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Set of Twelve Antique Chinese Painted Bird Studies on Pith Paper
Located in London, GB
peacocks, the paintings are rendered on a pith paper base which allows pools of watercolour paint to sit on
Category
19th Century Animal Paintings
Materials
Paper, Watercolor, Wood
China Export Watercolours on Pith Paper, a Set of Twelve Insects.
Located in London, GB
Pith came into use for painting to satisfy the increasing demand for small, inexpensive and easily
Category
Mid-19th Century Animal Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
Early 19th Century, Beautiful Pair of Chinese Watercolor Paintings on Pith Paper
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
1830
Both paintings depict ladies in a seated position playing musical instruments sat by tables
Category
Antique Early 19th Century Chinese Qing Paintings and Screens
Materials
Paper
Set of Six 19th Century Chinese Export Gouache Portraits on Pith Paper
Located in Stamford, CT
, including pith, from the various painting studios nearby the port. These paintings were produced in sets as
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Paintings
Materials
Paper
Three 19th Century Chinese Export Rice Pith Paper watercolors of birds
By 19th Century Chinese school
Located in Harkstead, GB
A charming trio of 19th century watercolors on pith (rice) paper of exotic birds. With lovely
Category
19th Century Naturalistic Animal Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor, Rice Paper
China Trade Watercolors of Junks and Sampans on Pith Paperer-a Set of six.
Located in Downingtown, PA
Chinese watercolors of junks and sampans painted on pith paper within original blue silk bands and
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Paintings and Screens
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
19th Century Chinese Folio Gouache Rice Paper Paintings
Located in Lymington, GB
-farming vessels.
A charming and rare set of ‘rice’, or more accurately, ‘pith’ paper paintings.
Now
Category
Antique 1880s Chinese Paintings and Screens
Materials
Paper
China Trade Watercolor
Gouache Set of Twelve Paintings of Fruit
Flowers
Located in Downingtown, PA
Chinese Export Botanical Paintings on Pith Paper
Guangdong Province,
A Set of Twelve,
Circa 1850
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Decorative Art
Materials
Paper
19th Century Chinese Export Pith Rice Paper Painting Warrior In Hanging Mirror
Located in Atlanta, GA
A mid 19th Century circa 1850's Chinese Export rice paper pith painting set within an arched cut
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Wall Mirrors
Materials
Metal
Set of 15 Chinese Pith Paper Paintings
Located in Paris, FR
unrolled to obtain a soft and translucent support.
The first examples of paintings on pith paper appear
Category
Antique 19th Century Chinese Paintings and Screens
Man in Pith Helmet Portrait
Located in Seattle, WA
Simple, close-up portrait of a man wearing a pith helmet with a cloth drape at the back. In soft
Category
20th Century American Paintings
Materials
Board
Set 8 Chinese Floral Paintings on Pith with White Ribbed Fame
Located in New York, NY
Set 8 Chinese watercolors on pith paper depicting polychrome butterflies in a lush garden full of
Category
Antique 19th Century Chinese Paintings
Set 6 Chinese Floral Paintings on Pith with White Ribbed Fame
Located in New York, NY
Set 6 Chinese watercolors on pith paper depicting polychrome butterflies in a lush garden full of
Category
Antique 19th Century Chinese Paintings
A Set of Three Paintings of Birds on Pith Paper, circa 1880
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A Set of Three Paintings of Birds on Pith Paper, mounted on paper mats with silk ribbon, Chinese
Category
Antique 19th Century Chinese Paintings
China, 12 China Trade Paintings on Pith Paper, 19th Century
Located in Paris, FR
12 very fine China Trade paintings on pith paper depicting court men and ladies in rich garments
Category
Antique 19th Century Chinese Paintings and Screens
Materials
Paper, Wood, Board
Pair of Chinese Export Pith Paper Paintings of Birds, c 1840
Located in Los Angeles, CA
These are a beautiful pair of Chinese Export Pith Paper Paintings of Birds from c. 1840. The
Category
Antique 19th Century Chinese Paintings and Screens
Tingqua School (Guan Lianchang 1809-1870) att. 10 China Trade Paintings about Tea
By Tingqua
Located in Paris, FR
paintings, watercolour on pith paper, depicting the growing, harvesting and processing of tea. The gouaches
Category
Antique 19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Paintings and Screens
Set Of Nine Chinese Watercolours Oubout Opera Houqua Studio
By Houqua
Located in Paris, FR
obtain a soft and translucent support.
The first examples of paintings on pith paper appear about 1820
Category
Antique 19th Century Chinese Paintings and Screens
Set of Six Chinese Canton Watercolours on Pith Paper Depicting Interior Scenes
Located in Uckfield, Sussex
Many export paintings were known for their skillful treatment of subject and brilliancy of color
Category
Antique Early 19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Paintings and Screens
Materials
Paper
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Find a variety of pith paintings available on 1stDibs. The range of distinct pith paintings — often made from paper, paint and wood — can elevate any home. Pith paintings have long been popular, with older editions for sale from the 19th Century and newer versions made as recently as the 20th Century. Pith paintings are generally popular furniture pieces, but Victorian, folk art and Regency styles are often sought at 1stDibs. Pith paintings have been a part of the life’s work for many furniture makers, but those produced by Houqua, Sunqua and Tingqua are consistently popular.
How Much are Pith Paintings?
Prices for pith paintings can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — at 1stDibs, pith paintings begin at $160 and can go as high as $80,000, while the average can fetch as much as $3,500.
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