Painting
19th century (made)
| Place of origin |
Rectangular painting featuring two figures painted in blue and grey watercolours, a long, flat, stringed instrument is depicted between them
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Materials and techniques | watercolours on paper |
| Brief description | Painting, watercolours on paper, Guangzhou, China, 1800-1830 |
| Physical description | Rectangular painting featuring two figures painted in blue and grey watercolours, a long, flat, stringed instrument is depicted between them |
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| Object history | This painting is from a set of 11 depicting women playing different kinds of Chinese musical instruments. Artists in Canton made such paintings for Europeans eager to find out more about China and her people. |
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| Collection | |
| Accession number | 9290:8 |
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| Record created | June 25, 2009 |
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