Framed Chinese Pith Painting of a Junk Ship - Late 19thC Wine Jar This antique iron-bound teak dowry

This antique iron-bound teak dowry chest

Uses: Trinket box

A set of these would make great wall art

59 x 5 x 74 (wxdxh cms)

Framed Chinese Pith Painting of a Junk Ship - Late 19thC Wine Jar This antique iron-bound teak dowryThis lovely antique Chinese gouache painting is of a Chinese Junk Ship 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. Junk Ships are trading vessels with fully battened sails. They have been an iconic sight on Chinese waterways since at least 200AD and the Eastern Han Dynasty. Pith paper is