sydney sydney china emperor ing reign known examples chinese export hand painted sydney scenes dating era decades fleet arrival port jackson british settlement sydney cove established represent trading australia china india time decorated prestigious items drinking punch social gatherings 18th 19th centuries known originally commissioned special occasion pair similar exactly matching donated independently australian library bowl widely known pair earliest places england late 1840s said originally commissioned source suggests passed owners britain presented museum bowl england suggested order whereabouts unknown appeared united_states loan donations later acquired rose adorned views opposite points early 19th century sydney combined traditional chinese decorations features rare lively grouping figures detailed number landmarks cove time motifs probably taken artwork artists working australia 18th early 19th century history background hand painted chinese dinner height fashion europe north_america 18th century way showing wealth status society ordered different later independent american traders western trading companies ships sailing china decorated combination chinese patterns western motifs selected commissioner chinese manufacturers sent samples decorations prospective clients europe united_states clients provided painters china paintings drawings sketches orders dinner categorized french families mainly colors painted rose sets included dishes necessary set grand table gala dinner order form swedish stated small services contained pieces larger service pieces included sets ordered separately showcase pieces serve hot cold drinks special occasions clubs social gatherings wealthy homes grand british settlement sydney cove established significant chinese shipped australia came british traders living india operating issued held commercial monopoly far_east trade known indian ships called country ships captains country captains examination cargo ships wrecked early australia played important role getting supplies including chinese traded india indian built vessels early australian colonies sydney known examples chinese export hand painted sydney scenes dating era lasting china decades fleet arrival port jackson chinese imports replaced british transfer printed decoration chinese function whilst drinking punch actual social practice times sydney cove specially commissioned expensive items purposes prestigious items owned individuals high rank society elected mayor new_york fourth governor acquired previously owned chinese objects acquired commissioned commemorative gifts like grand lodge pennsylvania union lodge gift new_york_city presented july suggested given marriage motif sydney marriage gift regarded exotic time possible sydney purposes promote fledgling settlement encourage new settlers artist patron merchant looking ways promote new_south_wales colony stated long subject consideration country exhibited london town sydney surrounding scenery create public interest ultimately service colony purpose clearly set forth title new_south_wales contained sydney cove painting title ends particular advantages colonies offer emigration superiority respects possessed united_states_of_america opportunity present art form high status object portray new colony glamorous way simply remote convict colony perceived time commissioning initials library current clue original commissioner initials difficult partial loss script possibilities include candidates suggested including henry 3rd earl sir new south wales governor likely appointed aide camp fifth new_south_wales governor office arrival sydney january promoted retired british_army settled land near liverpool estate near named honour wife buried august subdivided estate making possible founding town acquired family henry knowledge 20th century library earlier widely known presented library sydney dealer collector november event reported november discovery reported australian newspapers earlier march including sydney morning herald march title find early sydney newspaper articles state little bought london antiquarian high street little subsequently experts victoria albert museum february newspapers report wished bowl articles state bowl paintings sydney executed order major governor aide camp noted collectors day including mitchell library little purchase property sir new south wales agent general london bought bowl miss hall collection bowl subsequently possession unexpected death london april personally collected bowl miss hall kent england months decided offer bowl earlier visit miss hall sydney august resulted proposal bowl ought property later indicated informed father acquired bowl late 1840s earliest dating miss hall believed bowl commissioned new south wales fourth governor office images support foundation supporting australian arts bowl extraordinary library objects exhibited mitchell library centenary celebrations museum second sydney journey present bowl appeared sir chairman wrote director new south wales sydney museum interested acquiring second gallery director referred offer august wrote directly sir indicating bowl required library similar held received reply dated october stating intervening months owner bowl england undisclosed sold bowl undisclosed buyer bowl subsequent whereabouts unknown original offer sir robert founded london suggestion bowl order governor new south wales office established settlement sydney cove evidence support view given letter non indigenous settlement australia renewed interest lost second sydney bowl eventually turned catalogue chinese export exhibition new_jersey united_states titled loan exhibition bowl lent united_states congressman office discovery sydney journalist art wrote column titled packs punch august early 1930s bowl acquired parents private negotiation owner time attempting raise interest sydney cultural institutions discovery drew attention senior curator gallery gift american people australia announced acquired bowl gift charitable organisation recognised enabled receive appropriate taxation benefits reported acquisition column titled museum bowled display features stories images catalogue viewed youtube time acquired bowl valued origin notes accompanying acquisition indicate february particular honey concluded bowl china emperor ing reign foreign trade restricted chinese exports consisting largely tea silk paid silver european soon american presence restricted thirteen factories known harbour known frequently illustrated known portrayal ports traded sydney new_york rare lasted defeat china dynasty british_empire wars virtually chinese export produced trade subsequently overshadowed rise hong_kong trading centre territory ceded british consequence china military defeats subsequent establishment treaty ports china coast product china eclipse commissioned painted chinese artists manufactured town road pottery factories operated nearly years today similarities differences considered pair similar exactly matching chinese origin clear hard paste painted rose similar size approximately diameter high weighing high diameter whilst indigenous australian groups painted inner centre identical outer views sydney cove library view eastern sydney cove whilst view museum bowl western shore pairing follows standard convention late 18th early 19th century art painting views scene opposite points whilst painters worked images group provided customer commissioning border edge generally left choice painters traditional floral motif chinese flowers cherry applied internal borders similar pattern external borders differ considerably library bowl traditional chinese outer border design rose whilst museum bowl trim looped circles blue ground edged narrow gold bands differences library bowl large initials outside single narrow gold band lower edge museum bowl visible view town sydney new south wales black illustration sources sydney cove sources illustrations group known bears general resemblance contemporary sydney cove images implies original hand coloured copying black white images case library depiction sydney cove likely lost drawing date appeared page illustration second edition dependent settlements etc london later smaller version harbour views illustrated map new_south_wales london publisher australia professional artist produced paintings senior officers number commissions riley close association governor strong excursion party inspect land new road april road built european crossing unlike library sydney cove image museum known entirety version assumed original artwork provided commissioner artists china lost similar sydney cove view period original convict artist appeared engraved version page views new_south_wales historical account colony sydney soldier second engraved version appeared page similar edition album original drawings captain etc publisher london fortifications designed convict architect gun dominate foreground museum view pre dates instead grassy slope figures man woman equivalent location version major differences including extensive eastern harbour group group forms inner centre piece image chinese painters copying drawing finishing place time image group men club shield spears woman baby shoulders standing turned slightly away rest figures woman men thought depict preliminary marriage ceremony museum bowl sydney cove image directly related surviving version known artists paint group closest match drawing apparently lost original sketch artist french expedition australia led research indicated expedition report prepared emperor napoleon feasibility capturing british colony sydney cove expedition progressed coastal australia began drawing portraits indigenous peoples french expedition arrived port jackson april drawing copied publication plate voyage par paris voyage world led entitled port jackson les ceremony marriage natives group indigenous people living sydney cove library library begins view eastern shore foreground octagonal storey yellow sandstone house built governor favourite water billy drawing little house site proportion actual modest size left house sandy beach circular ferry stand facing beach situated western shore rocks district town ridge buildings simple vernacular houses newly arrived found lodging district large number inhabitants left rocks area long low military barracks built barracks square parade ground park marched arrest predecessor event later known rebellion heading east earliest christian church church_of_england australia erected stone church hill park original church corner burnt allegedly response decree second new_south_wales governor colony residents including officers attend sunday services jail earlier suffered similar fate ridge east flying later observatory hill sydney observatory located highest point colony commanding views harbour approaches east west waterfront yellow storey constructed largest buildings constructed colony time site buildings extreme right warehouse wharf house residence merchant colony biggest site sydney harbour bridge left british sailing ships flying red ensign merchant navy likely white ensign royal_navy anchored cove museum sydney cove museum dated point beneath shown fortifications built looking directly immediate focal points warehouse wharf house roof residence right extensive stone walls marking boundaries properties rocks district seen head distance eastern shore small rendition house governor civil personnel lived orderly eastern slopes compared western lived fresh water course supplied fledgling colony sign built december colony food source distant eastern harbour goes far australia lighthouse built south head seven sailing ships flying white ensign british_royal_navy harbour
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