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GUANGZHOU SCHOOL, A SET OF NINE PAINTINGS
1780-1820
Gouache on paper, matted, seven of which depicting rural activities Primarily produced for export in the late 18th and early 19th centuries
in the production of rice or tea, the other two landscapes of southern in the thriving port of Guangzhou, gouache images of tea, silk and
China, the opaque colors covering the paper. porcelain production were popularly produced by studios of artists.
13 x 17 3/8in (33 x 44.2cm) sight; While illustrating Chinese commerce and agricultural modes of
12 1/4 x 16 1/2in (31.2 x 42cm) sight (9). production, these aesthetics of the opaque gouache painted images
would mimic the appearance an oil on canvas, with the entire surface
$7,000 - 10,000 covered with color, and abandoning the Chinese tradition of leaving the
sky or water unpainted.
耕織圖及風景 水彩 鏡框九幅 1780-1820年
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