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It shows a boat that plied the river between the Guangxi and Guangdong provinces. The boat was named after its place of origin, Guilin. Paintings such as this were mass-produced as souvenir items.\r\n\r\nLord George Macartney (1737-1806) was the first British ambassador to China. His description of the setting reads: 'the river of Canton is covered with boats and vessels of various sorts and sizes, all, even the very smallest, constantly and thickly inhabited'.","physicalDescription":"Painting, rectangular in shape, depicting a boat or ship. The stern is raised higher than the bow. Three figures are on board, two at the front and one at the rear. In the centre, a tall mast with perpendicualr rods at the top and bottom but no sail. 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