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A RARE SET OF FOUR LARGE RECTANGULAR WALLPAPER Published and Illustrated: P.Conner, The Hongs of Canton: Western
‘CANTON LANDSCAPE’ PANELS Merchants in South China 1700-1900 as Seen in Chinese Export
Early 18th century Paintings, London, 2009, pp.27-29 (illustrating three of the four panels)
Each depicting a riverside scene dotted with elegant pavilions
interspersed amidst pine and sage trees, and backed by mountainous 出版著錄：P.Conner，《The Hongs of Canton: Western Merchants in
range, finely detailed with various scenes featuring fishermen on South China 1700-1900 as Seen in Chinese Export Paintings》，
sampans, official gatherings and boys engaging in leisurely pursuits, 倫敦，2009年，頁27-29（收錄本拍品其中三例）
mounted and framed.
The largest 240cm (94 1/2in) long x 85cm (33 1/2in) wide. (4). The present lot depicts Canton (Guangzhou) from the south-west.
In the foreground is the large island of Honan that formed the south
£8,000 - 12,000 bank of the Pearl river. The city lies above and across the river, with the
CNY71,000 - 110,000 ‘smooth pagoda’ and ‘flowery pagoda’, as well as the ‘Dutch folly fort’
whose walls enclosed a temple. Between the fort and the city walls
十八世紀早期 廣東風俗外銷壁紙 一組四幅 are the waterfront buildings supported by piles. The foreground has
fascinating details of shops and people at work and leisure, offering us
a rare window into the past.

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