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Property from the Kelton Collection
Anonymous, Canton School
Waterfront at Canton, circa 1855Oil on canvas, on stretcher, framed and glazed.17 x 29in (43.2 x 73.6cm)
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佚名 沙面 布面油畫 鏡框 約一八五五年作ProvenanceChristie's, London, 23 March 1987, lot 314A來源倫敦佳士得,1987年3月23日,拍品編號314AThis unusual view is of Shamian (Shameen or Shamin) Island to the west of the hongs at Canton. On the hill at the far right is the Five-Story Pagoda (Zhenhai Tower), now the Guangzhou Museum in Yuexiu Park. After the Second Opium War and the destruction of the hongs, this area was given as concessions to the British and the French. Prominent within the view is an American side-wheeler, a steam powered vessel that stands in stark contrast to the smaller, local craft that crowd the river. Although its visible differences give the ship a foreign appearance, paddle wheel ships had been a presence in Chinese naval life since the 5th century.