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The Sampans from Canton is an award-winning book consisting of 99 Chinese gouaches from the second half of the 18th century. In minute detail, they depict an entire community afloat on the water, with the various sampan vessels used for everything from the sale of fruit and religious ceremonies to warfare and thievery.

Together, these gouaches constitute one of the largest collections of hand-painted Chinese works preserved from this period.

The Sampans from Canton
(Sampanerna från Kanton)
ISBN Eng: 978-91-639-7202-7
ISBN Swe: 9789163972010
99 illustrations. 27 x 36 cm.
220 + 48 pp of stand-alone essays
Published: Autumn 2018