Chinese Watercolor Painting Pith Lady Concubine Framed Gilt Glassed Qing 19th C

Name: Chinese Watercolor Painting Pith Lady Concubine Framed Gilt Glassed Qing 19th C
SKU: INV5084
Price: 120.00 GBP
Availability: InStock

£120.00

Inventory Code: INV5084

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Chinese Watercolor Painting Pith Lady Concubine Framed Gilt Glassed Qing 19th C

ITEM DETAILS

Inventory Code: INV5084

Object: Framed watercolor painting

Material: Watercolor on pith paper, glass and gilt wood frame

Origin: China

Period: Qing Dynasty

Date: 19th century

Decoration: Court lady beside a tall lantern and blue vessel with scrolls

Mark: Unmarked

MEASUREMENTS

Height: 12.0 in / 30.5 cm

Width: 10.0 in / 25.5 cm

Picture Height: 9.1 in / 23.0 cm

Picture Width: 6.7 in / 17.0 cm

CONDITION

FAIR (3/5) – The pith painting shows age-related toning, staining, creasing and scattered surface marks, with minor splits and wear visible to the delicate sheet. The gilt frame has rubbing, scratches, small losses and general age-related wear. Please review the photos carefully for more details.

DESCRIPTION

A 19th century Chinese Qing Dynasty watercolor painting on pith paper depicting an elegantly dressed lady in a domestic interior setting. The figure wears richly colored layered robes in green, blue, red and gold tones and stands beside a tall decorative lantern. A vivid blue vessel containing rolled scrolls appears at her side, creating an unusual and attractive scholarly detail within the composition. Fine facial features, jewelry and hair ornaments are carefully rendered in the characteristic colorful manner associated with Chinese pith paintings. The work is presented behind glass with a blue inner border and an ornate gilt frame decorated with raised floral motifs.

COLLECTOR’S NOTE

Chinese pith paintings became popular during the 19th century and are admired for their exceptionally bright pigments, delicate surfaces and detailed depictions of Chinese costume, occupations and domestic life. Figural compositions featuring elegantly dressed women are particularly decorative examples of this distinctive Qing period export painting tradition.

NOTES

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