Framed Watercolour Painting of A Musician on Pith Paper - 19th Century Finish - Painted It features delicate floral artwork

It features delicate floral artwork painted in two central frames

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Framed Watercolour Painting of A Musician on Pith Paper - 19th Century Finish - Painted It features delicate floral artworkThis excellent antique Chinese pith painting is painted on pith paper and dates from the 19th century. Pith paintings were painted in China for the European export market which was enjoying a fascination with all things Chinese and Chinoiserie. Here, a musician can be seen wearing traditional Chinese dress, seated on a stool and playing an instrument. Pith paper is the spongy cellular tissue in the stem of a small tree called Tetrapanax Papyrifera,