Chinese Junk and Joss House, Inner Harbour, Macao

Here’s a quiet slice of 1830 Macao: a Chinese junk sits low in the Inner Harbour, its sails folded.

Here’s a quiet slice of 1830 Macao: a Chinese junk sits low in the Inner Harbour, its sails folded. Across the water looms the A-Ma Temple, a landmark in the scene. It’s all drawn in ink on paper by George Chinnery, a British artist living in southern China.

Chinnery stayed in Macao for years, sketching daily life. This drawing captures the harbor’s daily pulse—boats, temple, and the light on water.

Next time you’re in London, look up George Chinnery at the Victoria and Albert Museum.