Chinese painter, c. 1850 A waterfront view of the Hongs of Canton flying the American, French, English and Danish flags, with a steamboat and several Chinese junks anchored up and sailing on the river. Oil on canvas. 44×77 cm. Literature: Carl L. Crossman: The China Trade, 1972. p. 265 fig. 16 similar motif suggesting the painting is depicting the Hongs in the period between 1847–1856. Provenance: Bruun Rasmussen Auctioneers 1994, 602/91