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GUANGZHOU SCHOOL, TEA CULTIVATION
Circa 1810
Two paintings, gouache on paper, laid down on board, now
framed and glazed.
14 5/8 x 17 7/in (37.2 x 45.4cm) and similar (2).
$1,500 - 2,500
Provenance
Christie’s New York, 29 Jan 1986, lot 3

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

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