£688
Fine Asian & Islamic Works of Art | 682
Auction: 13 May 2022 at 11:00 BST
清 廣東外銷通草紙畫聖赫勒拿島
gouache on pith paper, titled 'St Helena', framed
Provenance: Private English collection
Note: Saint Helena is a British possession in the South Atlantic Ocean. Compare to a Chinese School oil painting on brass, dated to the early 19th century, depicting St Helena from a different perspective with the bay and junks flying the Red Ensign flag, which was part of a group painting sold at Christie's London, 7 Nov 2019, lot 9. The St Helena view is a copy of plate 2 ('The Roads, St Helena') of George Hutchins Belassis's Views of Saint Helena, published London, 1 Nov. 1815, for which see R.F. Kennedy, Ibid, B235.