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Painting


Rectangular painting featuring two figures painted in coloured watercolours, the older figure looks towards the younger who is playing a trumpet-like instrument


Object details

Categories
Chinese Export Watercolours
Watercolours
Paintings
Music
Object type
Painting
Materials and techniques
watercolours on paper
Paper
Watercolour
Painted
Brief description
Painting, watercolours on paper, Guangzhou, China, 1800-1830
Physical description
Rectangular painting featuring two figures painted in coloured watercolours, the older figure looks towards the younger who is playing a trumpet-like instrument
Dimensions
  • Length: 36.6cm
  • Width: 24.5cm
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.
Associated objects
Collection
East Asia Collection
Accession number
9290:4

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Record createdJune 25, 2009
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O435452/painting/
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