Chinese School, An album of twenty-seven export paintings Qing dynasty, 19th century

ink and colour on paper, each variously depicting dignitaries or ladies and attendants in elaborate interiors or against a plain background, bound; together with a smaller similarly decorated album, stamped Cheongqua

These two albums are generally in good condition, but there are some with some staining/foxing and some minor tears. There is one in the larger album that has a piece torn from its centre right side and two are more heavily foxed than the others. In the smaller album, there is a scene with birds on branches that has sustained a number of tears.
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