Pictures of Weaving
Painting
18th century (made)
18th century (made)
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Painting, rectangular in shape, depicting a landscape in muted tones. A series of busy figures are present within an outside terrace. Two female figures manipulate a large loom. They are brought refreshment by a trio of onlookers.
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| Materials and techniques | pictures: ink and colour on silk; text: ink on silk; |
| Brief description | Painting, 'Pictures of weaving', number twenty-three of a set of twenty-three, watercolour on silk, Chinese, Qing dynasty, 18th century |
| Physical description | Painting, rectangular in shape, depicting a landscape in muted tones. A series of busy figures are present within an outside terrace. Two female figures manipulate a large loom. They are brought refreshment by a trio of onlookers. |
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| Object history | From an album of eleven pictures and accompanying texts, plus five decorative sheets of paper in a concertina format, numbered D.1648-1904 to D.1658-1904. Purchased from Parsons & Sons, accessioned in 1904. This acquisition information reflects that found in the Asia Department registers, as part of a 2022 provenance research project. |
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| Bibliographic reference | Miller, Lesley Ellis, and Ana Cabrera Lafuente, with Claire Allen-Johnstone, eds. Silk: Fibre, Fabric and Fashion. London: Thames & Hudson Ltd in association with the Victoria and Albert Museum, 2021. ISBN 978-0-500-48065-6.
This object features in the publication Silk: Fibre, Fabric and Fashion (2021) |
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| Accession number | D.1656-1904 |
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| Record created | June 25, 2009 |
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