Painting
1820-1840 (made)
| Artist/Maker | |
| Place of origin |
This painting shows a Chinese state official (called 'mandarin' at that time) in his court dress, complete with hat and necklace. In the 18th and 19th centuries, Europeans thought that Chinese clothes and hairstyles were unfamiliar, and numerous paintings similar to this one were produced to demonstrate these trends.
Object details
| Categories | |
| Object type | |
| Materials and techniques | Watercolour and ink on paper |
| Brief description | Painting, watercolours and ink on paper, Guangzhou, China, c.1820-1840 |
| Physical description | Painting, rectangular with a central figure. The figure stands on a veranda and wears a long blue robe with embroidered chest detail. Around their neck, a string of beads, and on their shoulders, a short cape with red underside. They wear a black hat with red trim and a green band detail at the back. |
| Dimensions |
|
| Style | |
| Object history | This painting shows a Chinese state official (called 'mandarin' at that time) in his court dress, complete with hat, necklace and rank badge. Originally part of a folio containing twelve images of court and state dress; 7 male figures and 5 female figures. The folio series is numbered D.640-1889 to D.651-1889. Purchased from E. Parsons, accessioned in 1889. This acquisition information reflects that found in the Asia Department registers, as part of a 2022 provenance research project. |
| Summary | This painting shows a Chinese state official (called 'mandarin' at that time) in his court dress, complete with hat and necklace. In the 18th and 19th centuries, Europeans thought that Chinese clothes and hairstyles were unfamiliar, and numerous paintings similar to this one were produced to demonstrate these trends. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | D.640-1889 |
About this object record
Explore the Collections contains over a million catalogue records, and over half a million images. It is a working database that includes information compiled over the life of the museum. Some of our records may contain offensive and discriminatory language, or reflect outdated ideas, practice and analysis. We are committed to addressing these issues, and to review and update our records accordingly.
You can write to us to suggest improvements to the record.
Suggest feedback
You can write to us to suggest improvements to the record.
Suggest feedback
| Record created | March 4, 2003 |
| Record URL |
Download as: JSONIIIF Manifest
