Lot 325 , 19th century Chinese School, Studies of water-going vessels, nine gouaches on pith paper, 29 x 34cm

19th century Chinese School, Studies of water-going vessels, nine gouaches on pith paper, 29 x 34cm

19th century Chinese School
Studies of water-going vessels
nine gouaches on pith paper
inscribed in Chinese and titled in English, giving the names and uses of the various vessels
29 x 34cm
£600-800

Condition:
All of these works have varying degrees of paper discolouration and water stains, all are tabbed down in some of the corners and housed in later glazed bamboo frames. Fish Boat (small boat with large net at the back) - creases and tears around the edges, numbered 44, 28 x 34cm Countryman's? boat - water stain lower left, various others paper discolourations and fox marking, numbered 24, 28 x 34cm Oyster shell boat, numbered 33 by the title and 29 in the corner, 29 x 33cm Fish boat - numbered 26, scattered black ink spots and some black mould marks as well as paper discolouration, 28 x 34cm Nankin boat - numbered 30, paper heavily discoloured, 28 x 34cm A Mandarin boat - numbered 16, paper heavily discoloured, 28 x 34cm A Fast Going Passage boat - numbered 22, water stained with some mould stains, 28 x 34cm The Good Ship Nankin ... numbered 13, 28 x 34cm, paper discoloured and creased with various tears A Pleasure boat - numbered 7, 28 x 34cm, fox and mould marked

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