framed nineteenth-century Chinese export pith paintings featuring detailed studies of insects and botanical flora. View IV
Archive V Set of six framed nineteenth-century Chinese export pith paintings featuring detailed studies of insects and botanical flora. View V
Archive VI Set of six framed nineteenth-century Chinese export pith paintings featuring detailed studies of insects and botanical flora. View VI
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Archive IX Set of six framed nineteenth-century Chinese export pith paintings featuring detailed studies of insects and botanical flora. View IX
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Set of six framed nineteenth-century Chinese export pith paintings featuring detailed studies of insects and botanical flora.
Chinese art 6 pith paintings
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Set of six framed nineteenth-century Chinese export pith paintings featuring detailed studies of insects and botanical flora.
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  • ObjectWall Art
  • Period19th century
  • StyleChinese Export Art
  • MaterialPith paper, Watercolour, Wood, Glass
  • ColourMulticoloured
  • MotifsInsect studies, Botanical branches, Butterfly depictions, Gouache detailing
  • SizeH 26 cm (10 in) x W 38 cm (15 in) x D 2 cm (1 in)

This set of six nineteenth-century Chinese export wall art pieces displays watercolour and gouache paintings on pith paper. Each artwork portrays botanical branches, butterflies, beetles, crickets and various insect studies in multicoloured detail under glass. The pictures sit inside rectangular dark wood frames with simple borders and pale green mounts. Three specific details visible here include the dark brown wooden frame mouldings, the pale green mat boards surrounding each painting, and the varied butterfly wing patterns. Each framed piece measures 26 cm high, 38 cm wide, and 2 cm deep. Traditional in style, these Chinese export art works suit display above a sideboard in a dining room or living space. Their intricate botanical and insect motifs bring a naturalistic aesthetic to interior walls, complementing both classic and contemporary settings. The framed pictures hang in groups or pairs to create a cohesive gallery display in a home today.

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Produced primarily in Canton for Western market trade during the Qing dynasty, these watercolours were executed on the cellular pith of the Tetrapanax papyrifer plant, depicting natural history, trade subjects, and daily life.

These artworks utilize gouache or watercolour pigments applied directly onto thin sheets cut spirally from the dried pith of the rice-paper plant, resulting in a distinct textured and light-reflective surface.

Authentic nineteenth-century examples feature a visible cellular structure under magnification, slightly raised pigment surfaces, and characteristic age traits such as vertical splitting or discolouration along the organic substrate.

A grid or symmetrical gallery arrangement of framed pith paintings offers structured focal points in botanical, traditional, or eclectic room schemes, particularly when paired with conservation glass and neutral matting.

Pith paper is fragile and sensitive to environmental changes; display these works away from direct sunlight and moisture, housed within UV-filtering glass and archival mounts.
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