Man Drilling Seed Pearls
Painting
ca. 1790 (made)
ca. 1790 (made)
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Rectangular watercolour painting, depicting a man drilling seed pearls. He wears a pair of glasses and fastens as many as the surface will contain in a piece of soft wood with a border to it by a gentle blow of a mallet, and perforates them successively with great care, this painting is from a set of 100 depicting different trades and occupations in Canton.
Object details
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| Title | Man Drilling Seed Pearls (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Watercolour and ink on paper |
| Brief description | Painting, "Man Drilling Seed Pearls", watercolour and inks on paper, Paqua, Guangzhou, China, ca.1790 |
| Physical description | Rectangular watercolour painting, depicting a man drilling seed pearls. He wears a pair of glasses and fastens as many as the surface will contain in a piece of soft wood with a border to it by a gentle blow of a mallet, and perforates them successively with great care, this painting is from a set of 100 depicting different trades and occupations in Canton. |
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| Object history | Purchased from Parsons & Sons, accessioned in 1898. This acquisition information reflects that found in the Asia Department registers, as part of a 2022 provenance research project. |
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| Accession number | D.115-1898 |
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| Record created | June 25, 2009 |
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