Description A miniature painting depicting a view of the Anchorage at Whampoa (Huangpu) in the Pearl River with foreign trading ships at anchor in the bay, including American, British, Dutch and Scandinavian with their national flags. Oil on ivory. In original Cantonese lacquer frame and under domed glass. This lot contains materials which require a CITES licence for export outside of the EU contract countries. We would like to inform you that such licenses are usually not granted.
Dimensions 9 x 13 cm
Artist or Maker Anonymous painter . Canton. 19th century
Provenance Private collection, USA, acquired at 1972 Formerly from a European private collection
Notes VAT: Margin scheme