Chinese boats: Sampan fishing boat

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Chinese boats. Sampan fishing boat. Album containing 12 watercolours on pith paper. Production Place: Guangzhou, historically known as Canton. Watercolour, bodycolour and ink with heightening in white on pith paper, height 250 mm, width 337 mm, 19th Century. Chinese.

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Accession Number: 4173(11)
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Photographer name: Amy Jugg
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Captured: 2011:06:15 15:02:29

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19th Century album boats Chinese covered fisherman fishermen fishing fishing boat Fitz_PDP paper pith paper river boats sailing sailing boat sailing vessels sails sampans silk watercolour

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