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The following auspicious symbols can be seen on the cabinet doors:
traditional Chinese joinery
170 x 45 x 50 (wxdxh cms)
The best quality lacquer cabinets were made from elm as this one is
Framed Chinese Pith Painting Watercolour of A Dignitary - 19thC Material - Zinc The following auspicious symbols canThis 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 female Chinese dignitary can be seen wearing a dress decorated with cloud motifs and dragons. Pith paper is the spongy cellular tissue in the stem of a small tree called Tetrapanax Papyrifera, native to
