Framed Chinese Pith Painting of An Official - 19th Century Origin - Mughal with coloured sticks of lac

with coloured sticks of lac applied by friction to deposit a thin layer of glowing colour

Origin: Canton

and a sense of tradition to any interior

It would have probably been used to grate coconut and would make a perfect gift

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Framed Chinese Pith Painting of An Official - 19th Century Origin - Mughal with coloured sticks of lacThis excellent Chinese painting is painted on pith paper and dates from the 19th century. Pith paintings were painted in China for the European export market which was enjoying a fascination with all things Chinese and Chinoiserie. Here, an official scene plays out with two characters in traditional dress, one of which is armed. Pith paper is the spongy cellular tissue in the stem of a small tree called Tetrapanax Papyrifera, native to southwest