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Painting

ca. 1900 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

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

Categories
Object type
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.
Dimensions
  • Length: 32.6cm
  • Height: 24.5cm
Style
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.
Collection
Accession number
E.3162-1910

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Record createdJune 25, 2009
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