Nine Chinese export paintings of birds 19th century

gouache on paper, each depicting exotic birds among flowering branches, framed and glazed

Four with significant horizontal stains across the front, the others with some discoloration and patches of foxing. One stained one with a 5 in. tear, another with a star-shaped tear, and another with a vertical tear on the right hand side. The pair of smaller paintings, one has some staining around the fruit and some foxing on the right hand side. All paintings with minor surface wear commensurate with age and some small bumps and minor tears.
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