Framed Chinese Pith Painting of a Pleasure Boat - Late 19thC Material - Roheda Wood Camphor wood was the preferred

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Framed Chinese Pith Painting of a Pleasure Boat - Late 19thC Material - Roheda Wood Camphor wood was the preferredThis lovely antique Chinese gouache painting is of a Chinese pleasure boat from Canton. Painted on pith paper and dating from the 19th century, they were made for the European market which enjoyed a fascination with all things Chinese and Chinoiserie from the Georgian period onwards. Pleasure boats were mainly used for recreation by wealthy Chinese and visiting western traders and sailors. Canton had many waterways and notoriously busy streets, so