Gouache Painting On Rice Paper Canton School 19th French Concession Imperial China Qin

Chinese painting from the Canton school (French concession of 1859-1949) under the Imperial period of the QING dynasty (1644 -1912),. Gouache on rice paper framed and glazed from the end of the 19th century (rear frame). The subject of the paintings seems to be disputes between several stakeholders from different social statues: a person on a platform judges a fight between 2 people who are fighting with a saber against a third. A couple a little behind observes the scene. The characters are in motion, they occupy space on different planes. The quality in the finesse of the treatments, the details of the traditional costumes, faces, gestures and expressions shows the great mastery of the author in this type of painting. Scene of life, theatricalized, from China at the time of the reign of Napoleon III where objects from the East and Asia were fashionable. In used condition, foxing, small surface defects and cracks... due at the age. POSSIBILITY OF SENDING, careful packaging reinforced, by registered mail with signature, insurance and follow-up on the internet by its number (shipping costs).Shop SAONE ANTIQUITES open Tuesday to Saturday 3 p.m. to 7 p.m. and in the morning from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. (if no customer quote, etc.) call before or text 06 13 21 81 09, to be sure, thank you... Purchase sale, restoration of furniture, 18-19-20th century objects, inheritance, sharing, estimation, clearance…