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The bark SR BEARSE
Chinese School1873/1897
Australian National Maritime Museum
Sydney, Australia
European, American and Australian ships used Hong Kong as a centre of trade in the 19th century. This painting depicts the American vessel SR BEARSE as it enters Hong Kong Harbour with fully rigged sails. SR BEARSE is flying a house flag that features a red capital 'M' on a white background with a three-sided blue border. The ship portrait is one of a large number of paintings produced by Chinese trade artists in the style of western artists.
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- Title: The bark SR BEARSE
- Creator: Chinese School
- Date: 1873/1897
- Type: Painting
- Significance: This painting is representative of the prolific number of 19th century ship portraits produced by Chinese artists. It also demonstrates the importance of Hong Kong as a port of foreign trade in the 1800s.
- See institution's online collections: http://www.anmm.gov.au/collections
- Medium: Oil on canvas, gilt frame
- Dimensions: 710 x 925 x 49 mm, 4.6 kg
- Credit line: ANMM Collection Purchased with USA Bicentennial Gift funds
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