Lot 18
Unknown author GUANGZHOU

Around 1840
chinese reverse glass painting
33 x 48,5 cm (h x w)

Starting price

1 000 CZK
| 40 €

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Hongs in Canton were establishments and buildings associated with securing trade between China and foreign merchants. Their importance declined after the Opium Wars. The painting was probably intended for the Europeans, vertically damaged by a full-height crack.