ANGLO-CHINESE SCHOOL 19th Century An album of twenty-four paintings watercolor on paper, tooled leather album binding A variety of scenes and styles including two scenes of Jesuit compounds painted en grisaille ; scenes of famous sites in Beijing; four processions; an outdoor entertainment with acrobats performing; an indoor scene of a play or opera; an execution; a battle; monks in a shrine; a scene of filial piety; a farming scene; a school examination; and various street scenes, including several dealing with medicine and acupuncture. All with inscriptions in Chinese and Russian on the reverse 5 3/8 x 8 5/8in. (8.6 x 21.9cm.)
ANGLO-CHINESE SCHOOL 19th Century An album of twenty-four paintings watercolor on paper, tooled leather album binding A variety of scenes and styles including two scenes of Jesuit compounds painted en grisaille ; scenes of famous sites in Beijing; four processions; an outdoor entertainment with acrobats performing; an indoor scene of a play or opera; an execution; a battle; monks in a shrine; a scene of filial piety; a farming scene; a school examination; and various street scenes, including several dealing with medicine and acupuncture. All with inscriptions in Chinese and Russian on the reverse 5 3/8 x 8 5/8in. (8.6 x 21.9cm.)
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