19TH/EARLY 20TH CENTURY, each of rectangular form and polychrome painted with figures at various pursuits in an outdoor setting, before walled residences and distant stylized mountainous landscapes issuing blossoming and berried vine entwined bamboo stalks, interspersed with various bird species and fluttering butterflies. Height: 88 1/2" Width:44 3/4" Note: Perhaps one of the most unrecognized of all the Chinese export categories is that of their wallpapers destined for the West. As early as the late 17th century, Chinese wallpaper was imported to the west by the East India Company and often sold under the misleading "Japanned" or "Japanese" paper. Even so, it proved to be very popular amongst wealthy collectors primarily the English during the 18th century. This elite group appreciated the lovely colors and fantasy subjects which worked well with some of their chinoiserie influenced Thomas Chippendale furniture or Paul De Lamerie's exotic tea caddies, as well as other interior furnishings in the chinoiserie Rococo taste. Additionally the large size allowed for impressive effects in both public and private rooms in their new "houses" which some still retain to this day.These two panels were likely from a larger set. Condition: Each has expected restorations for Chinese wallpaper of this age and use including but not limited to; old repairs, cracks, overpainting, flaking, mounted on canvas then board, restorations, surface buildup and losses. Simpson Galleries strongly encourages in-person inspection of items by the bidder. Statements by Simpson Galleries regarding the condition of objects are for guidance only and should not be relied upon as statements of fact and do not constitute a representation, warranty, or assumption of liability by Simpson Galleries. All lots offered are sold "AS IS.”