A junk moored at Macao
$500
George Chinnery (1774-1852)
A junk moored at Macao
inscribed in the artist's shorthand and dated ' Ju.II.31' (upper right)
pencil on paper
5 ½ x 8in. (14 x 20.3cm.)
Martyn Gregory's label on the reverse records a translation of the shorthand: "Fine thing. The convent is a little too large but not a great deal ... Far Point excellent, Fix, White wall".