Asian Art II - 21st May 2025

Lot 669

SIX CHINESE PITH PAPER PAINTINGS OF PERUVIAN 'TAPADAS LIMEÑAS' AND TWO FURTHER PAINTINGS

Estimate £400 - £600 | Hammer £529

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SIX CHINESE PITH PAPER PAINTINGS OF PERUVIAN 'TAPADAS LIMEÑAS' AND TWO FURTHER PAINTINGS
19TH CENTURY

Framed and glazed, 16cm and 18cm x 29cm. (8)

‘Tapadas’ were women who, during the Peruvian Viceroyalty and the early days of the Republic, wore a cloak that covered their faces leaving only one eye visible. This style arrived in America with the Arab presence in Spain and soon became a sensation. 'Tapadas' were popular in Peru from the 16th century and they were first illustrated in Amedée Frézier's 1714 book Relation du voyage de la Mer du Sud.