Chinese Watercolour Painting - A Domestic Scene on Pith Paper - 19th Century Screen Kubera was presented with three

Kubera was presented with three grains of rice by Parvarti to give to Ganesh

This style of rug gets it's name from the Mehraban district in northern Persia where it's created

These bells are handcrafted using traditional techniques

It is made in the classic Ming style with cloud head spandrels

this piece is a truly unique item with a naturally distressed cracked paint finish

Chinese Watercolour Painting - A Domestic Scene on Pith Paper - 19th Century Screen Kubera was presented with threeThis 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 domestic plays out with two characters in traditional dress. Pith paper is the spongy cellular tissue in the stem of a small tree called Tetrapanax Papyrifera, native to southwest China. Pith is