Author: CONNER, PATRICK
Title: Paintings of the China Trade: The Sze Yuan Tang Collection of Historic Paintings
Description: Hong Kong Maritime Museum. 2013, 1st Edition. (ISBN: 9789881823366). Soft cover. Book, English text; Paperback; 28 x 27 cm; 1 Kg; 200 pages with 177 colour illustrations; Used with signs of wear on the exterior and interior. Very good condition overall.; The A.J. Hardy collection (also also known as the Sze Yuan Tang Collection) of paintings offers a unique insight into the colourful history of maritime trade between China and the West. These paintings present a vivid and detailed view of the ports involved in the trade. Some were "Treaty ports" open to international commerce; others provided essential provisions and fresh water, or simply refuge from storms and adverse winds. Also included are paintings protraying the individuals who concluded the trade, both Chinese and Western; the ships themselves, many of them representing the great age of sail; diplomatic ventures intended to facilitate trade; and other scenes of Chinese life at the time. Some were painted by Westerners, but most were executed by Chinese 'export' artists - skilled painters who developed a Westernised style for the merchants and ships' officers who crossed the oceans to trade with China. Very Good/No Jacket.

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