Lot Essay
Comprising approx. sixteen Middle Eastern views, sixteen of Ceylon, eleven of India, forty-three of Burma, fifty-four of China and Hong Kong and 100 of Japan including landscapes, architectural studies, tree and flower studies; portrait groups with elephants, a Singhalese woman with a string instrument; individual and group Burmese portraits including one of children in festival dress, images of elephants working in timber yards, a three-part panoramic view of Peak and the city of Victoria; several Chinese portraits of weavers, men and women in traditional dress, a courtesan, Buddhist monks; and various river views, harbour scenes and temple studies around Japan.