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Large Chinese Watercolors on European Paper of Junks and Sampans

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Chinese Large Watercolours on Paper of Junks and Sampans, After drawings done by William Alexander (1767-1816) for Sir John Barrow, Circa 1805-10 Each of the six watercolours on European paper have a written inscription to the bottom right describing the type of boat after the images made by William Alexander for Sir John Barrow's Travels in China published in 1804. The watercolours are named: A Common Cargo Boat carrying Cotton, A Boatman of Canton selling flowers, A boat selling coarse crockery ware, Girls gathering Waterlilies, Canton provinces, A Common Ferry boat, Canton Provinces. The large watercolours on European paper are particularly large and each is framed in a contemporary eglomisé and découpage frame. The detail is extraordinary with every small aspect depicted with care including reflections in the still water. The subjects are good as is the colour. There are a number of images here which one does not normally see in these sets. Each depiction is of the finest quality with details such as the reflection of the boats in the water. Dimensions: 23 inches wide x 19 1/2 inches In 1804 Sir John Barrow published "Travels in China: containing descriptions, observations, and comparisons, made and collected in the course of a short residence at the imperial palace of Yuen-Min-Yuen, and on a subsequent journey through the country from Pekin to Canton in which it is attempted to appreciate the rank that this extraordinary empire may be considered to hold in the scale of civilized nations". Through the interest of Sir George Leonard Staunton, to whose son he taught mathematics, he was attached on the first British embassy to China from 1792-94 as comptroller of the household to Lord Macartney. He soon acquired a good knowledge of the Chinese language, on which he subsequently contributed interesting articles to the Quarterly Review; and the account of the embassy published by Sir George Staunton records many of Barrow's valuable contributions to literature and science connected with China.

Dimensions:
Height: 19.5 in (49.53 cm)Width: 23 in (58.42 cm)Depth: 1 in (2.54 cm)
Sold As:
Set of 6
Style:
Chinese Export (Of the Period)
Materials and Techniques:
Paper
Place of Origin:
China
Period:
Early 19th Century
Date of Manufacture:
1800
Condition:
Wear consistent with age and use.
Seller Location:
Downingtown, PA
Reference Number:
Seller: VM985091stDibs: LU861033836012