Painting
ca. 1900 (made)
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Painting, rectangular, with a series of illustrations of various objects on plain ground. Six objects are depicted; a blue dress with pink trim at the cuff, a black lantern with red tassel, a stinged five-ovject ornanemnt hanging vertically, an ornament made of six horizontal swords in red, black and green, a half moon ornament with coloured tassels and a broom. Each object is accompanied by a series of characters in black ink. A red maker's mark is present in the bottom left corner.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Inks on paper |
| Brief description | Painting, inks on paper, Zhou Peichun Workshop (Beijing), China, ca.1900 |
| Physical description | Painting, rectangular, with a series of illustrations of various objects on plain ground. Six objects are depicted; a blue dress with pink trim at the cuff, a black lantern with red tassel, a stinged five-ovject ornanemnt hanging vertically, an ornament made of six horizontal swords in red, black and green, a half moon ornament with coloured tassels and a broom. Each object is accompanied by a series of characters in black ink. A red maker's mark is present in the bottom left corner. |
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| Object history | Five series of drawings consisting of 155 sheets, from numbers E.3159-1910 to E.3313-1910. This series, E.3159-1910 to E.3176-1910, features shop signs and other advertisements. Purchased from Mrs. Amherst-Law, accessioned in 1910. 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 | E.3162-1910 |
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| Record created | June 25, 2009 |
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