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Chinese wallpaper Bamboo pearl grey . 1795–1825
Unknown workshop
180,00 €
This Chinese wallpaper is dated from the years 1795–1825. Kept in the Wallcoverings department of the Cooper Hewitt Museum in New York City, the original design was painted by hand on a paper also made by hand. Its background was initially dark blue-grey. It takes up the iconography specific to Chinese papers of the 18th century with its bamboos, birds, butterflies and fruits.
To bring this wallpaper back to life and modernity, we carried out a long and meticulous digital restoration.
Collection from the Cooper Hewitt Museum in New York City
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Manufactured and painted by hand by workshops located in China, the so-called "Chinese" papers were only intended for export to Western markets (in particular London and Paris), the Chinese didn't use them in their own homes. Appearing at the end of the 17th century, they reached their peak between 1740 and 1790 until they strongly influenced the European decorative style. They are considered the ancestor of our "papiers peints" (which literally means "painted papers"), a term used at the end of the 18th century by French manufacturers when they began to imitate the designs of Chinese papers in their production. If the Chinese paper was really "painted", the one that was called "papier peint" in France was "printed" but never "painted"!
1795-1825
In the 18th century, imports of Chinese wallpaper were extremely expensive, so these products remained the prerogative of very wealthy circles. While the first English flocked papers were among the most expensive European papers, these wallpapers imported from China could cost up to 20 times more. Also, they were rarely glued directly to a wall but most often lined with a fabric or heavy paper, then stretched on slats fixed to the wall. This system made it possible to reuse them later in another place and keep them longer.
The "bamboo" design is full of insects and wonderful butterflies. Generally speaking, Chinese wallpapers were always rich in flowers (chrysanthemums, peonies, camellias, magnolias, orchids...), insects (dragonfly, butterflies, flies, grasshoppers...), trees (bamboo in particular) and birds.
Our wallpapers are hung in 3 stages: the preparation of the wall, its pasting, and the hanging. The strips are hung edge to edge and from left to right in the order indicated on the assembly plan supplied with the rolls. To find out more, consult our Hanging instructions page.
Non-woven wallpaper 147g/ square meter
Manufacturing time: 20 business days
Free shipping from €300
Made in France
Standard size: 1 roll of 65 x 250/350 cm
Owing to the manufacturing process, there could be small variations in colors from one production batch to the next. If possible, avoid buying different parts of the same design several weeks apart.
