Chinese boats: Cargo junk

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Chinese boats. Cargo junk. 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(4)
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Captured: 2011:06:15 14:59:49

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19th Century album boats cargo cargo boat cargo junk Chinese Fitz_PDP flags junk paper pith paper river boats sailing sailing boat sailing vessels sails silk watercolour

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