Album of Chinese watercolours by Youqua

PROPERTY FROM THE GARRETT COLLECTION

CHINESE PAINTINGS--YOUQUA

An album of fifty paintings, c.1855

4to (315 x 240mm.), 50 watercolour and gouache paintings on paper, some heightened with gold or gum arabic, contemporary embroidered blue and coloured silk boards, some worm holes, light spotting and stains, slight wear to binding, expert repair to spine

A SPLENDID ALBUM OF FINE CHINESE PAINTINGS, covering a wide range of subjects including views of the treaty ports (Canton, Macau, Whampoa, Shanghai, Amoy), portraits of Chinese people, modes of transport, scenes of life, landscapes, gardens, birds, flowers and insects.

PROVENANCE:

Youqua, printed red label on inside cover; Christies, 9th October 1990, lot 1376