Framed Chinese Pith Painting of An Official - 19th Century Origin - Mughal this would have been used

this would have been used as a seat or bed to relax on

Made using old elm

and a sense of tradition to any interior

185 x 46 x 48 (wxdxh cms)

Origin: Canton

Framed Chinese Pith Painting of An Official - 19th Century Origin - Mughal this would have been usedThis excellent Chinese 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, an official scene plays out with two characters in traditional dress, one of which is armed. Pith paper is the spongy cellular tissue in the stem of a small tree called Tetrapanax Papyrifera, native to southwest