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拍品编号：0203
估价：GBP40,000—60,000
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拍卖时间：2019-11-06 上午11:30
拍卖地点：伦敦
拍卖公司：伦敦蘇富比
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A SET OF FOUR CHINA TRADE PAINTINGS
QING DYNASTY, CA. 1880
清 约1880年 《香港》、《澳门》、《广州》及《厦门》外销油画一组四幅
oil on canvas, depicting the ports of Hong Kong, Macao, Canton and Amoy (Xiamen), framed
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Paul Mason Gallery, London.
Purchased from the above at the Grosvenor House Antiques Fair, London, in 1987.
Paul Mason Gallery，伦敦
于1987年购自格罗夫纳古董博览会，伦敦
相关资料
Following the First Opium War, Hong Kong was formally ceded to the British in 1842 under the Treaty of Nanking. The present work demonstrates the settlement’s subsequent development into a thriving port. A flag tower is visible on the top of the highest hill to the right known as Victoria Peak (installed in 1861). Visible in the harbour are British, French, American, and Dutch shipping, together with a 3-masted P&O ship and a 3-masted barque owned by Jardine, Matheson & Co.
The view of the Praya Grande in Macao showcases some of the most iconic buildings of the time, some of which are still visible today. In the background on the right are visible St. Anthony’s church and the façade of St. Paul, built in 1582. The façade is what remains of the church, destroyed in a fire in 1835. The fortified castle Fortaleza do Monte, built in 1617 by the Portuguese, dominates the harbour atop the hill to the right, while Penha and its church are visible on the hill to the left.
Situated at the mouth of the Pearl River, Canton (now Guangzhou) had long been a flourishing trade city, being the central focus of China and the west under the Canton system, up until the First Opium War. Fires broke out in 1743, 1822, 1841 and 1856, after which the hongs were not rebuilt, as visible in the present work. The view shows the Chinese Godowns with the city wall in the background, and an English paddle steamer, junks, sampans and a marine policy junk.
In 1842, Xiamen (once known as Amoy) became one of the five Treaty Ports opened to British trade. The present view is from the island of Gulangyu, or Kulangsu, now a pedestrian-only island which was then a foreign enclave. Amoy junks (with an eye painted on the bow) are visible, as well as English and French ships. The residences fly French, Dutch, and Portuguese flags.
拍品分类：西画雕塑>油画
拍卖会：2019年11月拍卖会
拍卖专场：重要中国艺术
预展时间：2019年11月4日-5日
预展地点：伦敦
