Painting
1800-1830 (made)
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This painting is from a set of 11 depicting women playing different kinds of Chinese musical instruments. Here a maid holds an incense burner while her seated mistress is playing the zither. The instrument is called 'qin' and has a flat base, seven strings and is placed horizontally.
Artists in Canton (Guangzhou), in southern China, made such paintings for Europeans eager to find out more about China and its people. In the 18th century Canton became the principal, and later the only, trading port at which Europeans were permitted to buy Chinese goods.
Artists in Canton (Guangzhou), in southern China, made such paintings for Europeans eager to find out more about China and its people. In the 18th century Canton became the principal, and later the only, trading port at which Europeans were permitted to buy Chinese goods.
Object details
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Object type | |
Materials and techniques | Watercolour and ink on western paper |
Brief description | Painting, watercolours on paper, Guangzhou, China, 1800-1830 |
Physical description | Painting, rectangualr in shape, with figures in the centre. The seated woman is playing the zither, while her maid holds an incense burner. |
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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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Summary | This painting is from a set of 11 depicting women playing different kinds of Chinese musical instruments. Here a maid holds an incense burner while her seated mistress is playing the zither. The instrument is called 'qin' and has a flat base, seven strings and is placed horizontally. Artists in Canton (Guangzhou), in southern China, made such paintings for Europeans eager to find out more about China and its people. In the 18th century Canton became the principal, and later the only, trading port at which Europeans were permitted to buy Chinese goods. |
Associated objects | |
Bibliographic reference | Souvenir from Canton : Chinese export paintings from the Victoria and Albert Museum, Shanghai, 2003
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Collection | |
Accession number | 9290:2 |
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Record created | July 6, 2004 |
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