Lot of Stencil Painted Toleware/Theorem Test Designs oceanic The Chinese Mandarin

The Chinese Mandarin

earlyish 20th century I believe

and all sorts of impasto for the trees and bushes

mostly blue on front and black on reverse

all painted gold

Lot of Stencil Painted Toleware/Theorem Test Designs oceanic The Chinese MandarinI bought these as a box full from a dealer in my neck of the woods, finding them quite lovely things, at least a handful of them frame worthy and others perhaps fodder for other things. I believe they were are practice efforts in advance of making theorem paintings or decorating tinware (tole painting) and incorporate a combination of painting done with stencils and by hand. Executed in a mix of metallics and color on black card board with a sheen to