Skip to main content
Want more images or videos?
Request additional images or videos from the seller
1 of 12

China Trade Painting on Paper depicting Feeding of Silkworms

About the Item

China Trade Painting on Paper, Silk Processing-Feeding of Silkworms, Circa 1780-1820 A fine China Trade watercolor and gouache on paper depicting two of the steps in the processing of silk presented in a eglomise and decoupage frame. A stack of wooden trays of silkworms being fed mulberry leaves is shown to the right, while on the right, they are shown growing on wooden stands.. After the silkworms have finished eating and growing, they begin to spin the cocoons that are later reeled into silk. There is wonderful details depicted of the building and it's roof raised on stilts over water. Dimensions: 21 1/4 inches high x 25 1/4 inches wide. Reference: The Decorative Arts of The China Trade, Carl L. Crossman, page 179, color plate 61 for image of the interior of a silk shop. On page 180, Crossman writes "The large silk industry depictions have handsome landscape backgrounds and show in great detail an idealised view of the pavilions and gardens of the residence of a wealthy Chinese, rather than the place of manufacture.. These scenes, reminiscent of what a westerner would see today in a scholar's garden at Suzhou or Wuxi, were done on English papers." The last two photos depict the same two stages from an ancielt Chinese painting. The silkworms and mulberry leaves are placed on trays and twig frames for the silkworms are prepared. (By Attributed to Liang Kai - Cleveland Museum of Art, online collection"The Song Economic Revolution: Textiles and Silk". Asia for Educators. Columbia University. (Ref: NY10587-VM)
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 21.25 in (53.98 cm)Width: 25.25 in (64.14 cm)Depth: 1.25 in (3.18 cm)
  • Style:
    Chinese Export (Of the Period)
  • Materials and Techniques:
  • Place of Origin:
  • Period:
  • Date of Manufacture:
    1790-1810
  • Condition:
  • Seller Location:
    Downingtown, PA
  • Reference Number:
    Seller: NY10587-VM1stDibs: LU861041337152

More From This Seller

View All
Chinese Export Watercolor Exotic Bird Paintings on Paper
Located in Downingtown, PA
China Trade watercolor paintings of exotic birds on branches are in watercolor and gouache on Chinese paper. One picture depicts a pigeon perched on a tree branch with a landscape background. Chinese calligraphy can be seen in the top right corner. The second picture depicts two courting birds in shades of brown, both perched on a branch, also in a landscape background. Both paintings framed with a green silk mat and contemporary gilt and dark wood frame. Reference: Chinese Export...
Category

Antique Early 18th Century Chinese Chinese Export Paintings and Screens

Materials

Paper

China Trade Watercolor & Gouache Set of Twelve Paintings of Fruit & Flowers
Located in Downingtown, PA
Superb quality painting! China Trade Watercolor & Gouache on pith paper, Set of twelve paintings of fruit and flowers, Circa 1850-1860 ...
Category

Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Decorative Art

Materials

Paper

China Trade Set of Six Sunqua Still Life of Fruit & Flowers Paintings
By Sunqua
Located in Downingtown, PA
China Trade set of six Gouache Still Life Paintings of Fruit & Flowers on Pith Paper, Each Signed Sunqua, mid-19th century The fine China Trade pith paper painting...
Category

Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Paintings and Screens

Materials

Paper

China Trade Watercolor Pictures of Junks & Sampans, Set of Five
Located in Downingtown, PA
China trade watercolor pictures of junks & sampans, Set of Five, Circa 1850 The Chinese watercolor paintings on pith paper each depict a diffe...
Category

Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Decorative Art

Materials

Paper

Chinese Watercolors of Exotic Fruit on Pith Paper- A Set of Eight
Located in Downingtown, PA
The Chine trade watercolors are of fine quality and depict various exotic fruits including pineapples, lychees, finger citrus and orange amongst others. Now framed with a thin gilt f...
Category

Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Paintings

Materials

Paper

China Trade Watercolors of Flower Baskets with Chinoiserie Frames, A Set of Six
Located in Downingtown, PA
China Trade Watercolors on Pith Paper of Flower Baskets, Circa 1850. The watercolors on pith paper framed vertically within Chinoiserie black and gold frames depict flowers within h...
Category

Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Paintings and Screens

Materials

Paper

You May Also Like

Chinese Export Trade Painting Depicting ‘the Tea Shop', Chinoiserie Chique
Located in Amsterdam, NL
A refined Chinese export painting depicting ‘The Tea shop’ Canton, early 19th century Ink and watercolour on silk, H. 63.5 x W. 52.3 cm Framed in giltwood frame. ?The paintin...
Category

Antique Early 19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Paintings and Screens

Materials

Silk

18th C.China Trade Painting on Mirror Portrait of Catharina van Braam Houckgeest
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
China Trade Painting on Mirror Portrait of Catharina van Braam Houckgeest This late 18th-century China Trade reverse glass painting on mirror depicts Catharina van Braam Houckgeest,...
Category

Antique Late 18th Century Chinese Chinese Export Paintings and Screens

Materials

Enamel

A Beautiful Set of Four China Trade Watercolors of Chinese Junks
Located in Nashua, NH
A beautiful set of four Chinese watercolor / gouaches of Junks and Sampans done by Chinese artists for the increasing western trade who were traveling during the late 18th C. to mid ...
Category

Antique Early 19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Paintings and Screens

Materials

Paint, Paper, Wood

Set of Six 19th Century Chinese Export Gouache Paintings on Pith Paper
Located in Stamford, CT
A very unusual and intriguing rare set of six 19th century Chinese gouaches depicting scenes of corporal punishment, and in one, execution. Painted...
Category

Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Paintings and Screens

Materials

Paper

A Late C19th Chinese Gouache Painting On Pith Paper
Located in London, GB
A Charming Late C19th to Early C20th Chinese Gouache Painting on Pith Paper. Featuring an array of colourful Koi Carp swimming amongst reeds. Nicely executed with wonderful strong co...
Category

Antique Late 19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Paintings and Screens

Materials

Paint, Paper

Chinese Painting on Scroll Paper, China 19th Century, Birds and Nature Decor
Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR
Chinese painting on paper, which is unrolled once hung on the wall. It is a painting that depicts birds in nature, in the style of the 18th c...
Category

Antique 19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Paintings and Screens

Materials

Paper

Recently Viewed

View All