A set of four watercolours by anonymous Chinese artist, representing "Chinese Djonks and Sampans, Ships and Boats forwarded to Stockholm from Canton in the year 1784, by the Swedish Ship Gustavus the Third", Qianlong, circa 1783.
No 8. Aap Schynn - A Sampan used for breeding Ducks and their young; No 34. Laam keu ch'oâng Schynn - Boats from Laam keu, a place 15 or 16 days journey from Canton; No 35; Taay qwa Schynn - Boats plying in Canton river, and selling Rice, Samsa etc; No 44. Schöuy tseu Saam pan - Royal bargers used in the simulacres of the Navy. Sheets circa 26 x 35,5 cm
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Provenance
Professor Georg Stephens (1813-1895), Stockholm/Copenhagen
More information
From a set of originally 120 paintings (each individually numbered) representing different boats and Sampans from Canton and neighboring provinces, brought back with the Swedish East India Company, on the ship "Gustaf III", from Canton to Gothenburg in 1784.
