Framed Watercolour Painting of A Musician on Pith Paper - 19th Century Jali Panel Built from heavy-gauge brass and

Built from heavy-gauge brass and fixed with copper rivets

but are still visible when standing

a dignitary can be seen wearing traditional Chinese dress adorned with dragons and holding a ruyi (ceremonial scepter)

Intricate brasswork circles the table and there is an elegant central plate that is likely influenced by the Mughal period in India (1526€“1761)

Framed Watercolour Painting of A Musician on Pith Paper - 19th Century Jali Panel Built from heavy-gauge brass andThis 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,