Hand Painted Silk Wallhanging Napoleon in Horse Drawn Carriage, C19th China, for export 19th century wedding painting Each month woven with the

Each month woven with the sign of the Zodiac and the corresponding deity

This textile style is a famous Persian craft utilizing hand-carved woodblocks and freehand  illustrations on cotton

with a traditional decorative pattern on the other

This is an 18th century textile study piece or for stretching and mounting

This specific style of fabric-and-embroidery Ramlila drama mask originates from Benares (Varanasi)

Hand Painted Silk Wallhanging Napoleon in Horse Drawn Carriage, C19th China, for export 19th century wedding painting Each month woven with theItem Details. One of my favourite finds, this antique Chinese export painting in gouache on a fine silk, depicting a Western military leader in a horse drawn carriage. The figure in the carriage wears a blue military uniform and a bicorn hat, suggesting he could be a general or possibly Napoleon Bonaparte (15 August 1769 5 May 1821) . The carriage is being pulled by two white dappled horses, and a soldier is positioned next to the carriage. A