Bocca Tigris, by Youqua

An image of Album: Views of South China. Bocca Tigris. Album containing 4 watercolours on pith paper (folios 1-4) illustrating the journey down the River Pearl made by Western merchant ships. Folios 5-12 are blank. Youqua (Chinese, ac.1840-1870). Watercolour, bodycolour and ink with heightening in white on pith paper, laid lown with with strips of blue silk-covered paper, height 250 mm, width 337 mm, 19th century. Notes: Bocca Tigris is a narrow straight in the Pearl River located 40 miles from the river mouth. Ships stopped here to receive a "chop" or seal, before proceeding up the river. Several forts are visible in the background. Export album made for the Western market.

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Album: Views of South China. Bocca Tigris. Album containing 4 watercolours on pith paper (folios 1-4) illustrating the journey down the River Pearl made by Western merchant ships. Folios 5-12 are blank. Youqua (Chinese, ac.1840-1870). Watercolour, bodycolour and ink with heightening in white on pith paper, laid lown with with strips of blue silk-covered paper, height 250 mm, width 337 mm, 19th century. Notes: Bocca Tigris is a narrow straight in the Pearl River located 40 miles from the river mouth. Ships stopped here to receive a "chop" or seal, before proceeding up the river. Several forts are visible in the background. Export album made for the Western market.

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Accession Number: 4163(3)
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Photographer name: Amy Jugg
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Captured: 2011:06:15 15:12:06

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