Framed Chinese Pith Painting of a Junk Ship - Late 19thC Period - Meiji Wood is very scarce in

Wood is very scarce in the Thar desert & these windows were made of sticks harvested from the kair tree

Lightweight and comfortable to wear throughout the year

Chests and boxes from India are found in an extraordinary variety of styles reflecting the many cultures that influenced India and were usually made from teak

Depicting Prince Genji & Lady Asagao watching three girls marking a snow rabbit below the winter moon

One particularly evocative feature is the series of shallow grooves worn into the top

Framed Chinese Pith Painting of a Junk Ship - Late 19thC Period - Meiji Wood is very scarce inThis lovely antique Chinese gouache painting is of a Chinese Junk Ship from Canton. Painted on pith paper and dating from the 19th century, they were made for the European market which enjoyed a fascination with all things Chinese and Chinoiserie from the Georgian period onwards. Junk Ships are trading vessels with fully battened sails. They have been an iconic sight on Chinese waterways since at least 200AD and the Eastern Han Dynasty. Pith paper is