Framed Chinese Pith Painting of a Junk Ship - Late 19thC Period - Meiji Depicting Prince Genji & Lady

Depicting Prince Genji & Lady Asagao watching three girls marking a snow rabbit below the winter moon

blue and lilac floral motifs

One particularly evocative feature is the series of shallow grooves worn into the top

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Framed Chinese Pith Painting of a Junk Ship - Late 19thC Period - Meiji Depicting Prince Genji & LadyThis 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