Framed Watercolour Painting of A Musician on Pith Paper - 19th Century Finish - Painted " This statue been given

" This statue been given an aged effect and has traces of paint

This Rice jar is hand made on the potters wheel in the traditional way

For a similar example see plate 94 in The Decorative Arts of The China Trade by Crossman

it also looks great free standing

Framed Watercolour Painting of A Musician on Pith Paper - 19th Century Finish - Painted " This statue been givenThis excellent antique Chinese pith painting is painted on pith paper and dates from the 19th century. Pith paintings were painted in China for the European export market which was enjoying a fascination with all things Chinese and Chinoiserie. Here, a musician can be seen wearing traditional Chinese dress, seated on a stool and playing an instrument. Pith paper is the spongy cellular tissue in the stem of a small tree called Tetrapanax Papyrifera,