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CHINA TRADE VIEW OF HONG KONG HARBOR
In its Original Carved Frame Anonymous Circa 1865
Oil on Canvas 21 1/4 by 35 3/4 inches
Reference: For a very similar painting with a view of Hong Kong harbor, please see Carl L Crossman, The Decorative Arts of the China Trade, page 417, number 20. Both paintings show the signal station on top of Victoria Peak which was built in 1861.
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