The Hongs of Canton with the Dutch Folly Fort in the right foreground

The Hongs of Canton with the Dutch Folly Fort in the right foreground , Watercolours , CHINESE SCHOOL (1800-1899)

CHINESE SCHOOL (1800-1899)

Chinese School, 19th Century<br> The Hongs of Canton<br> body colour<br> 17 x 22 in. (43.5 x 57 cm.)<br> In its original carved Chinese frame<br> <br> In Canton, the European traders were restricted to the factories of their respective countries with their public rooms in front over looking the river. America, France, Britain and Denmark had their Hongs here which served as residences, trading head quarters and warehouses for western merchants.<br> A massive fire destroyed the Hongs in 1822.<br> <br>

Chinese School, 19th Century
The Hongs of Canton
body colour
17 x 22 in. (43.5 x 57 cm.)
In its original carved Chinese frame

In Canton, the European traders were restricted to the factories of their respective countries with their public rooms in front over looking the river. America, France, Britain and Denmark had their Hongs here which served as residences, trading head quarters and warehouses for western merchants.
A massive fire destroyed the Hongs in 1822.

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