{"product_id":"view-of-macau-borget-1842","title":"View of Macau - Borget 1842","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBorget’s View of Macau (1842)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTitle:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Petit bateau de passage de Macao (Chine, Pl. 67)\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eArtist:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Auguste Borget\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003eLithographer:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003e Eugène Cicéri\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOrigin:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Paris, France\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDate:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e 1842\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTechnique:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Lithograph with original hand-coloring\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Narrative: A French Artist on the China Coast\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis print tells the story of the quiet, daily rhythms of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMacau\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e during the late Qing Dynasty. Auguste Borget, a close friend of the novelist Honoré de Balzac, spent ten months in the region between 1838 and 1839. Unlike many of his contemporaries who focused on the grand architecture of colonial trade, Borget was celebrated for his sensitive, intimate depictions of local life, bamboo dwellings, and traditional maritime culture.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis scene captures the unique \"passage boats\" used to ferry goods and people across the Pearl River Delta. It depicts a moment of repose along the rocky shoreline, featuring the distinctive thatched coverings and intricate rigging of the region's small craft. Borget’s work provides one of the most authentic visual records of pre-industrial South China, created just years before the landscape was irrevocably changed by the First Opium War.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eChronicles of the Print\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e• \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe \"Passage Boat\" Tradition\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e: The focal point is a traditional Macanese ferry boat, showing the detailed bamboo-matted roofs used for protection against the sun and monsoon rains.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e• \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBorget’s Romantic Realism\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e: The print is known for its \"painterly\" quality, typical of the French Romantic school, which prioritized atmosphere and human connection over rigid technical drafting.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e• \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMasterful Lithography\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e: Executed by the renowned lithographer Eugène Cicéri and printed by Lemercier in Paris, the plate features soft, graduated tones that perfectly mimic Borget’s original pencil and wash sketches.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e• \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePlate 67\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e: This specific plate is a part of the rare folio edition of La Chine et les Chinois, which remains one of the most sought-after 19th-century illustrated books on the Far East.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Treasures of the Orient","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43924525023297,"sku":null,"price":1300.0,"currency_code":"SGD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0572\/7125\/5105\/files\/C0321BE0-10C5-476D-B743-FBD93C285C5C.jpg?v=1778317651","url":"https:\/\/treasuresoftheorient.com\/products\/view-of-macau-borget-1842","provider":"Treasures of the Orient","version":"1.0","type":"link"}