Framed Watercolour Painting of Birds on Pith Paper - 19thC Style - Wine Jars The internal drawers which are

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

Carved from a single piece of wood

Made in small workshops by hand by very skilled artisans in Rajasthan

These seated Buddhas are in the pose of Varada Mudra a sign of compassion & charity

a distinctive decorative element commonly found on damchiyas from the region

Framed Watercolour Painting of Birds on Pith Paper - 19thC Style - Wine Jars The internal drawers which areThese 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