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Antique wooden Face Screen, painted with a picture of life in the China seas.
C.1820,
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Description:
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Antique
wooden Face Screen, painted with a picture of life in the
China
seas. Circa 1820
The screen is painted in confident brush strokes pointing to
the work of a professional painter. It was most probably painted by a European
artist who travelled to
China
in the early 19th century. It shows oriental figures travelling
towards an island in different types of boats. It perhaps suggests the illicit
trade in opium which was often carried out away from the watchful eye of the
authorities. The birds perching on the small boat on the left introduce a
somewhat sinister note. The differentiation between the various vessels
suggests that the artist was working from life, or at least had studied and
had good knowledge of Chinese crafts.
The scene is very busy both on land and sea. The pagoda,
pavilion and exotic buildings are scattered in the rocky landscape. Figures
weave their way up the steps. The crowning of a rocky outpost with a pagoda
and the precarious perching of a pavilion were typical of Chinese vistas
described by Europeans, who were enchanted by such other worldly landscapes.
The figures in the boats are small, but their pointed hats
or pigtails define their origin. There is a lot of movement suggested, for
example the figure in the middle of the large boat near the island, straining
at the oar.
The trees and other flora are delicately painted. Where the
sea meets the sky the sheen of the sea and the light in the sky suggest dawn.
One or two white sails are barely suggested in the distance.
This is a work of art to hold in the hand.
Origin:
UK
artist painting in
China
?; Circa:1820 ; Materials:
wood .
Size: Screen 24 cm wide by 16cm; handle 21 cm
long:9.4 inches wide by 6.5 inches; handle 8.2 inches.
Condition:
Please
refer to the above photographs for details of condition.
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