AGUTTES AGUTTES ONLINE CALENDAR RESULTS TO BUY TO SELL SPECIALTIES AGUTTES ARISTOPHIL RARE SET OF SEVEN WALLPAPERS WITH ... Results OLD TABLES & DRAWINGS, FURNITURE & OBJECTS ... Lot n ° 211 211 80,000 - 100,000 € Results with fees Result: 102 000 € RARE SET OF SEVEN WALLPAPERS with ... RARE SET OF SEVEN WALLPAPERS decorated with characters in mountainous landscapes. Gouache on paper mounted on canvas. China 18th century a. 290 x 220 cm b. 290 x 210 cm c. 290 x 210 cm d. 290 x 180.5 cm e. 290 x 120 cm f. 290 x 120 cm g. 290 x 120 cm (Small usual restorations) PROVENANCE: - Galerie Alain Demachy, Paris, 2000 - Collection of Monsieur M., Portugal These seven strips can be presented separately or joined together and thus form a large “panoramic” paper. The theme chosen by the artist is that of traditional occupations in rural China. We can thus recognize the manufacture of porcelain, that of silk, the picking of rice, the tea ceremony or the worship of ancestors, all interspersed with scenes from everyday life. The precision of the details is opposed to the great masses of the bare backgrounds. These "Indian papers", the name given to them in the 18th century because they were imported by the ships of the French, Dutch or English Companies of the Indies, were often part of the lot that, by privilege, the captain of the boat could negotiate for himself at arrival at port. Fragile and rare commodity, exoticism accentuated the luxurious side of these productions. In Europe, wallpapers were set in a woodwork decor specially designed to enhance them. The historiated themes are much rarer than the flowering branches, or the "trees of life", which the Indians printed on cotton fabrics. It is exceptional to find such a complete set. MY PURCHASE ORDERS SALE INFO TERMS OF SALE RETURN TO CATALOG HÔTEL DES VENTES DE NEUILLY 164 bis avenue Charles de Gaulle - 92200 Neuilly sur Seine Tel: 01 47 45 55 55 - Fax: 01 47 45 54 31 HÔTEL DES VENTES DE LYON BROTTEAUX 13, bis place Jules Ferry - 69 006 Lyon Tel: 04 37 24 24 24 - Fax: 04 37 24 24 25 Legal notices Newsletter General conditions Create alerts