Framed Watercolour Painting of A Dignitary on Pith Paper - 19th Century Material - Ivory Kyrgyzstan & Mongolia

Kyrgyzstan & Mongolia

decorative cresting along the top

This lovely Carved Teakwood Capitol has been salvaged from an old building in Gujarat

A similar example can be seen in "Folk Art & Culture of Gujarat: A Guide to the Collection of the Shreyas Folk Museum of Gujarat" by Jyotindra Jain - figure 44

Framed Watercolour Painting of A Dignitary on Pith Paper - 19th Century Material - Ivory Kyrgyzstan & MongoliaThis excellent antique Chinese pith 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, a dignitary can be seen wearing traditional Chinese dress and a late Qing dynasty rank badge adorned with a tiger. Pith paper is the spongy cellular tissue in the stem of a small tree called Tetrapanax