TWO PORT VIEWS, 'AMOY' AND 'FUCHOW' QING DYNASTY, CIRCA 1850

oil on canvas, oval-shaped, the first depicting Xiamen, a view from the Island of Gulangyu looking across the harbor to the Western residences and company buildings lining the waterfront, the harbor dotted with Chinese junks and a barge in the foreground flying a large red and blue banner, inscribed 'Amoy', framed; the second depicting Pagoda Island, Fuzhou, a view from the southern bank of the River Min looking northeast toward the island, atop the hill standing the famous landmark seven-tiered pagoda, with trading vessels, fast clippers, steamships and junks anchored and waiting for shipments of tea, surrounding the waterfront lined with western-style storehouses and residences, inscribed 'Fuchow', framed (2)

Marine Arts Gallery, Salem, Massachusetts, 1979.

Both paintings have expected craquelure and some areas have been stabilized and restored.
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