Junk Collection (#6)

Venice from the Lido
CBR35923 Venice from the Lido by Nevinson, Christopher Richard Wynne (1889-1946); Private Collection; Photo eConnaught Brown, London; English, out of copyright

Housing for the Poor in the Inner Port of Macao, plate 13 from Sketches of China
STC105078 Housing for the Poor in the Inner Port of Macao, plate 13 from Sketches of China, engraved by Eugene Ciceri (1813-90) 1842 (tinted litho) by Borget

Menu illustration: Great Britain (colour litho)
6029968 Menu illustration: Great Britain (colour litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Great Britain)

Pollution in the River Thames, London (colour litho)
5999982 Pollution in the River Thames, London (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Pollution in the River Thames, London)

At sea in a pirate junk (b / w photo)
6009119 At sea in a pirate junk (b/w photo) by European Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: At sea in a pirate junk)

Porto Praya in the Island of St. Jago, plate 4 from A Voyage to Cochinchina
STC89071 Porto Praya in the Island of St. Jago, plate 4 from A Voyage to Cochinchina by John Barrow (1764-1848) engraved by Thomas Medland (1755-1823) 1806 (aquatint) by Alexander

The Chinese Colorado, scenes among the gorges of the upper Yang-tze River (b / w photo)
6003709 The Chinese Colorado, scenes among the gorges of the upper Yang-tze River (b/w photo) by European Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Chinese Colorado)

Bridge of Cochinchine and boats are distinguished leaving the pavilions
LSE4111357 Bridge of Cochinchine and boats are distinguished leaving the pavilions. Engraving from the end of the 18th century by Unknown artist

Garbage pickers in Riga. Drawing by Henriet, to illustrate his trip to the Russian Baltic
LSE4325589 Garbage pickers in Riga. Drawing by Henriet, to illustrate his trip to the Russian Baltic provinces in 1851-54. Engraving in " Le tour du monde", edited by Edouard Charton, 1865

The Prospector, 1861-63 (oil on canvas)
995682 The Prospector, 1861-63 (oil on canvas) by Blythe, David Gilmour (1815-65); 31x23 cm; Private Collection; American, out of copyright

Spring Festival on the River (detail), handscroll (ink and colour on silk)
3525842 Spring Festival on the River (detail), handscroll (ink and colour on silk) by Chinese School, Qing dynasty (18th century); 29.8x1004.6 cm; Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

Chinese smuggling craft, Strait of Formosa (engraving)
729183 Chinese smuggling craft, Strait of Formosa (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Chinese smuggling craft, Strait of Formosa)

The Characteristic Fair Of The Rigattieri, Said Of Sinigallia In Milan (Colour Litho)
2798601 The Characteristic Fair Of The Rigattieri, Said Of Sinigallia In Milan (Colour Litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info)

People and plants of China (colour litho)
3101051 People and plants of China (colour litho) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: People and plants of China: Mulberry Tree, Tea Tree, Cotton Tree)

Hitachi Province: Kashima Great Shrine, from the series Illustrations of Famous Places in the Sixty-odd provinces
UCL284451 Hitachi Province: Kashima Great Shrine, from the series Illustrations of Famous Places in the Sixty-odd provinces, 1853 (colour woodblock) by Hiroshige

Sellers of Bric a Brac (etching)
1067384 Sellers of Bric a Brac (etching) by Brouet, Auguste (1872-1941); 9.2x14.9 cm; Dallas Museum of Art, Texas, USA; (add.info.: Marchand de Bric a Brac); Anonymous Gift; French, out of copyright

A View of Hong Kong (oil on canvas)
RAF145710 A View of Hong Kong (oil on canvas) by Anglo-Chinese School (19th century); Private Collection; Photo eRafael Valls Gallery, London, UK; English, out of copyright

View of the Waterfront at Canton, c. 1855 (oil on canvas)
NP125961 View of the Waterfront at Canton, c.1855 (oil on canvas) by Chinese School (19th century); Private Collection; Chinese, out of copyright

Illustration for the Cover of Le Grelot, No. 178, 1874-9-6 (engraving)
ICA4923483 Illustration for the Cover of Le Grelot, No. 178, 1874-9-6 (engraving) by Le Petit, Alfred (1841-1909); Photo eCaricadoc; French, out of copyright

Japanese Junk, 1855 (litho)
1272386 Japanese Junk, 1855 (litho) by Kellogg, Miner Kilbourne (1814-89); Free Library of Philadelphia; (add.info.: Kellogg, M.|Ackerman, James)

Sketches in the Corean Archipelago (engraving)
1059587 Sketches in the Corean Archipelago (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Sketches in the Corean Archipelago)

A large Hong bowl, c. 1785 (ceramic)
3718017 A large Hong bowl, c.1785 (ceramic) by Chinese School (18th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Two large panels depict the Canton waterfront, flags flying above the Swedish)

The little rag-and-bone man (b / w photo)
3096176 The little rag-and-bone man (b/w photo) by French Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The little rag-and-bone man)

Cartoon by Henri Rochefort (1831-1913), French journalist, writer and politician
LSE4111603 Cartoon by Henri Rochefort (1831-1913), French journalist, writer and politician. In Le Hanneton, June 4, 1868. Drawing of Mailly

Glass triage workshop, rue de Crimee in Paris. Engraving in "La Nature
XEE4134501 Glass triage workshop, rue de Crimee in Paris. Engraving in " La Nature: revue des sciences et de leurs applications aux arts et a l industrie" of 18 July 1891

A rock with pagoda stagees, and various boats on the blue river (China)
LSE4329417 A rock with pagoda stagees, and various boats on the blue river (China), engraving after the drawing of L.Delaporte

A Doggrel Address to the New Year (engraving)
2775925 A Doggrel Address to the New Year (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: A Doggrel Address to the New Year by M Bric-a-Brac, 1866)

Attempt to capture the Passenger Steamer Fei Ma (coloured engraving)
729180 Attempt to capture the Passenger Steamer Fei Ma (coloured engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

The Eaglets Attack on Chinese Junks (engraving)
729174 The Eaglets Attack on Chinese Junks (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Eaglets Attack on Chinese Junks at Toong-Chung)

Shanghai, China (oil on canvas)
PEM219464 Shanghai, China (oil on canvas) by Chinese School (19th century); Peabody Essex Museum, Salem, Massachusetts, USA; ePeabody Essex Museum; Chinese, out of copyright

View of Canton, c. 1800 (watercolour and gouache on paper)
PEM216897 View of Canton, c.1800 (watercolour and gouache on paper) by Chinese School (19th century); Peabody Essex Museum, Salem, Massachusetts, USA; ePeabody Essex Museum; Chinese, out of copyright

Saloon of Chinese junk brought to London as a curiosity (engraving)
559227 Saloon of Chinese junk brought to London as a curiosity (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Saloon of Chinese junk brought to London as a curiosity)

The Waterfront at Canton (oil on canvas)
AME119042 The Waterfront at Canton (oil on canvas) by Sunqua (19th century); 140.5x43.2 cm; Ashmolean Museum, University of Oxford, UK; eAshmolean Museum; Chinese, out of copyright

Examples of Chinese ships, illustration from Le Costume Ancien et Moderne
STC232556 Examples of Chinese ships, illustration from Le Costume Ancien et Moderne by Giulio Ferrario, published c.1820s-30s (colour litho) by Bigatti

Shinagawa: departure of a Daimyo, in later editions called Sunrise, No. 2 from the series 53 Stations of the Tokaido
FIT66003 Shinagawa: departure of a Daimyo, in later editions called Sunrise, No.2 from the series 53 Stations of the Tokaido ('Tokaido gojusan tsugi no uchi'), pub

A Wealthy Mandarin Dining in a Boat, illustration from a description of Embassies to
STC89243 A Wealthy Mandarin Dining in a Boat, illustration from a description of Embassies to China, 1690 (engraving) by English School

The Hongs at Canton, c. 1855 (oil)
TAY195173 The Hongs at Canton, c.1855 (oil) by You Qua (fl.1840-80s); Private Collection; (add.info.: mercantile house or factory for foreign trade in China; ); eTaylor Gallery, London, UK; Chinese

Candide, Satirique en N & B, 1931_3_19: The muddy or a commission of inquiry - Misere
ICA4941165 Candide, Satirique en N & B, 1931_3_19: The muddy or a commission of inquiry - Misere, Commission of Inquiry, Case Oustric Illustration by Abel Faivre (1867-1945) by Faivre

Spring Festival on the River (detail), handscroll (ink and colour on silk)
3931008 Spring Festival on the River (detail), handscroll (ink and colour on silk) by Chinese School, Qing dynasty (18th century); 29.8x1004.6 cm; Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

Japanese Junk, 1855 (litho)
1272384 Japanese Junk, 1855 (litho) by Meffert, (19th century); Free Library of Philadelphia; (add.info.: Meffert, J.B.|Sarony & Co)

Job on his manure. Engraving in "The main facts of holy history"
DUV4210018 Job on his manure. Engraving in " The main facts of holy history". Epinal Imaging, 4th Series. Pellerin and Cie, printer-publisher, Epinal. End of the 19th century

View of Hue (Vietnam), with description of navigation on the Song Huong River
LSE4335647 View of Hue (Vietnam), with description of navigation on the Song Huong River and Thien Mu Pagoda, behind the perimeter walls

China, 1857: the junk of the Chinese emperor. Engraving in "
XEE4136611 China, 1857: the junk of the Chinese emperor. Engraving in " Le Monde Illustre" nA'27 of 17 October 1857

Chinese pirate junk of Canton, early 19th century
GIA4779260 Chinese pirate junk of Canton, early 19th century. by Anonymous; Private Collection; (add.info.: Chinese pirate junk of Canton, early 19th century.); eGiancarlo Costa; out of copyright

Fishers removing their net near the beaches of Sam Son (Sam-Son), Annam
JEB4827134 Fishers removing their net near the beaches of Sam Son (Sam-Son), Annam. Postcard from Vietnam, Indochina. Photograph about 1912-1914

Still Life with Silver Cup Painting by Willem Claeszoon Heda (1594-1670) 1637 Dim
JLJ4644063 Still Life with Silver Cup Painting by Willem Claeszoon Heda (1594-1670) 1637 Dim. 0, 44 x 0, 55 m - Still Life with silver gobelet. Painting by Willem Claeszoon Heda (1594-1670), 1637

A water carrier, a melon merchant, a rag and a pleasure merchant in the 18th century
JLJ4638388 A water carrier, a melon merchant, a rag and a pleasure merchant in the 18th century - private collection by Anonymous; Private Collection; (add.info.: A water carrier, a melon merchant)

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