Chinese 'Company School' watercolour, 19th century, on Chinese paper, with butterflies, caterpillars and myriapoda, dimensions of paper: 7 1/2in. x 8 3/4in., (19cm x 22cm); condition: good. Provenance: Sold in the studio of Cesare Maccari in Rome, Piazza Sallustio, 4–9 April 1921; passed to the Bargagli family Florence, and then to the Studio Bibliografico Vecchi Libri, Florence, and finally to an Italian private collection.
