Lot 332 , A set of twelve 19th century Chinese gouache on pith paper paintings, 9 x 14cm, framed as two

A set of twelve 19th century Chinese gouache on pith paper paintings, depicting views along a river with various craft and buildings, 9 x 14cm, framed as two
Estimate £300-500

Set of 12 paintings are mounted in two frames, the first frame with a scene of a junk boat by a pagoda tower has some slight greyish damp staining to all the images, some better than others, the bottom right image with two fishermen on a bank has a couple of small holes in the paper, the second frame again has some greyish damp staining to some of the images, the top right figure in the gateway has a large tear loss lower right and has been coloured in where there is a gap, top left image has two side splits, middle right image has a tear upper left and a sort of scuff / crease through the centre, lower left image has a slight tear loss on the fold at the bottom and bottom right image has a tear and a hole in the sky which has been coloured into match, otherwise in good condition.


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Sold for £550