A View of the Boca Tigris Forts on the Pearl River, Qing Dynasty, circa 1840 | 清十九世紀 虎門風光 油畫 裝框
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A View of the Boca Tigris Forts on the Pearl River
Qing Dynasty, circa 1840
清十九世紀 虎門風光 油畫 裝框
oil on canvas, depicting the view of the forts at Boca Tigris and various vessels from the south, in a Chinese black lacquered and gilt wood frame
17 3/8 in. by 22 7/8 in.; 44.2 by 58.1 cm
A comparable view of the Boca Tigris is illustrated in Patrick Conner, Paintings of the China Trade: The Sze Yuan Tang Collection of Historic Paintings, Hong Kong, 2013, cat. no. 26.