19th C. China Trade Seascape with the Ship Avon at Sea, by Lai Fong, circa 1890
19th Century China Trade Seascape with the Ship Avon at Sea, by Lai Fong (active: 1875 - 1905), circa 1890, an oil on canvas starboard side view of a square-rigged ship under full sail on a crisp sea, with the distant background water under bright sunlight, and another ship hazy in the horizon mist, unsigned. This is one of a series of three paintings by Lai Fong of the Avon offered here.
The painting is finely painted in a thin coat on a thin canvas, as is typical with China Port paintings...
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1890s Chinese Export Antique Hong Kong Wall Decorations