Framed Watercolour Painting of Birds on Pith Paper - 19thC Material - Iron 46 x 33 x 17

46 x 33 x 17 (wxdxh cms)

The currently popular blue and white porcelain is glazed using a transparent porcelain glaze dating back to the Tang Dynasty - 618 - 907

Approx 46w x 8/10 d x 80h cm

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Framed Watercolour Painting of Birds on Pith Paper - 19thC Material - Iron 46 x 33 x 17These lovely antique Chinese gouache paintings are painted on pith paper and date from the 19th century. They were painted in China for the European market which was enjoying a fascination with all things Chinese and Chinoiserie. Pith paper is made from the spongy cellular tissue in the stem of a small tree called Tetrapanax Papyrifera, native to south west China. Pith is incredibly fragile. This old Chinese gouache paintings have been reframed by our