Live Auction 10650Christie's Interiors
A CHINESE PAINTING OF A VIEW OF 'BOCCA TIGRIS' AND TWO RIVER LANDSCAPE SCENES
Lot 56

A CHINESE PAINTING OF A VIEW OF 'BOCCA TIGRIS' AND TWO RIVER LANDSCAPE SCENES

19TH CENTURY

Closed30 June 2015

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A CHINESE PAINTING OF A VIEW OF 'BOCCA TIGRIS' AND TWO RIVER LANDSCAPE SCENES
19TH CENTURY
Watercolour on rice paper; the first depicting a view of various boats at the entrance to the Pearl River, known as 'Bocca Tigris'; the second depicting a river landscape view with a pagoda; and the third depicting figures, buildings and trees on the river's edge
The largest 16.5 x 12.5 in. (42 x 31.5 cm.), framed and glazed

Specialist note

Bocca Tigris or 'tiger's mouth', was the name given to the entrance of the Pearl River where forts were constructed on the river's edge on either side to defend this narrow channel of water. A similar depiction of the scene can be found in the Royal Museums Greenwich collection, accession number BHC1783.