Antique Chinese Qing Dynasty Imperial Gouache Watercolor Pith Painting 1840 Decorative Arts The lower section is fitted

The lower section is fitted with a single drawer having a gilded bronze pull and corresponding gilt bronze fern leaf mounts

to the top corners are a pair of oval floral motifs

Women’s roles in carrying Native culture forward and nurturing the second generation became critical in an environment that sought to erase Native cultural heritage

or bandits—the whole infused with a romantic poetic quality

Antique Chinese Qing Dynasty Imperial Gouache Watercolor Pith Painting 1840 Decorative Arts The lower section is fittedA fine antique Chinese Qing dynasty export watercolor and gouache pith painting, circa 1840. This very attractive antique painting came from a tradition that started in the very early 19th century and was fueled by Western Merchants coming to the East, studios in canton were set up to produce paintings for the booming Western demand. These works were painted on pith which came from the Chinese rice paper plant, it was lightweight and allowed paint to