Description
A made-to-order print on archival paper: Innova Fibaprint Matt from my original watercolour painting on paper: ‘Precious cargo‘
watercolour, gouache and pencil on Arches paper
original work size: 56cm x 76cm
Each size print run will be limited to 10, signed and numbered.
Opium has been used medicinally for thousands of years but came to prominence with the ‘opium wars’ of the 1800s. The rest is history – but with two very different stories depending on who you read.
They bloomed year after year in my mother’s garden in Auckland. I did collect and eat some opium when I was about 10 – I read about it in National Geographic. Nothing happened except I got a bit of a headache.
Blue and while Chinese porcelain pieces have been exported all over the world for centuries and are still highly prized by many.
The maneki neko cat also represents ‘trade’. It is a gentle little good luck/wealth charm visible in many Asian businesses. The Chinese teacup is a little reminder of the war over the tea trade
