China Trade Miniature Watercolor Pictures of Junks and Sampans on Pith Paper, Circa1880  

The miniature watercolors of junks and sampans are painted on pith paper with their original blue silk ribbon border and now mounted as two sets of six within a single frame.  

Each boat is named below- Picture One: Passenger boat, Mandarin boat, Silk boat, Actors Boat, Pleasure boat, and Tientsin boat.

Picture Two: Duck boat, Tea boat, Flower boat, Dragon boat, Lekin hulk, and Revenue cruizer. (sic).

Dimensions:  14 1/2 inches x 16 1/2 inches x 1/2 inch deep