Framed Watercolour Painting of Birds on Pith Paper - 19thC Style - Wine Jars Carved from a single piece

Carved from a single piece of wood

The internal drawers which are accessed by the fold down front are very unusual

mango wood with iron

Weight: 11

The concentric

Framed Watercolour Painting of Birds on Pith Paper - 19thC Style - Wine Jars Carved from a single pieceThese lovely antique Chinese gouache paintings are painted on pith paper and date from the 19th century. They were painted in China for the European market which was enjoying a fascination with all things Chinese and Chinoiserie. Pith paper is made from the spongy cellular tissue in the stem of a small tree called Tetrapanax Papyrifera, native to south west China. Pith is incredibly fragile. This old Chinese gouache painting has been reframed by our