CHINESE SCHOOL, MID 19TH CENTURY

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CHINESE SCHOOL, MID 19TH CENTURY

View of the Dutch Folly Fort on Pearl River with a Fujian Sea-Going Junk and other vessels

inscribed, oil on canvas, unframed
17 x 23¾in. (43.2 x 60.4cm.)

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This fort was built on Pearl Island and was one of the scenic spots of Canton. Being only a mile away from the foreign factories of Canton, it was a popular place for artists to come and paint. The temple on the island was built as a memorial to Li Maoying, a distinguished official

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