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This red lacquer side cabinet has seen heavy use and much of the original gilding on the front has worn away leaving the more hardwearing black lacquer below
the muted tones of its faded paint show signs of an interesting life
scrollwork detailing
weight 45 - 50 grams
Framed Chinese Pith Painting Watercolour of A Dignitary - 19thC Trays This red lacquer side cabinetThis 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 traditional garb. The status can be determined by the small feet just visible beneath the dress. Pith paper is the spongy cellular tissue in the stem of a
