Chen Furong is an modern peasant painter working at the Jinshan Artist’s Colony.
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Two Chinese Export Paintings on Pith – Elegant Nobility of the Qing Dynasty
The paintings depict elegant nobility and entertainers from the Qing dynasty. The robes are exquisitely painted.
Pheasants – Elegant Pair of Qing Dynasty Chinese Export Paintings on Rice Paper (Pith Paper)
Pair of exquisite paintings on delicate pith paper, also known as rice paper, which was made from thin sheets of the evergreen shurb Tetrapanax papyriferum, the “rice-paper plant.” The style and subject matter are typical of export paintings made for export to a Western market or for foreign visitors to Canton’s markets during the late Qing dynasty in the early to mid 19th century. Attractively framed in a red velvet surround.